Welsh League leaders Haverfordwest County suffered a blow to their title hopes in a 3-2 home defeat against Briton Ferry Llansawel. The Bluebirds are fighting it out with closest rivals Llanelli Town to be crowned champions and earn promotion to the Welsh Premier League. Both clubs were due to be in action on Friday evening, […]

Scotland are hopeful they can make Wales fans turn on their team in Cardiff on Saturday when the NatWest Six Nations begins. Wales have not lost at home to the Scots since 2002 and coach Warren Gatland has never lost to them with Wales as he was absent on Lions leave when Rob Howley’s team were beaten at Murrayfield last season. But that has not stopped the Scots from believing they are about to turn the tide after their recent resurgence and defence coach Matt Taylor considers wavering Welsh fans could be about to lose the faith.

Coaches Andrew Lord and Adam Keefe were both uncertain a late, controversial refereeing decision at the SSE Arena. Montreal-born Spiro Goulakos smashed home with 1.6 seconds of sudden death overtime left and Belfast Giants players, officials and fans celebrated wildly. But referee Tom Darnell waved the goal off, signalling immediately and strongly as the puck […]

Wales U20 coach Jason Strange believes his team will face England in confident mood after opening their Six Nations campaign with an emphatic 36-3 at Colwyn Bay. Strange’s side scored five tries at Parc Eirias to claim a bonus point victory and will now go to Gloucester on Friday with a spring in their step as they take on the Championship favourites. Centre Corey Baldwin scored two tries with others from scrum-half Harri Morgan, wing Joe Goodchild and flanker Dan Davies.

Cardiff and Belfast fought out an Elite League thriller in the Land of the Giants. The top two teams in Britain, leaders Devils and second-placed Giants, went toe-to-toe in front of 4,700-plus spectators at the SSE Arena. Belfast just edged it 4-3 after sudden death overtime plus penalties and Devils head coach Andrew Lord told […]

Cardiff Devils were edged out in a pulsating Elite League ice hockey clash at the SSE Arena in Belfast. Heavyweights Devils and Giants, the top two teams in the table, slugged it out in a match full of physical confrontations, top class skill, composure, drama and controversy. Belfast won 4-3 after sudden death overtime and […]

Wales Women got their Six Nations campaign under way with a tense 18-17 victory over Scotland in Colwyn Bay. Rowland Phillips’ side scored three tries through wings Jess Kavanagh-Williams and Hannah Bluck, on her debut, with Kerin Lake also crossing.

Gary Madine and Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds are an ideal fit. Gateshead-born Madine, 27, made it clear to his club, Bolton Wanderers, that he wanted a transfer to Cardiff City. He put his request in writing a full seven days before the transfer was completed. Bolton offered to double Madine’s wages in a new contract, while […]

John Barclay has dismissed the idea he will have all of Wales’ cards marked on Saturday when he faces 10 of his Scarlets teammates. The Scotland captain insists there will be a significant difference between the way Warren Gatland’s team play in the Six Nations opener and the style he is used to with his regional teammates. Scotland are seen as many people’s dark horses to win their first ever Six Nations title, but they are fighting against recent history this weekend, having not won in Cardiff since 2002.

The South Wales Warriors have learnt which teams they will face in their first campaign in seven years in British American Football’s basement division. The Llanharan-based side will compete in the British American Football Association (BAFA) Southern Football Conference Divison Two West. Their opponents will be the Cornish Sharks, Torbay Trojans, Worcestershire Black Knights, the Jurassic Coast Raptors and debutants the Somerset Wyverns. Warriors head coach Geraint Roberts said his side, who failed to register a single win in the middle tier in 2017 after opting for relegation from the Premiership, are now looking forward to getting to know some unfamiliar teams. 

Belfast Giants are banking on home truths to give them an edge in their Elite League title tussle with Cardiff Devils. Coach Adam Keefe and his Giants have 19 League fixtures left this season – and 16 of those are at their SSE Arena home rink. That includes back-to-back fixtures against leaders Devils tonight (Friday) […]

Rhys Webb will watch Wales face Scotland from the sidelines after suffering a long term knee injury. After that, all is uncertain, says Peter Jackson who believes Webb is the victim of a battle the WRU had no choice but to fight. The lucky ones find a way of bowing out with a World Cup or a Grand Slam in their hands, the acclaim of a grateful country ringing in their ears. Few manage the hazardous task of leaving when they choose to before someone else opens the back door and shoves them through it. Rhys Webb had always looked good enough to leave on his own terms.

Carlos Carvalhal insists he cares little whether or not Riyad Mahrez faces Swansea City tomorrow. The Swans manager will be looking for a third straight Premier League victory at the King Power Stadium, where it is expected the home side will be without Mayrez. The Algerian has not turned up for training since he failed to gain a transfer deadline day move to Manchester City after Leicester dug their heels in over an £80m valuation.

International Motor Sports Ltd (IMS), organiser and promoter of Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship, is delighted that new laws facilitating closed-road motor sport events have today (2 February 2018) come into force in Wales. The new regulations follow a long campaign by the UK governing body of four wheeled motor sport, the Motor Sports Association (MSA), and allows IMS to explore a range of new opportunities for this year’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB route (4-7 October).

Merthyr Town face another big test on Saturday when third-placed Dorset club Weymouth visit the Loadlok Community Stadium (3pm). The Martyrs have shown they remain highly competitive in the EvoStik Southern League despite a financial crisis which effectively ended their promotion hopes. A solid core of players have stayed loyal to Merthyr and manager Gavin […]

Wales fans may be licking their lips at the prospect of an emergency Scottish front row turning up at the Principality Stadium this weekend, but home hooker Ken Owens is taking nothing for granted. His Scarlets front five might have bossed some of the best packs in Europe in the Champions Cup pool stages on their way to a home quarter-final, and Warren Gatland has rewarded the region by picking their entire front row to start for the first time in an international, but utmost respect is the starting point for any member of the ‘Front Row Union’. “The Scots may have some front row injuries, but the players they’ve picked have got a lot of experience. Gordon Reid has been around a long time and has played some good stuff in England, Jon Welch is the same and they’ve brought Scott Lawson onto the bench as well,” said Owens.

Connah’s Quay and Bala Town took a share of the points as they kicked off Phase 2 of the JD Welsh Premier League with a gritty 1-1 draw. Just two points separated the two teams prior to the game and there was little to suggest any difference in quality between them in an encounter which […]

Newport County signed five players, but manager Michael Flynn was still ruing the one that got away. “I would have liked the one player who I was chasing for about six weeks but it wasn’t to be,” said Flynn. “He’s a regular in a Championship squad now so I knew it was going to be […]

Nicky Deverdics’ career is looking up – towards the Football League. The 30-year-old Geordie, who started his career with home city club Newcastle United, says: “Wrexham have a chance of going up, they are in a strong position.” Deverdics gained League Two experience with Barnet and Hartlepool, while he played for Scottish Premier club Gretna. […]

Carlos Carvalhal insists he has the perfect signings in Andre Ayew and Andy King – players who wanted to move to Swansea City. The Swans manager was linked with a number of other potential recruits during the transfer window – including from some of Europe’s leading clubs – but admitted many were put off by the fact they would be joining a team who have spent the best part of three months in the Premier League relegation zone. In the end, Ayew returned from West Ham in a club-record £18m deal, while King joined on loan from Leicester for the rest of the campaign.