By James Reid Wrexham rower Lucy Thomson admits she is still searching for the right formula as she gets to grips with balancing her career on the water with the classroom. The 18-year-old, who will be looking to follow in the footsteps of Wrexham’s former Welsh rowing great Vicky Thornley, capped 2022 in style with […]

By Paul Jones There were plenty of questions left unanswered by Gerwyn Price’s performance, but the former Neath and Cross Keys hooker began his quest for a second world title with a ground out 3-1 victory against Luke Woodhouse at Alexandra Palace. Missing some of his usual exuberance on stage, the current world number one […]

By Matthew Burgess The Cardiff Devils are hoping favourable results across the Elite League this weekend can deliver them an early Christmas present and boost their title prospects. The Devils have the ideal opportunity to add to their points total with a home double-header against the Dundee Stars and Glasgow Clan over successive evenings. Yet, […]

By Hannah Blackwell The mother of Welsh decathlete Ben Gregory has given a hugely encouraging update on his recovery after his bike accident this summer. Loraine Gregory has told sky news that the 31-year-old is making a great recovery after suffering a brain injury. Gregory represented Wales at three Commonwealth Games, in Delhi in 2010, […]

By David Williams Dylan Baines is aiming to move his handicap into single digits, after winning the final event of this year’s European Disability Golf Association (EDGA) in Portugal. Now the golfer from Bargoed has set his sights on the next European Disability Golf Association (EDGA) tournament, which is at St Andrews next year. Baines […]

The PDC World Darts Championship will have added Welsh six appeal this year – thanks to a record number of Welsh entrants. Forget Christmas songs on the radio or cheap tinsel and wrapping paper in the market stalls, you really know you’re feeling the winter warmth of the yuletide spirit when the world’s best step up on the oche and there’s wall-to-wall darts into the New Year. Former world champion Gerwyn Price  – The Iceman – and last year’s Premier League winner Jonny Clayton will lead the Welsh challenge, but there are four other members of the darting dragonhood.

Matt Richards closed out the 2022 short course season in record-breaking style as his stunning form continued at the Scottish National Short Course Championships. The 19-year-old claimed a haul of four gold medals, a silver and a Welsh record to boot on another impressive weekend at Glasgow’s Royal Commonwealth Pool. On day one, the Olympic gold medallist triumphed in the 100m freestyle a week on from his British record performance in Sheffield.

Deposed world champion David Smith has admitted his disappointment at losing his boccia crown. The Swansea-based Paralympic champion lost his World Championship title in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend. Smith had to settle for a silver medal in the BC1 class after being well beaten by formidable opponent,  Witsanu Huadpradit of Thailand, who won 5-0 to secure gold.

By Matthew Burgess The Cardiff Devils (13-5-2) could be without up to four players for Saturday’s visit of the Belfast Giants (12-7-0). Brodie Dupont’s team are seeking their first victory of the season against the defending Elite League champions. However, they will require a bounceback performance following a Challenge Cup setback against the Sheffield Steelers […]

Rising young Welsh stars Awen Gwilym Davies and Niall Pickerd-Barua are set to play in the renowned Junior Orange Bowl Championship in the USA – dubbed the “unofficial World Championships” for players aged 14 and under. The two 12-year-olds, both from Cardiff, will test their progress at the Coral Gables in Florida when the tournament begins on Sunday. The iconic event brings together around 800 of the top-ranked players from 76 countries across the globe. Originally founded in 1945, the calibre of competition provides many players with their first taste of international competition.

By Carl Field The 2022 Artistic Disability British Championships took centre stage at Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff recently – with five Welsh gymnasts among the medal winners. Between them, Bethany Paull (Valleys Gymnastics Academy), Mia Stockley (St Tydfils), Lilly-Ann Ridd (Neath Afan Gymnastics), Kieran Innes (Fusion Gymnastics Wales) and Ruby Allen (Neath Afan) […]

By Simon Gronow Following the final round of the J D Tyres Welsh National Tarmacadam Championship, the Glyn Memorial Stages Rally held over two days at the end of November at Trac Mon in Anglesey, Wayne Jones has been confirmed as the 2022 Champion. Things didn’t start well for Jones and co-driver Jonathan Davies, who […]

By Matthew Burgess The Cardiff Devils are in good form as they target their second victory away to the Sheffield Steelers within the space of a week. The Devils head into the first leg of tonight’s Challenge Cup quarter-final tie having improved their league record over the weekend to 13-5-2, which included a 3-2 win […]

Natasha Cockram has thanked those who have helped her to rise to become a world elite level marathon runner. The Welsh Commonwealth Games star smashed the Welsh record for the distance and became the sixth fastest British woman of all time at the Valencia Marathon in Spain on Sunday. Cockram sliced almost four minutes off her previous personal best when she finished in 2:26:14 – inside the qualifying time for next year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

By David Williams Warren Gatland has replaced Wayne Pivac as Wales head coach – and could well in charge for the next two World Cup tournaments. Gatland is returning to the job he left three years ago after the Welsh Rugby Union announced they had sacked his fellow New Zealander, Wayne Pivac. Gatland, who took […]

Matt Richards has become the second fastest British man of all time over 50m. The 19-year-old Team Wales Commonwealth Games star smashed his own personal best when he won the 50m freestyle at the 2022 Swim England Winter Championships on Friday night. Richards – Olympic Gold medal winner last year in the men’s 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay in Tokyo – won his 50m sprint event, with Welsh star Medi Harris also taking gold in the women’s 50m backstroke.

New Commonwealth Games Wales chief executive Rebecca Edwards-Symmons says she is keen to build on the legacy of predecessor Chris Jenkins. Edwards-Symmons – a former head of commercial at Swansea City – has been appointed chief executive following the retirement of Chris Jenkins after Birmingham 2022. Jenkins had been CGW chief executive for 17 years, while several current Board members’ terms are due to end during the build up to the next Games in Victoria, Australia, in 2026.

By Paul Jones Welsh Olympic star Laura Deas continued British Skeleton’s stunning start to the season.  The Wrexham Wrexham-born Deas came away with a World Cup bronze in the United States on Thursday evening, making an excellent start to her World Cup campaign. Deas and Marcus Wyatt made it five medals in eight days for […]

Welsh women’s artistic gymnasts Ruby Evans and Evie Flage-Donovan brought the curtain down on their junior careers in style with yet more medal success to cap a sensational year. The Clwb Cymru Caerdydd duo, who are both 15, travelled to Belgium last weekend to represent Great Britain at the 24th edition of prestigious junior women’s competition Top Gym – in what would be their final outing of 2022 and their last as junior gymnasts before they turn senior next year.

By Matthew Burgess The Cardiff Devils produced a three-point return this weekend, as they continue to cling onto the coattails of the Elite League’s top teams. The Devils bounced back from their overtime defeat to Coventry Blaze with a comfortable shutout victory at Fife Flyers. Their 24-point haul from 18 games leaves them fifth in […]