Rhys Jones struck silver at the World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin. Jones, competing in the T37 100m, clocked 12.10secs to improve on his fourth place in the 200m event.

Scott Burgess, Wrexham’s new midfield signing, is eyeing up a Vanarama National League title double. Warrington-born Burgess, who celebrated his 21st birthday this month, helped Macclesfield win the championship last season the National League title last season. Wrexham are intent on promotion back to the Football League this season and Burgess, signed on loan from […]

Close pals Padraig Amond and James McKeown go head-to-head when Newport County entertain Grimsby Town at Rodney Parade on Saturday (3pm). They played together for Grimsby when the Mariners defeated Forest Green Rovers in a play-off at Wembley Stadium three seasons ago and earned promotion to the Football League. Goals ace Amond, who netted 37 […]

Joe Rodon could be the Swansea City rough diamond who eases the pain of selling the club’s crown jewels. The 20-year-old is poised to continue at the heart of the Swans’ defence on Saturday when Bristol City visit the Liberty Stadium, having made a big impression in just three matches for the club. Rodon is still raw and inevitably prone to the odd error – as was the case in Leeds’ second equalising goal in the midweek 2-2 draw – but the calm authority and composure of the academy product has already sparked talk of a Wales call-up this season.

Leah Wilkinson got the perfect gift to celebrate her 150th cap for Wales with a 1-0 win over Turkey in Vilnius, but there was no joy in the second game of the Hockey Open Series a day later against the Ukraine. Wales’ nearest rivals in the world rankings converted a penalty stroke in the second period to steal a 1-0 victory and put Wilkinson’s side under pressure in their final two matches in Lithuania as they seek a top three finish to qualify for the later rounds. It was a goal from Amy Burton that brought the win on Tuesday to ensure Wilkinson celebrated her landmark in style, while Yevheniya Kernoz’s strike earned the Ukranians their second win after a 2-0 triumph over host nation Lithuania.

Two Bluebirds players have gone put on loan – and two more are set to follow them out of Cardiff City Stadium over the next week. Midfield player Stuart O’Keefe has signed for Plymouth Argyle, while Rhys Healey, who has netted 11 goals in pre-season and under-23 fixtures, has joined MK Dons. Both have agreed […]

Neil Warnock is keen to see Danish striker Kenneth Zohore top become his ‘main man’ in the chase for Premier League goals. The Bluebirds are the only Premier team yet to score after two fixtures and they travel to play Huddersfield Town on Saturday (3pm). Bobby Reid led Cardiff City’s attack during their 2-0 defeat […]

Bernard Jackman has vowed the Dragons will be in a meaner mood when their Guinness Pro14 season kicks off on September 1. The head coach saw his team lose 40-31 at Gloucester on Thursday evening in a friendly that held some encouraging themes, but also highlighted the region’s shortcomings. The Dragons were porous in defence early on and went 40-12 behind, before rallying as their defence tightened and replacement Gavin Henson brought more control and fluidity.

Neil Etheridge is aiming to become a history-maker twice over in his first season in the Premier League. The Cardiff City goalkeeper has already entered a new chapter in the League’s life story by becoming the first Filipino to play in the competition. But now the player who is a national hero back in the Philippines is in sight of bagging another landmark, even though he is half-way there after only two games this season and it’s a record he says he could well do without – for a few weeks, anyway.

Two new successful launches have helped boost sailing in North Wales, for women, girls and people with a disability. CH Pwllheli SC launched their Only Girls Afloat programme with a successful open evening.

Chaz Davies will remain with his Aruba.it Racing-Ducati team for the 2019 World Superbike Championship. The Knighton-born rider has agreed to extend his five season stay with the Italian outfit which will debut its new Panigale V4 bike next year.

The points raised by Nigel Davies about the confusion that currently exists among the Principality Premiership clubs regarding their future place in the game in Wales has stimulated a lot of debate. Will the new Under 23/A teams created by the WRU lead to the demise of some of Welsh rugby’s biggest clubs in the not too distant future, or will they be able to survive and thrive on less than half the money they currently receive from their parent body? With annual costs of running a rugby club averaging between £50-80,000pa, and more than four times that amount for a semi-pro Premiership club, the decision by the WRU to cut funding from £100,000 to £50,000 per season within two years has left many of this season’s 16 teams – they will be cut to 12 next winter – fearing for a meaningful future after more than a century of service to the game.

American defenceman Tom Parisi has stunned Cardiff Devils by quitting ice hockey only three days after arriving in Wales. Fast-skating Parisi, seen as a replacement for the outstanding Andrew Hotham, was introduced to Devils fans before their pre-season match against HK Poprad on Sunday. He skated with his new team-mates three times at Ice Arena […]

Aled Davies completed the first part of his triple double bid when striking gold in the discus in the F63 event on day four at the World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin. Davies broke the championship record with five of his six throws to finish with a mark of 50.55m and will now bid for another gold in the shot put.

Some of Wales’ best young weightlifters will be off on their travels this autumn with a trio of talented athletes heading to major championships. All three were part of Team Wales at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, but this time they will be chasing medals at world and European levels

It’s rugby league’s big showpiece day on Saturday as the Warrington Wolves face Catalans Dragons at Wembley. Most attention has focussed on the Catalans’ remarkable rise, but as Rob Cole notes Welsh interest revolves around one man and the scene of epic triumphs from the past. Lee Briers will be back at one of his favourite haunts this weekend when he heads to Wembley as part of the Warrington Wolves coaching team for their Ladbrokes Challenge Cup final clash with Catalans Dragons. It’s a venue that holds bitter-sweet memories for the former Wales rugby league international. He helped his home town club go all the way to the 1997 final as a fresh-faced teenager, but then found himself discarded for the big day out in London and had to sit and watch as St Helens carried off the title.

It’s all change at the top of the Football Association of Wales with Kieran O’Connor succeeding David Griffiths as president. Griffiths, who became president in 2015, has been made a life vice-president of the association, while Steve Williams (north) and Mike Jones (south) were elected as vice-presidents at the meeting of the full FAW council in Deganwy.

George North and his fellow Ospreys new boys have been told to hit the ground running when the new Guinness Pro14 season starts. The demand has been made by head coach Allen Clarke – preparing for his first full season in charge by attempting to blend a new-look team quickly into the groove. North will make his Ospreys debut against English champions Saracens in London on Thursday.

Welsh sprinter Laura Sugar claimed her second bronze medal of the World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin. Having finished third in the T44/64 100m on Monday night, Sugar repeated the feat in the 200m, clocking a season’s best time of 28.03.

Former Cardiff City and Wales goalkeeper Andy Dibble is one of manager Neil Warnock’s most trusted coaches. Cwmbran-born Dibble is a key member of Warnock’s coaching staff and says: “We have three highly competent senior goalkeepers. “Neil (Etheridge) has done well, while Alex Smithies is a good addition. He was brilliant in the Championship for […]