By Matthew Burgess The New Saints can edge closer towards retaining the JD Welsh Premier League title with a win over Bala Town tonight (7.45). Having comfortably defeated current leaders Connah’s Quay last time out, Saints will return back top of the table if they can maintain their rich vein of form. Scott Ruscoe’s […]

Londoner Fraser Franks, a former Chelsea apprentice, is ‘devastated’ at being told to retire from playing football on medical grounds. Hammersmith-born Franks, 28, has a heart problem and doctors have told him to stop playing. He spent a week in hospital because of an irregular heartbeat, was unable to train and medics then told him […]

Former Cardiff Devils captain Ryan Finnerty and his Manchester Stormtroopers play a massive role in the Elite League title chase over the next 48 hours. Head coach Finnerty’s Storm play second-placed Belfast Giants at home this evening (Friday) before travelling to face Devils at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay on Saturday. Cardiff are four […]

The motorcycle race season at Anglesey Circuit begins on Sunday when the Wirral 100 Motor Club makes its first of four visits to the track this year. The event has attracted a bumper grid and a huge variety of ‘bikes – making it the place to be on 24 March for motorcycle race fans. The race format for the meeting will follow the club’s well-tested ‘Racing for Sport’ formula, the intention being to give the riders and spectators as much track action as possible in the time available. Each class will have two races and at the end of the day the Anglesey Senior and Junior Open races provide those wanting a third ride to compete again, but across the usual class divide. There will be a broad base of machinery racing, from the catch all 100-500cc Allcomers, to the ever popular Formula 600s and the super-quick 1000cc Powerbikes and everything in between and beyond. Add the crazy world of sidecars into the mix and there is something here for everyone.

Hallam Amos has revealed a liking for the plastic pitch at the Arms Park was among the factors that swayed him to leave the Dragons for the Cardiff Blues. The Wales wing will join the Blues at the end of the season after his move was confirmed just 48 hours after that of fellow international wing Josh Adams, who is arriving from Worcester. Some players have expressed their views on the Blues’ artificial surface by posting pictures of burn marks suffered during matches, but Amos has spoken of his liking for the fast style of rugby it can produce.

David Brooks picked up two major titles at the prestigious FAW Player of the Year Awards last night, but still doesn’t know if he will be fit enough to play in Sunday’s European qualifier against Slovakia in Cardiff. The 21-year-old Bournemouth star picked up the Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year awards to crown a year in which he burst onto the international and Premier League stages. But now the race is on for Ryan Giggs’ medical team to get him fit to face the Slovakians this weekend in Wales’ opening Group E fixture. Slovakia kicked-off their campaign with a 2-0 home win over Hungary on Thursday.

Former England hero Dean Richards believes the absent threat of relegation in the Guinness Pro14 helped Wales win the Grand Slam. Richards, now coaching director at Newcastle Falcons, has called for the English Gallagher Premiership to be ring-fenced rather than operate with promotion and relegation. It would have titled the balance in the Six Nations in favour of England, he says, because Eddie Jones’ side are man-for-man a better team than Wales.

Brechfa forest in West Wales was the location for the opening round of the 2019 British Championship All Terrain Rally Challenge, with Dylan Davies from Newcastle Emlyn the best placed local rider home in eighth place overall. Dyfed Dirt Bike Club rapidly filled the 120 maximum entry of ‘bikes permitted for the off road event, with riders eager to contest one of the many popular events put on by the DDBC. Day one got underway from Brynllewelin Farm on Llanllwni mountain, where the rain begin to come down and as the day went on the weather got worse and worse – not that it affected many of the riders who were tackling a 38 mile lap, which were to be ridden three times by most riders.

