Joey Martin became an Elite League centurion when he scored at Guildford Flames, but his achievement was overshadowed by a furore over Cardiff Devils man of the match. Canadian Martin scored both Devils goals during their 3-2 overtime defeat at the Spectrum in Surrey to take his EIHL goals tally to 100, but all the […]

Cefn Druids ground out a 1-0 victory against Carmarthen Town as they took a big step towards securing their top-six place. James Davies’ diving header in first-half added time gives Druids a three-point advantage gong into next weekend’s final round of Phase 1 fixtures. Top-six rivals Barry Town and Llandudno both dropped points on what […]

Nottingham Panthers are aiming to open up the Elite League title chase over their next five fixtures. Following tonight’s (Saturday) home clash with Manchester Storm, Panthers play four successive fixtures against the top two – leaders Cardiff Devils and second-placed Belfast Giants. Devils have home advantage on Sunday (6pm) before Panthers travel to Northern Ireland […]

Lauren Williams bowed out in the quarter-finals of the inaugural World Taekwondo Grand Slam Series in China. Wales’ European champion was narrowly beaten 11-10 by China’s Yunfei Guo in Wuxi.

Michael Flynn has belief in his Newport County players and insists Championship club Leeds United are in for a rough ride at Rodney Parade on Sunday (Noon). The clubs clash in an FA Cup third round tie being broadcast live on BBC television and the match is virtually an 8,000 sell-out. “We’re quietly confident,” said […]

Steve Tandy is expecting a regional derby thriller when Cardiff Blues arrive at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. The Swansea-based region got over their defeat to West Wales rivals Scarlets with a convincing 22-9 triumph at the Dragons on New Year’s Eve and head coach Tandy believes the recovery will grow against their city rivals.

Swansea City’s American owners have announced plans to increase their shareholding in the Premier League club have been shelved. A consortium led by businessmen Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien purchased a 68 percent majority shareholding in 2016. They had planned to increase their stake by purchasing shares from the Swansea City Supporters Trust — who own 21.1 percent of the club — but those talks have now been put on hold amid the Swans’ relegation battle.

Central midfielder Sam Clucas was among the first of the Swans’ players to hail the impact of new manager Carlos Carvalhal since his arrival little over a week ago. And a revelation made by the Portuguese man during his weekly media duties suggests a mutual respect and admiration for each other, long before the manager left the South Yorkshire club on Christmas Eve and was appointed at the Liberty just four days later.

Bernard Jackman has vowed his Dragons will never again be as desperately poor as they were in defeat to the Scarlets on Friday night. Jackman saw his low quality side thumped 47-13 by the Guinness Pro14 champions in a match that only illustrated the gulf in standards between Wales’s leading region and their worst. The Scarlets scored seven tries, could easily have reached double figures, and left the field mildly irritated with themselves for conceding one late score to a team that barely deserved even that meagre reward.

Three teams are in contention for the final top six spot in the JD Welsh Premier League with two rounds of fixtures remaining prior to the league split. Just a point separates Barry, Cefn Druids and Llandudno going into this weekend’s penultimate round of fixtures. Sixth position would guarantee a place in the end of […]

Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds are aiming to earn success on four fronts this month. First up is the FA Cup third round tie against Mansfield Town at home on Saturday, while manager Warnock is also working to bring in a couple of signings. Cardiff City also have three Championship fixtures this month and badly need a […]

Merthyr Town players have unanimously backed their club, saying: “We’re staying with our Martyrs.” Their stance is a massive boost for the club, who are at home against Dunstable Town in the EvoStik Southern League Premier Division on Saturday (3pm). The January transfer window, when Welsh Premier League teams can strengthen squads, was always going […]

Welshman Tommy O’Sullivan has joined Torquay United’s fight to stay in the Vanarama National League and is set to make his first appearance against Wrexham at The Racecourse (3pm). Former Cardiff City attacking midfield player O’Sullivan, aged 22, had made the move from Colchester United to Torquay on a one-month loan. Bluebirds managers Malky Mackay […]

Tom Carroll will flourish at Swansea City with a little tender, loving care, according to manager Carlos Carvalhal. The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has been a target for fans’ frustrations in recent weeks – criticism that reached a new level of intensity in the 2-0 defeat to his old club on Tuesday. Carroll was booed and jeered repeatedly by some supporters at the Liberty Stadium and the 25-year-old appeared affected by the treatment as he sought to offload possession with minimal risks.

Lauren Williams will chase the biggest prize of her career as she bids to hit a £52,000 jackpot in China. The Gwent star hopes she will be inspired by team mate Bianca Walkden’s trail blazing success at the second World Taekwondo Champions’ Grand Slam event on Saturday.

If history is anything to go by then Saturday’s FA Cup third round tie between Championship leaders Wolves and Premier League strugglers Swansea City should be full of goals. The two teams have met twice before in the FA Cup with the Swans hoping to make it third time lucky against a side currently ranked only one place below them in the league rankings. Their first meeting was at the Vetch on 8 January, 1938, and their last clash was at Molineux on 5 January, 1957.

Welsh skiers Chris Lloyd and Menna Fitzpatrick have been named in Britain’s squad for the Paralympics in March. Pontypridd-born Lloyd was left paralysed from the neck down after a rally car accident in 2011.

The head count has begun for Wales coach Warren Gatland who must survey the battlefield after four months of the rugby season and decide who is still standing and therefore available for the Six Nations. Not many is the short answer, says Robin Davey, who argues the lawmakers are still ignoring pointlessly dangerous areas of the sport. New year – but same old story as injuries continue to pile up at international and regional/club level, with Wales particularly hard hit. The national team look like heading into the penultimate Six Nations tournament before the World Cup with a team ravaged by injuries.

Welsh netball players are preparing for a series of huge challenges over the first six months of 2018. They are relishing the prospect of going for glory in World Cup qualifiers, Vitality Netball Superleague and the Commonwealth Games. First up are the Netball Europe World Cup qualifiers in Perth, Scotland when Wales, Scottish Thistles and […]

Carlos Carvalhal has admitted he will be fishing for small fry when he casts Swansea City’s net in the January transfer waters. The Swans manager will hold further talks with chairman Huw Jenkins to determine how heavily he can bait the hook, but the Portuguese had a characteristically colourful metaphor to illustrate how he does not expect to be given much cash. Carvalhal evoked memories of Eric Cantona’s famous “when the seagulls follow the trawler” address in 1995 when he compared Swansea’s forthcoming transfer activity to buying fish.