AFC Llwydcoed earned a dramatic penalty shootout success in their Nathaniel Car Sales League Cup tie against Cwmamman United. They moved into the quarter-finals and were rewarded with a home match against holders Llanelli Town. Llwydcoed won 5-4 in the shootout, scoring all of their spot-kicks. United netted from their first four, but were then […]

Holders Cardiff Met have been drawn away against Abergavenny in the Welsh Women’s Cup quarter-finals. The students defeated Cardiff City away in the last round and now face another tricky tie on the road. Cyncoed, big winners in the previous round against Llangyfelach Ladies, face a trip to Northop Hall, 4-1 winners over Bethel on […]

The Scarlets are all set to ramp-up their interest in securing the signing of Wales back row man Ross Moriarty after the news that John Barclay is heading to Edinburgh next season. The Scottish skipper is reported to have penned a three-year deal with the Scottish capital club, bringing an end to a hugely successful five year stint in West Wales. But last season’s Guinness PRO12 champions are confident of putting together their “strongest squad for years” in a bid to achieve more silverware and regularly reach the last eight of the Champions Cup.

Andrew Hotham is taking great pride in his new role with Cardiff Devils. The Canadian defenceman has is official ambassador for the partnership between Elite League Devils and LGBT Sport Cymru. He will work closely with the organisation to further promote their message ‘Make sport Everyone’s game’. Hotham says: “I’m delighted to take on this […]

The Georgians are coming, the All Blacks are not far behind, and the injuries are mounting. Robin Davey is even more agitated than usual, although at least he didn’t get wet queuing to get in to the Wallabies game. Wales may be hosting Georgia on Saturday in a game that has a lot going for it, but the spectre of the All Blacks is looming. It’s gratifying the Welsh Rugby Union have granted Georgia an opportunity to showcase their talents at this level, for they have long been pressing their case for inclusion in the Six Nations tournament, though quite how they can be accommodated is another matter.

Georgia coach Milton Haig has claimed his team deserve more than their one-off Test against Wales this week. The Georgians arrive in Cardiff fresh from thrashing Canada 54-22 in Tbilisi, but their opportunities to play tier one nations like Wales are few and far between. The Georgians now regularly hammer fellow tier two nations and dominate the European Nations tournament, but have so far been given no encouragement they will ever get into the closed shop that is the Six Nations.

Cardiff Met host Newtown this evening in the first semi-final of this season’s Nathaniel MG Cup (7.45). Connah’s Quay will host current holders The New Saints in the second semi-final next week. Neither Cardiff Met or Newtown have won the competition previously and come into game having won on the weekend. Spirits will be high […]

Craig Moore, Cardiff Devils’ fast and feisty Scottish forward, is out injured until well into the new year. He suffered a lower body injury during Cardiff’s 3-0 win against Belfast Giants and will need surgery. Coach Andrew Lord said: “Craig has been great this season and this is a big blow for us. “He has […]

Chris Coleman is hoping Gareth Bale continues his reign in Spain and vetoes a return to the Premier League. Rumours are rife about Real Madrid beginning to lose patience with their £85m star signing after he picked up a groin injury having just overcome a calf problem. He has missed 40 of the last 60 matches for the reigning La Liga champions.

Joel Makin will lead the Welsh Squash team into battle at the 25th World Team Championships in Marseille from November 27 to December 3. Joining the Welsh number one player, who is world-ranked 42, will be Peter Creed, Emyr Evans and David Haley. The squad will be supported by head coach, David Evans, and performance analyst, Dominic Turnbull.

Chris Coleman has waved goodbye, paid his thanks, and shaken hands – but he still does not know if he has taken charge of his final Wales match. Coleman did all the things a departing manager might be expected to do after his team had drawn 1-1 with Panama in a friendly at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday night. There was the wave to fans and raised applause, the acknowledgments of the contributions of others, and the best wishes for what he hopes will be a bright future for the young side that, in the strict contractual sense, he has now ended his association with.

It has to be one of the saddest, yet most inspirational sports stories of the year, the passing of former Team Wales Commonwealth Games judo player Jamie McDonald. That someone so young and so talented should finally lose his fight against cancer at the young age of 26 is tragic. The way in which he stood up to the disease, refused to give in and made the most of the final two years of his life was typically courageous. “I think the mentality of a judo battle, that’s the way I’m treating this. You go down, you get up, you keep fighting. You know that with every judo fight there’s going to be an end, a winner and a loser. I suppose you kind of have that with cancer as well, you might lose at the end but I’m going to get a few big throws in along the way.” Jamie McDonald, 2017

Wales had to settle for a draw against nine-man Romania in the Uefa Under-21 Championship clash at Bangor University Stadium. Romania, unbeaten leaders of group eight, had two players sent off during the second half, but the visitors held out for a goalless draw. “We created enough chances to have won the match and it’s […]

Laura Dees got her Olympic Skeleton season off to a strong start as she finished fifth in the opening World Cup event in Lake Placid. Fellow Brit Lizzy Yarnold, who is bidding to become the first Briton to successfully defend a Winter Olympics title next year, picked up a bronze medal as she finished 0.33 seconds behind race winner Janine Flock of Austria. Deas was 0.56 sec behind the winner, despite posting the third quickest time in the second heat. Canada’s Elizabeth Vathje took silver, with Russia’s Elena Nikitina sandwiched between Yarnold and Deas in the first of eight World Cup races prior to February’s Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang.

US student, model, financial advisor, steeplechaser. . . Jade Williams has packed a lot in to 25 years. Owen Morgan has been to meet the resilient Welsh athlete who has overcome one nasty hurdle and is already looking beyond the Commonwealth Games. Four months after dramatically collapsing at the side of the track at the British Championships with a suspected heart condition, athlete Jade Williams is back in training and setting new goals for the future. Having undergone “just about every test under the sun” since the frightening incident at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium in July, Williams has at last been given a clean bill of health after an agonising wait to find out whether she could carry on competing.

Andrew Lord has paid tribute to the four players who are central to everything for Cardiff Devils. Head coach Lord talked about the contribution from Devils’ Canadian centres Joey Martin, Paul Crowder and Layne Ulmer plus influential Welshman Matthew Myers. “We know what we have, arguably the best four centremen as a package in Elite […]

Chis Coleman says his time as Wales manager will never be tarnished if Tuesday night’s friendly against Panama proves to be his final game. Coleman takes charge of Wales for the 49th time with talks over a new contract set to resume after the Cardiff clash with the surprise World Cup qualifiers. The 47-year-old wants certain guarantees over his backroom staff before signing a new deal and extending a near-six-year reign which has included taking Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

Jonathan Davies will miss the Six Nations after being ruled out for six months by the foot injury he suffered against Australia. The Wales and Lions centre – who was man of the series against New Zealand this summer – needs surgery after falling awkwardly at the end of Saturday’s 29-21 defeat to the Wallabies. It means Davies will miss the remainder of the autumn series of Tests against Georgia, New Zealand and South Africa as well as next year’s Six Nations.

Rhyl are preparing to take on Leeds United at the Corbett Sports Stadium in North Wales this month. Championship club Leeds are sending a team to take on Huws Gray Alliance club Rhyl on Tuesday, November 21 (7.30pm). The Yorkshire club have said they will include first team squad players in their line-up against Rhyl, […]

Wales are fighting for their Uefa under-21 Championship lives. They badly need a big performance against group leaders Romania at Bangor City on Tuesday if they are to maintain hopes of making progress. The young Dragons suffered a four-goal defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina only a few days ago and they are five points behind […]