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Carruth’s Future Looks Uncertain While Coughler Leads Play-Off Charge

By Matthew Burgess Back-to-back wins over the Easter weekend saw the Cardiff Devils close out the regular season in comfortable fashion as the Glasgow Clan emerged as their play-off quarter-final opponents. With the Devils having already secured third-place in the Elite League standings, respective 4-1 and 7-3 wins over the Dundee Stars and Nottingham Panthers […]

Matthew Burgess | Apr 18, 2022

Head Coach Matt Maynard Says His Side Will Get A ‘Confidence Boost’ After Their Battling Draw Against Durham In Their Opening LV= County Championship Fixture Of The Season

By David Williams Glamorgan head coach Matthew Maynard has a selection headache going into todays LV County Championship Division 2 match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Marnus Labuschagne arrived in Cardiff following a successful tour to Pakistan, for Australia. Labuschagne, Michael Neser and Colin Ingram are therefore vying for the two overseas spots in the […]

David Williams | Apr 14, 2022
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Forget Cardiff, The Next Commonwealth Games Bid Will Be Made By Wales . . . With Maybe Some Help From England

After Birmingham 2022, the next Commonwealth Games will not be hosted by a single city, but by the Australian state of Victoria. It’s a significant move as it opens up the possibility of a collaborative bid from Wales – rather than just Cardiff – as Rob Carbon reports. The door has been opened for Wales to potentially host the Commonwealth Games once again after the 2026 multi-sport event was awarded to the state of Victoria in Australia. The only time the Games has been hosted in Wales was back in 1958. There was a formal bid in the nineties that was unsuccessful, but there has always been a desire to try to repeat the success of the ‘Friendly Games’ of 64 years ago.

Graham Thomas | Apr 13, 2022
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Midnight Golf A Hit During Ramadan

Muslim golfers have been enjoying the chance to practice their golf around midnight during the month of Ramadan, thanks to a new Wales Golf initiative. Parc Golf Club between Cardiff and Newport opened up their driving range and short game academy area late at night for the first time to offer the chance for Muslims to break their fast and then practice their golf or learn to play.

Hamish Stuart | Apr 12, 2022
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Wales Golf Launches Sustainability Kickstarter Fund

Wales Golf is pleased to announce that the Sustainability Kickstarter Fund is now open. The application process, further information and resources can be accessed by visiting – www.walesgolf.org/sustainability/ Wales Golf chief executive Hannah McAllister said, “This is a significant move in not just integrating sustainability into our new strategy, but in moving swiftly into effective and meaningful implementation and club support.

Hamish Stuart | Apr 12, 2022

Matt Edwards Scores A Historic Rallynuts Stages Victory

By Paul Evans Matt Edwards put in a truly cracking performance to win the hotly contested historic section of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship by an incredible 40 seconds on last weekend’s Rallynuts Stages Rally. Co-driven by Hamish Campbell, the triple British champion got off to a shaky start with some untested […]

Editor | Apr 12, 2022
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Elizabeth Popova And Gemma Frizelle Are Hoping To Impress At The World Cup Series . . . As Commonwealth Games Selection Edges Ever Closer

By Carl Field Welsh rhythmic gymnasts and Birmingham 2022 contenders Elizabeth Popova and Gemma Frizelle will represent Great Britain across Europe this month. Carmarthen-born Popova, who is in her first year as a senior and doesn’t turn 16 until the end of November, will this weekend be competing in the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup […]

Carl Field | Apr 11, 2022
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Interim Coach Dupont Impressed By Response As Sanford Helps Devils Rally To Win

By Matthew Burgess Interim Cardiff Devils head coach Brodie Dupont was pleased with the team’s execution against the Manchester Storm, as they rallied to their first win following the departure of Jarrod Skalde. The Devils scored three times in the final period to bounce back from Saturday’s overtime defeat to the Guildford Flames. Cole Sanford […]

Matthew Burgess | Apr 11, 2022
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Confusion Around Skalde’s Shock Devils Departure

By Matthew Burgess Less than 24 hours before their penultimate home game of the regular season, the Cardiff Devils confirmed the shock departure of head coach Jarrod Skalde. A brief statement released by the club on Friday night shed little light on the circumstances around Skalde’s departure, except to confirm that assistant coaches Brodie Dupont […]

Matthew Burgess | Apr 09, 2022
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Munich Is Rosie For Edwards As Welsh Ace Bags Marathon Spot

Welsh distance athlete Rosie Edwards has been selected to represent Great Britain at this summer’s European Athletics Championships. Edwards is amongst the first set of 10 GB athletes confirmed to compete in the marathon in Munich.

