Lauren Price hammered out a 5-0 warning to her rivals in the 75kg women’s boxing class that she is only at the Gold Coast to win one colour medal this time out – the gold. The first Welsh female boxer to win a Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow four years ago, when she won bronze, she completely outclassed Rady Gramane of Mozambique in their quarter-final clash. That win – she only lost one of the three rounds on one of the five judges’ cards – has set-up a semi-final clash with Canada’s Tammara Thibeault on 13 April, who won a split decision against Cameroonian Clotilde Essiane.

This is a remarkable time in Cardiff Devils history. The Welsh club have won eight championships in the last four seasons including the PredictorBet play-offs and back-to-back League titles. Devils are a hugely different organisation since Calgary-based owners Steve King, Craig Shostack, Brian  Parker and Kelly Hughes took over the club four years ago, appointing […]

Llanelli Town are favourites to win the Nathaniel Cars Welsh League title, but they have been rocked by a Football Association of Wales decision. Llanelli’s application for a domestic licence has been turned down by the FAW and that could open the way for Haverfordwest County to go up. A Llanelli statement says: “The club […]

Ben Llewellin just missed out on what would have been a fourth gold medal in one day for Wales at the Commonwealth Games. The 23-year-old shooter had to settle for silver after he was just edged out by Cypriot Georgios Achilleos in the men’s skeet.

Alys Thomas knows exactly what she’s going to do after picking up her shock gold medal in the women’s 200 metre butterfly at Gold Coast – shave the head of her coach Stuart McNarry. That was the deal that was struck before she went into her final if she went faster than 2 min, 6 sec. Not only did she do that, but she smashed the Commonwealth Games record and stripped two seconds off her previous best. The 27-year-old Swansea swimmer, who became only the fourth Welsh women to strike gold in the pool after Pat Beavan (1978), Georgia Davies (2014) and Jazz Carlin (2014), dominated the race from start to finish to lead home the Aussie duo of Laura Taylor (2.07.39) and 100 metre champion Emma McKeon (2.08.05) as she won in 2.05.45.

It’s been a mavellous Monday for Wales at the Commonwealth Games with three gold medals, two silvers and one bronze. The six medal haul has moved Wales up to seventh in the medal table on Australia’s Gold Coast with six gold, six silver and four bronze to give a 16-medal total.

Hollie Arnold saved her best till last to smash the world record in the F46 javelin to pick up Wales’ second para athletics gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Hot on the heels of Olivia Breen’s golden leap in the long jump at the Carrara Stadium, the 23-year-old World and Paralympic champion held her nerve to see of New Zealand’s Holly Robinson in an epic battle. The 23-year-old Robinson threw down the gauntlet to the favourite from Wales in her opening round as she went 64 centimetres further than ever before with a world record throw of 43.32 metres. That added 30 centimetres to Arnold’s previous best world mark.

Jason Strange has been confirmed as part of Cardiff Blues’ coaching set-up for next season. The current Wales U20 coach will move to the Arms Park to work as backs coach under new head coach John Mulvihill. Former Newport and Bristol fly-half Strange oversaw the U20 Grand Slam in 2016 and has helped develop some of Wales’ most exciting young players, including Seb Davies and Jarrod Evans – both of whom he will coach at the Blues. 

What a brilliant day for Welsh squash at the Commonwealth Games with both Joel Makin and Tesni Evans winning bronze medals after fantastic scraps in the third/fourth play-off matches. The dynamic Welsh duo battled to 3-2 victories over much higher ranked players than themselves to make up for the bitter disappointments of missing out on a shot at a gold medal. The 23-year-old Makin followed up his 106 minute marathon semi-final against New Zealand’s world ranked No 9 Paul Coll, which saw him surrender a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2, with a 99 minute classic against Scotland’s Alan Clyne to take his place on the medal rostrum.

Caernarfon Town moved a step closer to the Huws Gray Alliance title and promotion with a 4-0 win at Ruthin Town. Darren Thomas, Danny Brookwell and Jamie Breese scored first half goals to put the Cofis in control and Breese added the fourth after 57 minutes. Caernarfon are now seven points clear at the top […]

So, it is not just the legendary Welsh Sporting Trinity of Gareth Bale, Geraint Thomas and Sam Warburton who keep the flag of Whitchurch High School flying high on the world stage. Less than 24 hours after another old boy, Dan Salmon, struck gold in the Men’s Pairs in the lawn bowls with Marc Wyatt, the 17-year-old Natalia Bevan pulled off the routine of her life on Floor to strike silver in the artistic gymnastics. Bevan had score 13.00 and 13.30 in her two previous floor routines to come into the final as the fourth highest finisher, but with the pressure mounting she was almost faultless when it counted most as she thrilled the packed house with an expressive and complicated performance.

Convincing semi-final victories from Aberystwyth Town and Connah’s Quay confirm this year’s JD Welsh Cup final Three-time Welsh Cup winning manager Nev Powell will make another trip to the Welsh domestic football season’s showpiece occasion – the JD Welsh Cup final. Powell, who has never lost a Welsh Cup semi-final tie, watched on as his […]

Tesni Evans stunned squash legend Nicol David to end Wales’ 20-year wait for a Commonwealth Games medal. The 25-year-old beat Malaysia’s eight-time world champion 3-1 to take bronze after a spectacular few days for the British champ.

Daniel Salmon and Marc Wyatt stunned holders Scotland to snatch men’s lawns pair gold medal glory at the Commonwealth Games. The Welsh duo came from 5-1 behind after five ends against the hot-favourites to see of Alexander Marshall and Paul Foster 12-10 in a gripping game.

Dai Greene’s injury jinx has returned struck again forcing the 400m hurdler to pull out of the Commonwealth Games with a hamstring tear.

Michael Flynn refuses to give up Newport County’s fight to earn promotion to League One. The Exiles lost 1-0 at home against Stevenage, but manager Flynn said: “It looks improbable, but we just have to keep going. “We have to keep battling and listen, a few of the players are out of contract in the […]

Merthyr Town play their final midweek home match of the season on Tuesday when Chesham United are visitors to then Loadlok Community Stadium. The Martyrs are keen to produce a big team performance after crashing 13-1 in their EvoStik Southern League match against Chesham away. That was the first match played following the announcement of […]

Wrexham have lost only once in 18 Vanarama National League fixtures, but they are still facing a dogfight to stay in the play-off places. The problem for the Dragons is that they have drawn 12 of those 18 matches – earning 12 points out of a maximum 36 from those fixtures – and have slid […]

So near, yet so far! The Dragons have had to wait a very long time to secure an away win in the Guinness Pro14 and after wiping out a 20 points deficit to lead 27-26 in Treviso it looked as though the long wait was finally over. One last scrum, a clean strike, ball back to the No.8’s feet and kick it off the park, and victory would have been theirs at Stadio di Monigo. And they’d have deserved it as well.

Andrew Lord coached his Cardiff Devils team to victory in the PredictorBet Play-offs final and said: “That’s the final voodoo smashed.” Lord’s men defeated Sheffield Steelers 3-1 in the final, ending a wait of almost two decades to lift this trophy for the first time in the Elite League era. Scot Paul Heavey was head […]