Warren Gatland praised his players’ mental toughness after Wales shrugged off a potentially catastrophic build-up to record an 18-11 victory over hosts Scotland that kept them on track for the Grand Slam. Gatland had named his team two days early on Tuesday after the coach admitted their preparations had been disrupted by a midweek furore over merger plans involving the Ospreys and Scarlets. “This is a fantastic group of men, they’re pretty tight and close but

Neil Warnock insisted he has not been hurt by painful splinters as he labelled Cardiff City’s victory over West Ham as their biggest of the season. The Bluebirds stayed in touch with the clubs above them as they beat the Hammers 2-0 at home thanks to goals from Junior Hoiliett and Victor Camarasa. It was […]

Wrexham were bumped off the top in Vanarama National League football after a 1-0 defeat at Brisbane Road. Manager Bryan Hughes experienced defeat for the first time since he took charge six matches ago. Enfield-born Marvin Ekpteta, aged 23, netted the winning goal after 72 minutes and lifted Orient back to the top, one point […]

Cardiff City 3, Nottingham Forest 2 Kieron Evans, a 17-year-old midfield player from Brithdir, New Tredegar, scored the winner for Cardiff City in their under-18 clash with Nottingham Forest. Evans, a pupil at Heolddu Comprehensive School in Bargoed, netted on the hour to earn young Bluebirds victory. City twice fought back from a goal down […]

Sam Cana is no stranger to international competition but the Welsh youngster takes a step into the unknown when he next represents Great Britain. The 19-year-old has won World and European medals in kumite karate but has now transferred over to GB Taekwondo’s World Class Performance programme based at the National Taekwondo Centre.

The Wales player who pulled the last few petals off the withering red rose insists the flower of Scotland can be pruned in the same way at Murrayfield today. Josh Adams – scorer of the try that clinched victory over England – believes Wales’ Grand Slam seekers are professional enough to block out any echoes from a noisy week of disharmony back home. The unbeaten Guinness Six Nations leaders face Scotland in Edinburgh, where a fourth successive win in this season’s tournament would leave them chasing silverware against Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday week.

A cool, calm and clean approach has put Elfyn Evans in a very strong second position on Rally Mexico, after Friday’s hot and gruelling gravel stages. The M-Sport Ford World Rally Team driver is just 14.8 seconds behind leader Sébastien Ogier (Citroen C3 WRC) after the event’s first nine stages, as temperatures topped 31°C and crews climbed to an energy-sapping altitude of more than 2750 metres. Co-driven by Scott Martin, Evans wasn’t the quickest over the stages, but his consistently fast and clean approach in his Ford Fiesta WRC is paying dividends. With a day and a half of the event still to run, the tactic has put the 30-year old from Dolgellau very much in contention for victory.

Graham Potter has told his Swansea City players they must deliver more consistency if they are going to compete with the best teams in the Championship. The Swans lost 1-0 at leaders Norwich on Friday night – a result that keeps them seven points adrift of the play-offs – but both managers handed out most of their praise to the losers. In Daniel Farke’s case that may have been a tactical decision, designed in part to deflect from a sub-standard display from his title favourites who had to rely on a single, magnificent goal by Emiliano Buendia. But Potter’s verdict was tempered with a realisation that his young side must learn to maintain their performance levels from week to week, rather than worry the leaders one day and fade away against mid-table opponents the next.

I’d be prepared to wager good money that there is no other top-flight league in Europe that has their top-goalscorer unable to nail down a regular starting place with his club side, but after 26 games this season that is the case for The New Saints’ 18-goal striker Greg Draper. Draper, a seven-time WPL winner […]

Lleucu George ensured Wales Women secured a dramatic Six Nations victory on Friday night that Scotland coach Shade Munro admitted, “felt so cruel”. George snatched a nerve-jangling 17-15 win – Wales’ first of the tournament – when she held it together to kick an awkward, into the wind conversion of Siwan Llilicrap’s try which came from the last move of the match at Scotstoun. “That felt so cruel,” said Munro. “But it comes down to playing the conditions – we played them well in the first half but we should have played more territory in the second half. Wales made it difficult but ultimately you want to play the game in their half.”

Cardiff Devils 2, Guildford Flames 0 Goalie Ben Bowns kept a third shutout in four Elite League matches as Cardiff Devils stayed on course to win the Elite League ice hockey title. They have seven fixtures to play in the regular season and are four points ahead of Belfast Giants. Both teams have played 53 […]

Neil Warnock has turned from chiropodist to psychologist over his 40 years in football management and is banking on his tough mental approach keeping Cardiff City in the Premier League. When he first took over as manager of non-league Gainsborough Trinity he was working as a chiropodist, but rose through the managerial ranks to earn […]

The 2019 Welsh Motorcycle Enduro season kicked into gear with the Welsh Trail Riding Association-organised Snowrun Enduro, and for Mathew Harries from Ciliau Aeron the season started on a high. Sixteen-year-old Harries, who is a member of the Lampeter-based Dyfed Dirt Bike Club and who is competing in the clubman class this year, took outright victory on his ET James KTM 125 – beating far more powerful ‘bikes in the process.

Wrexham have signed winger Jermaine McGlashan on loan from Swindon Town and he could make his debut against Leyton Orient away if international clearance is granted in time. Croydon-born McGlashan, a 30-year-old winger has played league football for Cheltenham Town, Gillingham, Southend United and Swindon. “I came across Jermaine as a player when I was […]

Following the successful Wales Rugby League Student Origin match last weekend, Wales Students coach Paul Emanuelli has selected a 26-man train-on squad ahead of the Four Nations this summer. He and his coaching staff will then reduce the squad to 20 ahead of the tournament in Scotland.

Sunderland-born Paul Dixon, who has played a massive role for Guildford Flames over the last two decades, brings his Elite League team to Cardiff Bay this weekend. Flames, who include Cardiff-born Ben Davies, take on Elite League leaders Devils at the Viola Arena this evening (Friday, 7.30pm) and return to the same venue on Sunday. […]

Wales Golf are using today’s International Women’s Day to launch their #New2Golf #Back2Golf female campaigns for 2019, highlighting the appeal of the sport for women and girls.

Cardiff Bay sailor Rhys Lewis was recognised in the RYA Regional Youth Champion Awards at the RYA Dinghy Show. The awards were presented to 10 winners from the nations and regions by double Olympic silver medallist and RYA Director of Racing, Ian Walker and double Olympic gold medallist and 2019 show host, Shirley Robertson OBE.

Fife Flyers 2, Cardiff Devils 4 Captain Jake Morissette and his Devils ‘clawed it out’ against Fife Flyers in Scotland and moved four points clear at the top of Elite League. Cardiff Devils have eight fixtures left and return home to the Viola Arena this evening where they face Guildford Flames in another crunch match. […]

Elfyn Evans is in a strong fourth position after last night’s opening stage of Rally Mexico – although he was one of the last drivers to contest the signature stage through the packed streets of Guanajuato, as a purpose-built jump near the finish became damaged. Many drivers, including Evans, suffered heart-stopping heavy landings and the stage was eventually cancelled, with drivers who didn’t tackle the stage awarded a notional time. “It [the stage] was okay, a bit slippery into the first corner and this jump is really, really aggressive,” said Evans. “That took us by surprise, otherwise okay.”