Vale of Glamorgan trainer Tim Vaughan’s band wagon keeps rolling on (writes Brian Lee).  A 295 miles journey to Sedgefield from Aberthin paid handsome dividends when his Briac won the RaceBets Money Back 2nd All Races Handicap Chase. Ridden by stable jockey Alan Johns, from west Wales, eight-year-old Briac made the 11-10 favourite in a […]

Exclusive by Owen Morgan Many people welcome the New Year as an opportunity for a change in fortunes. But athlete Jenny Nesbitt is delighted the form she displayed right up until the final hours of 2018 is already continuing into 2019. Nesbitt rang out the old year in fine style by winning the 60th anniversary edition of the prestigious Nos Galan race in Mountain Ash on New Year’s Eve.

Layne Ulmer, a hugely skilled and reliable, two-way centreman, is playing a key role in Cardiff Devils bid to win the Elite League title for a third successive season. Canadian Ulmer, from the Battlefords in Saskatchewan, has been voted Elite player of the week. Devils have earned nine successive victories and are nine points clear […]

Matt Edwards will defend his British Rally Championship title with M-Sport this season. The 34-year-old has been confirmed by the Cumbria-based outfit as one of the drivers as it looks for a fourth straight BRC crown having proved dominant on the gravel and asphalt last year.

Captain Nia Jones and her Celtic Dragons are preparing for a major Vitality Netball Superleague clash with Severn Stars un Gloucester on Friday. It is the first Superleague fixture at the new University of Gloucestershire Arena and Dragons are intent on earning a second successive victory. They won 67-40 against London Pulse at the Copper […]

As the search continues for Cardiff City’s new striker Emiliano Sala and the pilot of his aircraft, Bluebirds fan Josh Thomas gives a personal perspective. From feelings of excitement at his signing, to dread when he heard the news, and the sadness for those who wanted to welcome him. Around 1:30am this morning, I received a message from my friend telling me that a plane had gone missing over Alderney in the Channel Islands. The plane – he continued – was on a journey from Nantes, a city in Northern France, to Wales and our capital city of Cardiff.

Bangor City and Rhyl are chasing hard behind Huws Gray Alliance leaders Airbus UK Broughton – and both still believe they can close the 10-point gap. Airbus fought out a goalless draw at Gresford Athletic in their latest match, while Bangor and Rhyl both won. Player-manager Gary-Taylor Fletcher and his Bangor team have a game […]

Ken Choo has said Cardiff City are praying for positive news after being left shocked after Emiliano Sala’s plane went missing on route from Nantes to Cardiff. The French Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that the club’s £15million record signing was on board the Piper Malibu light aircraft which lost contact over the Channel Islands on Monday night. Sala was due to train with his new team-mates for the first time at their Vale of Glamorgan headquarters this morning but training was cancelled following the shock news.

Penarth Hockey Club continued their strong start to 2019 with points for two of the three teams in Verde Recreo League action last weekend. PENARTH 4-4 Ashmoor The 1st XI welcomed league leaders Ashmoor to Stanwell, determined to continue their good run of results having been unbeaten since the opening week in December.

Cardiff City are seeking clarification amid ‘genuine concern’ for Emiliano Sala after a plane went missing between France and Cardiff. A sea search was launched yesterday after the Piper Malibu light aircraft was reported missing on a flight between Nantes and the Welsh capital.

Tesni Evans saw her hopes of a quarter-final spot at the Tournament of Champions dashed in a five-game battle with English rival Alison Waters. The 26-year-old took a two-one lead in games against the World No 9, but Waters recovered to reach the last eight of the $180,000 tournament at New York’s Grand Central Station.

Jayne Ludlow takes Welsh women’s football into a new era in Italy tomorrow night – even though most of the faces are familiar. The Wales manager might have been preparing to take her team to the World Cup finals this summer if last year’s qualification campaign had turned out differently. Instead, a near miss meant Wales missed out and so the Tuesday night friendly in Cesena is preparation for the next series of European qualifiers this autumn rather than a place in the sun in France.

Peterborough Phantoms 3, Cardiff Fire 4 Welshman Morgan Evans struck gold for Cardiff Fire in their National Ice Hockey League match at Peterborough Phantoms. Evans scored a powerplay goal early in the final period to earn a win which keeps Fire hopes of am end-of-season play off slot burning brightly. Fire now go into back-to-back […]

Wales will face Belarus in a home friendly on  Tuesday September 10th. The game will take place four days after Wales entertain Azerbaijan in a EURO 2020 qualifying match and comes halfway through the qualifying campaign.

Cardiff City suffered a disappointing 2-1 Professional Under-23 League defeat against Colchester United at Florence Park in Essex on Monday. Ryan Pryce, who played for Welsh Premier League The New Saints before joining the young Bluebirds, scored his first goal for the club, but Colchester fought back to take the points. Cardiff started brightly with […]

Hannah Powell made a record-breaking return to competition at the English Weightlifting Championships The 26-year-old broke the British records for the snatch, clean and jerk and overall total in the 45kg category in Milton Keynes.

Graham Barrow admits he is baffled by Wrexham failure to score goals in 2019. Manager Barrow is scratching his head after the Dragons have gone more than eight hours without a goal since the new year and suffered five successive defeats. Four of those fixtures were Vanarama National League games, while Wrexham crashed out of […]

Adam Keefe was brutally honest about his Belfast Giants team after devastating double defeats against Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils. Head coach Keefe’s team played back-to-back matches at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay, suffering 4-2 and 5-2 defeats. Both games attracted 3,000-plus sell-out attendances, the atmosphere was top notch and Devils fans young and […]

Wales teenage star Ryan Astley has signed his first professional deal with Everton Football Club. The 17-year-old from Llanfair Caereinion in Powys has been hailed by the club’s Under-23s coach David Unsworth as one of their greatest ever prospects.

For some, retirement means rest and relaxation but Wales’ Commonwealth Games bronze medallist  Dani Rowe will take on the London Classics challenge in her first year of retirement from professional cycling. The 28-year-old, who won Olympic team pursuit gold in London 2012, will run the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 28 April, pedal the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 on Sunday 4 August and swim the two miles at Swim Serpentine on Saturday 21 September to complete the iconic London Classics, the ultimate mass participation challenge.