Welsh County Seeking New Coach as England Come Calling for Richard Dawson JUST when Glamorgan County Cricket Club appeared to have found some much-needed stability, the Welsh county is back in the market for a new head coach following the departure of Richard Dawson to join England’s Test cricket set-up. The former England off-spinner has […]
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Championship Hots Up For Welsh Trio
Swans, Wrexham & Bluebirds Back in Action For Demanding Tuesday Night Tests IT promises to be another fascinating evening of Championship football for Wales on Tuesday, October 13, with Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham all in action — although the three clubs have rather different ambitions as the season gathers momentum. While Swansea are […]
Wales v Albania World Cup Play-off
Wales Women Seek to Take Another Step Towards Historic World Cup Qualification WALES’ women footballers will be hoping to take another significant step towards a first appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup when they entertain Albania at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13, with kick-off at 7.15pm. And with tickets still available […]
Welsh Fight Queen Defends Crown
Lauren Price Brings World Championship Boxing Back to Cardiff — But Shields Showdown Stays on Ice WALES will once again take centre stage in women’s world championship boxing when Lauren Price returns to Cardiff to defend her world welterweight titles on Friday, November 20. But while a formidable Czech challenger stands between the undefeated Welsh […]
Wales & Pop Culture
Welsh Mythology Goes Global as Chinese Video Game Introduces Rhiannon IT is not every day that a character rooted in Welsh mythology makes an appearance in a Chinese video game, but that is precisely what has happened with Rhiannon, a mystical bird trainer in the internationally popular role-playing game Reverse: 1999. And her appearance could […]
Chicago Bears on Tour
American Football takes Welsh Castle by Storm CARDIFF CASTLE has welcomed kings, soldiers, politicians and tourists over the centuries. This weekend, it has Bears. The Chicago Bears, one of the oldest and most famous franchises in the National Football League, have brought a taste of the NFL to the heart of the Welsh capital as […]
Celebrating Four Decades on the Ice
Forty Years of the Devils: Dundee and Belfast Await in Anniversary Weekend CARDIFF DEVILS are in the middle of one of the biggest weekends in the club’s history. The 40th anniversary celebrations began on Friday night with a sold-out Evening with the Legends, bringing former players, coaches and club figures back together to reflect on […]
Welsh Racing Festival
Welsh Racing’s Award Winners Go Back to Work as Chepstow Festival Hots Up WELSH racing barely had time to put away the trophies before attention turned straight back to the track. Thursday night’s Welsh Horse Racing Awards at Chepstow celebrated some of the biggest names in the sport, with Sean Bowen named National Hunt Jockey […]
Posthumous Single for Dolly Parton
Poignant Release as Queen of Country Sings Jolene in Welsh FEW songs in country music are more instantly recognisable than Jolene. Now, more than half a century after Dolly Parton first recorded it, the song has acquired an extraordinary new chapter — in Welsh. A new bilingual version of Jolene, featuring Welsh singer-songwriter Bronwen Lewis, […]
Big Four Ready to Start Over
Back to Business: Wales’ League Clubs Return After Extended International Break FOR Wales manager Craig Bellamy, the extended international break may have felt like it went on forever. For Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy, it has been something rather different. Barry-Murphy has welcomed the rare opportunity to spend an uninterrupted period working with his players, […]