Wales have been written off as World Cup no-hopers by the bookies ahead of their tournament opener against New Zealand on Tuesday. Bookmakers Betway have Wales as rank outsiders at 200-1 to win the tournament, with New Zealand at 13-8 and current world champions England at 4-3 on favourite. After a strong showing from their cricket and football counterparts in recent weeks, the Red Roses will be looking to clinch their third World Cup, having previously taken the title in 1994 and 2014.

Wales have been written off as World Cup no-hopers by the bookies ahead of their tournament opener against New Zealand on Tuesday. Bookmakers Betway have Wales as rank outsiders at 200-1 to win the tournament, with New Zealand at 13-8 and current world champions England at 4-3 on favourite. After a strong showing from their cricket and football counterparts in recent weeks, the Red Roses will be looking to clinch their third World Cup, having previously taken the title in 1994 and 2014.

Frank Nouble has set himself a target of 20 goals for Newport County this season. He scored on his League Two debut for the Exiles, during their 3-3 draw at Stevenage, is hungry to hit the net against his former club Southend United in the Carabao Cup this evening (Tuesday, 7.45pm). Newport manager Mike Flynn […]

Neil Warnock is set to make up to eight changes to his Bluebirds’ starting line-up for their Carabao Cup first round tie against Portsmouth at home this evening (Tuesday, 7.45pm). Warnock’s priority is Championship progress and he looks certain to rotate players tonight with a big match against Aston Villa at Cardiff City Stadium this […]

James Carson led Wales to a nine-goal victory in their second pool match at the EuroHockey tournament in Glasgow. The former Cardiff Met University student scored four goals in their 9-0 triumph against Switzerland. Wales won their opening match against Czech Republic 2-1 and are top of the group going into their third and final […]

Rhys Webb has admitted it is time for Wales to start winning again this season. The Ospreys scrum-half is unlikely to return when the campaign starts next month, but when his extended leave is over following Lions duty in New Zealand, Webb is clearly anxious to make a mark. It will be approaching five years since Wales last won a Six Nations trophy or Triple Crown when the season begins – and although Wales beat South Africa last autumn, it is nine years since Warren Gatland’s team beat Australia and 64 since the last victory over New Zealand.

Rhys Webb has admitted it is time for Wales to start winning again this season. The Ospreys scrum-half is unlikely to return when the campaign starts next month, but when his extended leave is over following Lions duty in New Zealand, Webb is clearly anxious to make a mark. It will be approaching five years since Wales last won a Six Nations trophy or Triple Crown when the season begins – and although Wales beat South Africa last autumn, it is nine years since Warren Gatland’s team beat Australia and 64 since the last victory over New Zealand.

Jack Davidson clinched the Welsh Amateur title to take another step closer to Walker Cup selection, in an excellent season that has already seen him claim the European Nations Cup title. The Llanwern golfer beat The Vale Resort’s Tim Harry in the final at Aberdovey, to earn his third title of the season after winning the Spanish Amateur as well as his European Nations success.

Former Cardiff City defenders Martyn Giles and Gethin Jones have joined forces at Welsh League Penybont. Former Llanelli Town and Plymouth Argyle goals ace Rhys Griffiths is the Penybont manager, while Cardiff-born Giles is his assistant. The experienced Jones will have a key role at the heart of defence. Griffiths, who scored 269 Welsh Premier […]

Wales made a winning start to the 2017 EuroHockey Championships. The women’s team opened their campaign with a 6-1 victory against Austria in Cardiff, extending their unbeaten run to 14 matches, while the men’s team defeated Czech Republic 2-1 in Glasgow. “It was important for us to start well and that gives us confidence, belief […]

Paul Clement has vowed that Swansea City will avoid the chaos of last minute deals that almost sent them down last season. The Swans boss is bracing himself for the loss of Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton for £50m, but is determined to avoid the tailspin caused by the departure of Ashley Williams a year ago. Toffees manager Ronald Koeman has said a deal between the two clubs for the Icelandic star is close, but the saga is already resembling last year’s protracted pursuit of the club’s former skipper that went into the start of the season.

Welsh marathon legend Steve Jones believes Callum Hawkins, who finished fourth at the World Championships, could be the man to finally end his long run as the British record holder. The 25-year-old Scot ran a personal best 2:10.17 to finish within 25 seconds of a bronze medal in London on Sunday as he equalled the highest place finish by a British athlete in the event. British team mates and Welsh duo Andrew Davies and Josh Griffiths came home in 31st and 39th respectively.

Marathon men Andrew Davies and Josh Griffiths did Wales proud after finishing the biggest race of their lives at the World Championships in London. The duo ran together for much of the race with Davies eventually coming home in 31st spot in a time two hours 17.59 seconds.

David Omoregie’s hopes of making an impact at the World Championships ended as he failed to qualify for the 110m hurdles semi-finals on Sunday night. The ex-Pembrokeshire Harrier who now competes for Cardiff finished sixth in his first round heat at the London Stadium.

Ieuan Thomas insisted there were no excuses after his World Championship bow ended at the first hurdle in London. The Cardiff AAC runner finished 15th in his heat of the 3,000m steeplechase clocking eight minutes 52.96secs.

Welsh pair Peter Creed and Tesni Evans produced a gritty performance at the World Doubles Squash Champions in Manchester. They were edged out in a tense and dramatic mixed semi-final, saving match balls to take the match into a deciding game at the National Squash Centre. It was an outstanding achievement by Creed and Evans, […]

Former Wales star Mark Hughes will be in Cardiff this week to watch his daughter overtake him in the Welsh cap stakes. Stoke City manager Mark made 72 appearances for Wales, while Xenna Hughes is currently on 69 going into the European Championships which start today. “I could go past my Dad’s tally this week,” […]

Swansea City head coach Paul Clement says “nothing has changed” regarding the on-going transfer saga of Gylfi Sigurdsson, who remains a summer target for Everton and Leicester City. Both the Toffees and the Foxes have had £40m bids rejected by the Swans, who have valued the Icelandic midfielder at £50m. Sigurdsson was not selected for the Swans’ friendly 4-0 win against Sampdoria on Saturday and the manager insists this is in the best interests of all concerned.

Dan Clements is going to be a busy man over the next week as he follows the fortunes of the Welsh international hockey teams in Cardiff and Glasgow. The women kick-off their EuroHockey II campaign on home turf at Sophia Gardens on Sunday, 5 August, while the men start their push for promotion north of the border. Both teams go into the tournaments on the back of some great recent results and Clements doesn’t want to miss a moment. “It’s going to be a busy week, that’s for sure. I’m in Cardiff for the opening game for the women against Austria and then up to Glasgow on Monday for three days,” said Clements, Head of performance at Welsh Hockey.

Referees in football and rugby are expected to go gracefully around the age of 50. But Ray Grace is still whistling on the fields of American Football in Wales at 82. Twm Owen finds out why. Most people in their 80s would be content with a Sunday afternoon stroll in the park as a physical challenge – but not Ray Grace. The 82-year-old, who lives in Llanbradach, near Caerphilly, has for 30 years been refereeing American Football games in the highly competitive British National League – “because it’s a pleasurable way to spend your Sunday afternoons”.