Dan Jones won the Carmarthen Motor Club organised Autumn Rally last weekend, mastering the atrociously wet conditions in his Escort Mk2. Co-driven by Max Freeman, Jones finished the famous west Wales road rally 16 seconds ahead of Martin Curzon/Dylan Jenkins in a similar Ford. Gari Evans/Marc Hughes came home third and first Expert in their Escort Mk2. Rob Stephens/Robbie Pugh just missed out on a podium finish in fourth, Stefan ‘DR’ Davies/ Justin Davies
came came home fifth and Mark Lennox/Ian Beamond
 finished the night in sixth.

Welsh Wizards launch their 2019-20 Premier Squash League season when they play Warwick away tonight (Tuesday). Spanish ace Edmon Lopez, a 23-year-old from Barcelona, leads the Wizards team and will play Mumbai-born Mahesh Mangaonkar and that looks certain to be close and fiercely contested. Mangaonkar is ranked 54 in the World, five places ahead of […]

Cardiff Fire were blown away by the Jets in a National Ice Hockey League clash at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay.  South One leaders Slough Jets scored six goals against Fire for the second time this season. They defeated Fire 6-1 at home and repeated that scoreline in South Wales. Welshman Carter Jaice-Lloyd, aged […]

Wales’ victory over Australia in Tokyo at the weekend was only their second in 12 games against Rugby Championship sides at the Rugby World Cup, but Neil Jenkins insists there are now more to come. You had to go back to the bronze final of 1987 for the last time Wales had beaten one of the southern hemisphere giants, and that was also against the Wallabies. The 22-21 triumph in Rotorua was the first of seven clashes to date on the global stage against the Aussies and they now lead 5-2. When you take into consideration all the results at the World Cup between Six Nations and Rugby Championship nations (Italy results from 2000 and Argentina since 2012) it makes for pretty grim reading.

Leah Wilkinson looks set to finally make her Great Britain women’s hockey debut today (Tuesday) – after taking a mere 15 years and 169 caps for Wales to convince them she is worthy of her chance. The Wales captain – who is the most capped Welsh team sport athlete of all time – is poised to make her first appearance for GB against India at Bisham Abbey, near Maidenhead. It has taken the 33-year-old a long time to get there – she made her Wales debut against Ireland way back in 2004 – but good things come to those who wait.

A group of inspiring women, who have overcome their own barriers to run this year’s Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon, have kicked off race week in style. Elite ultra-athlete and broadcaster Lowri Morgan hosted the #WhyWeRun event in Cardiff University’s new School of Journalism, Media and Culture. The campaign was launched to celebrate the rise in women’s running after it emerged that female entrants will make up the majority of  the Cardiff Half field for the first time.

Cardiff City are seeking more information from FIFA before deciding whether or not to appeal the decision they must pay the first £5.3million to Nantes for Emiliano Sala. The club want to learn whether or not the demand is a one-off sum, or if it commits them to paying the remaining instalments on the £15m deal. The second of the possible three payments is due in January, with the final sum scheduled for the following year.

Bentley Continental GT3 racer Seb Morris produced an expectedly strong and competitive showing on his return to Blancpain Endurance Cup action with Team Parker Racing at the Circuit de Barcelona last weekend to just miss out on a deserved Pro-Am podium. Finishing the three-hour championship finale fourth in class, and just outside the overall top 20, Wrexham-born Morris and team-mate Derek Pierce put together an impressive race to bring a positive end to an otherwise largely frustrating and luckless campaign. In terms of pace, 23-year old Morris was as rapid as ever in the No.31 Bentley Continental GT3 and was the third fastest of the eight Bentley drivers in qualifying. Scorching to the fastest Pro-Am time in his session, in the race professional driver Morris managed to get into the class lead before amateur pilot Pierce slipped down the order and finished fourth.

