Wrexham’s Vanarama National League game against Gateshead on Saturday is OFF.

It has been a whirlwind few days at the Liberty Stadium with Carlos Carvalhal tasked with leading Swansea City’s latest Premier League rescue mission. Here Alun Rhys Chivers looks at whether chairman Huw Jenkins and the owners have got the right man.

Mixed martial arts fighter Brett Johns added his name to the history books earlier this month. The Pontarddulais product beat American Joe Soto in just 30 seconds in Las Vegas with a move which was last successfully executed to finish a fight in 2012 (when Charles Oliveira beat Eric Wisely).

Former Newport County and Merthyr Town player Scott Barrow is gunning for Wrexham in the Vanarama National League this weekend. The Welshman, aged 29, plays for Gateshead, who entertain promotion-chasing Wrexham at their International Stadium (3pm). Swansea-Born defender Barrow played for Swansea City youth, Briton Ferry Athletic, Port Talbot Town, Tamworth and Macclesfield before joining […]

Newport County play two fixtures in three days over the New Year Period, travelling to play Cheltenham Town on Saturday before entertaining Exeter City on Monday, January 1 (both 3pm). Only after those crucial League Two fixtures will manager Michael Flynn focus on the Emirates FA Cup tie against Leeds United at Rodney Parade on […]

Denbigh Town are aiming to move three points closer to Cymru Alliance leaders Caernarfon Town this evening (Friday, 7.30pm). Second-placed Denbigh entertain Gresford Athletic at Central Park in a match which is crucial to Denbigh hopes of staying in contention. Caernarfon are six point clear at the top, while Holywell, Airbus and Guilsfield are all […]

Jamie Lewis continued his storming run at the PDC World Darts Championships as he booked a quarter-final spot. The qualifier from Cardigan overcome losing the first set to beat James Richardson 4-1 at London’s Alexandra Palace.

Merthyr Town have settled the tax bill which was a significant part of their financial problems. The Martyr have battled on and say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by the donations received from various fundraising activities. Cardiff City, Swansea City, Newport County and Hereford FC have all played their part in raising funds. A club statement said: […]

Neil Warnock has backed up his statement that he would not swap defender Sol Bamba for any other centre-half in the Championship or Premier League. He says: “Sol is a better defender than Virgil van Dijk.” Liverpool have agreed to spend a World record £75m, for a defender, when he joins the Merseyside club from […]

Steff Evans has been banned for four weeks after being sent off in the Scarlets’ 12-9 Guinness Pro 14 victory over the Ospreys on Boxing Day. The Wales wing was shown a red card in the first-half of their derby following an aerial challenge on the Ospreys’ Ben John. Evans was deemed to have tackled John in the air, contravening Law 10. 4(i) of the World Rugby regulations, and will miss four matches, including the region’s final two Champions Cup group games.

New Swansea City manager Carlos Carvalhal insists he can keep the club in the Premier League – despite uncertainty over player recruitment and the future of Leon Britton. The 52-year-old Portuguese national was appointed on Thursday morning, following an eight-day search to find a successor to sacked Paul Clement. Carvalhal took his first training session with his new squad after driving through the night from his home in Sheffield. He has been without a club for only three days after being dismissed by Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on Christmas Eve, following their defeat to Middlesbrough.

Cardiff Devils stormed to an 11th successive Elite League ice hockey victory – and stand in a commanding position at the top of Elite League. Coventry Blaze led twice, but Devils hit back in the third period to take the points. The Sky Dome ruin was packed for the match and two sections were full […]

Jamie Lewis produced the biggest win of his career after sending No 2 seed Peter Wright crashing out of the World Darts Championship. The 26-year-old from Carmarthen triumphed 4-1 in the second round match at London’s Ally Pally.

Newport County are experiencing the ups and downs of football as the year comes to an end. The problem is that there have been more downs than ups. Their 2-0 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers was a major blow to their League Two hopes, while the dismissal of captain Joss Labadie was described as a ‘disgusting […]

Wayne Pivac admitted Steff Evans deserved to be sent off but still believed his Scarlets team earned their Boxing Day victory over the Ospreys. An 82nd-minute try by Josh Macleod saw 14-man Scarlets edge the result 12-9 in a dramatic Guinness Pro14 derby at a rain-drenched Parc y Scarlets. The victory – secured despite the first-half dismissal of Wales wing Evans following a dangerous challenge on opposite winger Ben John – took the hosts back to the top of Conference B.

Gethin Jenkins could face another spell on the sidelines following a head injury suffered during the Cardiff Blues’ clash against the Dragons. The Wales prop is due to have X-rays following a heavy collision in the Blues’ 22-17 Guinness  Pro 14 victory on Boxing Day. Jenkins had come off the bench when prop Brad Thyer was sin-binned during the first-half at Rodney Parade.

Towering Frenchman Moussa Diarra gave Wrexham an early glimpse of what they were going to face at Barrow’s Holker Street ground. Dan Jones launched a long throw into the penalty area and when Wrexham defenders failed to deal with the danger effectively and the 6ft 5ins Diarra fired home off the underside of Barrow’s bar. […]

A Devil of a win – and Joey Haddad was the man with the biggest smile of all. The Canadian sharpshooter converted two penalty shots to earn a dramatic 4-3 victory for Cardiff Devils at Ice Arena Wales. Haddad was named star of the game and then left his team-mates to join fans, signing printed […]

Almost 1,300 spectators watched Caernarfon Town win against local rivals Porthmadog at the Oval. They won 3-1 to open a six points lead at the top of Huws Gray Alliance Division One./ Jamie Breese opened the scoring for Caernarfon after 41 minutes and captain Nathan Craig doubled their advantage six minutes into the second half. […]

Neil Warnock has insisted Cardiff City’s promotion challenge will be revived by January signings – despite back-to-back defeats over Christmas. The Bluebirds manager saw his team lose their unbeaten home record this season with a 4-2 defeat to Fulham, just three days after they were beaten at Bolton. It dropped Cardiff out of the Championship automatic promotion places for the first time in a month, but Warnock insists two loan signings in January will stop a blip becoming a full-blown slide down the table.