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Wrexham were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Sunderland in their final pre-season friendly ahead of the new season.

Phil Parkinson's side signed off from their three match tour of the United States in Philadelphia, hometown of the club's co-owner Rob Mac.

Nordi Mukiele put Sunderland ahead on 33 minutes with a fine finish from close range after good build up play by Habib Diarra and Brian Brobbey.

Four minutes later Wales forward Nathan Broadhead netted from new signing Daniel Imray's cross but his effort was ruled offside.

Libby Cacace fired across the face of goal while Broadhead's glancing header was well gathered by keeper Anthony Patterson.

Wrexham are away to Championship rivals Middlesbrough in the first round of the EFL Cup on Friday evening.

The Red Dragons begin their league campaign on Friday, 17 August away to Welsh rivals Cardiff City, newly promoted to the Championship.

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On a day dominated by Emma Finucane there were other Welsh riders in action.

Rhian Edmunds' Commonwealth Games campaign came to an abrupt end when the Welsh cyclist crashed heavily in her opening keirin heat on the final day of competition.

Edmunds, 23, was ruled out of the keirin repechage as she is not fit to race, meaning she leaves Glasgow with one gold and one bronze medal.

The crash also involved Scotland's Lauren Bell, who also was helped from the track after treatment.

William Salter, William Perrett and William Roberts qualified for the men's 40km points race.

Perrett finished sixth place, Roberts 11th and Salter 14th as the Isle of Mann's Matthew Bostock claimed gold.

Steffan Lloyd (sixth), Rhys Britton (11th) and Jonah Jenkins (13th) finished outside the medals in the men's 1,000m time trial final.

Lloyd was one of the men's team sprint riders, along with Lewis Oliva, who were on the start line on the opening line for the bronze medal race against Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday night but did not race.

This was because team-mate Ioan Hepburn was ruled out because of illness.

Lloyd backed the decision not to race but admitted it was a unique experience.

"I've had a bit of a funny few days," said Lloyd. "The team sprint, we had a high and then ended in a bit of a low.

"I don't know if it's happened before. We did the right thing. Our team-mate's health is top priority and I'm glad we didn't do it.

"But reflecting on it now, I got really hyped up for the race and then there was nothing.

"I've been struggling the past few days. I just sat down with my coach and team-mates and figured out maybe why I was feeling a bit off. Just acknowledging that has helped me.

"I've kind of figured out what that was and came back today and felt like myself and smashed it."

Anna Morris failed to add to her tally of two gold and one bronze as she finished outside the medals in the elimination race in sixth alongside Carys Lloyd (eighth) and Jessica Roberts (11th).

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Cyclist Emma Finucane will lead Wales out as her country's flag bearer at Sunday's Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.

The Welsh star has created history by becoming the first sprint cyclist to win four track gold medals at the same Commonwealth Games.

She added keirin success on Sunday to the golds she had already won in the team and individual sprints and 1,000m time trial.

Finucane is also Wales' most successful female athlete in Games history after overtaking Para-sprinter Olivia Breen, who held the record for two days.

Weightlifter David Morgan remains Wales' most successful Commonwealth Games athlete with nine golds and three silver.

The 23-year-old from Carmarthen won Wales' 31st medal of the Games with nine gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze.

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Ollie Barratt missed out on a judo bronze medal in the men's -100kg after losing to Cameroon's Franck Ulrick Tahman Zan in the bronze medal final.

His opponent claimed two Waza-ari to seal the contest, with Barratt crestfallen on the mat with his head in his hands.

Josh Whitehouse, who celebrated his 25th birthday today, bowed out of the men's +100kg at the repechage stage.

Team Wales won no medals in judo at these Games.