On a record-breaking day’s cricket, Glamorgan won an exciting 50-over contest at St Helen’s, as they beat Kent by 15 runs in the final Royal London One Day Cup contest which saw 697 runs scored in total. Having won the toss and invited Glamorgan to bat first, Kent got off to the perfect start as they took two wickets in the first eight overs. Jacques Rudolph and David Lloyd provided two catches for wicketkeeper Sam Billings, the former off Matt Coles and the latter off Ivan Thomas.

Paul Clement insists it will be business as usual next week – even if Swansea City confirm Premier League survival on Sunday with their feet up. The Swans, who were bottom and four points adrift when their new head coach took over in January, eased themselves four points clear of Hull with a 2-0 victory at relegated Sunderland on Saturday.

Bangor City 1 Cardiff Met 0 (Rittenberg 32′) Bangor City claimed the Dafabet Welsh Premier League’s final European place following a commanding display against Cardiff Met in the season curtain-closer at the Bangor University Stadium. Dean Rittenberg’s finish in a dominant first-half from Bangor was enough for the club to qualify for the Europa League […]

Chaz Davies romped to his second World Superbikes win of the season in a race that was cut short in Imola. The Knighton-born rider was leading by over six seconds having dominated from pole when the race was red flagged.

Peter Walker, Terry Yorath, Graham Price and Christian Malcolm have all been inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. The four were honoured at an awards night in Cardiff on Friday, where South Wales Evening Post writer Mark Orders was also named journalist of the year.

James Vince scored Hampshire’s highest ever List A score but Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke pulled off a stunning run-chase to steal a three-wicket Royal London One-Day Cup victory for Glamorgan on Friday. Captain Vince struck a career-best 178 off 138 balls at the Ageas Bowl, including 18 fours and five sixes, to beat Gordon Greenidge’s previous best of 177 in 1975.

Paul Clement believes “history” is on Swansea City’s side in their battle for Premier League survival. While relegation rivals Hull had a major turn around of players under Marco Silva in January, Swansea can count on several individuals who have had a long association with the club. It is a factor that Clement feels could prove decisive in the final two games, with the former Chelsea number two seeing similarities between that and some of the players he worked with at Stamford Bridge.

With the European finals in Edinburgh over the weekend again devoid of Welsh participation, will one of the Welsh regions ever be good enough to win the European Champions’ Cup? This season the Cardiff Blues and Newport Gwent Dragons performed fitfully, and the Ospreys, despite a record breaking run in the group stage in the Challenge Cup, fell apart in the quarter final. The Scarlets, Wales’ sole representatives in the Champions’ Cup, recorded a notable victory over Toulon; otherwise they performed bravely but were ultimately outgunned rather than outclassed. Not since 2010 has a Welsh side won a European competition.

Wales may have already lost two coaches from their original pick for the South Seas tour, but at least the playing squad is still intact. Geraint Powell considers whether they might win, develop, do both, or manage neither. The Welsh squad for the warm-up charity training match against RGC and the summer tour of the Pacific Islands has been announced, albeit the match against Tonga will now be played in Auckland on 16 June as part of a double header at Eden Park with the All Blacks playing Samoa. Wales will then travel to Apia and play Samoa on 23 June.

Bangor City will play host to Cardiff Met on Saturday afternoon with European football and a significant pot of prize money at stake in the Dafabet Welsh Premier League Play-Off final (5.15). The winners of the season’s curtain-closer will net €215,000 in prize money from entering the qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Lee Trundle and his Llanelli Town team are aiming to finish the Welsh League season on a major high. Second Division champions Llanelli won the title without losing a match and they are now within touching distance of completing a trophy double. They play Cardiff-based Bridgend Street in tonight’s (Friday) Nathaniel Car Sales League Cup […]

Cardiff Devils have made a crucial new signing by adding 21-year-old Scot Craig Moore to their roster. The former Dundee Stars player has committed to Elite League champions Devils and will fill one of the three roster places available to British players aged under-23. Head coach Andrew Lord is delighted to have Moore in for […]

Spirits remain high in the South Wales Warriors squad as they begin their return schedule – despite yet registering a win this season. The Warriors have now played all of their divisional rivals and on Saturday evening (6pm) travel to Brighton to take on British American Football Association (BAFA) Southern Conference Division One Central leaders the Sussex Thunder for the second time in three weeks.

One of the most exciting cricket initiatives for young boys and girls in sport is about to begin involving cricket clubs from across the north Wales region. All Stars Cricket is a programme being rolled out by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) aimed at providing children aged five to eight with a great first experience of cricket.

Nigel Davies is set to leave Ebbw Vale to become part of the Merthyr rugby revolution. Davies, who has been head coach at Ebbw for the past two years, is moving to their Principality Premiership rivals as their new director of rugby.It is understood that current Merthyr coaches Lee Jarvis and Dale McIntosh will remain with the club.

Paul Clement believes Swansea City fans would be right to celebrate Premier League survival if the club deliver it this weekend. The Swans head coach is taking nothing for granted but if his team win at Sunderland on Saturday and Hull City lose as Crystal Palace a day later, then a seventh season in the top flight will be guaranteed.

Kyle Bartley will return to Swansea City after his successful season-long loan at Leeds United. Bartley played 50 games for Leeds this term and captained the Championship side when skipper Liam Bridcutt was absent. But Swansea head coach Paul Clement has said the Manchester-born central defender will report to Swansea for pre-season training in early July.

Bridgend Street are on a Welsh League Mission. The Cardiff club, based in Splott and nicknamed ‘The Mission’, are through to the Nathaniel Car Sales League Cup final and aiming earn a third successive upset. Street play unbeaten Division Two champions Llanelli in the final at Briton Ferry’s Old Road ground (7pm). Manager Craig Dale […]

Aberdare upset the form book by taking the Worthington Trophy at Sardis Road, Pontypridd, when they lost the lead after 57 minutes, but struck back with four tries in the final quarter of the game. Both sides had won the away matches in Division 2 East Central, but it was Llantrisant who had finished in second place and Aberdare in fourth. In this match, however it was the Snakes (Aberdare) who defeated The Black Army (Llantrisant).

Merthyr Town are set to play rivals Hereford United and Worcester City in Southern League Premier Division action next season. Both look set to join the Martyrs in 2017-18. Hereford, who include former Merthyr defender Ryan Green in their team, won the South and West Division with 107 points, while Worcester have been relegated from […]