By Tom Prosser Swansea City boss Russell Martin wants his side to the “dominant” team in Sunday’s South Wales derby against Cardiff and believes the make-up of the two teams is very different. “Every manager tries to find the best way to play for their team,” says Martin. “I’m not overly focused on the contrast of styles.

By Lucy Rees Wales coach Sarah Hale is keen to see how her team shape up against one of the world’s top netball nations after naming her squad to face South Africa later this month. Hale – who has named a squad of 12 for the international in Northern Ireland on October 24 – believes […]

By Tom Prosser Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy admits a defeat to arch rivals Swansea on Sunday would only “add fuel to the fire” regarding his own future at the club after a spell of five consecutive league defeats. “If you think I’m under any pressure other than wanting to win the game on Sunday, then no, I’m not feeling that,” explains the 62-year-old. “I feel for the lads because they always give everything.

On the eve of this year’s Cardiff Cross Challenge, Welsh Athletics has announced exciting plans to host the European Cross Country Championships.

Welsh hopes for securing a World Rally Championship crown will either have skidded off the road this weekend or still be firmly on track. Elfyn Evans needs points from the Rally of Spain and for his great rival Sebastien Ogier to be denied, as Paul Evans reports. Elfyn Evans is still capable of pulling off a minor miracle to become World Rally champion, according to Nicky Grist. Evans, from Dollgellau, has it all to do as he heads for the start line in Spain for the Rally de España on 14-17 October.

Christ Tshiunza may only have an hour of Premiership rugby under his belt, but the Welsh teenager could find himself playing against the world champion Springboks next month. The 19-year-old Exeter University student was the surprise package announced in Wayne Pivac’s Welsh squad for the four autumn internationals against the All Blacks, Springboks, Fiji and Australia. Born into a ‘French Christian family’ in the DR Congo, the 6ft 6in tall, 17st 7lbs giant came to the UK with his family when he was six.

By Paul Jones Swansea City manager Russell Martin says the international break has been a big help to his squad with Ryan Bennett, Oliver Ntcham and Michael Obafemi all using the time to get back up to full fitness ahead of Sunday’s South Wales derby against Cardiff City. The trio have linked up with Russell Martin’s squad as preparations continue for Sunday’s derby fixture following the international week. Bennett and Obafemi have not featured in the last four matches, with their last outings coming in the 3-3 draw with Luton Town in the middle of September.

By Lucy Rees The FAW have announced Gemma Grainger’s squad to face Slovenia and Estonia in the next part of their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign in a very different way as part of the lead up to the side’s 200th match. Back in September 1993, when some of the current squad weren’t […]

David Brooks has paid thanks to doctors and other medical staff at the Football Association of Wales for their role in detecting his cancer at an early stage. The 24-year-old Bournemouth and Wales forward withdrew from the most recent Wales squad because of illness and confirmed the significance of it on Wednesday in a statement on his social media channels. Brooks, who has won 21 Wales caps, is considered a key figure in the squad as a skillful and creative influence who the national management had hoped would soon rediscover the kind of form that made him a reported target for Manchester United before recent injury problems.

It seems a while since stadiums have been able to welcome crowds, so allowing spectators back into forests to watch a rally is long overdue – and finally it’s going to happen in Wales as spectators will be allowed to watch the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally on Saturday 30 October.

Wayne Pivac believes Wales have a unique talent in Christ Tshiunza – whether or not he is unleashed on opponents this autumn. Tshiunza was the shock selection in Pivac’s squad for the autumn Tests, although the head coach suggested the 19-year-old may, for the moment, be coming along just for the ride. The 6ft 6in, 17st 6lbs forward, who was born in the Congolese capital Kinshasa but moved to Cardiff as a child, has only played four times off the bench for Exeter Chiefs, but he did make a few dents for Wales U20s last season.

Like your sport raw, mud-splattered and breathless? Then head to Llandaff Fields in Cardiff on Saturday for the Cardiff Cross Challenge. Owen Morgan looks ahead to the event and a form of running that used to terrify him as well as plenty of others. Cross country. Two words guaranteed to trigger anxiety dreams from our […]

By Paul Jones Cardiff City striker Kieffer Moore has revealed he his going to change his style of play after becoming “super conscious” of getting booked when going for an aerial challenge, he is next in action for the Bluebirds in the South Wales derby on Sunday but will the fans see a different Moore in action. The 6ft 5in forward scored an early winner in Estonia on Monday to keep Wales in the hunt for a World Cup play-off place. But he later collected a second booking in qualification after contesting a high ball, meaning he will miss the Belarus game in Cardiff on November 13.

Wayne Pivac has been given the green light to drive straight through Wales 60-cap regulation and bring in Wasps’ Thomas Young for the autumn series. The Wales coach is set to include the Wasps back row star in his squad that will be announced on Wednesday afternoon for matches against New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji and Australia. Young only has three caps, leaving him way short of the 60-cap threshold for players based outside of Wales to gain selection.

By Paul Jones Wales legend Ieuan Evans will lead a new group tasked with the aim of looking into the feasibility of a Women’s British & Irish Lions team. The creation of a Women’s Lions team could provide a big opportunity for Wales players such as ‘try machine’ Jasmine Joyce, who represented Great Britain in rugby sevens at the recent Tokyo Olympics.  The 13-person group will be chaired by Evans, and is made up of experienced administrators from across professional rugby, business executives, as well as former international standard athletes from the world of sport.

Celtic Dragons will hope the addition of Lefebre Rademan will sharpen their shooting for the forthcoming 2022 Netball Superleague season. The 25-year-old South African international has been announced as a Dragons’ new signing after leaving London Pulse after just one season. Goal attack Rademan worked under new Dragons coach Danielle Titmuss at Pulse and will re-unite with her in Cardiff.

By Carl Field Welsh tumbler Megan Surman has been named in the British team for the 2021 Trampoline, Tumbling and DMT World Championships taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan next month. The 23-year-old, who is originally from Swansea and now trains out of City of Birmingham GC, was the women’s 17-21 World Age Group tumbling champion […]

By Tom Prosser Championship referee James Linington has been confirmed as the referee for Sunday’s South Wales derby between Swansea and Cardiff. This will be Linington’s first South Wales derby but he has taken charge of both teams on many previous occasions. Cardiff have a terrific record with Linington as referee, having won 16 of their 19 matches with him in the middle.

Aaron Ramsey praised Wales’ resilience after keeping World Cup qualification “in our hands” with a hard-fought 1-0 victory in Estonia. Kieffer Moore settled a physical contest in Tallinn, prodding home from close range in the 12th minute after Ramsey saw his goal-bound header blocked on the line. Wales remain third in Group E, level on points with the Czech Republic who beat Belarus 2-0 in Kazan.

When he was Wales U20 coach, Jason Strange seemed to be a man in hot demand after leading his age-group team to a Grand Slam in 2020. He was also at Cardiff Blues, but lasted just one season under former coach John Mulvihill. Now, a Grand Final winner with St. Helens, he tells Steffan Thomas he feels glad to have left Welsh rugby behind. Jason Strange has revealed how he turned down offers to return to rugby union to stay in league and insists the codes are poles apart. Strange left his role as Cardiff attack coach in 2019, just one year after taking the job, but admits it was a relief to depart Welsh rugby.