Fred Davies – who died last week at the age of 81 – was a former Cardiff City goalkeeper, who claimed a notable hat-trick for the club. He also crossed the great divide to join the coaching staff at Swansea City, but then enjoyed success as a manager in his own right with Shrewsbury, as Terry Phillips outlines. Fred Davies was a no-nonsense, no frills goalkeeper when former Cardiff City Jimmy Scoular splashed out £10,000 to bring him from Wolverhampton Wanderers to South Wales. Liverpool-born Davies made more than 100 first team appearances for the Bluebirds and played a key role in three Welsh Cup triumphs.

Geraint Thomas came safely through another sprint stage on the Tirreno-Adriatico race in Italy. The Welsh ace crossed the line after the 201km from Camaiore to Follonica in 22nd spot in the same time as Germany’s Pascal Ackermann who won his second stage in a row.

Ioan Lloyd is the latest in a long line of players who have graduated to professional rugby from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf in Cardiff. The Wales Under 20 star has recently been making a name for himself with Pat Lam’s Bristol Bears and is widely acknowledged as one of the brightest young prospects in the […]

Christian Doidge has been told to keep scoring in Scotland and his chance for Wales will come. The Hibernian striker missed out on selection for the Nations League squad as manager Ryan Giggs opted to recall Euro 2016 hero Hal Robson-Kanu as his back-up striker to Kieffer Moore. Robson-Kanu came on as a substitute for the final half-hour of the 1-0 victory over Bulgaria in Cardiff, but Hibs head coach Jack Ross still believes Cwmbran-born Doidge can force his way into the reckoning in time for the delayed Euro finals next summer.

Mark Richardson is the latest Cardiff Devils player to leave the club after agreeing a one season deal to play in Germany. The defenceman – the longest serving player at the club having racked up 13 seasons – is joining EC Bad Nauheim of the DEL2 in Germany.

In his first race for 12 months, Roger Thomas blew the cobwebs off his Ford Fiesta RX Supercar and got his coronavirus-delayed British Rallycross Championship campaign off to a flying start at Lydden Hill – although it was clutch failure in the final that was to ultimately deny him the top result he undoubtedly deserved. Despite the long lay-off, the Penrhiwllan-based driver was fast straight out of the box on the Bank Holiday event – setting impressive lap times in the opening free practice sessions in his four-wheel drive HT Installations-backed machine. Thomas continued to make good progress through the qualifying heats, before power-sliding his ex-Global Rallycross series car to second place in the semi-final.

Gleason Fournier’s five season spell at Cardiff Devils is over as he moves to join Italian outfit HC Bolzano. The defenceman leaves amid the continuing uncertainly when ice hockey will resume in Britain due to the coronavirus crisis.

Ethan Ampadu will gain vital Premier League experience after signing a season long loan deal with Sheffield United from Chelsea. The 19-year-old – who can play in a variety of positions in defence and midfield – has been a long-term target for Blades boss Chris Wilder.

Rallying and triathlon in Wales are awaiting the green light to host more meaningful races after the Anglesey Circuit in Ty Croes successfully ran a small scale outdoor event at the weekend and a duathlon went ahead in Pembrey. The races, featuring an increased number of attendees, were authorised by the Welsh government as part of its phased re-opening strategy in line with current Covid-19 restrictions. The 100-person “mass gathering” rallying event was made up of 50 race car drivers, accompanied by one mechanic.

Geraint Thomas finished safely in the front pack on the opening stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race in Italy. Wales’ 2018 Tour de France champ crossed the line in 31st spot in the same time as stage winner Pascal Ackermann.

Wales U21 defender Brandon Cooper admits Newport County manager Michael Flynn’s reputation for developing young players was a key factor in his loan move from Swansea City. The 20-year-old has joined on a season long deal just days after the exiles dumped their fellow Welsh outfit out of the EFL Cup with a stunning 2-0 win.

Morgan Gibbs-White has been backed to follow in the footsteps of Rhian Brewster and Conor Gallagher and bring some Premier League sparkle on loan at Swansea City. Despite the weekend setback of the Swans’ humbling 2-0 defeat at Newport County in the first round of the Carabao Cup, Swans boss Steve Cooper believes Gibbs-White – his loan signing from Wolves – can hit the ground running when the Championship starts on Saturday. But the Wolves tyro has been told there is no guarantee he will cut the mustard in the Championship despite the midfielder dropping down from Premier League level.

Sheyi Ojo says he aims to prove a point after joining Cardiff City on a season-long loan from Liverpool. The 23-year-old versatile forward is the Bluebirds third signing of the summer joining striker Kieffer Moore – who has been on international duty with Wales – and Arsenal loanee Jordi Osei-Tutu.

Ryan Giggs has hailed the impact of Neco Williams after the Liverpool teenager became the new hero of Welsh football. Williams scored his first senior goal to maintain Wales’ 100 per cent record in the Nations League after he came on to win his second cap as a 65th-minute substitute, then headed home Jonny Williams’ 94th-minute cross at the end of a stunning 23-pass move to give Wales a 1-0 win over Bulgaria in Cardiff. “Neco’s attitude is first-class, when you have a professional who wants to improve then you’ve got a chance,” Wales manager Giggs said after the 19-year-old full-back had secured Sunday’s last-gasp win.

Chaz Davies saw his hopes of another podium finish dashed as he crashed out of the World Superbikes Teruel Round while lying fourth. The 33-year-old had amassed two second place finishes and a third going into the final race of back-to-back weekends on the Motorland Aragon track.

Scoring points is all that matters in a considerably Covid-19 shortened World Rally Championship season – and when he discovered that his car wasn’t ideally set up for the conditions, that’s exactly what Elfyn Evans set out to achieve at Rally Estonia. This Toyota Gazoo Racing team had expected the gravel roads to be much faster than they had turned out to be, so with the Yaris WRC’s set up not ideal for the twistier and deeply rutted roads, it wasn’t easy for Evans to maintain a good fast rhythm.

Ryan Giggs has made two changes to his Wales team to face Bulgaria in Cardiff today, with David Brooks and Matt Smith coming into the side. The Wales boss has opted to rest Jonny Williams and Dylan Levitt from the team that won 1-0 in Finland on Thursday, with Bournemouth star Brooks making his first appearance since he played away against Hungary in June 2019. Brooks, who missed most of last season through surgery, has linked back up with Wales for the first time in 15 months after recovering from an ankle injury, which ruled him out of the opening Nations league fixture.

Tristan Abrahams was hailed as a striker of Championship quality after his two-goal performance helped Newport County secure another big knock-out shock against Swansea City. Abrahams struck twice in the first half to send Mike Flynn’s County into the second round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-0 victory over a poor Swansea side. It was League Two County who looked like they belonged in the second tier and not Swansea with striker Abrahams and captain Matty Dolan outstanding.

Neil Harris has questioned his players’ attitude just a week before the start of Cardiff City’s Championship season and told them they have to improve the “dirty” side of their game. The Bluebirds manager gave a withering assessment of his team’s display as they crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the first round stage with a 3-0 defeat at Northampton Town. Harris had no arguments over the convincing manner of the victory for the newly-promoted League One side.

Chaz Davies claimed another podium finish with third place in the Pirelli Teruel Round of the World Superbikes Championship at Motorland Aragon. The Powys flier flier up his two second places on the Spanish track – where he is a seven time winner – as Aragon hosted a round for the second weekend in a row.