Connah’s Quay were denied all three points the opportunity to take a three point lead at the top of the Welsh Premier League after a late penalty forced them to split the points with Bala Town. Chris Venables converted from the spot with five minutes following a strong spell of pressure from the Lakesiders. With […]

Chris Coleman insists the future will belong to the young for Wales – despite the defeat that marked the Wales debuts of Ethan Ampadu and David Brooks. Ampadu, 17, and 20-year-old Brooks made their international bows at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday night but could not prevent World Cup-bound France from a gaining a deserved 2-0 win. For Wales, the friendly was about setting a new course after their failure to make next summer’s finals. In that sense, the 64th minute emergence of Ampadu and Brooks was notable as was their enthusiastic and bold contribution to an open second-half.

Iwan Williams will begin his tenure as Llandudno manager with a difficult test against Barry Town this afternoon (2.30). Llandudno lie seventh in the table and are within touching distance of the top-six place but spirited Barry Town can go level on points with a win against the Seasiders. Barry claimed a memorable shock win […]

Carmarthen Town head into what is their biggest game of the season yet on Saturday as Newtown visit the JD Welsh Premier League’s basement club. The side have accumulated just four points so far with their only victory being a freak 4-0 win at Bala Town two months ago. Carmarthen’s form has nosedived since that […]

t must be autumn. The leaves are falling, the bonfires have smouldered, and Wales are talking about developing rather than winning matches. Graham Thomas says after 10 years in charge, Warren Gatland should be offering a new tune. Warren Gatland press conferences before the autumn Tests feel rather like Christmas Day messages from the Queen. They are generally well-rehearsed after a little time away, often reflective, but always end with some form of upbeat declaration intended to provide warmth and comfort to the listener.

Cardiff City have launched their goal of the month competition for October with nine players in the video battle. Omar Bogle and Anthony Pilkington are both contenders along with Shannon Evans from the Cardiff City women’s team plus a number of young players. Sam Bowen, the son of former Bluebirds and Swans midfield player Jason, […]

Liverpool striker Harry Wilson will lead the Wales attack in their Uefa under-21 Championship match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at Bangor FC. Wilson joins a team who have earned six points from three away fixtures in their group and now have back-to-back home fixtures. Manager Robert Page and his players take on Bosnia in Bangor […]

Ian Rush believes a new Wales era can begin in Paris on Friday night – with Ben Woodburn and Ethan Ampadu at its heart. The former Liverpool striker has backed the teenage pair to help brush away the bitter and lingering disappointment of the team’s failure to qualify for next year’s World Cup. The friendly against France is low key, compared to how the fixture might have been had Wales been heading to Russia next summer.

Andrew Hotham is ready for the return of blue line partner Mark Richardson. Great Britain defenceman Richie is close to playing again after recovering from a hand injury and long-time partner Hotham says: “I’ll be excited when he comes back.” Devils travel to play Belfast Giants in Elite League on Saturday before taking on Edinburgh […]

Chris Coleman says Wales are still hurting from the 1-0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland that saw them dumped out of World Cup qualifying. James McClean scored the only goal in the winner-takes-all clash, meaning Ireland progressed to the play-offs where they face Denmark on Saturday. Wales are in Paris to play France on Friday in an international friendly, before returning to the Cardiff City Stadium to host Panama.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has called Warren Gatland a “class act” but claimed he enjoyed the attention he received in New Zealand this summer. In what might be viewed as an attempt at mind games before Saturday’s Test between Wales and Australia, Cheika has paid tribute to Gatland’s achievement with the Lions. But rather than re-affirm Gatland’s recent infamous claim that he hated the media scrutiny he received in his homeland, Cheika has suggested the opposite may have been true.

Haverfordwest County have had a solid start to the Welsh League football season. They stand top of Division One and have progressed to the last 16 of the Welsh Cup. County have earned five successive wins – three league, two cup – and have kept three successive clean sheets. Their next test in First Division […]

Warren Gatland expects Australia to give him a taste of familiar medicine on Saturday with a “pretty direct” approach from the Wallabies. The Wales coach – who bequeathed the game ‘Warrenball, even though it’s a term he detests – believes opponents renowned for their back line intricacy will be more basic in their strategy in the opening Test of the autumn series. Michael Cheika’s side are chasing a 13th successive victory over Wales and they will face a side containing three home Test debutants in wing Steff Evans, centre Owen Williams and flanker Josh Navidi.

Charlotte Harris, a 13-year-old from Ystrad Mynach, has flown to Spain with the Great Britain team. The Lewis Girls School pupil is in a squad of 20 selected by GB under-18 women’s coach Cheryl Smith to play in the Four Nations International tournament. Hosts Spain plus Hungary and Poland are the other teams competing at […]

Sion Spence and Isaak Davies were the Cardiff City marksmen in their under-18 Professional Development League match against Bristol City. Craig Bellamy’s young Bluebirds won the Severnside derby 2-0 at the USW Sports Park. The next test for Cardiff’s young guns is against Coventry City at home on Thursday, November 16 (11.30am). They will then […]

Former Cardiff City defender Jazzi Barnum-Bobb has joined National League Torquay United on loan. He has signed for the Gulls on loan until January 7 and is in their squad for Saturday’s home clash with Maidstone United. Torquay manager Gary Owers said: “I’ve watched him over the years and he’ll give us good options in […]

The Welsh table tennis team will head to Guernsey this weekend for the Home Nations Championships, where the Senior, Junior and Cadet teams will take on their counterparts from Ireland, England, Scotland, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey. Dean Cundy and Callum Evans will lead the challenge in the senior men category, having recently both competed in Luxembourg. Beth Roberts and Megan Phillips spearhead the women. Ryan Jenkins, Stephen Jenkins and Simon Oyler are joining forces in the coaching group, while Wales are also sending two umpires to the tournament – Peter Higgins and Barrie Russ.

The Wallabies are expecting a typical dog fight at the set-pieces against Wales at the weekend – but not much else. Loose-head prop specialist Scott Sio has placed down against Wales in the last two games and picked up two wins. On Saturday, he aims to make it an unlucky 13 losses in a row for the home side against the Wallabies at the Principality Stadium. “Wales are a very set-piece focussed team and they are very strong at it. We know we are in for a battle there this weekend,” said Sio.

Barry-born Bayley Harewood is intent on becoming an NHL hit. The 14-year-old former Cardiff Devils junior player has a long way to go, but he has already caught the eye of Canadian ice hockey scouts. He is playing at the Canadian International Academy, an organisation designed to identify the next big stars in the sport, […]

Cardiff Met head to Leeds on Wednesday night for another massive BUCS Super Rugby clash, looking to build on their big home win over Loughborough in the last round (Live Stream https://youtu.be/7DXAE5WDh3o). Aled Evans’ side have worked their way into second place in the top tier thanks to five successive victories after a poor start against current league leaders, Northumbria University. That 57-26 away defeat obviously taught them a lot. Since then, they have beaten reigning champions Hartpury College on their own patch and also taken the notable scalps of Nottingham Trent, Bath and Durham as well as the 32-19 victory over Loughborough last week.