Wales

Foketi, 31, was born in New Zealand before his family moved to Australia. He played for Australia Under-20s and made his Super Rugby debut for Melbourne Rebels in 2014 before leaving to play for French side Bayonne later that year. Foketi returned to New Zealand where he played a couple …

Cyhoeddi podlediad newydd sbon gyda Trystan ac Emma. BBC News

Former Wales head coach Wayne Pivac says Welsh rugby would be in a “different state right now”, had a proposed Ospreys and Scarlets merger taken place in 2019. The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) will this month outline how they plan to cut a professional men’s side by 2028, with Ospreys …

Pivac has signed a contract as first-team head coach with the Italian club until June 2028, with the option of two further seasons. “After Japan, we had come back to New Zealand with a view of just sort of semi-retiring,” said Pivac. “I’ve been helping the local club with coaching …

Mae dynes o Gilgerran yn Sir Benfro yn gobeithio cwblhau her triathlon eithriadol o anodd, er mwyn codi arian i ddiolch am y driniaeth a gafodd merch fach gan ysbyty. Cafodd Efa o Sir Gâr – sydd bellach bron yn ddwy oed – ddiagnosis o gyflwr difrifol ar ei phenglog …

Many will remember the Martyrs for producing one of Wales’ most famous results in Europe, defeating Italian top-flight side Atalanta 2-1 in the first leg of the 1987 European Cup Winners’ Cup first round thanks to goals from Kevin Rogers and Ceri Williams. Merthyr would lose the second leg 2-0 …

Dywedodd David ei fod yn “syfrdan”, ac iddo adael ei waith yn gynnar. “Rwy’n dal i fethu deall y peth,” meddai. Dywedodd bod Amlosgfa Gwent yn “ymddiheuro’n fawr” ac wedi dweud bod ymchwiliad yn cael ei gynnal. Fe gyflwynodd gŵyn i Co-op Funeralcare, ac fe gafodd alwad yn ddiweddarach lle …

John Bishop’s ashes were scattered by Gwent Crematorium without permission and in the wrong place. BBC News

Mae cyn-chwaraewr Cymru a chyn-reolwr Abertawe Kenny Jackett wedi marw yn 64 oed. Cafodd Jackett ei eni yn Watford, ond roedd yn gymwys i gynrychioli Cymru trwy ei dad, ac aeth ymlaen i ennill 31 cap rhwng 1982 a 1988. Bu’n cynrychioli Watford trwy gydol ei yrfa fel chwaraewr, cyn …

Mae Aur Bleddyn yn guradur llawrydd, ac yn credu y byddai oriel angor yn hwb i artistiaid, yn ogystal ag ymwelwyr. “Dwi’n meddwl bydd o’n rhywbeth fydd twristiaid yn chwilio am, ond yn beth rili hanfodol ar gyfer artistiaid ar gychwyn eu gyrfa, lle maen nhw’n chwilio am ysbrydoliaeth ac …

It is the only house left in the village and auctioneers have set its guide price at £35,000. BBC News

A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales. BBC News

Wales began their quest for a third World Cup of Darts title with a convincing win over Lithuania. Jonny Clayton and tournament newcomer Nick Kenny beat Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas 4-1 on the opening day of the tournament in Frankfurt, Germany. Wales, who are having to go through group …

Residents in the area do not want a store on land separating Llantwit Major and Llanmaes. BBC News

Ar y llaw arall, croesawodd Cymdeithas Arweinwyr Ysgolion a Cholegau (ASCL) Cymru y cynnydd yn y cymelliadau. Dywedodd cyfarwyddwr y corff, Claire Armitstead, ei bod yn gobeithio y bydd y newid yn arwain at fwy o raddedigion yn dewis addysgu, “yn enwedig mewn pynciau lle mae prinder mawr o athrawon”. …

Trainee secondary teachers in maths, Welsh and science will see incentives rise to £20,000. BBC News

Teenager Ruby Evans has had a brilliant 12 months. In October 2025, she won silver in the floor exercise at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Indonesia. And in March this year she became the first Welsh athlete in more than 50 years to win the all-around title at the …

Baker first joined the Exiles on loan from Stoke in January 2023 and returned for a second spell the following season, helping the club go on a lucrative FA Cup run that was ended by Manchester United. The defender, who was occasionally deployed in midfield, signed a permanent move from …

Dywedodd ffynhonnell fod pleidlais mewn cyfarfod o bwyllgor gweithredol y blaid yng Nghymru, a gafodd ei gynnal ddydd Sadwrn, wedi pleidleisio o drwch blewyn o 12-11 o blaid amserlen mis Tachwedd. Dywedodd y ffynhonnell fod angen arweinydd parhaol yn ei le cyn gynted â phosibl er mwyn osgoi i Lafur …

Jordan Willetts drove off after the incident before handing himself in to police two days later. BBC News