Meirion Evans has finished fourth in the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, after scoring maximum points on the final round of the series, the Cork 20 International Rally. Having crashed out of the lead of the Rali Bae Ceredigion, Evans’ The Scan Station-backed Škoda Fabia R5 had been repaired by the family-run Melvyn Evans Motorsport team in time for its final championship trip of the year across the Irish Sea. Co-driven by Jonathan Jackson, the Lampeter driver was third after a wet and slippery day one in Cork, happy to be in contention for a top result in such difficult conditions. Evans pushed hard on day two, finishing behind event winners Marty McCormack/Barney Mitchell (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5), who were not registered for Irish Championship points.

Newport County have clawed their way into the League Two top six and now have a run of four home fixtures in their next five matches. Their 2-0 win against Swindon away, courtesy of goals from Mark O’Brien and Jamille Matt, was a massive result for the Exiles, who now face Carlisle United at home […]

Wrexham 1, Ebbsfleet United 0 Edison Lighthouse, the pop group who took ‘Love Grows (Where Rosemary Goes) to number one in the UK charts, played a major role in the progress of Ebsfleet United. Kent club Ebbsfleet, from a town on the main EuroTunnel railway line, have had a role in helping Wrexham get back […]

Wales missed out on winning the Netball Europe Open Championship by two goals in Belfast. England won gold after a thrilling final day, while Welsh mid-court player Kyra Jones was voted player of the tournament. Jones won the same award when she played for Wales in the 2012 European event. Wales, who tied 51-51 against […]

Borja Baston insists leading the way as the Championship’s top scorer means nothing to him if Swansea slip down the table. The Spanish striker scored his sixth goal of the season in the 1-1 draw at home to Reading at the weekend and led the scoring charts for the division on Saturday night. Ollie Watkins’ hat-trick for Brentford in their 3-1 win at Barnsley on Sunday took him above Borja on seven, but topping the individual ladder is of no interest to the Swans striker if his team don’t recover their winning momentum.

Sheffield Steelers 2, Cardiff Devils 3 Charles Linglet fired a magnificent winning goal for Cardiff Devils in their Elite League clash with Sheffield Steelers in South Yorkshire, The teams were locked on 2-2 with just over six minutes left in the final period when man of the match Linglet struck and completed a four-point weekend […]

Rhys Patchell has praised Dan Biggar’s bravery and competitive spirit for setting the tone during Wales’ stunning World Cup victory over Australia. It was Patchell who came off the bench to kick 14 points in the hugely significant 29-25 World Cup win in Tokyo, but the Scarlets star revealed it is his rival for the No.10 shirt who sets a high bar in terms of his will to win. “Dan is awesome,” said Patchell about Biggar, who was taken off for a head injury assessment (HIA) after a try-saving tackle on Australia centre Samu Kerevi.

Walton Casuals 2, Merthyr Town 1 The Martyrs are having a having a bad time right now, but there is no question they have the quality to climb the BetVictor Southern Premier table. They were shot down by a late goal scored by former Queens Park Rangers player Charlie Fox at the Excel Sports Hub, […]

Dutch ace Leandro Bacuna is making me rethink my views on Cardiff City’s midfield unit. Lee Tomlin’s commitment to the Bluebirds, the clear hunger to regain top fitness plus his undoubted playmaking quality led me to believe he must start. Now Bacuna has turned my head. Fit-again Marlon Pack’s presence in midfield allows Bacuna to […]

Steve Cooper has claimed Swansea City’s promotion progress is being undermined by poor officiating. For the second successive week, the Swans manager has claimed mistakes by referees have cost his team, although they remain second in the Championship table after their 1-1 draw at home to Reading on Saturday. A week ago, Cooper suggested there were errors which counted against his side in their goalless draw at Bristol City and it was a familiar theme against the Royals.

Ipswich Town 3, Cardiff City 1 Academy coach Matthew Bloxham and his Bluebirds under-18 team suffered in Suffolk and are now intent on bouncing back against Charlton Athletic. Cardiff City conceded three goals in the first 23 minutes against Ipswich Town away and the home team were in control for the rest of the game. […]

Cardiff Devils 5, Coventry Blaze 1 Devils fans stood to honour their team – and captain Joey Martin’s reacted with a five-goal reaction. The new Viola Arena terraces – situated in block 13 – proved a massive winner.  An outstanding on-ice performance was matched by a near sell-out crowd supporters in the standing block sang, […]