Cardiff City manager Omer Riza plans to appeal the red card handed out to Callum Robinson by replacement referee James Durkin in his side’s 1-1 home draw with Coventry City. The Bluebirds dominated the first half and opened the scoring within six minutes with a goal from Alex Robertson.

They’re dusting off the ‘sold out’ signs for the Arms Park ahead of the New Year’s Day clash between Cardiff Rugby and the Ospreys. Both teams will come into the game on the back of regional derby triumphs over Christmas and the visitors will no doubt have a whiff of revenge in mind after losing out to Cardiff at Judgement Day in the Welsh capital at the end of last season.

Scarlets skipper Josh Macleod is a man making up for lost time in a big way. The luckless flanker has been plagued by injuries over the past few years, including a ruptured Achilles, knee ligament damage, shoulder surgery and hamstring issues. That’s severely limited his regional appearances – just three last season – and restricted him to only the two Wales caps.

Robert Owen’s fairytale run at the World Darts Championship is over after he just failed to make the quarter-finals. The Bridgend thrower – who surged from nowhere into the last 16 to clinch his PDC tour card for 2025 – lost 4-3 to Englishman Callan Rydz. Owen led  2-0 and looked on course for a place in the last eight alongside fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price, but Rydz booked his spot in the quarter-finals for the second time in his career with a brilliant comeback.

Grant Bradburn has been dismissed as Glamorgan’s head coach with immediate effect, following a recent charge of misconduct brought by the independent Cricket Regulator. The 58-year-old was referred to the regulator by the club after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made against him.

Rising Welsh star Robert Owen’s stunning victory over Ricky Evans at the World Darts Championship was a rollercoaster of emotions, marked by tears, triumph, and tension. The 40-year-old from Bridgend overcame a 2-1 deficit to secure a 4-2 win, guaranteeing his PDC Tour card for the upcoming season and leaving the crowd electrified.

Gerwyn Price advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship with a 4-2 victory over fellow Welshman Jonny Clayton in an encounter dubbed the “Druid Derby.” Despite their close friendship off the oche, Price revealed that maintaining focus against Clayton was no easy task, admitting he almost told his compatriot to stop chatting during the match.

Callum Robinson was hailed as Cardiff City’s “best finisher at the club” by manager Omer Riza after the striker helped deliver a priceless Championship victory at Watford. Robinson – who was oddly left out of the starting line-up by Riza for the two previous matches – scored twice as Cardiff won 2-1 to earn their first away win of the season.

Swansea City have climbed to ninth in the Championship after a dramatic 2-1 victory over Luton Town, capped by Myles Peart-Harris’ stoppage-time winner. However, the triumph was overshadowed by an injury to Goncalo Franco, who left the pitch in tears after suffering a brutal collision that sent him to hospital.

Wales’ former champion Gerwyn Price survived a spirited comeback from Joe Cullen to secure his place in the fourth round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship in a dramatic contest at Alexandra Palace. The win also set up an all-Welsh clash against his World Cup teammate Jonny Clayton.

Leading Welsh trainer Sam Thomas was proud of his two horses’ efforts at the Coral Welsh Grand National even though Val Dancer emerged from the murk to seize victory. Val Dancer tenaciously held off Thomas’ dual challenge of Jubilee Express and Iwilldoit at Chepstow to win a race that was only visible at certain stages due to thick fog.

Cardiff finished their United Rugby Championship of 2024 on a high while the Dragons finished theirs on a familiar case of white might have been if only chances had been taken. Cardiff collected five points from the fixture at a packed Rodney Parade to move into third place on the league table as the Dragons remain rooted firmly to the bottom.

Welsh trainer Sam Thomas is hopeful Jubilee Express can prove “a special horse” by winning the Coral Welsh Grand National for him – just as Iwilldoit did three years ago. Thomas sends both horses to the start line at Chepstow on Friday with Jubilee Express most fancied to provide a home winner in Wales’ leading race in the calendar, which carries £150,000 of prize money.

Swansea City boss Luke Williams hailed a near-perfect performance as his side coasted to a 3-0 victory over QPR. The Hoops’ seven-match unbeaten run, which had lifted them off the bottom of the Championship table and up to 14th, came to a crashing end as they were comprehensively outplayed.

Cardiff boss Omer Riza laid into his side for their lack of urgency in the 3-2 defeat to relegation rivals Oxford. He said: “You can’t afford to make the mistakes that we made or not show the urgency to shut down that we needed to.

Cardiff City have not managed to win away from home since April, but there could be no more vital time to end that sequence than on Boxing Day. The Bluebirds will be at Oxford United, the club they are now locked together with on 18 points, separated by a difference of just one goal, in Cardiff’s favour, both in the relegation zone.

When you have won 19 successive derby matches against your nearest neighbours, then you might be forgiven for a little complacency. But Cardiff coach Matt Sherratt is not one for resting on his laurels, even if his team will be overwhelming favourites to record a 20th successive win over the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Boxing Day.

By Graham Thomas   Sometimes, there is Christmas cheer to be found in unexpected places. For instance, if you happen to be a Cardiff City fan, then seeing Kieffer Moore score two superb goals for Sheffield United last weekend – to leave your own club in the Championship relegation zone – doesn’t appear to be […]

Jac Morgan believes the turbulence caused by a change of coach has revealed a strength of character within the Ospreys squad. Morgan produced a real captain’s display as the Ospreys ended a difficult week with a dramatic late win over their arch rivals, the Scarlets.

Wales skipper Dewi Lake looks set to miss a third successive Six Nations campaign after it was confirmed he will undergo surgery for a bicep injury. The 25-year-old hooker missed the Ospreys’ 23-22 win over Scarlets at the weekend after taking a knock in training earlier in the week.