Captain Sam Bowen and his Cardiff City team were left without a Professional Development League match today. The young Bluebirds were due to play Sheffield United away, but the fixture was called off because the pitch in South Yorkshire is frozen. United called it off in time to stop Cardiff’s team travelling and the game […]

Wrexham, the best supported team in Vanarama National League football, have a burning desire to regain Football League status. They top the attendance table with an average of 5,238 per match ahead of Leyton Orient (5,166) and Chesterfield (4,520). The next home fixture for Wrexham is against Maidenhead next Saturday, but the Dragons are fully […]

Swansea City have been warned that Sheffield United have wised up from the team beaten at home by the Swans on the opening day of the season. Graham Potter’s reign as manager got off to a promising start back in August when his side won 2-1 at Bramall Lane. The Blades also lost the following week – thumped 3-0 at Middlesbrough – but since then their form has picked up dramatically and they were in the top two in the Championship table until Norwich City’s Friday night victory over Birmingham.

James Story’s historic run at the Australian Open is over after he was beaten in Melbourne this morning. The 17-year-old from Cardiff lost 6-2, 6-2 to American 16th seed Eliot Spizzirri in the first round of the Junior Boys’ singles.

Dragons head coach Ceri Jones insists the region cannot plead poverty as an excuse for their European campaign ending in embarrassment. The region suffered a humbling 49-7 home defeat to Clermont Auvergne on Friday night as their European Challenge Cup endeavours ended with a whimper. The final Pool One game was a procession for the French club at Rodney Parade as the Dragons leaked seven tries and managed only one in reply.

Neil Warnock hopes Oumar Niasse can mark his Cardiff City debut with a goal today, while the striker he tried to sign fires a blank. Niasse, a loan signing from Everton, is poised to make his debut at Newcastle United in arguably the Bluebirds’ biggest game of the season so far. But Warnock has admitted Newcastle’s Salomon Rondon was a player he wanted last summer when he first began searching for the extra firepower he recognised he required to keep the club in the Premier League.

Cardiff Met are expected to have Adam Roscrow back available as they attempt to end their cup final hoodoo against Cambrian & Clydach. The striker missed last weekend’s win at Llandudno but is expected to spearhead Cardiff Met’s frontline against the Welsh League side in the Nathaniel MG Cup final at Jenner Park tonight (7.30). […]

By Owen Morgan A strong contingent of Welsh athletes will be battling for domestic titles and Great Britain team places for September’s World Championships when they line up in the elite field at this year’s Virgin London Marathon. Among the confirmed elite athletes, there will be London debuts for Natasha Cockram and Dewi Griffiths, while Kris Jones will be running his first ever marathon.

It was a privilege to watch Celtic Dragons power to their Vitality Superleague victory against London Pulse at the Copper Box Arena. Dragons suffered misery when finishing bottom over the previous couple of seasons, but the pain of those failures are now driving them on. Captain Nia Jones and her team were, fittingly, full of […]

Laura Deas just missed out on a skeleton medal at the European Championships in Innsbruck. The Wrexham slider finished fifth having been lying eighth after the first of her two runs in Austria.

Manchester Untied starlet Regan Poole will turn back the clock this weekend by returning to Newport County colours against Exeter City. Poole was snapped up as a 16-year-old by United back in 2015 after making 15 appearances for County. Now 20, he

Merthyr Town have strengthened their squad with two new signings and both are former Cardiff City players. They are Jamie Veale and Ben Swallow, who follow Newport County defender Jay Foulston to the MetCoaches Stadium. The Martyrs hope all three will be eligible for Saturday’s home match against Basingstoke Town (3pm). Tenacious midfield player Veale, […]

Bristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown has urged English rugby to reject any thoughts of making partnerships with the Welsh regions and the rest of the Guinness Pro14 – and concentrate instead on markets such as China and the USA. Lansdown – the man behind Bristol’s re-branding as the Bears – also wants the English Gallagher Premiership ring-fenced for three years. The expansion ambitions will come as a blow to those seeking a way back for the Welsh teams to revive old rivalries with those across the border in some kind of structural realignment.

Welsh dual code rugby legend Garfield Owen has died aged 86 after suffering with Parkinson’s Disease since the 1990s. Wales rugby league heritage #246, his lone Welsh cap in the 13-man game came against France in 1959 where he kicked one goal in Wales’ 25-8 defeat.

Elfyn Evans insists he can deal with the World Rally Championship pressure as he looks to make winning start in Monte Carlo. The Dolgellau-born ace will spearhead M-Sport’s challenge this year when the season gets underway in the French Alps. from January 24-27. The 14-round season is a crucial one for Evans who has been promoted to No 1 driver by the Cumbria-based outfit with six-time champ Sebastien Ogier moving to Citroen.

Matthew Myers insists Cardiff Devils players are excited by the prospect of back-to-back Elite League title clashes with Belfast Giants in Cardiff Bay. Highly experience Great Britain international Myers and his Devils team-mates top the table in pursuit of a record-breaking third successive championship, playing Giants twice at the Viola Arena. Both matches will attract […]

James Story has become the first Welsh junior to reach the Australian Open for over 30 years after qualifying for the main draw in the Boys’ singles. The 17-year-old from Cardiff came through two tough qualifying matches in the searing heat of Melbourne. Story will face American No 16 seed Eliot Spizzirri in his first round match on Saturday (Australia time).

Cardiff City finally completed the loan signing of Everton’s Oumar Niasse today – and manager Neil Warnock is optimistic Emiliano Sala will join the Bluebirds from Nantes. The Argentinian striker is in Wales for a medical today and Warnock said: “We’re optimistic. “The deal is around £15million, but that’s what strikers cost. I like him, […]

Joel Makin cruelly missed out on a glorious chance for one of the biggest wins of his career after suffering an ankle injury in the Tournament of Champions in New York. The Haverfordwest-born player was leading Egypt’s world No 5 Karim Abdel Gawad by two sets to nil and was 4-3 in the third when he pulled up in pain in his second round match.

Cambrian & Clydach will be heavy underdogs in Saturday night’s Nathaniel MG Cup final with Cardiff Met – but the Rhondda side will have every reason to believe they can spring another upset. Barry Town, Aberystwyth Town and Newtown had all fallen victim to Cambrian & Clydach’s giant killing exploits this season, prior to the […]