Cardiff Devils goalie Ben Bowns, a Yorkshireman in his fifth season with the Welsh club, is Elite League Player of Week. British netminder Bowns gave reigning champions and leaders Devils a massive boost posted keeping back-to-back shutouts and saving 97.59 per cent of the shots he faced over three fixtures. Devils won all three matches, […]

The Swans and the Bluebirds clash in a Welsh Youth Cup semi-final at Llanelli’s Stebonheath Park stadium on Wednesday evening (March 6, 7.30pm). Swansea City are looking to win the trophy for a 10th successive season, having beaten Cardiff City on penalties in the final at Liberty Stadium last season. Swansea’s 18-year-old Dutch midfield player […]

Rowland Phillips has made two changes to the Wales Women’s side for Friday nights game against Scotland at Scotstoun. (KO7.40pm) which he describes as a ‘Cup Final’.  Lauren Smyth comes back in at full-back while Lleucu George starts at inside centre, her first start for Wales as a back – having been in the back row against Hong Kong at the last Rugby World Cup.

Sol Bamba has dealt Cardiff City a crushing blow after being ruled out for the rest of the season with ruptured knee ligaments. The Bluebirds defender suffered the injury in last weekend’s Premier League defeat at Wolves when he was forced off on a stretcher.

Penarth Hockey Club produced four wins from five matches in the latest round of Verde Recreo League fixtures to ensure that all victorious teams remain in the hunt for promotion. PENARTH 3-2 Whitchurch The 1st XI hosted local rivals Whitchurch in a must win game for both sides in what is still a closely-fought race […]

Adam Beard has been recalled by Wales as coach Warren Gatland makes one enforced change for Saturday’s Six Nations game against Scotland at Murrayfield. Ospreys star Beard comes into the side for injured lock Cory Hill and will pack down alongside skipper Alun Wyn Jones in the second row.

Charlotte Carey denied her Welsh Commonwealth Games teammate Anna Hursey a hat-trick of victories at the Aspire 2Be National Table Tennis Championships in Cardiff as the Welsh No.1 took the women’s singles title for a fifth time and completed her own treble. Carey won her fourth crown in succession by proving too strong for sporting prodigy Hursey after the 12-year-old had already taken the cadets girls title (for under 15s) and U21 title. In the senior final over the weekend event in Cardiff, Carey raced into a 3-0 lead, before Hursey hit-back to win the fourth game, 11-9.

Tim Vaughan and Christian Williams, who both train in the Vale of Glamorgan, had winners this week (writes Brian Lee).  Vaughan’s Glimpse Of Gold, partnered by stable jockey Alan Johns, landed the Selling Handicap Hurdle at Southwell coming home eight lengths in front of Kilcaragh Boy. Williams’ Fifty Shades, at six the youngest horse in the […]

Welsh rugby’s merger bingo – that now pairs the Ospreys to combine with the Scarlets – will be discussed this evening by the four regions and the Welsh Rugby Union against a backdrop of outrage and suspicion. The proposal that was put to the staff of both west Wales regions on Monday has met with widespread derision, particularly on social media. Only vague plans have so far been given to those at the sharp end, but they are expected to include job losses, including some players.

Cardiff City battled to a 1-1 draw in their Professional Development League under-23 match against Sheffield United. The Bluebirds included senior players Greg Cunningham, Stuart O’Keefe, Rhys Healey and goalkeeper Alex Smithies in their starting line-up. Healey scored Cardiff’s goal to put them ahead, but they drew 1-1 and have taken seven points from their […]

Power forward Joey Haddad is ready to return for Cardiff Devils and could play in Thursday’s Elite League match against Fife Flyers in Scotland. Canadian Haddad has recovered from an injury and warmed up before Devils’ 6-0 home win against Sheffield Steelers on Sunday. “Joey is right there,” says head coach Andrew Lord. “He is […]

Wrexham-born Seb Morris is about to embark on his biggest and most high-profile season of motorsport by far after confirming a deal to return to the British GT Championship with brand new Bentley customer team JRM. The 23-year old professional racing driver, who last year starred in the E4 reality TV show Celebs Go Dating, will reunite with rock star Rick Parfitt Jnr to reform the ‘dream team’ pairing which made history for Bentley by winning the 2017 title. Piloting an exquisite new Bentley Continental GT3, Morris will leave no stone unturned in the quest to challenge for a second British GT crown in his first season as part of the JRM entry.

Trefelin BGC are on the charge in Nathaniel Cars Welsh League football with two trophies in their sights. The team based in Port Talbot are top of Division Three and play Penydarren BGC in the League Cup semi-finals. Damon Thomas scored twice for Trefelin in their 4-0 league win against Newport City with Steven Berry […]

Scotland have recruited a valuable spy to their camp ahead of this week’s Six Nations clash – according to Wales prop Rob Evans. The Scarlets loose-head believes Dannny Wilson – who left the Cardiff Blues at the end of last season to become Scotland’s forwards coach – has a wealth of information on Warren Gatland’s squad. The Scots have had a disappointing tournament so far, with a victory over Italy followed by back-to-back defeats to Ireland and France.

The cream always rises to the top, as the old adage goes, could not ring truer than after the conclusion of the JD Welsh Cup quarter-finals over the weekend. Connah’s Quay, The New Saints, Cardiff Met and Barry Town United enter tonight’s semi-final draw, as the four best teams in the competition remain. The top-three […]

Wing-back Cai Owen scored Rhyl’s winner in their 1-0 Huws Gray Alliance match against Holywell Town home. The 20-year-old defender scored the only goal of the match when he produced a touch of class after 50 minutes. Bangor-born Owen, a former Llandudno player, took possession on the Rhyl right and he set off on a […]

Damian Cole gave his Get Connected/Energizer-backed Ford Focus WRC05 a successful shakedown run at the weekend, finishing second overall on the Bovington Stages. That result sets the Abergavenny rally star up nicely for this Sunday’s Rallynuts National Tour of Epynt Rally, where he’ll launch his assault on a seventh Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship drivers’ title. Cole is returning to his Focus WRC05 this year, after several seasons rallying mainly his Fiesta WRC and Escort Mk2.

Cardiff Fire 4, Peterborough Phantoms 6 Man of the match Iwan Davies led the Fire charge when they launched a comeback against Peterborough Phantoms at the Viola Arena. Cardiff Fire were 6-0 down with 32 minutes 14 seconds gone, but they hit back with a ferocity which shocked their visitors. Davies (2), Cameron Basnett and […]

Liam Lloyd got his 2019 season off to a flying start as he won the Welsh Duathlon title in a course record time at Neyland. The British international triathlete won from Sam Wade in 55 min, 42 sec, while Catherine Marks secured a win for Pembrokeshire as she took the women’s title in 1:12:49. Lloyd made light work of the blustery conditions whipped up by Storm Freya and also found a way to make up five seconds on Wade after leaving Transition 1 in a sport that involves running, cycling, then another run.

Stuart O’Keefe is set to celebrate his birthday by playing for Cardiff City in their under-23 match  this evening (Monday). The young Bluebirds are intent on earning a third successive Professional Development League win when they entertain Sheffield United at Cardiff City Stadium (7pm). Sion Spence, Danny Williams and Dan Griffiths scored for City in […]