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Jodie Grinham And Welsh Stars Of Para GB Honoured By Disability Sport Wales Celebrations

Jodie Grinham and a host of other Welsh star of the Paris Parlympic Games have been honoured with a celebrations night, hosted by Disability Sport Wales. Grinham – who made headlines around the world when she became the first pregnant women to win a Paralympic medal – spoke of overcoming a difficult year before she won gold and bronze in para-archery this summer.

Jake Maddaford | Oct 07, 2024
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Hannah Mills Leads Great Britain Team Into Second Place After “Epic Day”

Hannah Mills described Athena Pathway’s opening win at the PUIG Women’s America’s Cup as “an epic day.” Wales’ double Olympic sailing champion captained her British team to success as they kicked off the history-making event with a race win off the coast of Barcelona.

David Parsons | Oct 07, 2024

Classy Kenyans Dominate At Cardiff Half Marathon

Patrick Mosin and Miriam Chebet completed a Kenyan clean-sweep at the 2024 Principality Cardiff Half Marathon. The 24-year-old Mosin surged away from 2023 champion Vincent Mutai to take the men’s title before his compatriot Chebet smashed her personal best to claim the women’s first place at the biggest Cardiff Half yet. It was a family affair in the wheelchair race as husband and wife Callum and Jade Hall battled it out across the streets of Cardiff.

Gareth James | Oct 06, 2024

Matthew Maynard Honoured By Cricket For Outstanding Contribution

Matthew Maynard has spoken of his pride and emotion after receiving the Professional Cricketers’ Association Outstanding Contribution Award at the cinch PCA Awards. The former England and Glamorgan player accepted the prestigious prize following a standing ovation of appreciation from everyone in attendance at the Troxy in East London.

Gareth James | Oct 04, 2024
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Wales Judo Legend Natalie Powell Insists Now Was The Right Time To Leave The Mat

Former world number one judoka Natalie Powell has insisted it was the right time to bring down the curtain on her glittering career. The Welsh star reached the top of the sport and became Great Britain’s first female to lead the rankings, but at 33 she has opted to retire.

David Williams | Oct 01, 2024
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Glamorgan Can Win Division Two Next Season, Insists Coach Grant Bradburn

Glamorgan coach Grant Bradburn insists the county have enjoyed a successful season, despite their failure to mount a promotion charge from Division Two of the County Championship. Bradburn’s team won their final game of the season against Gloucestershire to finish fifth in the table, but some distance behind the promoted top two. But with Glamorgan having won the One Day Cup, Bradburn believes the 2024 campaign should be viewed in a positive light.

David Williams | Sep 29, 2024
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Welsh Duo Win Dream Place At AIG Women’s Open Pro-Am At Royal Porthcawl

The North Wales pairing of Debbie Roberts and Heather Wathan produced a remarkable performance to win the 2024 Coronation Foursomes Grand Final in St Andrews. On a cold but still day at the home of golf, the pair from Barons Hill Golf Club triumphed in the popular championship for women and girls’ golfers across Great Britain and Ireland – by scoring 50 stableford points.

Hamish Stuart | Sep 26, 2024
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Sam Northeast Labelled The Special One As Glamorgan Make It Two Trophies In Four Years

Sam Northeast has been hailed as Glamorgan’s matchwinner after the batsman’s vital contribution ensured the county lifted the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. Northeast hit 63 not out as Glamorgan beat Somerset in the final at Trent Bridge to lift the trophy for the second time in four years.

Gareth James | Sep 24, 2024
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World Of Golf Pays Tribute To “Welsh Bulldog” Brian Huggett

Wales Golf have paid tribute to Brian Huggett as a legend of Welsh sport, who played a big role in bringing the Ryder Cup to Celtic Manor in 2010. Huggett has passed away at the age of 87, with tributes pouring in from the world of golf.

Hamish Stuart | Sep 23, 2024
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Colin Ingram Is Best In Class. . . But That’s Unlikely To Save Glamorgan

Colin Ingram’s innings of 82 made him the highest run-scorer in County Championship cricket so far this season – but that failed to satisfy the Glamorgan captain after his team lost the initiative in their match at home to Yorkshire. The visitors took a significant step towards a return to Division One by taking control of Glamorgan’s penultimate Division Two fixture, despite a late fightback from the home tail in saving the follow-on.

