Harriet West shattered the Welsh 50m butterfly record at the International Swimming League meeting in Budapest. The Loughborough-based swimmer clocked 26.02 secs competing for London Roar.
Jake Smith admits he is still in a state of shock after his Welsh Half Marathon record-breaking run in Poland. The 22-year-old Cardiff-based runner shattered Steve Jones’s 34-year-old mark just weeks after becoming Welsh qualified.
Mason Jones has become the latest Welshman to join the UFC after earning a four-fight deal. The Blaenavon fighter called for his chance in MMA’s premier series after becoming a Cage Warriors two-weight champ in September.
Jay Harris was made to battle all the way as he made a winning return to the ring in the MTK fight night. The Swansea fighter said he was ‘buzzed’ after a stinging left-hook from Marcel Braithwaite in the fourth round rocked him to his roots.
Shooter Amy Clinton has re-signed for Celtic Dragons for the Vitality Netball Superleague season. The former England U21 player, who joined from Loughborough Lightning last season, appeared in all three of the 2020 games before the COVID-19 suspension.
Two Welshmen will be on the start line when the Vuelta a Espana begins on Tuesday in Irun near Bibao. Steve Williams and Scott Davies will both be riding for Team Bahrain McLaren, but for Williams just competing in a three-week Grand Tour has already been a major accomplishment and testament to teamwork, as he tells Owen Morgan. World Tour team cyclist Stevie Williams benefitted from a career-saving collaboration between Sport Wales and his Team Bahrain McLaren outfit which has helped him return from a long-term injury. One of Britain’s most promising young riders, Williams’ career had been put on hold for 18-months by a mystery knee problem shortly after signing for Team Bahrain McLaren – one of the sport’s top teams.
Chaz Davies signed off with Aruba.it Racing Ducati by storming to victory in the final World Superbikes race of the season in Estoril. The Knighton-born rider admitted there were tears on the grid before the start on the Portuguese track.
Tomas Francis will have more medals in mind this week as he prepares for a possible Heineken Champions Cup and English Premiership double with Exeter Chiefs. The Wales tight head prop will be missing from the international warm-up match with France in Paris this weekend because of club commitments. The Chiefs meet Wasps at Twickenham in what will be their fifth successive Premiership final.
Osian Pryce made a successful return to rallying after a coronavirus restriction-enforced eight-month layoff by finishing runner-up on the Goodwood SpeedWeek Super Special Stages. Contesting his first event in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, and without any pre-event testing, the 27-year old set second fastest time on all but one of the tight and technical stages to finish just 18.5 seconds behind WRC 2 regular Rhys Yates (Ford Fiesta R5).
Jake Smith admits he had his eye on smashing Steve Jones’ Welsh Half Marathon record with his astonishing run in Poland. The 22-year-old lowered the mark set by Jones at the Great North Run in 1986 by 28 seconds just a couple of weeks after qualifying as a Welsh runner.
New world No 2 Gerwyn Price avenged his defeat by Devon Petersen to reach the third round of the European Darts GP. The 35-year-old brushed aside the South African 6-2 in Sindelfingen having had a first-round bye.
Chaz Davies sealed third place in this season’s World Superbikes Championship after taking second in Estoril. The Knighton-born rider shrugged off losing his place at Aruba.it Racing Ducati for next season with a fine ride.
Cardiff’s Jake Smith smashed Welsh distance legend Steve Jones’ national record at the World Half Marathon Championships in Poland on Saturday morning. Bermuda-born Smith, who recently became Welsh qualified, clocked a spectacular time of 60:31 to claim 18th place overall in Gdynia.
Scott Davies and Stevie Williams will ride the Vuelta a Espana which starts on Tuesday. The duo will be part of the Team Bahrain McLaren line-up for the final Grand Tour of the season.
Covid-19 has wrecked havoc on grassroots sport all around Wales but Colwyn Bowmen have found a way to survive. While indoor sports are a no go zone during this pandemic Colwyn Bowmen are adapting to the new normal. Archery outside and arrow detectors are the way forward as chairman Rhys Evans tells Steffan Thomas. The […]
Abby Tyrrell has signed for Celtic Dragons for a third season in the Vitality Netball Superleague. The Manchester-born defender has become an established starter for the Dragons since joining the club.
There’s plenty of Welsh interest in the World Half Marathon Championships this weekend, though some of the faces might not have been the ones anyone was expecting. Clara Evans has hit the front with a late burst as she tells Owen Morgan. Clara Evans started the year targeting a place in the half marathon at the European Athletics Championships. On Saturday, she will line up at the rearranged World Half Marathon Championships in Poland alongside fellow Welsh international Kris Jones and Cardiff Athletics teammate Jake Smith.
Birmingham 2022 has published the Commonwealth Games schedule promising 12 days of action-packed competition. The organisers are hoping to attract the best from the Commonwealth despite COVID-19 causing havoc with the sporting schedule.
Charlotte Carey produced one of the performances of her international career to just miss out on the Spanish Masters title in Madrid. The Ebbw Vale-born star reached the final after beating three players ranked above her in the ITTF rankings.
New world No 2 Gerwyn Price will lead second-seed Wales at the Bet Victor World Cup of Darts next month. The 35-year-old will be joined by Jonny Clayton in the 32-team event at the Salzburgarena in Austria on 6-8 November.