Ben Davies believes any bust-ups in the Wales camp would be resolved with a handshake and blow over within a day. As Wales prepare for their vital two final Euro 2020 qualifiers, the England squad are still having their behaviour publically dissected with the fall-out from the altercation between Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez.  “I think sometimes these things happen in football,” Davies said, referring to the Sterling-Gomez bust-up earlier this week.

Ben Davies has defied predictions and boosted Wales’ Euro qualification hopes by joining up with the squad for the key upcoming matches against Croatia and Hungary. The Tottenham defender was originally ruled out because of a groin injury. Wales manager Ryan Giggs left Davies out of his squad for the two games last week, saying the left-back had been troubled by the injury throughout the season.

Ben Davies is hoping to become only the fifth Welshman to stride off a pitch as a European champion on Saturday night when the eyes of a continent focus on Madrid. The Wales defender may have to settle for a place on the substitutes’ bench when Tottenham face Liverpool in the Champions League final, but the chances are he will replace Danny Rose at some stage – as has happened 10 times this season. On he came against Ajax in the semi-final with eight minutes remaining and Spurs on the brink of going out of the tie – 3-2 on aggregate, despite coming back from 2-0 down to be level at 2-2 on the night.

Ryan Giggs insists it matters little to him – or Wales – if Gareth Bale’s Spanish adventure ends this summer and he returns to the Premier League. The future of Wales’ biggest star, and still their most important player, is unclear after his season ended in rejection at Real Madrid. But as Giggs named Bale in his squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Croatia and Hungary on June 8 and 11, the manager stressed that the uncertainty over his talisman will not affect the team’s campaign.

Ben Davies will become only the sixth Welshman to play in a European Cup final thanks to Tottenham’s incredible Champions League comeback win over Ajax. The Wales defender – who came on to the field in Amsterdam in the 82nd minute on Wednesday night – was part of the Spurs team that earned an incredible 3-2 victory to draw the tie 3-3 on aggregate and go through to the final on away goals. Spurs were level at 2-2 when Davies came on, but their epic comeback from 2-0 down on the night, and 3-0 overall, was sealed when Lucas Moura clinched his hat-trick in the 96th minute of an astonishing semi-final.

Slovakian skipper Marek Hamsik still recalls the day Ben Davies stopped him from scoring the first goal for his country at the Euro 2016 finals in France  – and changed the course of football history for both nations. Wales went on to win 2-1 and continued all the way to the semi-finals, while Slovakia, also at their first Euro finals, went out at the pool stages. There were only three minutes on the clock when Hamsik slalomed his way into the Welsh penalty area and shot past Wayne Hennessey for what seemed like a certain goal.

Ryan Giggs has sprung a selection surprise by naming Anderlecht defender James Lawrence in the Wales squad for the games against Denmark and Albania. The Henley-on-Thames born player was on the books as a youngster at Arsenal, QPR and Ajax before joining the Belgium outfit in August 2018.

Wales players believe the fury of Ryan Giggs can provide the fuel for victory against the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday night. Defender Ben Davies has revealed that manager Giggs angrily confronted his players at half-time during last week’s 4-1 home defeat to Spain. That showdown, believes the Spurs defender, has re-focused the team on the job of securing points for their Nations League campaign in Dublin.

Ben Davies insists Wales are relieved to be testing themselves against the best Denmark have to offer on Sunday night. After a strange build-up to an international match that has included a strike threat from the leading Danish players and a flight delay for Wales out of Cardiff on Saturday night, the UEFA Nations League tie in Aahus has a surreal backdrop. At one point it appeared that Wales would be taking the field against a bunch of part-timers. A few hours later and mechanical aircraft issues suggested Wales may even struggle to be there at all.

West Wales golfer Carys Worby made up for the disappointment of being left out of the Wales team for the European Masters by winning the Welsh Girls title. While Cardiff schoolboy Ben Davies claimed the Welsh Boys title, both players putting in a series of impressive performances at Newport golf club in Gwent.

Newport County manager Mike Flynn has earned the FA Cup reward he was hoping for with a glamour clash at home to Tottenham in the fourth round. Flynn had wished to be paired with Liverpool, his boyhood club, after his League Two side stunned Leeds United on Sunday with a 2-1 victory.

Head coach Peter Russell will take his Great Britain team to Budapest for the 2018 World Ice Hockey Championships. GB earned promotion to Division One by winning their group in Belfast this year and now go to Hungary for a tournament which will run from April 22 to April 28. They will face Hungary, Kazakhstan […]