Neil Warnock insists Cardiff City can absorb the kind of hammerings inflicted by Manchester City and still survive in the Premier League. The Bluebirds manager watched as his team were severely outclassed by the champions on Saturday as they eased to a 5-0 victory that could have been even more painful. The defeat was Cardiff’s worst at home for 24 years and it leaves them in the relegation zone, still seeking their first win of the season.

Cardiff Devils, who play Coventry Blaze at home this evening, remain intent on adding one more top quality import to their Elite League team. They still have a slot open for a high-end defenceman, although head coach Andrew Lord will stay patient and ensure he brings in the right man. Devils have identified a couple […]

Commonwealth Games medallist Josh Stacey upgraded from table-tennis bronze down under to gold in the Czech Republic as he won the PTT Czech Open in Ostrava. The teenager from St Mellon’s, in Cardiff, continued his outstanding form in 2018 to win the Men’s Class 9 crown on a golden day for the British Para Table […]

Hard-hitting Swedish defenceman Viktor Langseth has joined Cardiff Fire for the new National Ice Hockey League season. Langseth. aged 22, is a tough blue liner who has signed in time for Fire’s opening NIHL fixture of the season against Basingstoke Buffalo at Ice Arena Wales  on Sunday (6pm). “Viktor is a fantastic asset,” said director […]

More than 80 young sailors took to the water for the North Wales OnBoard Festival in Bala, where the youngest was just 6-years-old. There was a good turnout through the All Afloat programme as well as from the clubs, showing the sailing charity launched earlier this summer is already having an impact.

Around 20 young sailors from around South Wales took part in the Llandegfedd Cymru Youth Racing Circuit (CYRC), the first step for most on the youth racing scene. Victories at Llandegfedd Reservoir meant overall victories in the South Wales CYRC series 2018 for home sailor Dylan Fletcher in the General Handicap and Cardiff Bay’s Merle Nieuwland in the Optimist boat.

John Mulvihill has admitted huge relief at his first win as Cardiff Blues coach after revealing: “We’ve been to hell and back.” After three opening Guinness Pro14 defeats – following no wins in his pre-season matches – the Australian was understandably reassured by his team’s thumping 37-13 victory over Munster at the Arms Park on Friday night. The Blues gained a winning bonus point with four tries on a night when centre Willis Halaholo reminded people why there was excitement at his arrival from New Zealand two years.

Jayne Ludlow won’t be looking back in anger at her side’s narrow failure to qualify for next year’s Women’s World Cup finals in France when she convenes her next Wales squad session at the start of next month. Instead the Wales manager will be firmly focussed on the 2021 UEFA European Championship Qualifiers when she brings together 26 players for a four day training camp at the beginning of next month.

Joe Day makes a landmark 200th appearance for Newport County in their League Two match against Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park this afternoon. “I’ll be really proud to hit the 200 games total, he says. “I’ve become become a fan of our club and Newport County is a big part of my life now. “When […]

Welsh tennis star Evan Hoyt has won his third doubles title of the year at the first of six events he is due to play in Australia. Hoyt teamed up with American Dusty Boyer to win the Cairns International – part of the International Tennis Federation’s Futures circuit – and continues to climb the world rankings. The duo beat home pairing Calum Puttergill and Jacob Grills 6-2, 7-5 in the final held at the Cairns International Tennis Centre on Friday.

Wrexham are ready for their 4G pitch challenge in the Vanarama National League. The Dragons have back-to-back away fixtures against Sutton United on Saturday and leaders Harrogate next Tuesday, both on 4G playing surfaces.  Manager Sam Ricketts and his Wrexham team are second in the table, one point behind Harrogate, and Ricketts says: “Playing two […]

If you believe the ‘experts’ manager Neil Warnock and his Cardiff City players might as well lock their front doors and stay at home when Manchester City visit South Wales. One BBC commentator predicted a ‘goals fest’ for Pep’s boys, while Goal.Com predict, in big, bold print: “Bluebirds to struggle.” That tag-line is followed by […]

Swansea boss Graham Potter is hoping his side can benefit from a Wilfried Bony bounce when the Ivorian finally returns to full fitness in the next few weeks. The 29-year-old former Manchester City striker hasn’t played since tearing his cruciate ligament against Leicester City in February, but Potter believes he is almost ready to return.

The Penrhiwllan-based Spencer Sport squad head into Sunday’s penultimate round the Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship at the Welsh Motorsports Centre at Pembrey with its driver, Julian Godfrey, in a close four-way fight for the title. Driving the west Wales team’s Mitsubishi Mirage RX Supercar, Godfrey led the series until he was involved in a massive accident at Croft, which saw the car roll several times at high speed. The car was rebuilt in time for the following round, but the points lost hurt the most. Still very much in contention for the title, Godfrey is just eight points off the leader, with 30 points available for a win at Pembrey. “We’re treating Pembrey as a must-win event for us,” said Spencer Sport team manager Charlie Jukes. “To be sure of winning the title, we must win at our home track on Sunday and also win the final round at Silverstone. We have shown that our Mitsubishi Mirage RX Supercar is the car to beat this season, so winning both the final race meetings is very much achievable.”

Six games in, the early JD Welsh Premier League table will make for frustrating reading if you’re Bala Town manager Colin Caton. At first glance, their fifth-place position seems pretty much on par, but results-wise it’s been another patchy start for the Lakesiders, who risk giving themselves an awful lot of work to do later […]

John Mulvihill hopes that truth hurts – and that it will be Munster who feel the pain at the Arms Park on Friday night. The Cardiff Blues coach has revealed his players held a “truth session” in the aftermath of their third successive defeat last week. Mulvihill says he was encouraged by the response of his squad to their winless start to the Guinness Pro 14 season and that the frenzy he witnessed in training will be unleashed on their Irish opponents.

Joe Bennett has admitted he takes no pride in the mistimed tackle on Leroy Sane that sparked a furious row between Cardiff and Manchester City. As the Bluebirds defender prepares to meet the Premier League champions again this weekend, he has acknowledged he was initially unaware just how bad the challenge was during last season’s FA Cup fourth round tie. Bennett injured Sane and left City manager Pep Guardiola fuming in the clash at a heated Cardiff City Stadium in January.

Former Newport County and Merthyr Tydfil manager Tim Harris has joined Hereford FC following the departure of manager Peter Beadle. Harris has been appointed head of football  and will work with club directors to recruit a new head coach. Vanarama National League North club Hereford, promoted from Southern League football last season, opted for a […]

Winchester City FC, who play Merthyr Town in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, were one of the first football clubs reported on by Terry Phillips in his career. dai-sport journalist Terry worked for the Southern Sentinel in Hampshire during 1972-73, 46 years ago. Manager Gavin Williams and his Martyrs are intent on enjoying a […]

Welsh weightlifting ace Catrin Jones bagged a superb bronze medal at the World University Championships in Poland. The Bangor University psychology student finished third in the clean and jerk with a best lift of 93kg.