Glasgow Clan 2, Cardiff Devils 4 Cardiff Devils powered to victory in Scotland and stand four matches away from securing a third successive Elite League title. Devils extended their lead at the top to four points over Belfast with a two-goal win in Glasgow. The lone goal of the opening period came with one minute 14 seconds […]

With another Grand Slam delivered, Warren Gatland now has his sights firmly on the World Cup in September. The build-up should have player welfare and team preparation at its heart. Instead, Robin Davey fears it’s mainly about the money. Grand Slam fever abounds in Wales and rightly so. The team’s unforgettable achievement crowned a gripping Six Nations campaign on Saturday evening with that magnificent victory over Ireland. It lifted them to the number two ranked team in the world and gave inspirational coach Warren Gatland the third Slam of his career – one more than any other coach has achieved.

Ryan Giggs insisted Wales will be better for the shadow cast’s dress rehearsal for their opening European Championship qualifier this weekend. The Wales manager saw a youthful team stumble over some of their lines, but stick to their task and finally beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 in their friendly at Wrexham. Ben Woodburn turned the ball home in the 91st minute to give Wales the victory ahead of their altogether more meaningful match against Slovakia on Sunday at the Cardiff City Stadium.

The players competing for Wales C did the Welsh Premier League no harm with another spirited and committed performance in last night’s 2-2 draw with their English non-league counterparts. The second annual meeting between the two teams proved to be another entertaining and well-contested affair which will only whet the appetite for further Wales C […]

Cardiff Devils face a Scottish Elite League title trial with two trips north of the border in the next five days. Reigning champions and leaders Devils take on Glasgow Clan away this evening, while they head back to Scotland on Sunday for a clash with Dundee Stars. Between those crucial fixtures, Cardiff play Manchester Storm […]

Welsh defenceman Callum Buglass helped Peterborough Phantoms earn their second trophy of 2018-19. Buglass, a 23-year-old from Caerphilly, played a key role for Phantoms in their 6-5 aggregate win against Basingstoke Bison in the Southern Cup final. Peterborough had already won the National Hockey League Autumn Trophy this season, beating Sheffield Steeldogs 6-5 over two […]

Ryan Giggs has urged Gareth Bale’s Wales teammates to take some of the strain off their talisman as they head into their Euro 2020 qualification campaign. David Brooks, Harry Wilson and Daniel James are three exciting youngsters the Wales manager wants to step up and share the load – starting with tonight’s friendly with Trinidad and Tobago at Wrexham. Bale is just a few months short of his 30th birthday, but the Real Madrid striker remains Wales’ main man ahead of Sunday’s opening Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia in Cardiff.

Former Wales Rugby League international prop Mick Murphy has sadly died at the age of 77. Liverpool-born, Murphy was WRL heritage #294, winning five caps from 1975-79. This included three appearances in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup, one of which was the famous 25-24 win over New Zealand in Swansea – the last time that Wales beat the Kiwis at full international level in either rugby code.

Haringey Huskies 3, Cardiff Fire 5 Head coach Mark Smith and his Cardiff Fire team have two National Ice Hockey League home fixtures left in their 2018-19 season. Fire take on Haringey Huskies at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay this Sunday, while Invicta Mustangs from Kent travel to the same venue a week later. […]

Penarth Hockey Club has added a piece of unexpected silverware to its 2018-19 collection after the 4th XI claimed the De Cymru 3 division of the Verde Recreo League. PENARTH ‘C’ 8-2 Whitchurch ‘F’

Gareth Anscombe has warned that he and other Grand Slam winners are considering moves to England because of the regional chaos in Welsh rugby. The Wales No.10 has yet to agree a new deal with the Cardiff Blues with the instability of the domestic structure back on the agenda now the Six Nations is over. Anscombe, whose existing national dual contract expires at the end of this season, is a target for Gallagher Premiership clubs Bath and Harlequins.

Welsh Wizards ace Marwen won the Premier Squash League battle of the ElShorbagy brothers at St George’s in Surrey. Marwen defeated Mohamed in straight games to strike a significant blow for Wizards, who are still in with an outside shout of qualifying for the play-off semi-finals. It is a long shot, but Wizards will focus […]