The man in the middle is often the oldest man on the rugby field, unless it’s a game controlled by Welsh referee Ben Connor.

Taulupe Faletau was considered a long shot for another Lions tour, but injuries to others could yet open the door to trip number four.

It was not to be for Mark Williams, but the oldest finalist in history won plenty of new admirers, even if he couldn’t win the title.

The eyes of the jumps world were on Ireland this week, but leading Welsh jockeys still had their say. The Racing Post's James Stevens on the weekend's action.

Ben Davies has spent more than a decade with Tottenham but might be on the move at the end of the season as Ian Mitchelmore explains.

Mark Williams let Judd Trump get slightly away from him at the end of their opening session in the semi-final of the World Championships in Sheffield.

Alan Sheehan has gone from No.2 to No.1 for the first time in his coaching career - but believes he had served his time before taking the helm at Swansea City.

There are six stages of relegation grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, and finally, renewal of League One season tickets. Ian Mitchelmore takes stock.

He’s at it again . . . Mark Williams is into the semi-finals of snooker’s World Championship and is chasing a fourth title.

Alan Sheehan has been given his first contract as a head coach after Swansea City's confirmation his Championship rescue mission has been rewarded with a three-year deal.

Former Ospreys and Dragons coach Lyn Jones is a man with a mission . . . to raise funds to combate the illness he says changed his life.

Wrexham are history-makers and pioneers thanks to three successive promotions. But Ian Mitchelmore argues their real novelty lies in the attitude of their investor-owners.

Mark Williams has won the world title three times - 2000, 2003 and 2018 - but the old passions are burning brightly again at The Crucible.

Wrexham’s coolest - Winter Olympics bronze medallist Laura Deas - is looking for a new gig after hanging up her sled at the age of 36. Rob Cole reports.

Three days after his team were relegated to League One, Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has tried to address the anger and frustration of Bluebirds fans.

Next season, Cardiff City will be playing Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale, Stevenage and Crawley Town as they count the cost of relegation to League One.

Merthyr are the WRU Admiral Premiership champions with three matches still to go this season, but no-one able to catch them.

Sean Bowen joined the immortals when he was crowned champion jump jockey. The Racing Post's James Stevens salutes the journey of an eight-year-old with an allergy to horses, to the top of his sport.

Played five, lost five -- just like the men's senior team - it was been a miserable Six Nations season for Wales women, but their coach, Sean Lynn, insists the answers are in their own hands.

No many Welsh teams beat Leinster and the Scarlets hadn't managed it for seven years. But a win over the Irish giants has revived the Scarlets' hopes of making the URC play-offs.

Wrexham are up and will be playing Championship football next season. But they won’t be chasing superstars to take them to the Premier League

He was written off by some as too old and too prone to injuries, but Taulupe Faletau is proving there is life in the old Lion yet, as Simon Thomas reports.

Cardiff City are down, condemed to relegation and unable even to take their fight to the final game. Jake Maddaford was on hand to witness the final agonies

He's no Flash Harry, but he is the nearest thing Wales have to a magical matchwinner since the departure of Gareth Bale. Ian Mitchelmore salutes the return of Fulham's Harry Wilson.