By Hannah Blackwell Zoe Backstedt has claimed she was shocked to become Wales’ latest world champion – even though not many others in cycling felt the same. Backstedt was crowned the junior women’s cyclo-cross world champion in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Saturday. The 17-year-old was hot favourite going into the race having dominated the junior ranks […]

Welsh women’s sprinting is hitting top gear at just the right time with a busy six months of championship sprinting ahead. The first day of the Welsh Indoor Championships in Cardiff saw the speedsters leading the way on a thrilling afternoon of athletics. Fittingly the final race of the day was decided by a photo finish as Hannah Brier edged out Mica Moore by just 0.02 of a second in the 60m.

Lowri Howie is a few years away from making the Winter Olympics, but time flies when you’re skiing downhill. The 11-year-old from Harlech in Gwynedd is one of Wales’ most talented young skiers and has been making a big impact with North Wales Snowsports Club as well as out in Austria, where she became the current U10 Welsh and English Alpine champion. For the time being, though, – like millions of others – Lowri will be following the Winter Olympics on TV when the event begins in Beijing on February 4.

By Lucy Rees The Hundred will return to Cardiff in 2022 – after its off-field success in the inaugural year – with the Welsh Fire teams desperate to improve their finish on the leaderboards. After an encouraging start to their season, Welsh Fire men finished seventh out of eight teams, while the women were rock […]

Mica Moore has sprinted at the Commonwealth Games, bobsleighed at the Winter Olympics and stepped into the boxing ring for a charity bout. The multi-talented sportswoman even tackled an obstacle course in Argentina to win the BBC’s Winter Wipeout TV show as a teenager. But despite her varied sporting exploits, the 29-year-old is genuinely excited about her latest challenge as part of the Welsh team taking part in next month’s innovative new indoor athletics international in Glasgow.

By Paul Evans It might not be the result that Elfyn Evans wanted, but there are plenty of positives for the Welsh driver to take away from the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally. Having finished third in 2020 and second in 2021, he can’t shy away from the disappointment of coming home 21st this time. But […]

Wales’ young guns took the World Athletics Indoor Tour event in Manchester by storm on Saturday afternoon. Osian Perrin shattered his own UK 3,000m indoor junior record, Jeremiah Azu clocked a World Indoor Athletics Championships qualifying time in the 60m and Piers Copeland celebrated an impressive 1500m win.

By Lucy Rees Team GB has named Adele Nicoll amongst the eight bobsledders heading to the Winter Olympics next month in Beijing. After first stepping into a bobsleigh back in 2020, her first World Cup race in 2021, and being selected as a reserve in 2022, it’s fair to say the shot putter has come […]

By Hannah Blackwell Laura Deas believes she can be inspired to win another Olympic medal when she heads to China for the Winter Olympics next month. Deas – the first Welsh woman to win a medal at the Winter Games – has been named in the Great Britain skeleton squad that will compete in Beijing, […]

A blistering first period display from the Cardiff Devils wiped out the Dundee Stars’ 4-2 first-leg lead to set up a mouthwatering Challenge Cup semi-final with rivals Sheffield Steelers. Needing to overturn a two-goal deficit, the Devils turned the tie on its head scoring four without reply in a clinical opening frame. Brodie Reid’s powerplay […]

Right, then. Here we go. The start of what will be a World Rally Championship winning year for Elfyn Evans. Hopefull For the first time in the sport’s history, a Welsh driver will begin the new season as favourite for the world rally title. Evans has finished runner-up for the last two seasons and the driver who has beaten him both times – eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier – isn’t doing a full season.

Byline Gareth James Robert Page is set to take charge of Wales in the World Cup play-offs after Ryan Giggs’ domestic violence trial was delayed until August. Giggs has been on leave from his role as Wales manager since November 2020 when he was arrested at his Manchester home. The former Manchester United star is […]

It’s been over a month since the Devils suffered their first-leg Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat to the Dundee Stars, but the Devils will finally get the chance to overturn that 4-2 deficit tonight on home ice. Jarrod Skalde’s side have bounced back strongly from that defeat to the Stars on 8th December having since lost […]

By Gareth James Liam Williams’ eagerly-awaited middleweight showdown against Chris Eubank Jr. has been rearranged for February 5 at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena. A shoulder injury to Williams scuppered an initial December 11 bout while the British Boxing Board of Control’s decision to suspend all events within its jurisdiction this month meant a rescheduled January 29 […]

By Owen Morgan American-based distance runner Emily Kearney produced a spectacular marathon debut to become the latest Welsh athlete to gain the Commonwealth Games nomination standard. On Sunday, Kearney ran a hugely impressive 2:34.28 on her first venture over 26.2 miles, finishing 13th at the Chevron Houston Marathon. The time was well within the Welsh […]

Wales are close to securing their place in the netball tournament at the Commonwealth Games after boosting their world ranking. Head coach Sara Moore’s team beat the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and Gibraltar at the weekend in a tournament played at Ebbw Vale to secure the Wendy White trophy. It was the first international matches Wales have been able to host since 2019 and the victories have put them on the threshold of confirming their place at the Birmingham Games later this year.

By Graham Thomas John Gillibrand is the incredible Vanishing Vicar of Pontarddulais whose rediscovered love of running has turned him into a new man. His story – from frustrated lockdown priest with an expanding waistline – to free-flowing Half Marathon runner is an inspirational one, as joyous as one of his Sunday sermons. It also […]

Cardiff Devils head coach Jarrod Skalde was left perplexed and surprised last night after seeing his side’s late equalising goal chalked off in an enthralling clash with title rivals Belfast Giants. The Devils were on a powerplay and had pulled their goaltender when Matt Register wound up and sent a rocket of a shot past […]

By Owen Morgan Welsh sport has welcomed First Minister Mark Drakeford’s announcement that Covid restrictions are to be lifted on sporting activities across the country. From Saturday, up to 500 adults can take part in outdoor events in Wales. This allows the return of mass participation running events including the hugely popular Parkrun events. Fans […]

By Aled Wheeler As he sat down to watch a Muppet’s Christmas Carol with his wife and kids, James Thie found the inspiration needed to write his academic paper on sports coaching. The paper gave the Welsh running coach a chance to reflect on his career by confronting his own ghosts of coaching past, present, […]