Olympic Sevens specialist Jaz Joyce will return for Wales Women this Sunday when they face Italy at the Principality Stadium. Wing Joyce and scrum-half Keira Bevan and are involved for the first time in this year’s Six Nations tournament. Bevan returns from an ankle injury suffered on international duty during the autumn, while Joyce has been involved in Sevens preparations for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Italy are reportedly unimpressed by Warren Gatland’s “disrespectful” decision to make 10 changes to the Wales team for Sunday’s Six Nations match. Robin Davey is not enamoured, either, but for different reasons. Warren Gatland’s latest Wales line-up raises more questions than it provides answers as the build-up to the World Cup gathers pace. Sure, Italy at the Principality Stadium on Sunday may be the right game to experiment, consider options, try out new combinations and establish some depth.

Her teammates want to erect a statue to her, but Stef Collins would rather every penny in basketball is wisely spent protecting a sport in financial crisis. Tom Guntrip talks to the Cardiff Met Archers player, good enough to have won 139 Great Britain caps and respected enough to already have a seat on the sport’s board of directors. In the corner of a small café, in the corner of a small university campus, in the corner of Cardiff, Stef Collins sips her coffee. Stef has spent her life in various corners, but she refuses to be put in one.

There really is a genuine romance that surrounds the Welsh Cup, and already this year it’s written us a handful of stories. None more so than this season’s quarter-final stage. Penydarren’s attempt of sparking one of the Cup’s biggest upsets of all time when they visited Bangor City last weekend, and Connah’s Quay eliminating favourites […]

Wales Golf has launched its 2018 New2Golf, Back2Golf scheme which aims to promote golf to women and girls, families and those with disabilities specifically, highlighting how the game can be tailored to individual needs. This year sees the introduction of Tailored Golf, a pick ’n’ mix opportunity for groups not as highly represented in the sport who will be given exciting incentives to give-golf-a-go or get back into the sport again, tailoring the game to their specific needs and choices. Encouraging people into the sport through its flexibility, finding what form of the game fits into their lifestyle.

Last year’s winner Bob Fowden leads a truly magnificent entry for this Sunday’s Melvyn Evans Motorsport Tour of Epynt. The Llanelli driver, who is celebrating 40 years in rallying this season, will be the number one seed in his ex-works Comline Auto Parts/NGK-backed Subaru Impreza WRC S11. Starting right behind Fowden is six time MSA Asphalt Rally Champion Damian Cole in his Get Connected Ford Fiesta WRC – the Abergavenny driver looking to add to his impressive tally of 18 rally wins on Epynt. Event sponsor Melvyn Evans starts at three, followed by 2007 Asphalt Rally Champion Steve Simpson, both driving Subaru Impreza WRCs. Builth Wells’ Jason Pritchard is keeping fans guessing which of his three cars he’ll contest the event in, with the three time MSA British Historic Rally Champion having an envious choice of a Focus WRC05, Fiesta S2000 and an Escort Mk2. Around 100 cars are expected to start Sunday’s event, which features 75 miles of stages over the famous Epynt military range.

Flint Town United play Airbus Broughton in a Huws Gray Alliance match at Cae-y-Castell this evening (Wednesday). An away win for the Wingmakers would lift them to within a point of Alliance leaders Caernarfon Town. This will be the third meeting between the Flintshire rivals this season, with a win apiece for both sides from […]

Rhys Griffiths, one of the most prolific goalscorers in Welsh Premier League history, will be back at  his former club Llanelli this evening. Cardiff-born Griffiths is now manager of Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh League leaders Penybont, who take on Llanelli in a top of the table clash at Stebonheath (Wednesday, 7.30pm). He made almost 250 […]

Taulupe Faletau will lead Wales for the first time as he returns to the starting line-up as captain for Sunday’s NatWest 6 Nations clash against Italy in Cardiff (KO 15:00). The 70-times capped No. 8 returns from injury to take the captain’s armband and will line-up in a new look back row for Wales with fellow British & Irish Lion Justin Tipuric wearing six with Scarlets flanker James Davies making his international debut at openside. Experienced Bradley Davies, who has featured in all three opening Six Nations encounters for Wales from the bench, starts alongside Cory Hill in the second-row for the match that is part of a double-header with Wales Women (who kick off at 11:45). ​

