A sports face guard for a sports headgear, the sports face guard comprising: a plurality of interconnected wires; an interconnected double bar wire assembly characterized by comprising; a first tapered wire having a base end and a tip end; and a second wire element, and wherein the first tapered wire is disposed adjacent to the second wire element; the first tapered wire of the double bar wire assembly having a base end and a tip end, wherein a cross section of the first tapered wire comprises: a first longest dimension, the first longest dimension of the cross-section of the wire being in a direction of a major axis of the wire; a second longest dimension, the second longest dimension of the cross-section of the wire being in a direction that is perpendicular to the major axis of the wire, the second longest dimension being less than the first longest dimension; wherein the first longest dimension is between 3mm and 15 mm, and a ratio between the first longest dimension and the second longest dimension is greater than 1.2; wherein the surface of the wire, when divided into two part surfaces (S1 and S2) by a straight line crossing the end points (a, b) of the second longest dimension, comprises: a first tapered surface and a second base surface, the first tapered surface having a larger area than the second surface and comprising a tip end with an end point (c) of the first longest dimension; wherein a distance from the end point (c) to the straight line is longer than a distance from the second surface to the straight line a first tapered surface being larger and extending further away from the straight line; and a second base surface being smaller and extending closer to the straight line. a plurality of interconnected wires; an interconnected double bar wire assembly characterized by comprising; a first tapered wire having a base end and a tip end; and a second wire element, and wherein the first tapered wire is disposed adjacent to the second wire element; a first longest dimension, the first longest dimension of the cross-section of the wire being in a direction of a major axis of the wire; a second longest dimension, the second longest dimension of the cross-section of the wire being in a direction that is perpendicular to the major axis of the wire, the second longest dimension being less than the first longest dimension; wherein the first longest dimension is between 3mm and 15 mm, and a ratio between the first longest dimension and the second longest dimension is greater than 1.2; wherein the surface of the wire, when divided into two part surfaces (S1 and S2) by a straight line crossing the end points (a, b) of the second longest dimension, comprises: a first tapered surface and a second base surface, the first tapered surface having a larger area than the second surface and comprising a tip end with an end point (c) of the first longest dimension; wherein a distance from the end point (c) to the straight line is longer than a distance from the second surface to the straight line a first tapered surface being larger and extending further away from the straight line; and a second base surface being smaller and extending closer to the straight line.