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Carl Llewellyn’s greatest day

04/04/1992

Carl Llewellyn distinguished himself at Aintree not once, but twice as he won the Grand National. Not only that, both his wins came on exactly the same date – 4 April. The years were 1992 on Party Politics and 1998 on Earth Summit. His first win earned owner Patricia Thompson £99,943. Party Politics came in

Giggs shoots Gunners out of FA Cup

14/04/1999

Ryan Giggs scored one of the greatest goals in FA Cup history in the last FA Cup semi-final replay when Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-1 at Villa Park on Wednesday, 14 April, 1999. The top two team in the Premiership couldn’t be separated when they met in the semi-final at Villa Park on 11 April.

Ludlow leads from the front as Arsenal take Europe by storm

29/04/2007

Welsh women’s footballing superstar Jayne Ludlow led the Arsenal Ladies side to their first Uefa Women’s Cup title on Sunday, 29 April, 2007. After a 1-0 home win, the North London club went to northern Sweden and took the title after a 0-0 second leg. Arsenal became the fourth team to lift the European crown,

Joe Ledley steers Cardiff back to Wembley

06/04/2008

Joe Ledley was the Cardiff City hero as his ninth minute goal gave the Championship side a 1-0 win over Barnsley in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday, 6 April, 2008, to steer them into their first final in 81 years. Cardiff City: Enckelman, McNaughton (Ramsey 47), Johnson, Loovens, Capaldi, Ledley, Rae, McPhail, Sinclair (Thompson

Bale scores Cup final scorcher against Barca

16/04/2014

On 16 April, 2014, Gareth Bale used his pace, power and awesome ability to score a vital goal to give Real Madrid the lead in the Copa del Rey final against arch-rivals Barcelona. No wonder they broke the bank to buy him. Take a look at the goal HERE

‘Marvellous Monday’

09/04/2018

Monday, 9 April, 2018, will go down in Welsh sporting history as ‘Marvellous Monday’ on the Gold Coast, a day on which Wales won three gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. The gold rush began with bowlers Dan Salmon and Marc Wyatt in the men’s pairs. Then Hollie Arnold smashed the world record with her

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