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Will Rowlands Insists The Buck Stops With Players As Wales Face A Dozen Straight Defeats
Will Rowlands accepts that Wales find themselves in “a brutal situation” as they prepare to face South Africa following 11 successive Test defeats and raging speculation about their head coach’s future. Wales and Warren Gatland are behind the eight-ball ahead of an Autumn Nations Series finale that has landslide defeat written all over it.
Dion Regan And Isobel Kelly Win For Wales . . . And Follow Rory McIlroy
Wales Golf squad16-year-old Dion Regan has won the biggest title of his career at the Faldo Junior Tour European Grand Final, following in the footsteps of the likes of Rory McIlroy and Mel Reid. It was also a Wales double with Isobel Kelly winning the Under 21 Girls category, at the 28th Grand Final of the series, started by six-time Major champion Sir Nick Faldo to develop the champions of tomorrow.
Omer Riza Says It’s Business As Usual At Cardiff City . . . Uncertainty
Omer Riza appears happy enough with his trip to Malaysia to meet Vincent Tan – even though he did not return with a signed contact as the new permanent Cardiff City manager. Instead, Riza remains in interim charge of the Bluebirds as they prepare to face Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday lunchtime.
Chepstow Racecourse: Preview And Tips For Friday’s Seven-Race Jumps Card
Chepstow Racecourse hosts its latest Jumps card on Friday afternoon with a seven-race offering at the track as the cold snap sweeps across Britain. Racing will get underway at 12.30pm with a two mile and three furlong maiden hurdle in class four before the last race of the day heads off at 3.59pm as a field of 14 take on the Bumper - a Flat race run over Jumps rules.
Sam’s The Man For Warren Gatland . . . At Least For This Weekend
Warren Gatland has handed the keys to No.10 to Sam Costelow and told him: No pressure, mate! None at all, except for the fact that Costelow will start at outside-half in a Wales team that has lost its previous 11 matches, is facing world champions South Africa, and has been selected by a coach who may be one defeat away from the sack.
Derby Winner Geoff Lewis Honoured At Welsh Horse Racing Awards
Geoff Lewis – the only Welsh jockey ever to ride a winner of the Derby – has picked up another trophy to add to his collection. The 88-year-old – winner of the 1971 Derby on Mill Reef – was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Welsh Horse Racing Awards in Cardiff on Thursday night.
Rob Howley still believes Warren Gatland is “the best coach in the world” and is backing him to pull Wales out of their worst losing run in their history. If the world champions South Africa end their international season with a win in Cardiff on Saturday it will condemn Wales to their 12th defeat in a row and make it the first winless year for the national side since 1937.
Warren Gatland And Craig Bellamy . . . Wales Coaches At Opposite Ends Of The Sporting Spectrum
Craig Bellamy and Warren Gatland have more in common than simply being current Wales national coaches. They now share a similar history in their opening half a dozen matches in charge of their respective teams, games in which they both hit the ground, running - hard.
Royal Porthcawl To Be Part of Record Prize Tour For 2025
The world’s top female golfers will compete for a record £103million ($131m) next season, Tour officials have announced - including a tournament in Wales. The total prize fund for the LPGA tour’s 75th season represents an increase of 13 million dollars (£10.2million) from 2024.
Liam Cullen Believes Wales Momentum Under Craig Bellamy Can Roll On To World Cup
Wales striker Liam Cullen is celebrating what he called a “perfect start” under new manager Craig Bellamy, crediting the team’s progress as a stepping stone toward securing World Cup qualification. Swansea forward Cullen netted his first two international goals as Wales bounced back from an early deficit to claim a 4-1 victory over Iceland in the Nations League on Tuesday.
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Kalifa Returns To Wales For Superleague Netball Clash
Kalifa McCollin , the shooting star who shone for Celtic Dragons last season, returns to South Wales on Monday evening.
The 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago is in the benecosMavericks team for their Vitality Netball Superleague match against Dragons at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff (Monday, 7pm).
McCollin, who started... Read More
Captain Suzy Excited For New Celtic Dragons Season
Suzy Drane will captain Celtic Dragons for their 2018 Vitality Netball Superleague season.
The first round of fixtures are in February and Dragons open their campaign with back-to-back home fixtures.
benecosMavericks are visitors to Cardiff on Monday, February 12 followed by Team Bath on the following Saturday (both 7pm).
“I’m excited to be... Read More
Celtic Dragons' Back-To-Back Home Matches Over Bank Holiday Weekend
Celtic Dragons play two Vitality Netball Superleague matches in three days over the Bank Holiday weekend.
They take on Manchester Storm next Saturday and Hertfordshire Mavericks on the following Monday (both 4pm).
Dragons still have five home fixtures to play at their Sport Wales National Centre headquarters in Cardiff, while there are... Read More
Dragons Take On Bath Team 'Hurting' After Four Successive Defeats
Celtic Dragons are out to inflict more pain on Vitality Netball Superleague rivals Team Bath.
Anna Stembridge, Bath’s head coach, admits her players are ‘hurting’ after a run of four successive defeats, but says they have not given up on a place in the end-of-season play-offs.
Dragons and their Green Army fans... Read More
Celtic Dragons Welcome Severn Stars To Cardiff On Monday
Celtic Dragons will be seeing Stars at the National Sports Centre of Wales on Bank Holiday Monday.
They take on Worcester-based Severn Stars (7pm), who are coached by former Australian international Mo’onia Gerrard.
Head coach Trish Wilcox and her players are aiming for a second successive Vitality Netball Superleague win after their... Read More
Celtic Dragons Come Home To Cardiff In Superleague Netball
Celtic Dragons are aiming to spring a Vitality Netball Superleague surprise in Cardiff on Monday evening.
The Welsh club are at home against Loughborough Lightning, who have a 100 per cent record this season.
Dragons have yet to earn their first victory, but they have spent a long time on the road... Read More
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