By Hannah Blackwell Marco Fu has praised fellow Hong Kong snooker professional Ng On Yee after the three-time women’s world champion recorded her maiden victory on the World Snooker Tour in Welsh Open qualifying. In her first season competing on the main circuit, On Yee completed a 4-2 win over World No 83 Wu Yize […]

By Owen Morgan Andy Davies made it a magnificent seven Welsh marathon runners who now hold the nomination standard for this summer’s Commonwealth Games with a new personal best at the Seville Marathon on Sunday morning. On a brilliant day for Welsh marathon running, Swansea Harrier Josh Griffiths, who already had the Commonwealth standard, also […]

By Hannah Blackwell Jade Jones is well placed to bounce back from the “biggest low” of her career thanks to positive mental thinking. The Welsh taekwondo star’s bid to become the first British woman to win gold medals at three consecutive Olympics suffered first-round heartbreak against Refugee team athlete, Kimia Alizadeh, at Tokyo 2020 last […]

A hat-trick from Cole Sanford helped Cardiff Devils return back to winning ways on Saturday night as they head into two, potentially, season-defining games against Sheffield Steelers. Cardiff travel to Yorkshire today knowing their hopes of reclaiming the Elite League title rest in the hands of league leaders Sheffield, who have five games in-hand over […]

By Owen Morgan Adele Nicoll is living proof of the old saying that a change is as good as a rest. And if you can enjoy both – as Wales’ winter Olympian has managed over recent months – then so much the better. Nicoll, from Welshpool, is currently at the Winter Olympics in Beijing as […]

The Commonwealth Games are only five months away, meaning Welsh track and field athletes are honing their plans and preparation for Birmingham. As part of a busy summer, their hopes, dreams and fears are placed in the hands of those they trust – such as the healing hands that belong to former Cardiff City physio […]

By Carl Field Wales’ leading artistic gymnasts will return to the competition floor at the end of the month as the countdown starts to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth games. The Welsh Artistic Championships will take place at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff over the weekend of February 26-27. It marks the return of […]

By David Williams Laura Deas is to take some time out from competing after her failure to recapture her 2018 medal form at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Welsh skeleton star – who won bronze at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago – plans to recover from what she described as a tough season […]

By Owen Morgan Jenny Nesbitt and Jake Heyward are plotting big things this summer after setting new national records on an historic night for Welsh endurance running in the United States. Both Welsh athletes were in record breaking form at the weekend across the pond. Running at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University, […]

By Owen Morgan Two of Wales’ most successful athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain at next month’s World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat. Heather Lewis and Bethan Davies have dominated women’s race walking in Britain for a number of years. Last weekend, Lewis won the 10,000m title at the England Athletics […]

By Lucy Rees Aidan Heslop used to stack shelves – now he stands on them, peering down into water 90ft below before diving off a cliff. The old shelves belonged to Morrisons supermarket where the 19-year-old used to load potatoes. The new ones are shelves built into rock cliffs from where the best divers in […]

By Hannah Blackwell Welsh gamers could be appearing at the Commonwealth Games this year after it was announced that an inaugural esports championships is to be held by host city Birmingham. The pilot event will take place at the International Convention Centre between 6-7 August. It has been sanctioned by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) […]

With the Commonwealth Games only five months away, Welsh athletes are getting primed for Birmingham. That means training, resting, competing . . . and eating. So, who makes sure the top Welsh sports stars are cooking up a healthy basis from which to serve up their best? Aled Wheeler has been finding out. We all […]

By Paul Jones Liam Williams needed medical attention on Sunday after his showdown defeat to Chris Eubank Jr left the Welsh fighter contemplating his next move. Williams went for checks to his damaged left eye following a painful beating that went the distance, but which ultimately left him a long way behind on the judges’ […]

By Lucy Rees Laura Deas has insisted conditions in Beijing are to her liking as she prepares to back up Wales’ first Winter Olympic medal. Bronze medalist in PyeongChang four years ago, Deas is preparing for her second Olympic skeleton competition against a background of complaints from many athletes in China that conditions are not […]

By Owen Morgan Patrick Swan sees Saturday’s Dynamic New Athletics (DNA) event in Glasgow as the sport’s equivalent of rugby’s Six Nations. Swan can’t wait to pull on the Welsh vest against England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain and Turkey. The big shot-putter, who would be a huge asset strength-wise in any scrum, told Dai Sport: “Technically, […]

Elite League challengers Cardiff Devils face a crucial weekend when they face back-to-back games against title-rivals Belfast Giants tonight and Saturday at the SSE Arena. Devils (22-8-1) are currently second in the table and three points ahead of third-placed Belfast (21-7-0), but have played three games more. Jarrod Skalde’s team have won all four games […]

By Owen Morgan The last week of January was a memorable one for Kate Seary both on and off the athletics track. Last Saturday, the Cardiff runner retained her Welsh indoor 1500m title at the National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff. But it was an announcement made by UK Athletics (UKA) earlier in the week […]

As this year’s Talisker Whiskey Challenge entrants recover from their efforts, one former competitor – Welsh rower Monty Williams – tells Haydn Evans why he loved the challenge, but will probably never do it again. Every year, around 30 crews of brave – or just bonkers – people attempt to row 3,000 miles across the […]

Athletics was the ultimate winner on Sunday as the two-day Welsh Athletics Indoor Championships came to a close in Cardiff. After a two-year gap between the winter national championships due to Covid, athletes, fans and organisers were all glad to be back at the National Indoor Athletics Centre – especially as there were still doubts surrounding the event up until two weeks ago. But following the Welsh Government announcement that restrictions on indoor events were due to end last Friday, it was all systems go for the championships.