Cardiff Devils have five players in Great Britain’s 25-man squad for the World Championships in Slovakia next month. Ben Bowns, Thomas Murdy, Mark Richardson, Evan Mosey and Matthew Myers have all been selected, while a sixth Devil, Josh Batch, is staying with the group as injury cover this week. Newport-born former Devils player Joe Lewis […]

Hunt racing returned to Redland Farm, Bonvilston in the Vale of Glamorgan for the first time since 2012, and organisers were rewarded with a huge attendance (writes Brian Lee). It was the best at a point-to-point in the Wales area for many years. There were 11 bookmakers in attendance –  three more than usual – and […]

Sam Gordon has been called into Great Britain’s squad for the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan. from May 11-12. The 24-year-old will replace European 100m silver medallist and British champion Reece Prescod in the 4x100m team for the event on May 11-12.

Joel Makin bowed out of the El Gouna International in Egypt after a battle lasting more than an hour. The Haverfordwest-born player took world No 5 Paul Coll to a tie-break in the opening game of their third round which he led early on.

Alys Thomas added the 100m butterfly title to her 200m gold while Lewis Fraser broke the Welsh 50m butterfly record on a night when the promise of youth and the rewards that come from resilience were all on display as the British Swimming Championships concluded in Glasgow. While 28-year-old Thomas clinched her golden double an eye-opening meet concluded for 16-year-old Matt Richards who was seventh in the 200m freestyle, twice lowering the British Age Group record on the final day.

Liverpool players came up with a game-changing corner routine during the half-time break at Cardiff City Stadium. The teams were locked at 0-0 and the Bluebirds were matching their visitors when Georginio Wijnaldum smashed home just before the hour on the way to a 2-0 win. “That wasn’t from the training ground , far from […]

Tesni Evans fended off a fightback from Hollie Naughton to reach the third round of the El Gouna International in Egypt. The 26-year-old took the first two games 11-9, 11-8 and looked set for a comfortable victory against the unseeded Canadian.

Rhiwbina Squash Club are aiming for double title glory in two major tournaments to be held on Cardiff. Peter Creed, the Rhiwbina player ranked 63 in the World, is number three seed for the PSA Welsh Open art his home club, while Simon Dews will defend his Ross Scaccia Open title at Llanishen SRC next […]

Leandro Bacuna insists Cardiff City have what Aston Villa lacked three years ago – the unity to stay in the Premier League. The Bluebirds midfielder – who could replace Aron Gunnarssson against Liverpool today – was part of the Villa squad that crashed out of the top level in 2016. It was a divided dressing room, he says, full of finger-pointing accusations among players against a chaotic backdrop of four different managers in the same season.

Mark Williams launched a scathing attack on ‘pathetic’ World Snooker chiefs after they allegedly denied his son access to his dressing room before his first round victory in Sheffield. The 44-year-old saw off England’s Martin Gould 10-7 at the Crucible Theatre to begin his bid for a fourth title.

Georgia Davies tried to find some hope in disappointment after she responded to her failure to qualify for the World Championships in South Korea by winning gold in the 50m backstroke at the British Swimming Championships in Glasgow. Davies did not attempt to hide her devastation after she failed to make the selection time in the 100m backstroke on the second night at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

Manager Sol Campbell believes his Macclesfield team can talk their way out of trouble in League Two – and put a huge dent in Newport County’s play-off hopes. Newport have fired up promotion hopes thanks to an unbeaten six-match run, scoring 10 goals, conceding two and keeping four clean sheets. Macclesfield are only two points […]

It’s hard to deny that it’s been an underwhelming season for Bala Town, particularly in the second-half of their campaign where until yesterday they had managed just a single victory in Phase 2. Mike Hayes’ second-half winner coupled with a Chris Venables brace might just be the platform the Lakesiders so desperately need to launch their play-off campaign. Bala have not been the competitive outfit that we’ve come to expect in recent campaigns and this season the club are at real risk of missing out on European qualification for the first time in five seasons – a scenario which could make a significant impact on the club’s budget moving forward.

Wales have stormed into the European Under-19 Squash Championship quarter-finals following wins against Norway and Denmark. Lewis Poole and Srikar Mummidi won both of their matches to clinch 2-1 wins against both countries, while Ciara Richards  Aberdare’s Richards, an 18-year-old ranked 185 in the World, fought two incredibly close and tenacious matches. Richards was edged […]

Manager Bryan Hughes and his Wrexham team are record-breakers – and that’s official. The Dragons kept alive hopes of promotion to the Football League thanks to a magnificent strike by former Manchester City defender Kieran Kennedy, but it was goalkeeper Rob Lainton who took the plaudits. Wrexham have kept 26 clean sheets this season to […]

Joel Makin will face No 7 seed Paul Coll after reaching the third round of the El Gouna International in Egypt. The 24-year-old, who had a first round bye, came through his second round tie with local player Mazen Hesham to earn the right to face the New Zealander.

Oli McBurnie has paid tribute to Wilfried Bony after becoming the first player since the Ivory Coast striker to hit 20 goals in a season for Swansea City. McBurnie’s brace in the Swans’ 4-3 victory over Rotherham on Good Friday took his tally to 21 for the season. The last player at the club to reach that mark was Bony, back in 2014, during his first spell at the Liberty Stadium before his move to Manchester City, his less successful return to Swansea and then subsequent loan to Qatari club Al-Arabi. 

Welshman Elliott Morris Devred, who plays out of Cardiff Squash Club, has been drawn against Pakistan’s Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari in the PSA Welsh Open. Birmingham-born Morris Devred, who lives in Barry, will take on Bokhari in the first round of the $11,000 Professional Squash Association Challenger 10 tournament at Rhiwbina SRC between Tuesday, […]

Gary Madine has told Cardiff City that he wants to remain at Sheffield United when his loan deal ends next month. The striker joined the Blades in a short term deal in January after a nightmare spell at the Bluebirds.

Neil Warnock has warned his Cardiff City relegation-battlers they need to improve against the top teams – or else they are heading for a “battering” against Liverpool on Sunday. The Cardiff City manager seems intent on not allowing any drop in standards set by his players in their 2-0 victory at Brighton on Tuesday – arguably their best performance of the season. The victory has revived the Bluebirds’ hope of staying in the Premier League, by cutting the gap between themselves and Brighton to just two points.