Owen Morgan | Apr 09, 2022

Debut Junior British Rally Championship Will Be Like A School Year Says Ioan Lloyd

By Paul Evans Nineteen-year old Ioan Lloyd says that contesting the Junior British Rally Championship will be like a school year, as the Llandysul driver tackles the series for the first time. And whilst the learning curve might be steep, it is unlikely to prevent the talented teenager from challenging for class wins in his […]

Editor | Apr 08, 2022
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Two Silver Medals For Welsh Gymnasts At 2022 TeamGym British Championships

By Carl Field There was success for Welsh gymnasts at the 2022 TeamGym British Championships with Cardiff-based Evolve Gymnastics Academy bagging two silver medals to cap a brilliant weekend in Sheffield. In what were two action-packed days of competition at the English Institute of Sport, Saturday saw British champions crowned across the age groups before […]

Carl Field | Apr 08, 2022
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Clara Evans’ Brilliance In Berlin Is Part Of Welsh Golden Era For Women’s Distance Running

Welsh women’s distance running appears to be producing a golden age with Clara Evans the latest athlete to record an amazing performance in the Berlin Half-Marathon. The Cardiff runner stripped more than two minutes off her previous best as she took the tape in 70 mins, 17 sec last weekend to move up to second on the Welsh all-time list behind clubmate Charlotte Arter. It means there are now four Welsh athletes in the top 10 this year in the UK rankings over the 13.1 mile distance and a further two in the top 20.

Editor | Apr 08, 2022
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Medi Harris And Harriet Jones Make It A Double Welsh Triumph At British Swimming Championships

By Gareth James Medi Harris and Harriet Jones made it a Welsh win double at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield on Wednesday night. The pair claimed domestic titles to back up the first Welsh winner, Dan Jervis, who won the men’s 400m freestyle final the day before. For Harris, this was the 19-year-old’s first […]

Gareth James | Apr 07, 2022
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The Hundred: World Cup Winner Tammy Beaumont Says The Chance To Captain Welsh Fire Was Too Good To Refuse

By Tom Prosser England international Tammy Beaumont says the opportunity to captain Welsh Fire in the Hundred was too good to turn down. Both the men’s and women’s squads for the second edition of the Hundred have been announced and the Fire have bolstered their women’s team by signing a trio of England internationals.

Tom Prosser | Apr 06, 2022
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Dan Jervis Wins British Title And Insists: “I Was Only Here For Fun!”

Dan Jervis set a new personal best and was only 0.10 seconds outside the consideration time for this summer’s World Championships as he cruised to the men’s 400m freestyle title at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield. The Swansea University swimmer – who reached the 1500m final at his first Olympics in Tokyo last year – stormed clear of the field after 100m and never looked like relinquishing his lead as he finished 2.08 seconds ahead of runner-up Luke Turley (Bath National Centre). Another Welsh swimmer, Kieran Bird, – who also swam for Great Britain in Tokyo – from the Bath National Centre, was the bronze medallist.

Gareth James | Apr 06, 2022
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Lee Selby Says He’s Proud To Have Reached The Top Against All The Odds. . . After Announcing His Retirement From Boxing

By Tom Prosser Lee Selby says he’s proud to have risen to the top against all the odds, after announcing his retirement from boxing following a successful 14-year career as a professional. The 35-year-old’s last fight was a world title final eliminator in Argentina just under two weeks ago, but Selby suffered a stoppage defeat for the first time in his career against Gustavo Lemos, who is nine years his junior.

Tom Prosser | Apr 05, 2022
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Anna Bracegirdle Sets Her Marathon Personal Best . . . Causing A Headache For The Welsh Selectors

By Rob Carbon Anna Bracegirdle rocketed up to seventh in the all-time Welsh women’s marathon rankings as she notched a six-minute personal best time in the Manchester Marathon at the weekend.   The Liverpool radiographer’s time of 2:34.22 took her inside the consideration time for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer and gave the team […]

Editor | Apr 05, 2022

Welsh Rally Star Osian Pryce Wins Again – But This Time From The Co-Driver’s Seat

By Paul Evans  It’s not unusual to start a rallying story with the news that Osian Pryce has won – but this time the British Rally Championship frontrunning driver has done exactly that from the co-driver’s seat. Navigating on a road rally for the first time in 10 years, the Machynlleth ace guided Rhodri Evans to victory on the Snow Liner Road Rally.

Editor | Apr 05, 2022
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The Schools International Athletic Board (SIAB) Cross Country International Delights At The Picturesque Pembrey Country Park

By Owen Morgan Almost 30,000 fans singing Yma O Hyd along with Dafydd Iwan. A spine-tingling acapela rendition of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau. And the most perfectly placed free-kick I’ve witnessed live. Last Thursday night’s World Cup play-off semi-final victory for Rob Page’s team over Austria was one of the most idyllic Welsh sporting occasions […]

Owen Morgan | Mar 31, 2022