The recent cold snap created a congested weekend of games for Penarth Hockey Club, with both the 1st and 3rd XIs pressed into important back-to-back Verde Recreo League fixtures, but 16 unanswered goals went a long way to bolstering the latter’s promotion push. PENARTH ‘B’ 6-0 Swansea ‘F’ Still stinging from the previous weekend’s defeat to promotion and title rival Whitchurch, the 3rd XI returned to Stanwell to take on a Swansea side comprised entirely of students from the city’s university, and the only other team in De Cymru 2 to have inflicted a loss on the Bears.

Neil Robertson reckons his Welsh Open triumph will be ideal preparation as he looks to regain the world crown from Mark Williams. The Aussie got his hands on the Ray Reardon trophy after fending off Stuart Bingham’s fight-back in Cardiff, winning 9-7. And already his thoughts are turning to Sheffield in April when he hopes to regain the World Championship title won so memorably last year by Wales ace Mark Williams.

Meirion Evans finished a magnificent seventh on the opening round of the British Rally Championship, the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally – which was his first ever gravel event in a four-wheel drive car. The 23-year old Rally Team UK supported driver started steadily, but increased his pace as his confidence grew. Co-driven by Jonathan Jackson, Evans never put a foot wrong in his Melvyn Evans Motorsport-prepared Hyundai i20 R5 – which enabled him to benefit towards the end of the event when two crews ahead of him retired on the final stage, moving the Lampeter man up to his final finishing position when he returned to Llandudno. Even better, Evans was the sixth registered British Rally Championship driver home, securing eight series points.

Bersant Celina has been handed the perfect chance to prove Pep Guardiola was wrong to offer him no role without even an audition. The silky-skilled Kosovan was given just four games to justify himself at City – all of them in the months prior to the Spaniard’s arrival in 2016.

Tom Cave underlined his status as a top 2019 British Rally Championship title contender by posting an impressive front-running performance on the opening round, the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally. However, he was robbed of a great result after picking up three punctures in the final two stages. Following a highly successful test earlier in the week, when the 27-year old driver from Aberdyfi drove the PCRS-prepared Hyundai i20 R5 on Michelin tyres for the first time, Cave was ready for the 10 stage event, held in the forests of North Wales. Co-driven by Hirwaun’s Dale Bowen, Cave set the third fastest time on the opening stage, a performance that saw the Welsh pair just 3.2 seconds off early leaders David Bogie/John Rowan and 0.8 seconds from Matt Edwards/Patrick Walsh. Cave then went on to set equal fastest-time on SS2 and second fastest on SS3, which meant they held second place, just 5.2 seconds from Edwards/Walsh, when they booked in to the first service halt of the day in Llandudno.

Welsh tennis star Evan Hoyt goes into this week’s $25,000 ITF World Tennis Tour event in Glasgow on the back of winning a doubles title win in Devon. The right-hander partnered fellow Brit Luke Johnson to victory in the final of the $25,000 ITF event in Barnstaple at the weekend. Hoyt and Johnson beat another all British pairing of Julian Cash and Andrew Watson in an exciting final which went to a deciding tie break.

Llandudno FC released a statement last night announcing that manager Iwan Williams has been granted compassionate leave until the end of the season. The statement reads: “Following a consultation with the manager over the last 48 hours, we feel as a club that the welfare of a person is greater than that of anything else, […]

Cardiff Devils will face a Belfast Giants team in a dangerous, mean mood at the SSE Arena in Northern Ireland this weekend. Coach Adam Keefe described his teams performance in a crushing 5-0 defeat at Glasgow Clan as ‘rubbish’ and will demand a huge reaction against Devils. The top two clash on Friday and Saturday […]

Cory Hill already knows what it’s like to be a hate figure for England fans – and hopes to get under their skin again this week in Cardiff. The Wales second row was given a right old rucking on social media when he was called up as a replacement for the Lions tour to New Zealand in 2017. “Corey Who?” trended on Twitter among the red rose brigade who were furious that Hill was summoned ahead of England dependable Joe Launchbury.

Millwall 0, Cardiff City 1 Welsh midfield player Lloyd Humphries proved the matchwinner for Cardiff City in their Professional Under-23 Development League against Millwall in London. Neath-born Humphries, aged 21 and a former Wales under-19 international, scored from a first half penalty to secure an away win for the Bluebirds. The match at Millwall’s Calmont […]

Swansea City’s FA Cup hero Daniel James insists he wants to sign a new contract with the club. The Wales winger – who would have been sold to Leeds United on deadline day for £7.5m if the buyers had offered more money up front – has started talks on a new contract at the Liberty Stadium. James made that Leeds valuation look inadequate with a stunning display in the Swans’ 4-1 victory over Brentford that included a brilliant individual goal.

Wrexham can return to the top of Vanarama National League football with a win at Boreham Wood in Hertfordshire on Tuesday. The Dragons earned a third successive victory, 3-2 at Havant and Waterlooville, and were the only top seven team to taste success. Now they are two points behind leaders Solihull Moors with a game […]

Shooting stars Chelsea Lewis and Kalifa McCollin will be key players for Celtic Dragons in their Vitality Netball Superleague home clash with Wasps. The teams go head-to-head at Cardiff’s Sport Wales National Centre this evening (Monday, 7pm centre-pass) when leaders Wasps aim to extend their winning run. Wales international Goal-Shooter Lewis, originally from Aberdare and […]

Australian Neil Robertson described his ManBetX Welsh Open success as an ‘amazing achievement’ after his 9-7 victory in the final. Robertson defeated Stuart Bingham, from Essex, in the final at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena to win the £70,000 prize money and lift the Ray Reardon Trophy. “It feels incredible to win,” said Robertson. “An amazing achievement. […]

Three Welsh athletes have been included in the Great Britain team for next month’s European Indoor Athletic Championships. Melissa Courtney, Owen Smith and Joe Brier have been named in a 48-strong squad for the event which starts in Glasgow on March 1. Middle distance star Courtney earned her place in the 3,000m by claiming a silver medal at last weekend’s British Championships.

MK Lightning 4, Cardiff Devils 6 Cardiff Devils have opened a three-points lead at the top of Elite League. Their 6-4 win against MK Lightning at the Planet Ice Arena ensured Devils would stay clear at the top, while closest challengers Belfast Giants were smashed 5-0 at Glasgow Clan. After a goalless first period, Clan […]

Graham Potter insisted the “numbers were too low” over Leeds’ unsuccessful attempt to sign Daniel James as the Swansea City wing delivered his club into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. James scored a breathtaking individual goal as the Swans swept aside Brentford 4-1 at the Liberty Stadium. The Wales wing ran 70 yards before making it 2-1 as his strike plus an own goal by Brentford keeper Luke Daniels and others from Bersant Celina and George Byers did for the Bees.

Australian Neil Robertson starts the second session of the ManBetX Welsh Open Snooker Championship final holding a 5-3 lead. Robertson has the advantage in the clash with Stuart Bingham with the winner receiving £70,000 prize money and the Ray Reardon Trophy. Both finalists are former Welsh Open and World Open champions. Bingham had a torrid […]

Professional Development League under-18 Under-18: Crystal Palace 0, Cardiff City 4 Cardiff City’s young guns went to the Palace and had a ball. The young Bluebirds scored four goals during 20 first half minutes and effectively put the game out of the home teams reach. Sion Spence (16 mins), Sam Bowen (24), Kieron Evans (25) […]

Chris Ashton has handed England another injury blow after being ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Wales in Cardiff with a minor calf strain. The Sale Sharks flier only made his first Six Nations start since 2013 in the win over France last time out but has now picked up the injury.