Cardiff Devils owners are holding their annual summit in Calgary, Canada – and they have revealed five signings for the Elite League play-offs champions. Former Belfast Giants captain Blair Riley, who led that team to the League title last season, has committed to Devils along with Finnish forward Masi Marjamaki. Stephen Dixon, Matthew Myers and […]

  Merthyr Town FC 2, Swansea City U-23 0 The Martyrs used 21 players during their first pre-season fixture at the MetCoaches Stadium including manager Gavin Williams. Kieran Lewis and Lee Lucas scored first half goals for the Martyrs, who were without new signing Ben Swallow. Goalkeeping duties for Southern League Premier team Merthyr were […]

Evan Hoyt and his playing partner Eden Silva overcame two of the  most successful doubles players in the world  to claim a place in the second round on their senior Wimbledon mixed doubles debut. The Welshman and his London-born team-mate beat India’s Leander Paes and Australian Sam Stosur, who have won 23 Grand Slam doubles titles between them, in their first round match on Friday. After stepping off Court 16 at the home of tennis, a beaming Hoyt said: “It was amazing to get through that one today.

Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds are loving the Women’s World Cup which reaches a climax when USA play Holland in the final at the Stade de Lyon, France on Sunday. Manager Warnock, along with Cardiff City players and staff, have been avid viewers of matches beamed from France over the last month. The semi-final between England and […]

Wales 44, South Africa 79 South Africa won the Wendy White Trophy by beating Wales twice in two days at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay. Captain Bongi Msomi and her SA team followed their 84-32 win against Wales on Thursday with another convincing netball success. This was, though, a much improved Welsh team display. […]

Taffs Well 1, Cardiff City 5 The Bluebirds visited FAW Championship South club Taffs Well for their opening pre-season match and 2,500 spectators turned out at the Rhiw’r Ddar ground. Cardiff City included new signings Curtis Nelson and goalkeeper Joe Day in their team and used 22 players over the 90 minutes. Nelson, a composed […]

Geraint Thomas insists he is ready to start the defence of his Tour de France crown in Brussels on Saturday. The Cardiff-born rider powered into the record books when he became the first Welshman and only the third Brit in history to win the Yellow Jersey.

The South Wales Warriors can claim a second successive south west divisional title on Sunday when they host their return fixture with the Torbay Trojans. Should the heavily fancied Warriors record a second successive victory over their visitors from Devon (2.30pm) there are likely to be only muted celebrations at Llanharan Rugby Club’s Dairy Field. The Warriors took control of the British American Football Association Southern Conference Division Two West with a convincing 14-48 away victory over the Trojans a fortnight ago.

Cardiff Met’s Jordan Lam has admitted going out of the Europa League was “heartbreaking” after the students were agonisingly edged out by Progrès Niederkorn on Thursday night. The Archers – the first student team from the UK to play in senior European competition – led 2-0 in the second leg and 2-1 on aggregate, but the Luxembourg side pulled a goal back and then clung on for victory in the preliminary round tie on away goals as it ended 2-2.  Mayron De Almeida’s second-half goal for the visitors means they now play Cork City in the first round. 

Cliftonville 4, Barry Town 0 (Cliftonville win 4-0 on aggregate) Barry Town United’s European adventure is over for this season, but they left Belfast with their heads held high. A message on the club’s official twitter account: “When you are beaten by the better team you hold your hands up. “Thank you to our staff, […]

Cardiff Met University 2- 1 Progrès Niederkorn (2-2 on aggregate, Progres go through on away goals) The Progres penalty box represented a scene from the Alamo as Cardiff Met tried to batter their way to Europa League glory in the final, frantic five minutes at Leckwith Stadium. The students must have thought they were in dream land when Jordan Lam scored within two minutes of the start of the second leg against the Luxembourg side to level the tie at 1-1. Things got even better when they were awarded a penalty just over an hour later.

Wales 32 South Africa 84 Wales named four new senior internationals in their team against South Africa at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay. The visitors, preparing for the Vitality World Cup in Liverpool later this month, won all four quarters and earned an emphatic victory. This is, though, a transitional period for Wales, who […]

Evan Hoyt’s senior Wimbledon debut ended in defeat on Thursday afternoon, but he will get a second bite of the strawberry in the mixed doubles. The Welsh number one and his men’s doubles partner Luke Johnson lost their first round match in straight sets on court number eight.

Welshman Ben Swallow, a former Cardiff City trainee, has rejoined Merthyr Town and is set to play in their opening pre-season fixture against Swansea City on Saturday. The match against young Swans will be played at Merthyr’s MetCoaches Stadium (3pm) Left-winger Swallow, aged 29, spent seven years in the Bluebirds Academy, while he has played […]

Suzy Drane insists a new era for Welsh netball is about to begin even though the national team will be absent when the World Cup starts next week in Liverpool. Instead, Wales are facing their own intense series of matches, including clashes against tournament-bound Malawi and then Trinidad and Tobago – both of which are […]

Jess Roberts capped an incredible week as she powered to victory in the Otley Grand Prix – just days after striking European Games gold in Minsk. The Carmarthen-born rider was unable to defend her National Road Race title last weekend as she was competing for Team GB in Belarus. Roberts won silver in the team pursuit with Megan Barker before teaming up with her fellow Welsh rider to take gold in the madison.

The future of Cardiff Blues is at severe risk after the Welsh side was issued with a statutory demand for non-payment of more than £200,000 in rent for their Cardiff Arms Park home.  The Guinness PRO14 side haven’t paid rent to landlords Cardiff Athletic Club for 12 months and, despite regular promises of clearing their debt, missed another deadline this week. They now have 21 days to pay in full or risk being wound up.

Wales Rugby League international Ian Newbury has been appointed as the new head coach of Wales Dragonhearts, the representative side for the community rugby league game in Wales. The 32-year old played three times for the Dragonhearts in 2013, scoring four tries, before winning his lone full cap in 2016 in Wales’ drawn friendly match against Jamaica.

Cardiff City play their first pre-season fixture when manager Neil Warnock sends his Bluebirds out against Taffs Well at their Rhiw’r Ddar ground on Friday (7pm). Many first team players are due to attend the fixture, although City are likely to field members of their under-23 squad. This is the third successive year that Warnock […]

Vicky Thornley reckons she is getting back to her best as she prepares for the next stage of her comeback in Holland. Wales’ Olympic silver medallist heads into the World RowingCup III regatta in Rotterdam having finished fifth in World Cup II in Poland. That followed Thornley’s seventh place at the European Championships as she returned […]