Neil Warnock hopes for a silver lining to a cloud-covered season and evidence for his old-school belief that all that glitters is not gold. The Cardiff City manager takes his team to Fulham tomorrow, the club just one place below them in the Premier League but who were relegated a month ago despite spending £100m last summer following promotion. Cardiff parted with less than £40m and if they can win at Craven Cottage and go on to end with their heads above the bottom three, then the club will have disproved the modern adage that promoted clubs must generally follow a boom or bust economic strategy in order to survive.

  Welsh jockey Connor Brace had two rides at far flung Perth in Scotland for his guvnor, Cotswold trainer Fergal O’Brien, and won on both (writes Brian Lee). The former national novice champion point-to-point rider won the Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle on six-year-old Carolls Milan, who was completing a three-timer and then took the closing Novices […]

The GOAT is back. Joey Martin, nicknamed ‘Greatest Of All Time’ by Cardiff Devils fans, has committed to the Welsh club for a sixth season.  Canadian goals ace Martin has won nine trophies with Devils, including back-to-back play-off championships, and head coach Andrew Lord says: “There isn’t a player on any team in this league […]

Wales got their FIH Men’s Hockey series campaign off to a superb start as they beat Canada 3-1 in Kuala Lumpur. James Carson gave Wales the lead just before the end of the second quarter from a penalty corner in a game which saw the start delayed by 90 minutes for bad weather.

Just over a year ago Wales women stunned India in their opening Commonwealth Games match in Australia. As the men’s – who launched their FIH series campaign in Malaysia today – and women’s squads prepare for another busy summer, women’s coach Kevin Johnson and men’s coach Zak Jones looked ahead to what’s in store for the next few months.

Tom Cave is aiming for his second British Rally Championship event win in a row when he contests round three of the series, the Pirelli International Rally, tomorrow in his Hyundai 120 R5. The Aberdyfi driver scored maximum BRC points last time out on the West Cork Rally. Having retired on the opening round, that result puts the 26-year old fourth in the overall drivers’ points table. Reunited with co-driver Dale Bowen (who was unable to contest the event in Ireland), Cave tested the Philip Case Rally Sport prepared car in Kielder forest in Northumberland earlier this week, and is in confident mood heading into Saturday’s tough gravel event.

Peter Creed sent No 4 seed Alan Clyne crashing out of the Irish Open after an epic 90-minute quarter-final battle in Dublin. The Caerphilly-born player triumphed 11-7 in the final game of his last eight tie at the Fitzwilliam LTC in the $18,000 tournament. Creed, seeded six for the event, took the first game 11-7 […]

The New Saints manager Scott Ruscoe says he wants his players to finish the season in style ahead of tonight’s final round of WPL fixtures (7.45). With the title race already done and dusted, the champions host runners-up Connah’s Quay at Park Hall in what is a dress-rehearsal for next weekend’s Welsh Cup final.

Gerwyn Price missed four match darts as Rob Cross claimed a draw against Gerwyn Price in a dramatic conclusion to their Unibet Premier League contest at Arena Birmingham. The Markham marksman missed opportunities at crucial times to claim a potentially vital win in his Premier League play-off charge.

The Virgin Money London Marathon course is undoubtedly a long and testing one, but the road to reach the start line as an elite runner is immeasurable by comparison. Four Welsh athletes are due to take their places amongst the cream of global distance running at the head of this year’s event on Sunday, April 28. Swansea Harriers Dewi Griffiths and Josh Griffiths are joined in the elite field by Stockport AC’s Andy Davies and Natasha Cockram, of Mickey Morris Racing Team.

The South Wales Warriors return to British American Football League action this weekend when they open their season with a long trip to Cornwall. The Llanharan-based side swept all before them in the west division of British American Football Association (BAFA) Southern Conference Division Two last year but bowed out at the semi-final stage when the Portsmouth Dreadnoughts became the first team to beat the Welshmen in 2018.  On Sunday the Warriors face the Cornish Sharks (2.30pm), a team they twice beat comfortably last season, when they posted an 8-0 regular season record. 

Scott Parker insists Cardiff City have exceeded expectations in prolonging their Premier League status this long, but is ready to switch off the life support on Saturday. The Fulham caretaker manager is searching for a third successive victory for a club that have already been relegated. If they manage it – and Brighton win at home against Newcastle later that same evening – then the Bluebirds will effectively be down as the Seagulls would be six points clear with two games left and a vastly superior goal difference.

Matthew Williams, Llantrisant SRC’s number one, is top seed for the Ross Scaccia Open being played at Llanishen Leisure Centre and St Mellons Country Club this weekend. Williams plays Connor Hall in his opening match and the winner will take on Andy Stancaitis or Owen Heyes. James Powell, from host club Llanishen is second seed […]

By Calum Grant Jack Shore makes his maiden defence of his world bantamweight title this Saturday when he takes on Scotland’s Scott Malone in Saturday’s co-main event of Cage Warriors 104. The Abertillery-born fighter is in the spotlight once again after dethroning former bantamweight champion Mike Ekundayo, in December. On the back of his 10th […]

Jess Roberts will wear the colours of British champion when she lines-up at the Asda Tour de Yorkshire Women’s Race on May 3-4. The Carmarthen-born cyclist has been named in Britain’s women’s team for the two stage event which is held alongside the Men’s Tour de Yorkshire which runs from May 2-5.

Peter Creed will face No 4 seed Alan Clyne in the quarter-finals of the Irish Open after comfortably coming through his second round test in Dublin. The Caerphilly-born player, seeded No 6 for the event at the Fitzwilliam LTC, saw off Christopher Gordon of the USA 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 in 51 minutes.

Judgement Day is less about a final verdict this season and more about opportunity. Either the Ospreys or the Cardiff Blues will take a European side-door pass, although the bouncers still have to be won over. For Robin Davey, the outcome depends on three initials – AWJ. It’s the end of season Judgement Day showdown on Saturday – but this one will be like no other. The Dragons aim to end their abysmal record against the Scarlets when east meets west at the Principality Stadium, followed by a likely rip-roaring clash between the Ospreys and Cardiff Blues.

Michael Beckett is relishing the opportunity to test himself against the best Laser sailors in the world when he takes on the Hyères Olympic Week Regatta from 27 April to 4 May. The Solva sailor  will be among a host of British Sailing Team Laser sailors in the South of France looking to test themselves against the very best single-handed dinghy sailors from across the globe.

Wales’ two strongest netball teams beneath Superleague level go head-to-head on Thursday night to determine who’s the best of the rest. While the Celtic Dragons enjoy the upswing of their most promising season for years in the Vitality Superleague, Dinas Netball Club face Cowbridge at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff. The meeting is likely determine the winner of this year’s Cardiff & District Netball League, which essentially makes the champions Wales’ top team – although there may be some in the Deeside league who dispute that label.

Three Wales players have been selected in the preliminary Walker Cup squad for one of amateur golf’s biggest challenges against the USA. Ben Chamberlain, Padeswood and Buckley, Jake Hapgood, Southerndown, and Archie Davies, Carlisle, have all been included in the Great Britain and Ireland initial squad of players in preparation for this year’s Walker Cup at Royal Liverpool in September.