How Wales plan to defeat Japan

Wales’ coaches are sandpapering the grip off their rugby balls and turning up the thermostats to get the squad ready for their Japan tour.

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Spurs manager confident of keeping Gareth Bale

The Sun reports Andre Villas-Boas saying Spurs' future success depends on keeping Gareth Bale. Credit: www.thesun.co.uk

With the season now over, attention turns to the comings and goings from Premier League clubs over the summer - and Welsh star Gareth Bale is arguably British football's MVP - most valuable player.

The 23-year-old from Cardiff scored another stunning goal - his 26th of the season - to give Tottenham a 1-0 win over Sunderland, but it was not enough to win them a place in the Champions League for next season - meaning Bale will have to move to play for club football's top prize.

Asked if Bale would still be at Spurs next term, manager Andre Villas-Boas said: "Yes, that's the information we have. It is very, very difficult to lure a player of this dimension away. You have to hold onto your best assets."

Bale was named as footballer of the year by both fellow players, and football writers, this season - and been linked with a move to Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United or Manchester City - in a deal worth £50m plus.

The Telegraph reports that the Spurs manager is confident of keeping Bale. Credit: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Rhys Williams clocks fastest time in Europe in Loughborough Internationals

Rhys Williams in the hurdles heats at the Olympic Stadium Credit: Martin Rickett/PA Archive

Welsh athlete Rhys Williams has achieved the fastest time in Europe in the 400m hurdles at the Loughborough Athletics International.

The European champion clocked a personal best of 48.90secs.

The 29 year old has already booked his place at this year’s World Championships in Moscow and next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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Countdown begins to the Wales Rally GB

It's six months until the world rally championship comes to its climax in Wales - and today the brains and the bosses behind the championship annnounced a lot of changes.

This year - the 1,700 kilometer course starts and finishes in North Wales - and runs over routes some of which were last used in the Wales Rally GB fifty years ago, as Rob Shelley reports.

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