Cardiff City competed with Bayern Munich, LA Galaxy, PSV Eindhoven and Newcastle United during the 2019 JEJU International Cup in South Korea. City earned four points in their group, beating Korean team Busan IPark 2-1 before slipping to a 3-2 defeat against Japanese club Kashima Antlers 3-1. The brave Bluebirds then fought back from 3-1 […]
Caerphilly-born Great Britain universities international Martyn Gray is returning to South Wales and has signed for National League Cardiff Fire. Gray, aged 26, has committed to Fire, who start their National League Britton South One season against Romford Raiders away on Saturday. Their opening home fixture will be against Solent Devils on Saturday, September 22. […]
Dai Sport has been in Europe with Cardiff Devils. Ice hockey journalist Terry Phillips travelled for Champions Hockey League matches in the Czech Republic and Austria – and was among more than 250 Devils fans for the away win at Graz 99ers. After the match against Mountfield in Hradec Králové, owners Steve King and Brian […]
Merthyr Town will face two Cardiff City players when they travel to play Southern League Premier rivals Weston-super-Mare later this month. The Martyrs play Weston away in an Emirates FA Cup second qualifying round tie at the Optima Stadium in Somerset on Saturday, September 22. Attacking right-back Connor Davies, aged 18, and 19-year-old left-back Dan […]
Ethan Ampadu has been backed to pass his German test – even though the Wales midfielder has yet to play a single minute for RB Leipzig. The vote of confidence has come from Amapdu’s Wales teammate Joe Allen who insists Ampadu will soon make his debut at the Bundesliga club. The 18-year-old left Chelsea on a season-long loan, but has so far been overlooked by manager Julian Nagelsmann, whose judgement is hard to question as Leipzig are currently top of the table in Germany and the only club with maximum points from three matches.
There are nearly 1,000 more golf club members in Wales, as well as a rise of more than 50 per cent in children getting the chance to play golf, according to the latest School Sport Survey. Wales Golf has welcomed the facts and figures which highlight the initial successes of the new vision and strategy ‘Everyone’s Game, Anywhere,’ launched last year and which is having an impact across the board.
Rhys Carre is the phantom cheese monster of the Wales squad who intends to give other props a right grilling at the World Cup. Phantom, because as the 21-year-old is quick to point out, the legend of his cheddar gorging crumbles a bit under the harsh spotlight of truth. Carre dropped a massive 10kg in weight this summer while training with Wales for the first time before his debut against Ireland in the third of the four pre-tournament warm-up Tests.
Ryan Giggs has hailed Daniel James after the Wales flier fired a stunning winner in the 1-0 friendly victory over Belarus. The 21-year-old maintained his spectacular start to the season having urged his manager not to rest him.
Cardiff Half Marathon’s status as one of the world’s top running events has been cemented by a place in the new SuperHalf’s international running series. Lisbon, Prague Copenhagen and Valencia will join Cardiff in hosting the SuperHalfs – five iconic half marathons staged annually across Europe.
Welsh Wizards are back for the new Premier Squash League season and they are thirsting for success. Egyptian ace Marwan ElShorbagy, the former World number three, returns for his second season and he is among seven men on the team. Welsh ace Tesni Evans, ranked nine in the World, is among five ladies who have […]
Cardiff City 1, Bolton Wanderers 0 Teenage striker Liam Soule scored Cardiff City’s winning goal in their Professional Under-23 Development League match against Bolton Wanderers at Cardiff Sports Campus. Former West Brom youth player Soule, aged 18, scored the only goal two minutes after half-time. City had Ben Margetson, the son of former Cardiff and […]
Osian Pryce made history today by winning the first ever closed road stage rally to be held in Wales, scoring a sensational victory on the Get Connected Rali Bae Ceredigion. Having not contested a rally in a R5 car for two years, and coming just six weeks after breaking his collarbone in a mountain ‘biking accident, the talented 26-year old Machynlleth-born star had said before the start that the odds on him winning the Aberystwyth University-based event where stacked against him. But co-driven by Dale Furniss, Pryce – driving a Wynfford Williams Car Sales, Kevin Williams Earthworks and Plant Hire, Pirelli, G&M Pryce Ltd and Hockly Motorsport supported Hyundai i20 R5 car from the Melvyn Evans Motorsport stables for the very first time – showed his class by taking the lead on SS2 and winning the eight-stage event by 7.7 seconds.
Newport County 1, Port Vale 0 Goalkeeper Tom King is playing a major role in Newport County’s bid got sustain a promotion challenge in SkyBet League Two. Former Millwall goalkeeper King became County’s first choice after Joe Day was snapped up by Cardiff City – and he has proved a major success. Plymouth-born King, aged […]
Wrexham 1, Ayr United 1 Wrexham won 6-5 on penalties Bryan Hughes gave youth a chance against Ayr United and reaped the rewards with a hard fought win against Scottish Championship club Ayr United. Dragons’ manager Hughes gave six players their first team debut, with from the start or from the bench, including 16-year-old Cian […]
Plymouth Parkway 0, Merthyr Town 1 Ian Traylor, a striker with a ‘crazy’ Martyrs strike rate, fired Merthyr Town’s winner in their Emirates FA Cup tie at Plymouth Parkway in Devon. ’Traylz’ fired the only goal of the tie after 76 minutes, intercepting a loose crossfield pass midway in the Parkway half before running unchallenged […]
Gareth Bale admits he has a target he hopes to set as Wales’ greatest scorer – but is not saying what it is. The Real Madrid star took his current tally to 32 – four more than previous record holder Ian Rush – with the late strike to snatch victory over Azerbaijan.
Dai-Sport are in Europe with Cardiff Devils. Ice hockey journalist Terry Phillips travelled for Champions Hockey League matches in the Czech Republic and Austria – and was among more than 250 Devils fans for the away win sat Graz 99ers. Graz 99ers 2, Cardiff Devils 5 Cardiff Devils produced arguably the best moment in the […]
Warren Gatland is confident Rhys Patchell will not be ruled out of the World Cup despite being forced off during the 19-10 defeat by Ireland after a blow to the head. The outside-half did not return following the HIA caused when he was hit by CJ Stander during the build-up to Ireland’s first try.
London-born Dominic Poleon, Newport County’s deadline day signing from Crawley Town, could make his Exiles’ debut against Port Vale at Rodney Parade on Saturday (3pm). Poleon, aged 26, was highly-rated by Leeds United manager Neil Warnock when the young striker was at Elland Road between 2012 and 2014, although the current Bluebirds boss had a […]
Bryan Hughes says his Wrexham team are hurting after a run of five matches without a win which leaves them 16th in the Vanarama National League. The Dragons have earned only three points from a possible 15 and manager Hughes says: “It’s hurting everybody – the players, myself and fans. “We are in a blip […]