Melissa Courtney capped her incredible season with third place in the prestigious 5th Avenue Mile in New York. The Poole AC runner broke her personal best to clock four minutes 20.2 secs.

Ryan Giggs branded the decision to award a penalty for a handball by Ethan Ampadu “harsh” after his side lost 2-0 to Denmark. Wales slipped to UEFA Nations League defeat as Christian Eriksen continued his incredible goalscoring form in Aarhus. The Tottenham midfielder scored in each half – the second a contentious penalty – to make it 15 goals in his last 18 appearances for Denmark.

It was third time lucky for Joe White as he finally made his major breakthrough on the tennis circuit by claiming his first ITF singles title in Cyprus. The 17-year-old Welshman has made great strides this summer and had previously reached the finals of the Messika Open, in Israel in April and the Preveza Cup in Greece in July. He was beaten by Irsraeli Alex Gaponenko in Bat Yam (6-3, 6-2) and went down to Fausto Tabacco in Preveza (4-6, 6-3, 5-7).

Former Derby County and Rotherham United goalkeeper Steven Cann has joined Merthyr Town – and he played a key role in their 4-1 Emirates FA Cup win at Melksham Town. Cann, aged 30, was born in South Africa, but is a Welsh footballer who played for his country at under-17, under-19 and semi-professional levels. He […]

Wrexham AFC are loving life under Sam Ricketts. They are still not playing at their best, but the Dragons are showing a steely edge in Vanarama National League football and battled to a 1-0 win at Braintree Town. Manager Ricketts and his players have earned 21 points from 10 matches, earning six wins to go […]

They may have dubbed him the mini-Pogba at Newport County, but teenage loanee Tyreeq Bakinson currently has his sights fixed on following in the footsteps of Bobby Reid into the Premier League. Bakinson has made a massive impact over the first five games of his six month loan period at the Welsh League Two side and celebrated his first professional goal at Oldham at the weekend to keep County on an upward curve. The 1-0 win took them level on points with top of the table Lincoln City and made it four wins in a row.

Geraint Thomas has agreed a new three-year deal to stay with Team Sky until 2021. The Cardiff-born rider had been linked with other teams after becoming the first Welshman to win the Tour de France in July.

Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies has been accused of “dirty play” by former Ireland international Luke Fitzgerald for allegedly aiming a knee at Leinster’s James Lowe. The incident occured in the first-half of the Scarlets’ thrilling 23-21 victory at home to the Guinness Pro 14 champions on Saturday. New Zealander Lowe scored just before half-time, but as he slid in at the corner he was challenged by a sliding Davies as the players collided.

Ben Davies insists Wales are relieved to be testing themselves against the best Denmark have to offer on Sunday night. After a strange build-up to an international match that has included a strike threat from the leading Danish players and a flight delay for Wales out of Cardiff on Saturday night, the UEFA Nations League tie in Aahus has a surreal backdrop. At one point it appeared that Wales would be taking the field against a bunch of part-timers. A few hours later and mechanical aircraft issues suggested Wales may even struggle to be there at all.

Cardiff Devils battled through another big night of European ice hockey and suffered the heartache of going down to a late winner against SC Bern in Switzerland. Captain Jake Morissette and his team led twice in the Champions Hockey League clash, thanks to goals from Joey Martin and Welsh winger Matthew Myers, but SC Bern […]

Welsh marathon ace Andrew Davies finished second in the demanding Jungfrau Marathon in Switzerland. No ordinary marathon, the race begins in Interlaken and ends in the shadow of the three great Swiss peaks, the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau, with the runners having to climb 1,829 metres from start to finish.

Anna Hursey has achieved the biggest win of her fledgling career by beating the current world and European No.1 at the Cadet Girls event, part of the European Top 10 event in Portugal. Hursey – seeded at No.9 for the tournament – hammered the champion Elena Zaharia of Romania 4-0 in Vila Real. It came after the Commonwealth Games star had narrowly lost her two previous matches against rivals seeded at No.2 and No.3.

It’s the ultimate test of fitness and endurance in Wales – the Ironman Wales event in Tenby on Sunday. There’s only one guarantee – pain. But Rob Cole hears why so many people just can’t get enough of it. How do you eat an elephant? One mouthful at a time! That is the simple, non-nonsense philosophy that will be applied by nearly 3,000 athletes taking part in the eighth Ironman Wales event in Tenby on Sunday.

Ethan Amapdu has revealed his heart was always set on playing for Wales – despite being able to choose both England and Ireland. The Chelsea midfielder – who does not turn 18 until next week – produced a masterful central midfield performance in Wales’ 4-1 UEFA Nations League victory over Ireland on Thursday. Ampadu’s appearance against Ireland ended any lingering doubts over his international future.

Michael Flynn has urged his Newport County players to maintain momentum when they take on Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday (3pm). The Exiles are second in League Two and, like hosts Oldham, are both unbeaten in five League Two matches since the opening day of the season. Oldham are sixth and County manager […]

Wrexham’s Akil Wright has started the new Vanarama National League season in style and he’s been voted player of the month. Wright has played every minute of the Dragons’ season, he is a crucial cog in midfield and manager Sam Ricketts says: ”This is fantastic for Akil.  “He’s been excellent for us so far this […]

Welsh winger Owain Jones has rejoined Merthyr Town on loan and he is eligible to play against Melksham Town away in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday (3pm). Former Swansea City player Jones left the Martyrs last summer to play for Nuneaton Borough, but has agreed on a return to the MetCoaches Stadium in Merthyr. […]

Connah’s Quay manager Andy Morrison is under no illusion of the challenge that faces his side, ahead of their visit to Falkirk in the Irn-Bru Cup on Saturday. The Nomads travel to Scotland as they enter the competition’s second round as league runner’s up last season. WPL champions The New Saints will also represent Wales […]

It won’t just be the title credentials of Ebbw Vale and Aberavon that will be on the line on Friday night when the Principality Premiership goes live on BBC Wales’ Scrum V programme. At stake is the credibility of a tournament that has helped to nurture many of Wales’ leading players, yet now finds itself out on a limb in the professional game. ‘Not fit for purpose’ claim many . . . we’ll see tonight. Home skipper Ronny Kynes firmly believes his side has the potential to be a top four side this season and the Steelmen, champions in 2016 and runners-up the season before that, certainly got off to a flying start with a comprehensive 43-10 opening weekend triumph at Llanelli.

For the second weekend running, Leinster are in Wales. European champions, Guinness Pro 14 champions, and arguably the best team in the world outside of New Zealand, the Irish province seem to get a lot right. Geraint Powell highlights one area – the contracting of players – where lessons could be learned. If you knew […]