Mica Moore and her Great Britain bobsleigh partner Mica McNeill were sixth at the halfway point of the women’s two-person bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics. Newport’s Moore and McNeil, who crowd-funded their way to the Games after being told their funding was being cut by their governing body in September, were 0.16 seconds off the medal positions. Pilot McNeill said: “It is very exciting. It’s a brand new track and we haven’t had a lot of time here. It’s a fun track and it’s going well so far.

Warren Gatland plans to act as ruthlessly in blitzing Ireland pair Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray as he has in axing Rhys Patchell and Josh Adams. Patchell and Adams have both paid the price for Wales’ defeat to England at Twickenham by losing their places in the squad that meets Ireland on Saturday. Neither player was able to maintain the standards and influence they showed in the victory over Scotland. Instead, Dan Biggar, Leigh Halfpenny and Liam Williams all return and Gareth Anscombe goes back to the bench for a game Wales have to win to maintain any hope of winning the Six Nations title.

Neil Warnock insists Cardiff City are still outsiders to win automatic promotion to the Premier League – despite their two-point lead over their rivals. The Cardiff City manager has dismissed the chances of leaders Wolves surrendering their 11-point advantage at the top and thinks Aston Villa, Derby and Fulham still have a better chance of finishing runners-up. As the Bluebirds boss bids to extend his team’s unbeaten run to seven matches at Ipswich on Wednesday, he surveyed the position at the top of the table, while also taking another swipe at Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

Luke Rowe will return to competitive action at the Abu Dhabi Tour on Wednesday – just six months after shattering his right leg in more than 20 places. The Cardiff-born rider’s comeback is a major milestone in a recovery process that began after the accident in August last year on brother Matt’s stag-do in the Czech Republic.

Cardiff City included three trialists in their Professional Development League under-23 match against Bristol City away. Teenagers Jahvan Miller and Max Johnstone plus Danny Rowe, 20, were all included in the starting line-up. Powerful striker Miller, 19, was released by Derby last season after scoring twice in eight matches for the Rams’ under-18 team, while […]

The departure of head coach Trish Wilcox has given the Welsh netball team a timely Commonwealth Games boost with star shooter Chelsea Lewis reversing her decision to take a six month break from the international game. It means the 24-year old is back in contention for a ticket to the Gold Coast and, after helping […]

Former Wrexham player Alex Reid will be a threat to his former club during their Vanarama National League match against Solihull Moors away tonight (Tuesday, 7.45pm). Reid scored Solihull’s winner against Dover Athletic in their last match, completing a solid home recover from 2-1 down to earn all three points. He spent the first half […]

Cardiff AAC’s Matt Clowes overcame blustery coastal conditions and a strong field to run away with 2018 Llanelli Half Marathon on Sunday. Clowes, originally from Stoke on Trent, led from the start line outside Parc Y Scarlets to head the 2,500-strong field home in an impressive time of 1:05.14.

The sold out signs are up at Ice Arena Wales again. Cardiff Devils will be roared on by a 3,000-plus capacity attendance when they play Belfast Giants on Sunday, while rink will also be packed for the cup final. Head coach Adam Keefe and his Giants must win in Cardiff Bay on Sunday (6pm) to […]

The waiting is finally over for Mica Moore as she and team partner Mica McNeil compete in the opening two runs of the women’s bobsleigh competition at the Winter Olympics. Wales’ Moore is part of a duo who have already impressed in training, finishing inside the top five on four of their six practice runs. Now, they have to produce in competition time. The first run goes off at 11:40am (UK) on Tuesday. Wales has already produced one medallist in Pyeongchang when Wrexham’s Laura Deas won a bronze in the skeleton.

Bethan Davies proved she is on course for a medal shot at the Commonwealth Games in two months’ time as she smashed another British record to strike gold over 5K at the British Indoor Championships on Sunday. The Cardiff race walker, who had joined in the 10th anniversary celebrations of parkrun in the Welsh capital the day before, led her Team Wales team mate Heather Lewis home at Birmingham in a UK best time of 21 min, 25.37 sec. It was four seconds short of her lifetime best over the distance outdoors and was a timely boost ahead of her assault on the Commonwealth title on the Gold Cost. Lewis had the silver medal snatched from her grasp when she was disqualified after the race, although there was a Welsh Under 20 record performance for Swansea’s Megan Stratton-Thomas (27.55.39) in seventh place.

In his heyday, few could match the speed and utter commitment of Geoff Jones behind the steering wheel – rallying Escort RS2000s, Nissan Micra Kit Cars and Subaru Impreza STis through the British forests with great style and gusto.

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt believes Wales have slimmed down to speed up but still thinks Warren Gatland’s luck could run out on Saturday. Wales will go to Dublin looking to extend a recent record of just one defeat to the Irish in their last five meetings as they seek a victory that would keep them still in contention for the Six Nations title, despite the defeat to England at Twickenham. Ireland still have designs on a Grand Slam after two opening wins against France and Italy, with Schmidt believing the bounce of the ball and some tight decisions have gone in Wales’ favour during recent fixtures.

Danny Wilson insists his buoyant Cardiff Blues will chase the teams above them in the Guinness Pro14 Conference A table – rather than look over their shoulder. The Blues’ 25-18 victory at home to Munster at the weekend has strengthened their chances of getting back into the European Champions Cup next season. Three teams from each conference qualify, but that does not include the South African sides, so the Blues’ current fourth spot would be enough to get them back into the premier European tournament.

Sean Morrison believes Neil Warnock has built a Cardiff City team fit for purpose – a 46-game slog over difficult terrain in all conditions. It requires a fighting unit with physical resilience and mental strength to finish that journey inside the top two of the Championship, but the Bluebirds captain thinks his squad possess both. Cardiff are not back to the summit they occupied for so long during the opening weeks of the season, but with Wolves disappearing into the clouds above, Warnock’s team are currently looking a good bet to claim the second automatic promotion slot.

Drew Paris and Joey Haddad both scored hat-tricks for Cardiff Devils during a 10-goal victory in Scotland. Edinburgh Capitals defeated Belfast Giants away on Saturday, but they were overwhelmed by a Devils team who outshot their hosts 49-17. Giants lost at home for the second successive night, going down 5-4 against MK Lightning, while second-placed […]

Merthyr Town extended their unbeaten record to three matches and their EvoStik Southern League Premier Division future looks assured. They came from behind to beat St Ives 3-2 thanks to an injury time penalty and are 32 points ahead of bottom club Gosport Borough with only one club to be relegated. The Martyrs have played […]

Tesni Evans is the British women’s squash champion. The World number 12 based in Rhyl won the title in Manchester with a flourish. Tesni has been the outstanding player during the British National Championships, beating defending champion Laura Massaro 3-0 in her semi-final and was clinical in Sunday’s final. Highly experienced England international Alison Waters, […]

By his own very high standards, finishing 10th on an event that he was hoping to challenge for victory on isn’t going to take pride of place on Elfyn Evans’ list of career highlights.

Cardiff-born Lee Fowler has joined the 22nd club of a professional football career which has covered almost two decades. The former Wales under-21 international has linked up with title-chasing Huws Gray Alliance club Holywell Town. Fowler started his playing days with his local club Cardiff City at the age of eight and returned later in […]