Paul Jones | Sep 19, 2024
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The Gareth Bale Champion Is . . . Alicia Kelly

Abergavenny’s Alicia Kelly became the first girl to win the Gareth Bale Championship at Celtic Manor, dominating the field to earn a seven-shot victory. Beating the boys in such a prestigious competition is a boost for girl’s golf with less than a year to go before hosting the biggest female sporting event ever held in Wales when the AIG Women’s Open takes place in Royal Porthcawl next summer.

Hamish Stuart | Sep 18, 2024
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Holyhead Golf Club Hosts The Best Of Welsh Grass Roots Golf

Golfers from across Wales picked up prizes as Wales Golf Finals Week, held at Holyhead Golf Club in North Wales, proved to be a celebration of the sport. “Finals Week is one of the most rewarding of the year, as players from different clubs and levels all come together for the culmination of a series of events,” explained Wales Golf competitions manager, Daniel Fullager.

Hamish Stuart | Sep 14, 2024
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Sam Northeast Admits Glamorgan Were Run Over By Rampant Sussex

Sam Northeast has admitted Glamorgan were flattened by a “freight train” after promotion-chasing Sussex closed in on a return to Division One of the Vitality County Championship. Skipper Northeast conceded Glamorgan had been totally outplayed Sussex after the home side wrapped up their seventh win of the season with a day to spare.

Paul Jones | Sep 12, 2024
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Ben Kellaway Admits Glamorgan Face Huge Task In Hove

Glamorgan spinner Ben Kellaway admits his team are already hanging on by their fingernails after two days of their County Championship Division Two match against Sussex at Hove. Kellaway took three wickets but Glamorgan need something dramatic to avoid defeat and slip further behind the promotion-chasers.

David Williams | Sep 11, 2024
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McKenzie Douglass storms to Ginetta GT title as Colin Cronin claims first Junior win

A dominant display at Donington Park secured the Protyre Ginetta GT Championship crown for Fox Motorsport’s Welsh Wizard Mckenzie Douglass on Sunday. And with Irish teenager Colin Cronin claiming his first-ever car-racing victory in the Ginetta Junior Championship on Saturday, it was one of the best weekends for many years for the team from Maldon, Essex.

Dianna Cuesta | Sep 11, 2024

Stevie Williams Proud To Be First Welshman To Win Tour Of Britain

Stevie Williams says he could not be prouder after becoming the first Welshman to win the Tour of Britain. The Welsh rider Williams, 28, who won stages two and three, secured victory in 21 hours 25 minutes 14 seconds, with fellow Briton Oscar Onley 16 seconds behind him in second place.

Hannah Blackwell | Sep 09, 2024
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Aled Davies Tastes Bitter Defeat . . . But Paris Is Sweet For Laura Sugar

Aled Davies has admitted he is finding it hard to offer an explanation for his failure to win a fourth Paralympic gold medal. Wales’ greatest current Paralympian was unable to follow up his titles of the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Games and had to settle for shot put silver in Paris on a final weekend where Laura Sugar took gold in para canoeing and Phil Pratt earned a silver in wheelchair basketball.

Gareth James | Sep 09, 2024
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Rob Davies Plots Route To LA 2028. . . But Admits He Needs To Ask Mrs. Davies

Rob Davies was overjoyed to be back on the Paralympic podium after winning silver at Paris 2024, eight years after his first medal. The table tennis player last competed at a Paralympic Games in Rio and won men’s singles class one gold but was unable to defend his title at Tokyo 2020 after he was side-lined with a shoulder injury.

Paul Jones | Sep 07, 2024

Stevie Williams Pays Tribute To The Team That Has Helped Him Lead Tour Of Britain

Stevie Williams paid tribute to his teammates after he rode to a back-to-back victories at the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain. The Welshman rider took his second stage win of the race to extend his lead at the top of the general classification.

Gareth James | Sep 06, 2024
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Olivia Breen Will Look To The Future After Painful Paralympic Near Miss

Olivia Breen took a fourth-place finish on the chin after she was cruelly pipped to a second consecutive long jump Paralympic bronze. The 28-year-old from Wales jumped a distance of 4.99m in Paris, the exact same as Columbia’s Karen Palomeque Moreno.

Editor | Sep 06, 2024