Wales are on tour in the Americas, both of them. As the North America leg looms with Saturday’s game against South Africa, Geraint Powell argues that money talks in modern rugby, but the international game always has the loudest and most urgent voice. It is hard to think of a Test match that more encapsulates the commercial reality of modern professional Test rugby that Saturday’s out-of-window Wales match against South Africa. For a start, this game against the Springboks is at the former home of the Washington Redskins NFL franchise, en route to Wales’ two Test Argentina tour.

Welsh Commonwealth Games athlete Ben Gregory produced a superb all-round performance to win the men’s senior decathlon title at the England Combined Events Championship at Bedford. The Birchfield Harrier recorded five season’s best marks over the course of the two-day decathlon and bettered the points total which saw him finish seventh on the Gold Coast earlier this year

Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints have moved to bolster their side with the arrival of three new signings. The club confirmed the departures of nine out of contract players last week and manager Scott Ruscoe and his assistant Steve Evans have wasted no time in finalising deals to add to the Saints squad. […]

Former Wales U20 captain Steff Hughes is backing the current team to defy the odds at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Wales start their campaign against Australia on Wednesday – with live coverage from France on S4C at 7.45pm – but they are also in the same group as New Zealand. Japan make up the quartet. Scarlets centre Hughes, who led the youngsters in 2013, believes it will be a tough assignment, but believes Geraint Lewis’s side can spring an upset.

The 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain will begin in South Wales for the first time as Carmarthenshire and Newport host the opening stage of Britain’s national Tour on Sunday 2 September. It will mark the first time that the race has visited Carmarthenshire with the county set to welcome 120 of the world’s top professional cyclists next September for the start of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race.

Lee Trundle has signed for the Bluebirds! No, the talented striker has not joined manager Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City, but he has linked up with the West Wales’ Bluebirds. Haverfordwest have the same club nickname as Cardiff – and Trundle is out to win a third successive Welsh League title in 2018-19 after signing for the […]

Wales have named the side to face Australia in their opening World Rugby U20 Championship game in Béziers on Wednesday. (8pm). Cai Evans (Ospreys) starts at fullback, with Rio Dyer (Dragons) and Ryan Conbeer (Scarlets) on the wings. An all-Scarlet midfield features Ioan Nicholas at 12 and Corey Baldwin at 13, alongside a Cardiff Blues combination of fly-half Ben Jones and scrum-half Dane Blacker.

With the eyes of the sailing world turning towards Cardiff, the national governing body for boating in Wales is setting up a new charity to ensure people of all ages and backgrounds get more opportunities to make waves. The Volvo Ocean Race, just about to start a two-week stopover in Cardiff as the boats race across the Atlantic from Newport, Rhode Island in the US, represents the top end of sailing.

There was a changing of the guard in the Welsh Ladies Amateur championships, with a teenage takeover of the title at Radyr golf club in Cardiff.Lea-Anne Bramwell, aged 17 from Abergele, lifted the trophy after beating 15-year-old Fffion Tynan, from Llanharry, in the final, after recent years of more experienced players claiming one of the top titles in Welsh Ladies golf.

Rugby League has opened its doors at two new grounds in South Wales with Aneurin Park in Caerphilly and Mynydd Newydd Playing Fields in Swansea hosting rugby league matches for the first time.

Ashley Williams is feared to have suffered a cracked rib after being taken to hospital during Wales’ 0-0 draw with Mexico in California. The Everton centre-back suffered the injury 17 minutes into the game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Bluebirds’ legends are returning to action in South Wales this Sunday. Danny Gabbidon, Scott Young, Damon Searle, Steve Jenkins are all in a legends team to play Welsh League club Pontypridd Town at University of South Wales Sports Park, Pontypridd (June 3, 4pm). The charity match is being organised by Show Racism The Red Card […]

Cardiff-based Celtic Dragons have been hit for six in their quest to climb the Vitality Netball Superleague table. Dragons have been knocked off balance during a damaging May Madness run which saw them lose all six matches played. There have been seven fixtures in total since Wales returned from the Commonwealth Games in Australia during […]

South Africa have named their first black rugby captain – but he will not be leading the Springboks against Wales in Washington on Saturday. Instead, new skipper Siya Kolisi will be back in Cape Town along with 17 other leading player preparing for their three-Test series against England the following week. With the international against Wales falling outside of the official Test window, the Springboks will be led by Pieter-Steph du Toit, a Stormers teammate of Kolisi.

Llantwit Major have secured back-to-back Welsh League titles and are planning for First Division football in 2018-19. The Vale of Glamorgan club finished their Division Two season with an 11-match unbeaten run – nine wins and two draws – to be crowned champions after one of the most exciting title chases in years. There were […]

Former Bluebirds’ defender Semi Ajayi is relishing his Championship challenge ahead. The big centre-half played a key role for Rotherham in their 2-1 League One play-off final success against Shrewsbury Town and then revealed he has committed to the Millers for two years. “So pleased to have joined @OfficialRUFC permanently till 2020,” he tweeted after […]

Celtic Dragons face a massive test of character in Glasgow this evening. Head coach Julie Hoornweg and her team take on a UWS Sirens team who are full of confidence after their 51-43 win against Team Bath two days ago. “Our best game so far this season,” tweeted Sirens’ player Claire Brownie. “I am buzzing […]

Wales under-18 Academy squad are in Gibraltar aiming to build on their recent success against the Republic of Ireland. Manager Mark Pike and his team play Gibraltar in a double-header at the Victoria Stadium today (May 28) and Wednesday (May 30). A 2-0 win and a 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland in February […]

By Paul Evans Brake problems on day one of the recent Rallye d’Antibes robbed Meirion Evans of a points-scoring Peugeot 208 Rally Cup result – although he did get to show his true pace on day two, which included setting the fourth fastest time over one of the world’s most famous rally stages, the Col […]

It’s all change at Llanelli Town AFC as they prepare to launch a new era in the club’s history. The Reds are Welsh League champions and are planning for JD Sports Welsh Premier League football in 2018-19. Llanelli are rebuilding after winning three titles in the last for seasons with the club chairman, secretary and […]