Omer Riza believes Cardiff City are bouncing upwards again after guiding them out of the Championship relegation zone for the second time. The Bluebirds manager was frustrated his team could not hold on for their first away win of the season at Stoke City at the weekend.

  By David Williams Ben Davies could be about to return to fitness far sooner than first thought in a major boost for Wales. The Wales captain has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring issue during Tottenham’s loss to Bournemouth on December 5. It was feared he would be out for a number of weeks, […]

By Paul Jones Last week it was Steffan Emanuel who was stepping up into the big time with Cardiff Rugby in Lyon and this weekend it will be his fellow teenage idol Tom Bowen who gets his big chance. With seven tries in seven games for Cardiff RFC in the Super Rygbi Cymru since returning to his home […]

  By Gareth James   Craig Bellamy admits he is as excited as a child at Christmas over Wales’ World Cup draw and the prospect it offers of wrapping up another successful qualification campaign.   The Wales manager has reacted with huge enthusiasm after his squad were drawn into a group featuring familiar rivals Belgium, […]

By Graham Thomas It was the defeat that launched a thousand jokes. Most of them, it has to be said, based around the same suggestion that Black Lion were a pub team, rather than the best club in Georgia. This time last year, the Scarlets lost at home to the Georgian team whose name suggests […]

Dafydd Jenkins has been been praied as “hard-edged” by Exeter Chief coach Rob Baxter as the Wales forward gets ready to make his comeback. Jenkins, who has captained Wales, is poised to make his long-awaited return to the field as Exeter prepare to face Toulouse in the second round of the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday.

The New Saints boss Craig Harrison told his players to be proud of their performance despite suffering defeat to Panathinaikos to leave their hopes of reaching the next round of the Conference League hanging by a thread. Filip Duricic put the Greek giants ahead in the 15th minute, beating the outstanding Connor Roberts at the second attempt, before Fotis Ioannidis sent the TNS goalkeeper the wrong way from the penalty spot just after the hour to settle it in a 2-0 win.

Luke Williams believes Swansea City’s current momentum gives them more chance of attracting quality new recruits in the January transfer window. The Swans host Sunderland on Saturday, hoping to extend their unbeaten run to five matches.

Both Wales and England supported Saudi Arabia’s successful bid which has confirmed them as hosts of the 2034 men’s World Cup. The Middle East nation were the sole bidders for the finals in 10 years’ time, with an online FIFA Congress voting by acclamation in favour of their staging despite the huge controversy surrounding the bid.

Cardiff City manager Omer Riza branded his players’ efforts as “terrible” as his first match in permanent charge ended with a demoralising 2-0 home defeat to Preston North End. Having been confirmed as the man to guide the club at least until the end of the season, Riza was looking for a statement from his side that they could move on from recent uncertainty.

Former Swansea City striker Tammy Abraham scored the goal that earned AC Milan a thrilling 2-1 Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade at the San Siro on Wednesday. Abraham’s strike made it four wins in a row for the Italian side.

Dan James has been described as a “top-class human being” – as well as a pretty decent footballer – by his Leeds United manager Daniel Farke: Wales star James marked his 100th Leeds appearance with a crucial goal as his side beat Middlesbrough 3-1 at Elland Road to regain top spot in the Sky Bet Championship.

Welsh boxing sensation Lauren Price is on a mission to solidify her dominance in the welterweight division and set the stage for a highly anticipated showdown with Natasha Jonas. Price, the reigning WBA welterweight champion, is gearing up to defend her title on December 14 in Liverpool against unbeaten challenger Bexcy Mateus.

Luke Williams showered praise on Jay Fulton after his goal proved decisive in Swansea City’s victory at Plymouth Argyle. Swans head coach Williams watched his team earn their four away victory of the season with a 2-1 win which moved them up to ninth in the Championship, just four points off the play-off places.

Swansea City head coach Luke Williams insists his team can show the required mettle to get a much-needed win at Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday night. The Swans are gearing up for a challenging encounter as they travel to Home Park to face Wayne Rooney’s strugglers.

Sean Bowen secured his 100th win of the season on board Dominic’s Fault at Lingfield on Monday – and is confident he can further strengthen his position at the top of the Jump Jockeys’ Championship. The Championship runs from 4th May 2024 to 26th April 2025 and is based on the amount of winners jockeys ride over the course of the season.

Steff Emanuel became the most high profile graduate of Super Rygbi Cymru when he made his senior debut for Cardiff Rugby in the EPCR Challenge Cup in Lyon last weekend. A year ago, he was playing for Millfield against Sedbergh in a schoolboy match, but such has been the impact he has made in six appearances in the new 10-team SRC tournament that Cardiff head coach Matt Sherratt had no qualms in throwing him in at the deep end.

The New Saints face a week of cup action in two different competitions as they continue to manage an unprecedented workload in pursuit of more titles. Their season kicked off on 15 June with a run of seven friendlies before they embarked on a record-breaking European run that will see them play their 12th game against Panathinaikos at Shrewsbury’s New Meadow ground on Thursday night.

Wales Women will tour Australia and play the Wallaroos in a two Test series during the British and Irish Lions tour against the Wallabies next summer. The tour will see Wales play against the Wallaroos in Brisbane on Friday, July 26th and in Sydney on Friday, August 1st.

Brennan Johnson’s Tottenham teammate and captain Son Heung-min has called on Spurs players to raise their game after Sunday’s dramatic 4-3 loss to visitors Chelsea dropped them to 11th in the Premier League. Wales star Johnson created the opening goal for Dominic Solanke but even though Spurs went into a 2-0 lead, they were soon 4-2 behind and the manner of the defeat has heaped more pressure on manager Ange Postecoglou.