Dai Young has told his Cardiff players their shock victory over Leinster must not be a one-off. Jarrod Evans’ late penalty gave his side a memorable first victory over the URC champions for 12 years as Cardiff won 29-27 at the Arms Park at the weekend. It came on the same day the Ospreys beat Edinburgh 23-19 and although both opponents were shorn of their Six Nations stars, the results proved the Welsh regions are capable of achieving notable victories when they are also without their international stars.

Cardiff City manager Steve Morison insists his new goal hero Jordan Hugill is not a replacement for Kieffer Moore and he would like to pair the strikers together. Hugill scored six minutes into his Bluebirds debut as Cardiff won for the first time in seven games to ease their relegation fears with a 2-1 win at home to Nottingham Forest on Sunday. The Norwich City striker – who joined Cardiff on loan on Saturday after a barren spell at West Brom in the first half of the season – is viewed by many of the club’s fans as a likely replacement for Moore, who they fear will be sold on deadline day.

Max Watters was left feeling mad with frustration by his first spell at Cardiff City – but hopes his second will be a smoother ride. The striker was sent out on loan by former Bluebirds boss Mick McCarthy last summer, even though Watters had only just arrived for £1m from Crawley. Now, current Cardiff manager Steve Morison is hoping Watters’ recent flood of six goals in six games at MK Dons can help the Welsh strugglers to a vital victory at home to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Welsh women’s sprinting is hitting top gear at just the right time with a busy six months of championship sprinting ahead. The first day of the Welsh Indoor Championships in Cardiff saw the speedsters leading the way on a thrilling afternoon of athletics. Fittingly the final race of the day was decided by a photo finish as Hannah Brier edged out Mica Moore by just 0.02 of a second in the 60m.

Lowri Howie is a few years away from making the Winter Olympics, but time flies when you’re skiing downhill. The 11-year-old from Harlech in Gwynedd is one of Wales’ most talented young skiers and has been making a big impact with North Wales Snowsports Club as well as out in Austria, where she became the current U10 Welsh and English Alpine champion. For the time being, though, – like millions of others – Lowri will be following the Winter Olympics on TV when the event begins in Beijing on February 4.

Swansea City appear resigned to the fact that Jamie Paterson has played his final game for the club. But the midfielder – who has been the subject of two unsuccessful bids from Queens Park Rangers – will not be allowed to leave in this transfer window unless the London club improve their offer. It is understood that the Swans want £750,000 for Paterson, who head coach Russell Martin had hoped would have revered his decision to down tools.

Josh Turnbull admits whichever back row trio Leinster throw at Cardiff on Saturday night, his team will be in for a testing evening. The Cardiff skipper has been around long enough to recognise that when it comes to filling their slots at the back of the scrum, the Dublin-based province seem to have a supply chain as prolific as the city’s breweries. Their likely trio to face Wales next week won’t be there as Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier and Jack Conan are safely tucked up in the Ireland team hotel.

By Gareth James Sport Wales has welcomed the announcement of an additional investment of £4.5m from the Welsh Government to support the improvement and development of sport and leisure facilities in the length and breadth of Wales. The umbrella governing body believe the additional investment will contribute to the ambition for every person in Wales […]

By David Williams Ross Moriarty will make his first appearance for three months after returning from injury to captain the Dragons for their crucial United Rugby Championship clash with Benetton at Rodney Parade on Friday night. The back-row forward has been temporarily released from Wayne Pivac’s squad in order to get some crucial game time […]

By Lucy Rees The Hundred will return to Cardiff in 2022 – after its off-field success in the inaugural year – with the Welsh Fire teams desperate to improve their finish on the leaderboards. After an encouraging start to their season, Welsh Fire men finished seventh out of eight teams, while the women were rock […]

Newport County manager James Rowberry believes landing Crystal Palace striker Rob Street could prove a one-way ticket towards promotion. County – who are currently third in League Two after their midweek win at Leyton Orient – have signed Street on loan from Palace until the end of the season. The 20-year-old – who has been an unused substitute in two Premier League games for Patrick Vieira’s side this season – will provide another striking option alongside County’s leading 20-goal striker Dom Telford and Courtney Baker-Richardson.

By Adam Cleary Ryan Wilkins has had to grow up quickly this season, so a Thursday night match in front of the cameras against Ebbw Vale should hold few fears. The 19-year-old centre went from the Indigo Welsh Premiership to trying to stop Antoine Dupont and Marcus Smith in the Heineken Cup and now he […]

Dan Biggar has told Wales fans to ignore the bookies and enjoy the ride as he gets set to lead the Six Nations champions in defence of their trophy. Despite winning the tournament last year, Wales arrive at this season’s staging as only fourth favourites behind France, England and Ireland. Wayne Pivac’s side go into the annual contest on the back of a thrilling autumn win against Australia, although injuries have hit them hard.

Russell Martin has praised his Swansea City players’ character as they made it three matches unbeaten in the past 10 days. The Swans head coach was happy enough to take a point from a 0-0 draw at promotion-chasing Queens Park Rangers, which backed up a weekend victory over Preston. The visitors had midfielder Flynn Downes sent off in added time after a clash with Charlie Austin, but the 10-men hung on to cut the gap between themselves and sixth-placed Huddersfield to 12 points with three games still in hand.

Dai Burchell is riding into the sunset, but not before one of Welsh horse racing’s greatest characters has dispensed some advice for those left behind. The legendary trainer – who will turn 85 on February 4 – can hardly be described as moving gently into retirement, either. At Fakenham the other day, in what was likely to be his penultimate meeting as a licensed trainer, he had yet another winner. The aptly named Good Impression won a two-mile novice handicap hurdle to give Dai his 435th career victory. Few would bet against a 436th at Uttoxeter at the end of January when the curtain finally falls.

Mica Moore has sprinted at the Commonwealth Games, bobsleighed at the Winter Olympics and stepped into the boxing ring for a charity bout. The multi-talented sportswoman even tackled an obstacle course in Argentina to win the BBC’s Winter Wipeout TV show as a teenager. But despite her varied sporting exploits, the 29-year-old is genuinely excited about her latest challenge as part of the Welsh team taking part in next month’s innovative new indoor athletics international in Glasgow.

Ryan Giles could be heading back to Cardiff City with Wolves reported to be keen to allow him to return to the Bluebirds. The winger was arguably Cardiff’s most consistent attacking performer in the first half of the Championship campaign when he provided nine assists in 21 games in his first loan spell. Now, it seems Wolves are willing for Giles to go back and complete the season with Steve Morison’s side with the Cardiff manager having already expressed his desire to re-hire the 21-year-old.

By Rob Carbon Ospreys prop Ma’afu Fia has called on Welsh rugby to help support his homeland of Tonga in the wake of the volcanic eruption in the South Seas. Fia wants governing bodies to help arrange benefit games aimed at raising cash for his island nation which has been covered in ash and where […]

By Steffan Thomas Seb Davies insists his “awesome” Cardiff teammate James Ratti can make a massive impact on the international stage. Ratti was the shock selection in Wayne Pivac’s Wales squad for the Six Nations, with the 24-year-old having only recently converted from a second row to a No 8. But Davies is confident he […]

By Andrew Penman Russell Martin has promised to add more firepower to his Swansea City squad in the final few days of the transfer window. The Swans head coach wants to bring in more competition for 13-goal top scorer Joel Piroe. Martin’s side have recovered well from a poor run of results to respond with […]