Former Scarlets talisman Tadhg Beirne will make his Munster debut on Friday night – but there will be no riveting match-up against Alun Wyn Jones. While Munster have pushed the boat out in front of their fans – with Beirne and fly-half Joey Carbery making their full debuts for the province in Cork – the Ospreys decided their ship would sail without its headline crew. So, there is no Jones, Justin Tipuric, George North, Aled Davies or Owen Watkin after coach Allen Clarke decided to make 12 changes from the team that beat the Cheetahs last week. Two weeks ago, Guinness Pro 14 champions Leinster were criticised in some quarters for sending a mostly second-string side to start their campaign at Cardiff Blues.

Whether it is the FA Cup, Ryder Cup, America’s Cup, Webb Ellis Cup or the Ashes, Britain is famous around the globe for its iconic and inspirational sporting trophies. British motorsport, too, is blessed with some magnificent awards. The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy with its 18 carat gold figure of Hermes has an unrivalled heritage while the gold plated, solid silver British Grand Prix Trophy is coveted by all Grand Prix drivers, not least Lewis Hamilton.

Llanelli-born James “Flex” Lewis is attempting to create another piece of history this weekend as he goes for his seventh consecutive Mr Olympia title. Considered the “world championship” of bodybuilding, Flex has dominated the 212lb class for almost a decade, equalling Arnold Schwarzenegger’s personal record of six consecutive titles in 2017.

Neil Warnock believes Cardiff City’s Harry Arter will patch up his differences with Roy Keane and play for the Republic of Ireland again. A leaked WhatsApp message, spoken by Burnley’s Stephen Ward, detailed a bust-up between on-loan Bluebirds midfielder Arter and Jonathan Walters on one side – and Republic assistant manager Keane on the other. Arter declared himself unavailable for the Republic’s games against Wales and Poland during the international break but Warnock said: “Harry loves his country and wants to play for them again.

The Welsh Government has confirmed “discussions are ongoing” to host one of Europe’s big three grand cycling tours. The news comes in the wake of Geraint Thomas’ Tour De France win and Wales successfully hosting the start of the Tour of Britain earlier this month.

Three weeks in to the new rugby season in Wales and debate still rages over the merits of the new regional A teams versus the soon-to-be trimmed and short-changed Principality Premiership. But Harri Morgan says live TV offers a golden opportunity for the old clubs to prove their worth – and if they need any ideas, then they should look to the south. When it comes to suspicion of change, nobody does it quite like the Welsh rugby public. The murky reaction to the announcement that, The Guinness Pro 14, would cease to be televised free of charge was yet another example of this perennial skepticism.

Survival is always first and foremost for any newly promoted club but Caernarfon Town are showing early promise in their season back in the JD Welsh Premier League. After starting the season with two wins and two defeats from their opening four games, Caernarfon picked up what is their best result of the season to […]

Merthyr Town have signed former Cardiff City hero Andy Campbell – for one night only. Campbell, the striker who led the Bluebirds into Championship football, will host an evening at Merthyr’s MetCoaches Stadium on Friday, November 2. It was Campbell who scored the extra time winner for the Cardiff against Queens Park Rangers in the play-off […]

Ben Blood has thanked the ‘awesome’ Cardiff Devils fans during the build-up towards their opening Elite League home match against Nottingham Panthers this Saturday. Panthers have opened their campaign with three successive wins, beating bitter rivals Sheffield Steelers 5-2, and come to Cardiff in confident mood. Captain Jake Morissette and his Devils have been on […]

Cardiff Fire are ready to set the National Ice Hockey League alight during the 2018-19 season. Fire have one team playing in NIHL Division Two South and they open the campaign with back-to-back home fixtures at Ice Arena Wales. Basingstoke Buffalo are in Cardiff Bay on Sunday, September 23, while Slough Jets are at the […]

Aaron Rees described his side’s 3-0 victory over Roath Park Rangers as a “lovely win” after he scored the opening goal for Pontprennau Pumas in Cardiff Combination Football League’s first ‘Game of the Week’ of the new season. Rees netted a few minutes into the second half after a goalless first half to set them up on their way to a convincing victory.

Welsh Wizards are ready to take on the biggest team league challenge in World squash. Newly formed Wizards have recruited a star-studded team for their first Professional Squash League season including three players ranked inside the World’s top 15. The opening PSL fixture for Wizards is against Coolhurst from London at the Sport Wales National […]

When it comes to bone-crunching tackles, Haydn Mainwaring, who died this week, could state a case for being the founding father.

Wales Women head coach Rowland Phillips has confirmed his coaching team ahead of the upcoming autumn series. Backs coach Gareth Wyatt, the former wing/fullback capped by Wales at all levels, continues in the position he first took up during this year’s Women’s Six Nations. Meanwhile, Phillips has a new recruit as forwards coach in former Ospreys, Dragons and Wales U20 hooker Hugh Gustafson.

Elliot Kear will captain Wales during this autumn’s European Championship as they aim to qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The 29-year-old will follow in the footsteps of his former Whitchurch High School classmates Sam Warburton and Gareth Bale, who have captained Wales in rugby union and football respectively.

Newport County have not just revived, they are now joint leaders of League Two, an astonishing rise for a club who don’t own their own ground, have a limited budget and were one game away from non-league football two seasons ago. They have 16 points from seven games this season to lift themselves up to joint top of the table, and they even lost their opening game of the season.

Tom Cave will contest next month’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB (4-7 October) in a Philip Case Rally Sport-run Hyundai i20 R5. Co-driven by James Morgan from Hirwaun, the Aberdovey driver enjoyed a busy season in 2017, when he gave the Hyundai i20 R5 its British Rally Championship debut and then went on to finish third in WRC2 on Rally Finland. They then repeated that podium result on Wales Rally GB driving a Fiesta R5. By contrast, Cave has contested just two rallies in 2018 – the Rallynuts Stages in his own Subaru Impreza and the Nicky Grist Stages in a Spencer Sport-prepared Mitsubishi Mirage R5.

Elfyn Evans has never contested Rally Turkey before, and the Dolgellau driver is hoping that starting eighth on the rough, rocky and unfamiliar roads will play to his advantage. It’s the first time that the FIA World Rally Championship has been to Turkey since 2010, but now it’s a completely different event, as it has moved from its previous base in Kemer, close to Antalya, to the Mediterranean port city and holiday resort of Marmaris. Crews have written new pacenotes from scratch during the low-speed recce, and with no pre-event testing allowed in Turkey, Evans will have the extra security of seven cars running ahead of him to find any unexpected hazards when they attack the gravel stages at full speed for the first time. Co-driven by Daniel Barritt, Evans won’t be holding back however, as a good result in his M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC is important as he tries to end a frustrating season with a flourish. With just four rounds remaining, the 29-year old Welshman has matched his team-mate, five-time world champion Sébastien Ogier, on speed, but bad luck, punctures and mistakes have cost him good results, with just second place in Portugal back in May an indication of what might have been.

Welsh winger Matthew Myers is fired up and ready for Cardiff Devils’ opening Elite League fixture of the season on Saturday. Cardiff-born Myers scored for Devils in their Champions Hockey League clash with SC Bern in Switzerland and will play a key role against his former club Nottingham Panthers at Ice Arena Wales on Saturday. […]

Lifelong Cardiff City fan Gavin Williams will go head-to-head with a former Bluebirds’ player in the Emirates FA Cup second qualifying round. Craig Davis, who was a Cardiff trainee, is now manager of Southern League club Winchester City, and they have been drawn against Williams’ Merthyr Town team away. Hampshire club Winchester City play one […]