Geraint Thomas still believes Ineos Grenadiers can unseat Tadej Pogacar in the race for the leader’s jersey at the Tour de France. Rather than a back-up to anyone else, Thomas has quickly emerged as the strongman in his team and is likely to be their recognised No.1 for the remainder of the tour after an impressive stage performance in Switzerland. The Welsh star sits third in the general classification, 74 seconds down going into Sunday’s mountain stage to the Portes du Soleil ski resort in Chatel.

By Gareth James Anwen Butten will captain Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham later this month and the veteran of five previous events hopes her huge experience can inspire others. The lawn bowls double bronze medalist from 2002 and 2010 will lead her country at her sixth Games, which starts on July 28. Butten, […]

By David Williams A short but intriguing final day is in prospect at Abergavenny where Wales NC need three wickets and Devon 43 runs for victory in Western Division Two. In a match of constantly fluctuating fortunes, the all-round performance of Wales’ Brad Wadlan looks like proving decisive. Having made a century on the first day, Wadlan took six […]

Some of the most exciting talents in women’s golf will be on show in North Wales this week when the European Ladies Team Championships comes to Conwy. All the top European nations will be taking part including a US Women’s Open record breaker and players who have already finished in the top four of a Ladies European Tour event.

Byline Paul Jones Geraint Thomas is 12th in the general classification after Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen snatched victory in the third stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, edging Wout van Aert on the line although the Belgian retained the overall race leader’s yellow jersey. As Welshman Thomas finished safely enough behind the sprinters […]

With just a month to go before the start of the Commonwealth Games, Adele Nicoll could not be in better form. Last weekend, the Birchfield Harrier produced the performance of her life to win the shot put title at the Muller UK Athletics Championships – just two weeks after claiming the Welsh title. Sitting in third place, Nicoll stepped into the circle at the Manchester Regional Arena for her fourth round effort.

By Harry Corish Geraint Thomas is ready to “bash elbows” with his Tour de France rivals this weekend, whilst also insisting he is “pretty chilled” on the eve of cycling’s biggest race. Thomas will be one of two Welshmen in the Ineos Grenadiers team that start the tour in Copenhagen on Friday, with the other […]

A record turnout in the disability event and two Anglesey golfers winning the chance to play at St Andrew’s in the week of the 150th Open Championship were the highlights of the Wales Golf Festival. Dion Lewis and Wyn Thomas of Baron Hill Golf Club won through in the R&A 9-Hole Challenge, with the remarkable prize taking them the to Home of Golf next month to represent Wales in the finals against players from England, Scotland, Ireland Australia and New Zealand.

Four Welsh athletes have been named as part of an initial Great Britain team of 64 heading for next month’s World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Melissa Courtney-Bryant, Jeremiah Azu and Joe Brier have joined marathon runner Josh Griffiths, whose selection had already been announced. A further group of athletes have been nominated for selection via a top 32 Road to Oregon qualification position and have been informed.

David Eaton set himself the goal of competing for Wales at the Commonwealth Games when he was 13 years old. It was the summer of 1994 and he was sat in front of the television at his grandparents’ house in North Wales. It was a goal the gymnast would go on to achieve – and a lot more besides.

By Owen Morgan Adele Nicoll and Bethan Davies delivered a golden double at the Muller UK Athletics Championship in Manchester on Sunday morning. At the same time as Nicoll was claiming shot put gold with a massive new personal best in the field, Davies was marching to a dramatic win on the track in the […]

Elfyn Evans kicked up clouds the fine dust – or “fesh-fesh” as it’s called in Kenya – to finish second on the Safari Rally and help his Toyota team score a crushing 1-2-3-4 finish on the toughest round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Evans had set fastest time on both passes of the Soysambu stage that opened Saturday’s loop to keep himself within 16 seconds of team-mate Kalle Rovanperä, but lost time – and ultimately the chance of victory – on the day’s final two wet and muddy stages because of an issue cleaning the windscreen.

Jeremiah Azu says he wants to change British sprinting forever after winning the Muller UK Athletics Championships 100m title in the fastest time ever run by a Welshman. Cardiff’s reigning under-23 champion blasted to a remarkable wind-assisted time of 9.90 to win the final in impressive style.

Glamorgan’s Colin Ingram admitted his team were disappointed at losing a seven-over bash against Somerset which leaves the Welsh county as outsiders to make the T20 Blast knockout stages. Glamorgan were denied a win in their final home match of the season in a hectic, rain-affected fixture. The match was reduced to just seven overs a side, with Glamorgan losing by 16 runs.

Hannah Brier became Wales’s fastest woman in history with a blistering 100m run at the Muller UK Athletics Championships in Manchester on Friday night. The Swansea Harrier had previously jointly held the Welsh record of 11.39 with Sallyane Short and Elaine O’Neill.

By Harry Corish Former long-distance runner and Olympian Steve Brace – who ran in the 1992 and 1996 summer Olympics – believes volunteers are the bedrock for everything Run 4 Wales achieves. It is these volunteers who give their hard work and time to allow this charitable organisation to continue its good work promoting physical […]

Rhys Jones has described being selected for a third Commonwealth Games as his “gold medal moment”. Anything else he achieves on the Alexander Stadium track in Birmingham this summer will be a bonus, says the para sprinter.

By Hannah Blackwell Keira Forsythe can’t wait to get started as the newest member of the GB para taekwondo squad. But Forsythe is no stranger to her training partners or surroundings at the National Taekwondo Centre in Manchester and has already made her debut for the team at last month’s European Championships. However, the 24-year-old […]

By Harry Corish Sam Northeast insists Glamorgan are right back in the hunt for a T20 Blast knock-out spot after inspiring the Welsh county to an emphatic 8-wicket win over Middlesex. Recent signing Northeast has been impressing in his first season with the Welsh county and continued his rich run of form yesterday, smashing 89 […]

By Paul Evans Matt Edwards came close to winning the famous Donegal International Rally at his first attempt, but after a truly heroic performance he lost the lead of the event when his Pirelli-shod Citroën C3 R5 left the road with just four stages from the end of the three-day, 20 stage and 187 stage […]