Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut has admitted morale in his squad is fragile after their latest setback. The Bluebirds were hammered 4-1 at Norwich City to make it three defeats in a row and six in their last seven games. It is a run that has seen Bulut’s team fall from play-off contention to the edge of  the relegation scrap – just eight points above the drop zone with 14 matches still to play.

Keiron Assiratti wants to show Wales can add some bite to their bark in Dublin next week. So far, Wales have threatened but not delivered after two defeats in the opening rounds of the Six Nations. Now, Assiratti is ready for big dogs Ireland after time spent mulling over his future with his pet sausage dog, Pixie.

Angry Luke Williams has hit out at his Swansea City players for being “too scared” to take the initiative when they draw level with opponents. Williams was reflecting on his players’ response after they drew level at 1-1 with Ipswich Town on Saturday, before eventually losing 2-1. It’s a defeat that leaves the head coach still searching for a home win, with just one victory achieved in seven league matches since he took over.

Jeremiah Azu claimed domestic gold in Birmingham on Saturday, but the Cardiff sprinter has his sights set on global glory this year. The 2022 British 100m champion added 60m gold to his growing medal collection at a sold out Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships. Victory secured Azu a place at next month’s World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow.

When Wales do their homework on new Irish outside half Jack Crowley they won’t have to look far for insight. Four years ago the Munster man steered the Ireland U20 team to a convincing 36-22 win over Wales in Cork, converting four of his side’s five tries and adding a penalty for good measure.

Lance Bradley is a man on a mission to usher in a successful new era for the Ospreys both on and off the field. The former Gloucester boss has only been in position as chief executive of the Welsh BKT United Rugby Championship outfit for some six weeks.

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has announced a four-year £6m investment package into its top-flight men’s league, the Cymru Premier. It is being described as the single biggest investment into the league since it was formed in 1992.

Gerwyn Price gained revenge against Luke Littler but was unable to make another final of the last leg of darts’ Premier League. Price had lost his previous two matches against the 17-year-old World Championship runner-up, but knocked him out of the quarter-final at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, 6-5.

We are now midway through the BKT URC campaign, with all 16 teams having played the first nine of their 18 regular season matches. So as the league returns this weekend with Round 10, how have the Welsh sides fared so far?

A 27-metre platform perched above the Doha Old Port was Aidan Heslop’s launchpad for a first high diving world championship title which one day the young Team Wales star hopes may be a milestone on the way to an Olympic gold. Heslop’s final dive on Thursday was a thing of vertiginous beauty – a forward launch, four somersaults and three-and-a-half twists pike rated the toughest in the business.

Erol Bulut has admitted a total of three goals all season from his main Cardiff City strikers “should be a little more than that.” The Bluebirds manager knows the goal return his team are currently supplying looks more like that of a relegation team, rather than one seeking the promotion play-offs.

Medi Harris has added a silver medal at the Aquatics World Championships in Doha to her growing collection. The Welsh swimmer was part of the Great Britain relay quartet that finished second in the 4x200m women’s freestyle final on Thursday.

Aidan Heslop produced a stunning final dive to be crowned World Champion in Doha.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has revealed the English side of his family convinced him he should wear the red rose rather than the red jersey of Wales. Feyi-Waboso knew the time to choose between England and Wales would come but not quite so soon.

Adam Beard says Wales can upset the odds and pull of a huge shock by beating Guinness Six Nations title favourites Ireland in Dublin next week. Wales have not won a Six Nations game at the Aviva Stadium since 2012, drawing one and losing four of the subsequent meetings.

Matt Richards and Medi Harris have picked up a bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. The Team Wales pair were part of the Great Britain mixed 4x100m medley relay team that finished third in a time of three minutes 40.22 seconds.

Keelan Giles has been backed to deliver more match-winning moments for the Ospreys after the wing was one of three players to sign a new deal to remain at the region. Giles, Max Nagy and Tom Botha have all agreed new contracts that will keep them at the Ospreys after this season.

Matt Richards is safely through to the 100m freestyle semi finals at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. The Wales Commonwealth Games star and 200m world champion finished in the fourth fastest time across the heats to teka his place in Wednesday afternoon’s semi-finals.

Erol Bulut has admitted Cardiff City are paying the price for missed chances after their promotion hopes took another nosedive. The Bluebirds’ 2-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion leaves them back in 14th spot in the Championship, a distant eight points off the play-off places.

Ioan Lloyd feels he has benefited from the presence of former international half-backs Neil Jenkins and Rob Howley in adapting to life as Wales’ number 10. Lloyd helped orchestrate Wales’ thrilling fightback from 27-0 adrift in their opening Guinness Six Nations game against Scotland, after going on as replacement for an injured Sam Costelow.