By Carl Field Welsh tumbler Megan Surman marked her major championship debut in style by helping Great Britain’s women tumblers to team bronze at the 2021 Trampoline, Tumbling & DMT World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 23-year-old, who is originally from Swansea and now trains out of City of Birmingham GC, was part of a […]

By Gareth James Work is underway on the new children’s net area on the back lawn at Glamorgan’s Sophia Gardens. Head coach Matt Maynard marked the start of work by putting the first spade in the ground. Dedicated to Tom Maynard, the four-lane net is being built using the money raised through the Wellyman Walking […]

Matt Edwards is celebrating after winning the British Rally Championship drivers title for a record-breaking third time in a row. Edwards guided his Yuasa Rally Team Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 to a sensational victory on the weekend’s Modern Tyres Ulster Rally. The Colwyn Bay-based driver arrived in Newry lying second in the drivers’ standings, eight points behind Osian Pryce, and knew that nothing less than victory would give him the title.

By Paul Evans Elfyn Evans says that he is more hungry than ever to clinch his first World Rally Championship title after finishing runner-up in the drivers’ standings two years in a row. He had an outside chance of lifting the title on last weekend’s Rally Monza, but for a second time in as many years the Italian event saw his Toyota team-mates Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia lift the title – for an eighth time.

Whilst the odds might not favour Elfyn Evans becoming world rally champion in Italy this weekend, over in Northern Ireland a Welshman is guaranteed to lift the British Rally Championship title on Saturday night as Osian Pryce and Matt Edwards go head-to-head in the season’s title decider. Pryce arrives the Modern Tyres Ulster Rally final showdown with an eight-point lead and can only miss out on his first British title if Edwards doesn’t score maximum points. Pryce (co-driven by Irishman Noel O’Sullivan) is the only driver to have finished on the podium in all six rallies this year, including winning last time out on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally and a maximum bonus BRC Joker points score on Mull.

Jarrod Skalde says the Cardiff Devils need to ‘re-focus’ ahead of this weekend’s double-header in Scotland. The Devils are attempting to win three games on the bounce for the first time this season against the Dundee Stars on Friday night before facing the Fife Flyers on Sunday. Skalde’s team make the trip in good spirits […]

It ain’t over till the fat lady delivers her final aria in northern Italy, according to Elfyn Evans and his pursuit of a first World Rally Championshp. The odds may be stacked against him becoming the first Welsh world champion, but it won’t be for lack of ambition this weekend, as he tells Paul Evans. By his own admission, becoming world rally champion this year is a bit of a long shot – but that’s not going to stop Elfyn Evans trying as he heads to the final round of the series in Italy this week. Evans had a better chance of securing his first title last year, when he arrived at Rally Monza with a 14-point advantage at the top of the leaderboard.

By Tom Prosser Welsh Taekwondo star Beth Munro will return to action next month for the first time since winning silver at the recent Tokyo Paralympics. The 28-year-old will be in action at the World Para Taekwondo Championships and will be targeting yet another medal to add to her collection. For Munro, the Turkish event from December 11-12 will be her first worlds after a whirlwind introduction to the sport over the past 12 months.

Great Britain’s newest senior international cyclist Megan Barker is gearing up for a big year ahead in 2022 that will include Commonwealth Games ambitions with Wales. She also has an exciting family event to look forward to, as she tells Lucy Rees. Megan Barker is hoping she measures up for two testing new roles over […]

By Carl Field A gold medal for the Wales men’s artistic team and individual all-around gold for man of the moment Joe Cemlyn-Jones were the highlights of a memorable two days of Northern Europeans action in Cardiff. The six-strong Welsh team also including Emil Barber, Brinn Bevan, Jacob Edwards, Benji Eyre and brilliant junior Alex […]

The Cardiff Devils start their weekend with a Saturday night shootout against the Guildford Flames at Ice Arena Wales to determine who will finish as one of the top-seeds in the Challenge Cup. The two teams are level on points heading into their final group stage game and the winner of Group B will be […]

Hockey Wales chief executive Ria Burrage-Male is hoping the men’s recent qualification for the 2023 Hockey World Cup can help inspire the next generation of players in Wales. The national team qualified for their first Hockey World Cup after an eight team qualifying tournament held at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens saw themselves and France book their tickets to India for January 2023’s showpiece event. It was a momentous occasion for Welsh hockey and Burrage-Male wants the achievement to kickstart a new wave of hockey stars in Wales.

By Tom Prosser Welsh boxing star Liam Williams says he is looking forward to “shutting up” Chris Eubank Jr when the pair battle it out in Cardiff next month. Eubank (31-2, 23 KO’s) and Williams (23-3, 18 KO’s) both lay claim to being the number one middleweight in the UK and have traded verbal jabs numerous times in recent years. Now Eubank is taking the fight to Williams’ doorstep as he heads to the Motorpoint Arena to face the Welshman from Clydach Vale.  

By Paul Evans Many of the world’s greatest gravel forest stages will come together to form the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship with an exciting eight round calendar planned for next year. The Welsh Association of Motor Clubs organised series will contain three events in mid-Wales, three in the north and two in the south, giving the 2022 series an excellent geographical spread. With the first round taking place at the end of March, the final round at the end of October and a summer break in between, the calendar is nicely spread out over eight months.

By Carl Field Brinn Bevan and Joe Cemlyn-Jones will spearhead the charge for a first Northern Europeans men’s artistic team gold for Wales for a decade when this year’s event rolls into Cardiff at the weekend. The pair have recently returned from Japan where they were competing for Great Britain at the Artistic World Championships […]

Natasha Cockram has seized the spotlight in American athletics after winning the Los Angeles Marathon – just five weeks after running the London Marathon. The Micky Morris Racing Team athlete became just the third non-African athlete to win the race in its past 12 editions when she crossed the line in 2:33.16. The Welsh marathon record holder finished 17th overall in London on October 3 and despite the short turnaround, she was persuaded by her manager and her shoe sponsor ASICS – also the event’s sponsor – to line up in LA.

Consistency might well be the buzz word around the Cardiff Devils locker room heading into this weekend’s games against the Coventry Blaze and the Fife Flyers. The Devils are finally edging towards a clean-bill of health and the aim must be to come away with back-to-back wins, that would see the inconsistent Devils string together […]

By Hannah Blackwell Olympic silver medalist Vicky Thornley has insisted she is retiring from rowing with no regrets. The Welsh rower has opted to call it a day but says she will leave the sport fulfilled with a raft of honours and a lifetime of experiences along the way. Thornley represented Team GB at three […]

By Tom Prosser Welsh boxer Sean McGoldrick is excited by his “future plans” in the sport and can’t wait to get back into title contention after recently making his return to the ring for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The professional boxer from Newport ended a 19-month spell without a fight by winning every round against Stephen Jackson at the iconic York Hall in London last Friday. “It was nice to get back into it, my opponent was tough and durable,” explains McGoldrick, who is managed by MTK Global, who also help guide the careers of some of the biggest names in boxing such as world champion’s Tyson Fury and Josh Taylor.

Olympic champion Matt Richards has been backed to start fine-tuning his season for next year’s Commonwealth Games after being named in the Great Britain swimming squad for the World Short Course Championships. Richards will be joined by another Welsh Olympic finalist, Dan Jervis, for the championships in Abu Dhabi in December. It will be the first outing for the Welsh pair under the GB banner since Richards struck gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay in Tokyo and Jervis finished fifth in his 1500m freestyle final.