Andrew Lord has been tweaking his Devils lines during the build-up to their Champions Hockey League match against Swedish title winners Vaxjo Lakers this evening (Tuesday, 7.30pm). Cardiff head coach Lord switched Charles Linglet and Joey Haddad during the third period of their Elite League home win against Dundee Stars at Ice Arena Wales. Linglet […]

The Scarlets are facing an injury crisis ahead of their Heineken Champions Cup trip to face Leicester this weekend. Rhys Patchell is still recovering from a head injury, while Angus O’Brien – who deputised at No.10 for the opening round home defeat to Racing 92 – has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured knee ligament. That leaves Dan Jones to provide the guiding hand against the Tigers this weekend, where his likely back-up will be centre Steff Hughes.

dai-sport’s horse racing column – by Brian Lee Garo De Juilley won the Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow for jockey Paddy Brennan and trainer Sophie Leech, who is based only 20 miles away in Gloucestershire. The winner had been bought out of Paul Nicholls’s stable for just £8,000 in May. Ireland’s Point of Principle, ridden […]

Wales coach Warren Gatland has sprung a surprise by naming two uncapped players – one of them an Englishman – in his 37-man squad for the autumn Test series. Ospreys wing and Wales Sevens’ all-time leading points and try scorer Luke Morgan and Leicester Tigers’ Jonah Holmes have both received a first call up to the Wales squad. Morgan, who has scored four tries in five matches for his region this season, and back-three player Holmes, who scored 10 tries in 11 games for the Tigers last season, will link up with the squad when they meet next Monday. Holmes, 26, was born in Stockport but qualifies for Wales through a Welsh grandparent.

After what many believe to have been one of the best Dayinsure Wales Rally GB’s in recent years, the event has retained its autumn place on the FIA World Rally Championship, and will run between 3-6 October next year. The event has been based in Wales since 2000, and moved from Cardiff to its new home in Deeside in 2013. With the support of local authorities such as Conwy County Borough Council, the event has flourish over the last six years – returning it to its status as one of the best rounds of the World Championship. Confirmation of Rally GB on the 2019 WRC calendar also suggests that a new deal may have been done between the event organisers, International Motor Sports Ltd (IMS), and the event’s title sponsor, the Welsh Assembly Government.

Former Wales Students  Rugby League international Curtis Cunningham is set to undergo spinal surgery in Australia after his horrific crash. The Cardiff-born player suffered a fractured skull, fractures to his spine and bruising to the front of his brain as well as other injuries when his motorbike was involved in a collision with car on a motorway in Mackay, Queensland.

Group G in this season’s Champions Hockey League might appear to be a foregone conclusion, but for Cardiff Devils every minute on the ice against top European opposition is an opportunity to learn and push themselves on towards the next level (writes Matthew Burgess). Swedish heavyweights Vaxjo Lakers, losing CHL finalists last season and current […]

Teenage striker Mo Touray has been called into the Wales squad for their Uefa under-21 Championship clash with Switzerland at Rodney Parade, Newport this evening (Tuesday, 6pm). The talented Touray plays for Welsh Premier League Barry Town United on loan from Newport County and also had a spell with Merthyr Town. Wales finish their Euro […]

Owen Lane may be the only new face in the Wales squad due to be named by Warren Gatland for the autumn series. Lane, the 20-year-old Cardiff Blues wing who scored two tries against the Dragons in his region’s recent derby victory, limped off after helping his side to a thrilling Heineken Champions Cup victory in Lyon at the weekend, but is not considered likely to miss any action. The versatile former Wales U20 player, who can also play at centre, could be the only uncapped player in a probable 36-man group for games against Scotland, Australia, Tonga and South Africa next month.

Brennan Johnson, an English-born teenager who has chosen to play for Wales, underlined his quality during the under-19 international win against Poland. Johnson, the son of former Jamaica, Ipswich and Nottingham Forest player David, scored two outstanding goals in a 2-0 friendly win against the Poles at Nantporth, Bangor. Brennan started his international career with […]

Ryan Giggs has told Wales it is time to prove they are much more than a two-man team. The Wales manager will send his country into Nations League duty against the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday night, without their two biggest influencers – Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. It will be the first time neither has played in a competitive fixture since Ramsey made his debut in 2008 and the omens in Dublin are not encouraging.

Former Cardiff Devils forward Paul Crowder is the latest Elite League Player of the Week. Canadian Crowder, who helped Devils win the Elite League title and play-off championships last season, is now playing for Fife Flyers. He scored four goals and an assist to help Fife into second place in the Elite table and extend […]

Jake Evans, Ibrahim Meite and James Waite scored for Cardiff City in their 3-1 Professional Development League Under-23 home win against Charlton Athletic. The young Bluebirds came from behind to earn victory despite having forward Meite sent off for an off the ball incident with 11 minutes left at Cardiff International Sports Campus. Evans played […]

Wales’ table tennis prodigy Anna Hursey and jockey sensation James Bowen are in the running to be named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. The duo are among the 10 nominees for the award as they look to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Ellie Simmonds, Wayne Rooney, Tom Daley, Andy Murray and Phil Foden, the Manchester City footballer who won in 2017.

Wales’ Paralympic champ Rob Davies will  spearhead a 14-strong GB squad for the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia. Brecon’s Davies is one of four Welsh players in the squad being joined by Bridgend’s Paul Davies, Paul Karabardak from Swansea and Aberdare’s Tom Matthews. Davies, who won the Para title in Rio 2016, will be joined […]

The BARC’s Autumn Truckfest survived the worst that Storm Callum could throw at it over the weekend, as the British Truck Racing Association Championship once again produced some thrilling racing at the Welsh Motorsports Centre at Pembrey. The Division 1 and 2 categories were the headline acts, as the big trucks braved the weather around the challenging 1.45 mile circuit. Ryan Smith (MAN TGA) was the man to beat in both wet and dry conditions, winning two Division 1 races. This has enabled him to extend his series lead over David Jenkins (MAN TGX).

Evan Hoyt is into the world’s top 500 tennis players for the first time in his career. The 23-year-old from Llanelli has reached 456 in the latest ATP rankings – a huge rise of 114 places.

Wales hopeful Owen Lane could make a rapid recovery from the injury that saw him limp off during the final moments of Cardiff Blues’ dramatic victory in Lyon. The Blues wing appeared to have pulled a hamstring close to the end of his team’s stunning 30-21 victory in France and appeared to be facing a long lay-off. But 20-year-old Lane – who is a contender for a Wales wing spot in the autumn series – could feature for the Blues in their next Heineken Champions Cup tie at home to Glasgow Warriors on Sunday.

Wales players believe the fury of Ryan Giggs can provide the fuel for victory against the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday night. Defender Ben Davies has revealed that manager Giggs angrily confronted his players at half-time during last week’s 4-1 home defeat to Spain. That showdown, believes the Spurs defender, has re-focused the team on the job of securing points for their Nations League campaign in Dublin.

Chaz Davies looks set to finish runner-up in the World Superbikes Championship after finishing fourth in Sunday’s race in Argentina. The Powys rider recovered from his crash in the opening race on the new track on Saturday as Jonathan Rea powered to a record 10th win in a row.