Alfie Mawson admits he cannot quite put his finger on the Carlos Carvalhal effect – but he will settle for simply reaping the benefit. The Swansea City defender has paid a glowing tribute to his manager who has steered the club to a position where they are now four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. When Carvalhal arrived in late December, the club were five points adrift of safety. In political terms, that’s a nine-point swing to the Carvalhal Party.

Wales coach Warren Gatland was pleased to see his side move up into second place in the NatWest 6 Nations table with a 38-14 win over Italy This is what he had to say in the post-match press conference. Next week his side will meet France at the Principality Stadium looking for the win that will guarantee them the runners-up spot behind Ireland.

It wasn’t always pretty, it was never perfect, but Wales’ 38-14 win over Italy was good enough to move them up into second place in the NatWest 6 Nations and put them on course for a runners-up finish next weekend. All they have to do is keep the French juggernaut at bay at the Principality Stadium with any kind of victory and they will be guaranteed to finish behind Ireland. Not a bad turn-around from last year’s fifth place, and a position that would earn them almost £2m more.

Wrexham remain intent on promotion to the Football League after their 2-0 cross-border derby win against Chester City. Second half goals from Scott Quigley and Nicky Deverdics led Wrexham to victory in this Vanarama National League match. More than 6,500 spectators were at the Racecourse and manager Dean Keates said: “It’s a massive win. We […]

Conwy Borough and Rhos Aelwyd are through to the FAW Trophy final. They will battle it out in an all North Wales clash after earning victories in their semi-final ties. Welsh Alliance leaders Conwy won 3-0 against Penydarren BGC, while Rhos Aelwyd, who are top of the Welsh National League, earned a 3-2 victory against […]

Caernarfon Town powered to a 3-0 home win against Airbus Broughton at the Oval. Leaders Caernarfon are chasing promotion in the Huws Cymru Alliance and are right on course after their win against second-placed Airbus. Darren Thomas fired the Cofis in front after 13 minutes and Jamie Breese added a second just before half-time. Rhys […]

Matthew Myers and Thomas Murdy took centre stage for Cardiff Devils during their eight-goal Elite League win against Edinburgh Capitals. A sell-out attendance of more than 3,000 spectators watched Devils take another step towards retaining their league title with their 8-0 win at Ice Arena Wales. Man of the match Myers took his career points […]

Manager Michael Flynn was ‘thrilled’ with the win his Newport County team achieved at Yeovil Town on Saturday. Josh Sheehan and Paul Hayes, with his fourth goal in two fixtures, scored the goals in a 2-0 League Two win. This was a first win since January for the Exiles, but they are only five points […]

Cardiff City earned a sixth successive Championship victory and have surely clinched a place in the play-offs. Manager Neil Warnock, though, is aiming higher – a top two finish and automatic promotion – and his Bluebirds are second with 10 fixtures left this season. They are on 73 points after the 3-2 home win against […]

Garry Monk and his new Birmingham City coaching team are plotting to disrupt Cardiff City’s Championship promotion charge. Newly-appointed Monk, a former Swansea City player and manager, has been charged with leading the Blues clear of relegation danger. His backroom staff is now complete. Pep Clotet, the assistant manager, was the only new member of […]

Wrexham manager Dean Keates remains focused on the big prize in Vanamara National League. The Reds have slipped from top spot to seventh in the table, have 10 fixtures left and take on Chester City in a cross-border derby at the Racecourse on Sunday (Noon). Keates insists: “We are still aiming for the title. “There […]

Carlos Carvalhal insists revenge will not be the spur when he takes his Swansea City team to Huddersfield. The Swans manager has personal and painful history against the Yorkshire club who have defied predictions to have a buoyant first season in the Premier League. It was last season that Carvalhal’s Sheffield Wednesday ran into David Wagner’s Terriers in the Championship play-offs, before Huddersfield edged the tie on penalties on their way to the Premier League.

Cardiff Devils start their run-in towards Elite League title glory against Edinburgh Capitals this evening (Saturday). The reigning champions are intent on finishing the regular season on a high and still have three trophies in their sights. Coach Andrew Lord and his players won’t look beyond their sell-out home clash with bottom club Capitals on […]

Wales U20s coach Jason Strange branded his team “naïve” after they lost for the first time to Italy on Friday night. The Italians deservedly earned an 18-7 victory at Colwyn Bay to give them their first win over Wales in 20 attempts, as they mastered the heavy conditions with a powerful forward performance their host could not match. Strange admitted: “I thought we were quite naïve with the way we played in the conditions.

Gary Bell makes a landmark appearance for the Bluebirds during their Championship crunch clash with Birmingham City at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday (3pm). The 70-year-old former City defender makes his 400th appearance for the club – as a matchday hospitality host. Jimmy Scoular was the manager who first brought Gary to Ninian Park more […]

Elfyn Evans has been forced to withdraw from Rally Mexico, after his co-driver, Daniel Barritt, was taken to hospital with suspected concussion, following their sixth gear high-speed roll on stage four. It’s a bitterly disappointing blow for the 29-year old works Ford driver, who, by his own admission, has had a bad start to the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship. A puncture on both the Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies saw Evans finish sixth and 14th respectively, and he was aiming to kick start his 2018 campaign with a good result in Mexico – a gravel event he’s always gone well on.

Carmarthen Town 0 Barry Town 1 Carmarthen’s hopes of battling relegation took another setback on Friday night after a late Drew Fahiya strike added to their woes. Time is running out for Carmarthen to turn their fortunes around – they now have just five games to overturn an eight point deficit that could yet increase […]

Andrew Lord’s Cardiff Devils are ready for six of the best at Ice Arena Wales, starting in front of a capacity attendance against Edinburgh Capitals on Saturday. Elite League leaders are clear at the top with six home fixtures still to play. Head coach Lord and his team are reigning champions, lifting the trophy for […]

Elfyn Evans’ hopes of winning Rally Mexico have suffered a major setback, after he rolled his works M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC on stage four. The 29-year old Dolgellau ace had started round three of the FIA World Rally Championship well – and had just set the second fastest time on SS3 (the El Chocolate stage which, at 19.5 miles, is the longest of the rally). That put Evans up to third place overall, a mere 15.2 seconds behind rally leader, Spaniard Dani Sordo (Hyundai). Sadly, Evans lost over two minutes on the following stage, after a high-speed accident.

Welshman Michael Flynn has had an eventful first year in charge of his home city club Newport County. He took over exactly a year ago and has been manager at Rodney Parade for 57 matches and they travel to play Yeovil Town in a League Two fixture tomorrow. Flynn led his Exiles away from relegation […]