Welsh Cycling has revealed that the 2017 Welsh Cycling Road Race Championships will be held at Llyn Brenig, Conwy on Sunday 20 August promoted by VC Melyd. The Championship event, promoted by VC Melyd, will take riders into the heart of North Wales.

George North has been restored to the Wales team to face Scotland, but Taulupe Faletau remains on the bench. Coach Rob Howley made an early team announcement on Wednesday – 24 hours ahead of his schedule – and has opted to bring back fit-again North, but keep faith with Ross Moriarty at No.8 in preference to Faletau.

Lee Selby is still on course to fight Carl Frampton this summer, according to his manager Jamie Sanigar. Wales’ IBF featherweight world champion has agreed to fight next month in a ten-round non-title fight against Spaniard Andoni Gago.

Newport County are still looking across a chasm between themselves and safety in League Two after throwing away two points at home to Morecambe. County led through an Aaron Williams goal but failed to make the most of other opportunities after dominating the first-half.

Nottingham Panthers 7 Cardiff Devils 4 Cardiff Devils charge to the Elite League title was halted as they crashed to defeat at Nottingham Panthers. The Devils saw a seven match unbeaten run stretching back to February 1st ended despite a perfect start.

Jasmine Joyce and Rhiannon Parker will make their Wales debut in Friday night’s Women’s Six Nations match against Scotland at Broadwood Stadium (18:20). The new duo are two of four changes to coach Rowland Phillips’ line-up to the side that suffered a 63-0 whitewash to England in Cardiff last time out.

Chaz Davies is ready for this weekend’s World Superbikes season opener after finishing pre-season testing. The Powys-born rider finished third fastest on the second day of testing at the Phillip Island track near Melbourne on Tuesday.

Taulupe Faletau has revealed he fears for his place in the Wales team after the emergence of Ross Moriarty. The Lions and Bath No.8 missed the opening match of the Six Nations against Italy through injury, which opened the door to Moriarty.

Cardiff Devils will be at full strength in their Elite League away clash with Nottingham Panthers on Tuesday. Head coach Andrew Lord and his team had to wait until a League disciplinary hearing decided whether there would be further action after a series of incidents at the end of Cardiff’s 3-2 win against Belfast Giants. […]

Cory Allen has said he is leaving the Cardiff Blues for the Ospreys because he believes they can make him a better player. He has also stressed his belief he is joining a region with an ambitious head coach in Steve Tandy.

One of the rising stars of Welsh tennis, James Story, helped Great Britain boys to victory in the Tennis Europe 16U Winter Cup. James, who trains at Cardiff Metropolitan University, was part of the three-player GB 16U team who won the title in France.

Mitch Rose, Newport County’s highly talented midfield player, has been given the go-ahead to play against Morecambe at Rodney Parade on Tuesday (7.45pm). But Rose, the brother of Spurs’ full-back Danny, is not completely off the hook yet. The red card he was shown at Cambridge United has been overturned by the Football Association after […]

Celtic Dragons were left frustrated by their Vitality Superleague netball defeat against Team Bath in their opening match of the season, but believe they are on the verge of having a successful season. Captain Suzy Drane said: “That wasn’t the result we wanted and the second quarter was our difficulty. “We have time to reflect […]

Sailors in Tenby have been boosted by the arrival of two new Feva boats to help improve the hopes of those in the RYA Cymru Wales squads. The two Feva XL racing dinghies were bought with the help of Milford Haven Port Authority and also a Sport Wales Development Grant. They at the top of the list as an RYA youth pathway boat.

Cory Allen is being offered a “fresh start” by the Ospreys, according to coach Steve Tandy. Wales centre Allen is leaving the Cardiff Blues for the Liberty Stadium to replace Fijian Josh Matavesi, who will also move on at the end of the season to join Newcastle.

Sailing in Wales has become more diverse thanks to RYA Cymru Wales gaining the Intermediate Equality Standard. The award is about embedding equality into the organisation, with a series of good practices that have to be put in place for an organisation to qualify for the standard said by the sports councils of the UK.

Airbus’ 2-0 defeat to relegation rivals Rhyl leaves the Dafabet Welsh Premier League strugglers facing an uphill struggle to avoid the drop. 11th-placed Rhyl moved eight points clear of the struggling Wingmakers, after second-half goals from Steve Lewis and Toby Jones earned the visitors a vital win in their own battle against the drop. The […]

Chaz Davies was left frustrated by rain and red flags on the first day of the final World Superbikes pre-season test in Australia. The Knighton-born rider – one of the favourites for the title after his storming finish to 2016 – finished eighth fastest on the Phillip Island track.

Cardiff Devils players have hailed the club’s supporters as ‘absolutely the best.’ More than 300 Devils fans travelled to Northern Ireland for their Elite League double-header against Belfast Giants away and Joey Haddad led the way with team thanks, tweeting: “A huge thanks to Devil fans who made the trip to Belfast & those who […]

Merthyr Town aim to start a new unbeaten run after suffering a frustrating defeat in their EvoStik Southern League fixure at Slough Town. The Martyrs are still in second place despite having their 11-game run without defeat ended, but they remain positive about their chances of earned a play-offs position at least. They have 11 […]