Cardiff Devils have forged strong links with National League club Cardiff Fire. The affiliation will see players from Fire training with the Devils and potentially playing games with the Elite League team. Fire operate Ice Arena Wales-Based teams in National League divisions One and Two. Devils season ticket holders will get a £2 discount off […]

The top tier of domestic football in Wales returns this weekend with winds of change having swept through the Welsh Premier League this summer. Last season’s Manager of The Year Craig Harrison, Player of the Year/Golden Boot winner Jason Oswell and Young Player of the Year Henry Jones have all left for pastures new since […]

It was a night to behold for the spinners at the Ageas Bowl as Hampshire came out on top of their T20 Blast clash with Glamorgan, beating the table-topping Welsh county by eight wickets under the lights on Thursday. Skipper James Vince struck an unbeaten 60 after a combination of leg-spinners Shahid Afridi and Mason Crane, and left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, did the damage to reduce Glamorgan to 118-6 in their 20 overs.

Cardiff City have been drawn at home against Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup second round. The teams have already clashed in the Championship this season with manager Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds winning 1-0 thanks to a late Kenneth Zohore striker. Premier League Swansea City travel to MK Dons in the second round, while Newport County […]

Golden Oldie   #1 of an occasional series.   Former Aberavon and Wales scrum-half Ray Giles has shown he is still going strong at the age off 55. Giles played last week for an Aberavon Past XV against a current Aberavon team at the Talbot Athletic Ground.

Golden Oldie   #1 of an occasional series.   Former Aberavon and Wales scrum-half Ray Giles has shown he is still going strong at the age off 55. Giles played last week for an Aberavon Past XV against a current Aberavon team at the Talbot Athletic Ground.

Swansea City are set to sign 21-year-old striker Courtney Baker-Richardson, but are still no closer to agreeing the sale of Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton. Baker-Richardson is one for the future – a youngster picked up from National League Leamington who scored 17 goals last season. But the picture for the better known “Son” – Sigurdsson –remains shrouded in uncertainty after manager Paul Clement admitted the Swans and Everton remain at odds over the player’s valuation. Swansea want £50m for the Icelandic midfielder and any shortfall from that figure is wo

The Carabao Cup draw tonight could result in a Welsh derby, but that won’t be Cardiff City v Swansea City. Both are seeded in the second round which means they can’t be drawn against each other, but either could face League Two Newport County. Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock made it clear after the 2-1 win […]

Former Cardiff Devils defensive kingpin Mark Smith has joined Cardiff Fire’s coaching team for 2017-18. Canadian Smith will be assistant to head coach Mark Cuddihy at the National League Division One club. Smith joined the Devils in 2010 from Edinburgh Capitals. Before coming to the UK, Smith developed through the Alberta Junior League, playing in […]

The grass has been cut, the lines have been painted, and the pre-season friendlies are up and running as the new rugby season beckons. Robin Davey insists there’s much to get excited about. It’s all systems go, at last – the new Guinness Pro 14 League fixtures are out, major pre-season friendlies start this weekend and the countdown is on for the start of what promises to be an exciting new season. The Scarlets will defend the title they won so gloriously last season, the Ospreys look to rediscover the form they lost so dramatically, Cardiff Blues will aim to prove the doubters wrong and the Dragons will finally seek to end a shocking run under the management of the Welsh Rugby Union.

The grass has been cut, the lines have been painted, and the pre-season friendlies are up and running as the new rugby season beckons. Robin Davey insists there’s much to get excited about. It’s all systems go, at last – the new Guinness Pro 14 League fixtures are out, major pre-season friendlies start this weekend and the countdown is on for the start of what promises to be an exciting new season. The Scarlets will defend the title they won so gloriously last season, the Ospreys look to rediscover the form they lost so dramatically, Cardiff Blues will aim to prove the doubters wrong and the Dragons will finally seek to end a shocking run under the management of the Welsh Rugby Union.

Former Wales football international Mark Hughes, now Stoke City manager, has been supporting his daughter Xenna at the EuroHockey Championships in Cardiff this week. He was there to witness the Wales v Belarus pool match when Xenna equalled his tally of 72 international caps. “I’m proud of Xenna and her achievements,” said Mark. “She is […]

Cardiff Devils players and fans get together at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay this evening (Thursday, 7.15pm). The reigning Elite League champions have invited supporters to an open training session two days before their opening pre-season fixture. Devils travel to play Nottingham Panthers on Saturday evening before the Elite rivals face each other again […]

Wales women’s hockey team will meet Belarus on Wednesday (6.00pm at Sophia Gardens) to see who will top their pool in the EuroHockey II championships in Cardiff. Having beaten Austria 6-0 and toppled Poland, eight places ahead of them in the World Rankings, 1-0, they are already guaranteed a place in the semi-finals. Now they got up against the unbeaten Belarusians looking for the easier route into the final.

Greg Halford smashed home Cardiff City’s extra time winner against Portsmouth, but resisted celebrating his first goal for the Bluebirds. The experienced Halford then revealed: “It was a mark of my respect for Portsmouth fans.” He spent 20 months with the South coast club between 2010 and 2012 during a time when they were struggling […]

The Ospreys are to offer free tickets to compensate for the loss of a home match in the new expanded Guinness Pro14. Members who bought season tickets for the new campaign on the basis of 11 Pro12 home games as usual in the old format, will now only have 10 home games this season in the two conference set-up. To make up for the loss of a fixture they have already paid for, fans will be offered two complimentary tickets to bring friends and family to a home match of their choice.

Poland 0, Wales 1 Phoebe Richardson fired Wales women into the EuroHockey semi-finals with a late winner in Cardiff. They followed a 6-1 win against Austria in their opening pool game by beating Poland in a tense and nervy match at Sport Wales National Centre. Both teams knew a place in the last four was […]

Welsh cyclist Luke Rowe has broken his leg while white-water rafting during his brother’s stag party in Scotland. Just weeks after helping Chris Froome to his fourth Tour de France title having broken a rib in the opening stage, Rowe is facing a long injury lay-off. The 27-year-old, Froome’s road captain during the tour, is recovering at home in Cardiff after surgery.

Cardiff City 2, Portsmouth 1 after extra time Defender Greg Halford steered Cardiff City into the Carabao Cup second round. The teams were locked on 1-1 deep into extra time when Halford smashed his shot into Portsmouth’s net from 20 yards. A first half own goal by captain Sean Morrison had given Pompey the lead, […]

Southend United 0, Newport County 2 Shawn McCoulsky took his goals tally to three in two fixtures thanks to a Carabao Cup double in Essex. He led Newport County to victory in their first round tie against League One Southend United at Roots Hall. McCoulsky, 20, grabbed a late equaliser for County at Stevenage on […]