Ashley Williams’ dip in form for Everton this season does not pose a problem for Wales, according to former Wales striker John Hartson. Williams has come in for some fierce flak from Toffees supporters after a series of under-par performances, which culminated in a red card aginst Burnley last Saturday for throwing an elbow. However, Hartson, who will be appearing on S4C’s Mwy o Sgorio football chat show at 6.30pm on Wednesday evening, says that Williams has the character to bounce back into form.

James Davies is finally poised to make his Wales debut against Italy on Sunday. The Scarlets flanker is set to be named as one of 10 changes when coach Warren Gatland announces his team on Wednesday lunchtime. It has been a long and winding road for 27-year-old Davies, who made his Scarlets debut four years ago as a late developer who had spent four years previously with Carmarthen Quins.

Andy Morrison and his Connah’s Quay Nomads team are well up for the cup. They defeated six-times Welsh Cup winners The New Saints 2-1 to set up a semi-final tie against Bangor City, who had defeated Penydarren BGC 7-0 on Sunday. Williamson, an Inverness-born Scot, was delighted with his team after their win against TNS, […]

Llandudno 0 Newtown 2 Carmarthen Town 1 Aberystwyth Town 3 Mid-Wales rivals Newtown and Newtown will face each other in the semi-final of the JD Welsh Cup after progressing through to the last four on Tuesday night. A goal either side of half-time secured Newtown a 2-0 win at Llandudno whilst Aberystwyth advance after they […]

Connah’s Quay Nomads 2 Michael Bakare 7′ Callum Morris 49’p The New Saints FC 1 Aeron Edwards 2′ The New Saints’ hopes of completing the domestic treble were ended last night after they were dumped out of the Welsh Cup by Connah’s Quay. The Saints took a second minute lead via Aeron Edwards, but Connah’s […]

Paul Hayes, Newport County’s experienced striker, is claiming the first hat-trick in a professional career that started 17 years ago. Essex-born Hayes, 34, started out at Norwich and has fired 148 goals in more than 600 first team appearances for 14 clubs. Dan Butler was credited with the first Newport goal in their 3-3 League […]

The passion of Neil Warnock and his players shines around Cardiff City Stadium. At the end of a rare old Championship scrap his Bluebirds had edged it 2-1 and completed a league double against their Yorkshire visitors. Captain Sol Bamba was ecstatic when he thanked the home faithful, walking across to them along with Bruno […]

Newport County badly need a big run to fire up their fading League Two play-off hopes. They entertain local rivals Forest Green Rovers at Rodney Parade having failed to win in their last eight matches. County have drawn their last two fixtures 0-0 and went through February without scoring a goal. Padraig Amond was their […]

Cardiff City will make late decisions on the fitness of Callum Paterson and Sean Morrison before their Championship home clash with Barnsley this evening (Tuesday, 7.45pm). A win would push the second-placed Bluebirds closer to leaders Wolves, who currently have a six point advantage. Manager Neil Warnock is hopeful Paterson will be available, while Morrison […]

Carlos Carvalhal has revealed the story behind his lucky jacket that is helping Swansea City climb away from the relegation zone. The Swansea City manager flashed open the lining of his suit jacket after the victory over Sheffield Wednesday last week to reveal an embroidered message – “Carlos had a dream”. It was a reference to a song the Wednesday fans used to sing about their former boss, before he left the club in late December and went on to join the Swans.

Italy believe Warren Gatland will take the brakes off Wales when they come to Cardiff in the fourth round of the Six Nations on Sunday. Azzurri forward coach Giampiero De Carli has suggested Wales will play with greater freedom now that two defeats have effectively ended their hopes of lifting the title. Both of those losses – to England and Ireland – were characterised by Gatland’s side ending the game strongly, having appeared more cautious in the earlier stages.