Full-back Dan Summerfield has rejoined Merthyr Town and goes straight into their squad for Saturday’s home match against Blackfield and Langley at the MetCoaches Stadium (3pm). “It’s great to have Dan back at the club,” said Martyrs player-manager Gavin Williams. “We’ve had a lot of injuries this season defensively and to have Dan back is […]

Man of the match Matt Pope led an astonishing Cardiff Devils fightback against Dundee Stars on a proud night for the Elite League play-off champions. Devils scored five goals in the final period to snatch victory and Pope was at the heart of their comeback, firing home twice in less than four minutes. “Pope’s contribution […]

Welsh fighter Jack Shore is feeling on top of the World – and he’s aiming to experience more of the same. The Abertillery warrior, newly promoted to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is undefeated after 12 fights and keen to maintain progress. He won 11 Cage Warriors contests and was crowned bantamweight champion before beating Nohelin Hernandez […]

As Typhoon Hagibis prepares to hit Japan, Dai Sport’s fan man in Japan has been looking at the skies and checking the tracking projections. That’s when Harri Morgan hasn’t been watching Wales, finding bars that actually show rugby, and sampling the local lemon-flavoured ale. I can vividly recall rolling into an internet cafe in Rotorua in New Zealand eight years ago, perhaps to the day, but probably not. Two days prior, Wales had defeated Ireland in Wellington to keep their World Cup train chugging.

The four World Cup ties may have been the biggest cricket matches played in Cardiff this year – but they were not the most significant. The final of the Cardiff Community Cohesion Cup was played between Cardiff Eagles and a Glamorgan/South Wales Police XI, which included ex-Glamorgan professionals Ian Thomas, Mark Frost, Mark Wallace and Gareth Rees, who competed to regain the title that the select XI won the previous year. Cardiff Eagles are a team which has come to together from Afghani, Pakistani and Indian Communities of Cardiff.

Undefeated Welsh flyweight Jay Harris is predicting an electric atmosphere at the iconic Ulster Hall for his IBF Inter-Continental title clash with Irish hero Paddy Barnes this evening. Commonwealth and EBU flyweight champion Harris (16-0, 8 KOs) collides with Ireland’s three-time Olympian Barnes at the famous Belfast venue. Ulster Hall has been Northern Ireland’s premier boxing venue for the past 60 years and has hosted many home-grown champions including Wayne McCullough and Barry McGuigan, as well as international legends like world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston.

North Wales distance runner Charlie Hulson travels south to a happy hunting ground on Saturday to line up for the annual Cardiff Cross Challenge. Last Sunday, the Liverpool Harrier clinched the Welsh half marathon title on the streets of the capital in a new personal best time. And this weekend he will be looking to emulate the success he enjoyed in the city’s parkland when he won the senior men’s race at the 2018 edition of the Cardiff Cross Challenge.

Dan Biggar is on the road to recovery to face France in the World Cup quarter-finals, according to Wales coach Warren Gatland. Biggar was left in a dazed heap after being smashed by Liam Williams in an accidental clash during the victory over Fiji. But Wales are hopeful that fly-half Biggar – who has suffered two blows to the head in this tournament – and centre Jonathan Davies will both be fit for a likely last eight clash against France.

Former lifeguard Kieffer Moore can be the man to pull Wales up from the depths of their Euro qualification pool, according to manager Ryan Giggs. Moore scored on his competitive international debut, even though the striker’s opener was not enough to give Wales all the points as Slovakia made it 1-1 in Trnava. The Wigan striker headed Wales into a first-half lead before Juraj Kucka equalised after the interval to earn the Slovaks a point.

Cardiff Devils 8, Dundee Stars 6 Cardiff Devils were rocked by the shooting Stars of Dundee, but came through the Elite League test with flying colours. The Scottish visitors led 3-1 and 5-3 at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay and Devils were forced to fight and scrap to the bitter end. With 10 minutes […]

Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship will remain in Wales next year, despite speculation that it was going to up roots and move to Northern Ireland. In fact, it was a lot more than just speculation, after WRC boss Oliver Ciesla said back in May that a move to Belfast would be vital to the event staying on the world championship calendar. “Is a move to Northern Ireland key to GB’s future? Yes. I would say it is key,” he said six months ago.

Language has always been important in sport. Major, multinational football clubs often mean dressing room conversations in different tongues, while national sides bond around something more singular. Wales’ women’s team recently announced many of their players would be brushing up on their Welsh language skills as they seek to gain an even closer understanding with their squad, as Graham Thomas reports. When Angharad James wants make a tactical point to teammate Natasha Harding, it’s not a surprise she talks to her in Welsh. In fact, like every international footballer, James is determined to maximize all advantages and is anxious for more players in the national team to communicate in the language.

Paul Bodin’s Cymru under-21 team are in Moldova for their latest Uefa under-21 qualifying match. Manager Bodin has a 20-man squad with him for Friday’s fixture at the District Sports Complex, Orhei. It will be a third Uefa qualifier for Wales following a 1-0 win against Belgium plus a 5-1 loss against Germany and their […]

Wales 1 Slovenia 0  Jay Williams, a former Newport County defender now playing at Fulham’s academy, scored a dramatic winner for Wales in their Uefa Under-17 Championship qualifier against Slovenia in the Netherlands. The teams were locked on 0-0 after 90 minutes before 16-year-old Williams netted with Cardiff City’s Taylor Jones providing the assist at […]

By Paul Evans Andy Davies, the 2018 Welsh Road Rally Champion, has added the prestigious Irish Tarmac Group N Championship title to his growing trophy cabinet. Co-driven by Michael Gilbey in a GAP Solutions-backed Subaru Impreza, the Cribyn driver clinched both the Group N and overall ITRC2 awards on the final round of the series, […]

Hal Robson-Kanu has revealed he could be persuaded to pull on a Wales shirt again if his country needs him. The 44-cap Wales striker, immortalised for his brilliant individual goal against Belgium in the quarter finals of Euro 2016, called time on his international career last year to spend more time with his young family. Still plying his club trade for West Bromwich Albion in the Championship, the 30-year-old told S4C’s Mwy o Sgorio programme that he is watching the current Wales crop with interest, but insists that he’s happy to spectate for the time being.

Cardiff Devils face dangerous opponents when they take on Dundee Stars in an Elite League clash at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay this evening (Thursday). Head coach Oma Pacha has recruited a fast and furious team who have already won their Challenge Cup group ahead of holders Belfast Giants, Glasgow Clan and Fife Flyers. […]

Welsh wonder-kid Jackson Page is heading to China after securing his place in the main draw of the World Open later this month. The 18-year-old from Ebbw Vale only turned professional this year following a short, but successful, amateur career. And the player known as ‘The Diamond’ has wasted little time in showing that he can cut it at the highest level.

Welsh defenceman Ben Davies is causing a stir among Canadian scouts by progressing from non-skater to an ice hockey player with massive potential in four years! Cardiff-born teenager Davies has made astonishing strides forward since he started learning to skate at the age of 13 – and those who know their hockey in North America […]

Gareth Bale may have admitted he is playing with “anger” but his Wales manager Ryan Giggs believes his talisman will channel that energy as a positive force in Slovakia tonight. The saga of Bale’s mood swings in Madrid has cropped up again on the eve of Wales’ vital Euro 2020 qualifier – but furious or otherwise at his treatment by Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, Bale can be a match-winner according to his international boss. “I think now, looking from the outside, things have improved,” said Giggs.