Leroy Fer has admitted Swansea City will back at square one unless they beat Crystal Palace on Saturday. With the club still anchored to the bottom of the Premier League table, the pressure is mounting on manager Paul Clement. The club have lost eight of their last 10 games and another reverse would test the loyalty of the American owners who have so far given full backing to Clement and suggested he will be in place to oversee the January transfer window.

Pontypridd wing Dale Stuckey has won his second Principality Premiership Player of the Month of 2017 – this time for October. Stuckey, who also picked up the award for February, helped the Sardis Road side move towards the top of the table with wins over Cardiff and Bedwas in October – and continued that form, scoring two tries in the 25-12 win over Ebbw Vale at the start of November. He also earned a place in the Cardiff Blues Premiership Select XV against Bristol and Leinster during the month.

Newport and Cross Keys will kick-off the final round of matches in the first phase of this season’s Principality Premiership on Wednesday (kick-off 7.15pm) with the Black & Ambers hoping to jump up one more place in the East Division table. The Rodney Parade outfit currently sit in fifth place, two points behind arch-rivals Cardiff. If they can overtake them – Cardiff head to Sardis Road to take on Pontypridd on Saturday – then they will pick up an extra point to carry forward when the East and West divisions amalgamate for the second half of the season.

If Llandudno are going to secure a top-six finish in the JD Welsh Premier League for a second time in three seasons, then they will need to do it the hard way. Poised well in seventh-spot, Llandudno entertain high-flying Cardiff Met on Wednesday night as they head into their final run of Phase 1 fixtures. […]

Andrew Lord sees a lot of his younger self in the playing style of Cardiff Devils spark plug Justin Faryna. The Calgary-born winger has scored 11 goals this season and his all-action, physical style is a hit with fans. “Justin is a young Andrew Lord, version 2.7, with skating ability, a better knack around the […]

Brothers Neil and Sean Eardley will get together with their families for Christmas dinner – and then set off on separate promotion missions. The Llandudno-born Eardleys are both with clubs challenging for promotion. Neil will leave the Christmas get-together and head for Lincoln City where he will play for the home team against Stevenage in […]

Two goals inside the opening 13 minutes put The New Saints on track for a routine win over Connah’s Quay as the defending champions reestablished their four point lead at the top of the JD Welsh Premier League. Connah’s Quay never recovered from the two-goal deficit as The New Saints saw off a potential title […]

The Martyrs’ spirit is alive and well. Merthyr Town have suffered a number of body blows since their financial crisis was revealed, but nobody can question the way fans, players and people throughout Welsh football and beyond have reacted. Fund-raising events have been held, while manager Gavin Williams and his squad have fought on with […]

Merthyr Town signed a new player before their Southern League home match against Basingstoke Town at the Loadlok Community Stadium. Teenager Harry Franklin, who plays in midfield or at full-back, has joined the Martyrs on loan from Premier Division rivals Hereford FC. The 17-year-old went straight into the starting line-up against Basingstoke, although he won’t […]

Andrew Lord says his Cardiff Devils team face dangerous opponents in their Challenge Cup clash with Guildford Flames on Wednesday (7pm). The home team have the two highest points scorers in Elite League ice hockey – John Dunbar 42 and Calle Ackered 40 – and have already crushed the Welsh club 8-4 at the Guildford […]

The final round of league fixtures before the Christmas break proved bountiful for three of the four Penarth Hockey Club sides in action last weekend, with only the 4th XI mistakenly ending up on Santa’s naughty list when the gifts were handed out.

Merthyr Town have a ‘Pay What You Want’ Southern League fixture at their Loadlok Community Stadium home this evening (Tuesday, 7.30pm). Crisis club Merthyr, who are facing financial problems, will allow spectators to pay any amount when go to the Premier Division fixture (7.45pm). After the success of the ‘PWYW’ fixture against Dorchester Town last […]

Jamie Waite led the charge for Cardiff City in a dramatic comeback against Charlton Athletic in the Professional Development League. The young Bluebirds were trailing 3-1 with 14 minutes left at Sparrows Lane in New Eltham, but they fought back to head home with a hard-earned 3-3 draw. Teenage midfield player Jamie Waite scored twice, […]

Prestatyn Town manager Neil Gibson is counting on an improved display against Cefn Druids tonight to ease his team’s relegation worries. Gibson saw his vastly depleted Seasiders crash to their biggest defeat of the season against Aberystwyth on the weekend as the hosts pulled away from the relegation zone. Seven different players found the net […]

Captain Joss Labadie and his Newport County team are fired up for Christmas. The Exiles have four League Two fixtures in 10 days, starting against Lincoln at Rodney Parade on Saturday, and three of the teams they face are above sixth-placed County in the table. “No team will relish facing us right now, I’m sure,” […]

Ferdinand Takyi, Wrexham’s imposing new striker, has Dover Athletic in his sights. The Kent club, among the Dragons’ biggest rivals for promotion, could have a punishing time trying to contain Takyi if he leads the attack. The powerful 6ft 4ins German-born hit-man made his debut for Wrexham as a substitute against Harrogate in the FA […]

Great Britain suffered heartache on the final day of their World Under-20 ice hockey challenge. They took on Japan at Dumfries Ice Bowl knowing a win would clinch gold and earn promotion. But they were edged out 5-2 and left them with the bronze medal position in Division Two group A, while Japan took top […]

Cardiff Devils players will be exhausted when the new year dawns. They are facing a massive test, playing six matches in 22 days over Christmas, starting against Guildford Flames in Surrey on Wednesday. Their final fixture in 2017 is against MK Lightning on Saturday, December 30, while Devils open 2018 in Milton Keynes on New […]

Gibraltar international Jamie Coombes fired a late winner for Undy Athletic in their Welsh League home fixture. Undy and Penybont FC were locked on 2-2 in the closing minutes when Coombes struck with a dramatic decider. That was his first goal for Undy and earned a three points haul for the Monmouthshire club. The 21-year-old […]

Luke Rowe reckons he is a bike rider again – and is relishing the day when he can call himself a bike racer! The Cardiff ace is back training with his Team Sky team-mates in Majorca just over four months after shattering his leg.