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Phil Parkinson Admits Wrexham Have To Take It On The Chin After FA Cup KO

Phil Parkinson Admits Wrexham Have To Take It On The Chin After FA Cup KO
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson has admitted his team have to “take it on the chin” after they were dumped out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle. Harrogate pulled off the biggest upset of the opening round on Sunday as the Sky Bet League Two side beat League One high-flyers Wrexham 1-0 to reach the second round.

Omer Riza Moves Closer To Cardiff City Job After Further Talks

Omer Riza Moves Closer To Cardiff City Job After Further Talks
Omer Riza has revealed he held “constructive talks” with Cardiff City’s board as he edges closer to his ambition of being given the manager’s job on a permanent basis. Cardiff scored two late goals to snatch a dramatic 2-1 win at home against promotion-chasing Norwich City at the weekend.

Filo Tiatia Set For Extended Run To Prove He Can Fire The Dragons

Filo Tiatia Set For Extended Run To Prove He Can Fire The Dragons
Filo Tiatia will be given a chance to prove he should be the man to step up and take permanent charge at the Dragons. The former All Blacks forward, who joined the Dragons as defence coach this summer, will now call the shots as interim head coach after their decision to part company with Dai Flanagan.

After Waiting Nine Hours For A Goal, Swansea City Boss Luke Williams Insists There Are More Coming

After Waiting Nine Hours For A Goal, Swansea City Boss Luke Williams Insists There Are More Coming
Luke Williams believes Swansea City’s previously shot-shy strikers can build on the club’s first goals for over nine hours. After failing to find the net throughout October, the Swans eventually ended their barren run when Zan Vipotnik turned in Ronald's cross to spark a 2-1 victory at Oxford United at the weekend.

Gareth Anscombe Targets 2027 World Cup As Latest Wales Comeback Takes Shape

Gareth Anscombe Targets 2027 World Cup As Latest Wales Comeback Takes Shape
It says much about Gareth Anscombe’s self-belief that he wants to play for Wales at the next World Cup. After all, the last tournament was only 12 months ago and it ended in another bitter injury nightmare for the 33-year-old outside-half.

Fiji Warm Up For Wales With Scotland Mission

Fiji Warm Up For Wales With Scotland Mission
Welsh fans will be able to join Warren Gatland and his squad in running the rule over next week’s opening opponents in the 2024 Autumn Nations Series when Fiji kick-off their tour with a clash with Scotland at Murrayfield this weekend. The side is drawn exclusively from their Super Rugby Pacifica team the Drua because the game falls outside the Test window.

Cardiff City Rule Out Talk Of Aaron Ramsey Comeback For Wales

Cardiff City Rule Out Talk Of Aaron Ramsey Comeback For Wales
Wales skipper Aaron Ramsey will miss his side’s push for promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League after being ruled out of their final two fixtures in Group B this month. The Cardiff City midfielder has already missed the last two games after picking up a hamstring injury after coming on as a replacement in the final 10 minutes of the 2-1 win in Montenegro in the second round match in Niksic on 9 September.

We’re Not Sexist . . . Just Incompetent, Insist WRU

We’re Not Sexist . . . Just Incompetent, Insist WRU
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has acknowledged it “needs to apologise” for threatening to pull the women’s team from competition, though the organisation denies any sexist intent behind its actions. According to a report by The Telegraph, the WRU allegedly warned the women’s team they could be withdrawn from the upcoming Rugby World Cup if they did not agree to new contract terms.

Tommy Reffell Happy To Face The Hairdryer Treatment For Leicester And Wales

Tommy Reffell Happy To Face The Hairdryer Treatment For Leicester And Wales
Tommy Reffell insists he will have no problem if Warren Gatland gives out the hairdryer treatment in the Wales dressing room this autumn. Reffell was one of the Leicester players who took a full blast of hot air from Tigers coach Michael Cheika recently.

Swansea City “Edge” Forward As Luke Williams Looks To Carry The Fight

Swansea City “Edge” Forward As Luke Williams Looks To Carry The Fight
When football managers – and rugby coaches – talk about training sessions having “an edge” about them, it normally only means one thing. There’s been a fight. It may not have been full-on, fists swinging, bare-knuckle bruising. But someone, somewhere has over-stepped the mark and tempers have boiled over. Nine times out of 10, managers love this kind of thing. It proves their players are more like thin, hungry dogs, than fat, sleepy cats and they look forward to unleashing the hounds on Saturday afternoon.

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Peake Bows Out With A Bronze

Pole vaulter Sally Peake won a bronze medal at the Muller British Athletics Championships on Saturday and promptly announced it would probably be the last time she competes at the Alexander Stadium event. Peake, who won a silver medal for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, made the announcement shortly... Read More

Welsh Athletics Looking For New Coaching Chief

Welsh Athletics will this month launch a hunt for a new Head of Coaching and Performance after Scott Simpson announced his departure from the top role. Having overseen the preparations for two Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow in 2014 and Gold Coast earlier this year, Simpson is moving to a new... Read More

Peake Soars On Debut As Cardiff's Women Hit The Heights

Cardiff AAC women's team celebrated the club's 50th anniversary in fine style on Saturday as they got their UK Women's Athletics League First Division season off to a winning start. There was a celebratory atmosphere in the air as the club hosted the women's fixture along with a men's British... Read More

Wales Owes A Debt To The Modern Day Alfs And Alfesses

With the Commonwealth Games poised to begin in Australia, Owen Morgan salutes the Welsh competitors who all put a shift in even before they get to the track, pool, or stadium. The athletic exploits of working class comic book hero Alf Tupper thrilled and enthralled generations of youngsters throughout the... Read More

Bethan Davies Breaks UK Record As She Steps Up The Pace For Gold Coast

Bethan Davies proved she is on course for a medal shot at the Commonwealth Games in two months’ time as she smashed another British record to strike gold over 5K at the British Indoor Championships on Sunday. The Cardiff race walker, who had joined in the 10th anniversary celebrations of parkrun... Read More

Gordon Wins In A Flash

Cardiff sprinter Sam Gordon saved the best until last as he rounded off a thrilling afternoon's action at the National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff with a record-breaking win in the men's 60metre sprint. The final event of the Welsh Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday saw Gordon lining up against... Read More
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