It’s looking promising for Glamorgan, who are on a roll in the NatWest T20 Blast and top their group after an impressive away victory at Kent. Richard Thomas salutes that success and recalls how the county of Cowdrey, Ames, Underwood and Knott have often been undone by the daffodil. Glamorgan have enjoyed many fruitful trips to Kent in recent times. In fact, the Garden of England has produced a crop of famous Welsh cricket moments; Canterbury tales of derring-do sometimes well against the odds.

There would’ve been plenty of tentative enquiries and CVs landing on the desks of owner Mike Harris and chief operating officer Ian Williams in the wake of Craig Harrison’s departure to Hartlepool United. The club were wise to take a measured approach as they contemplated how to fill Harrison’s footsteps and the interim appointments of […]

Peacocks have signed a three-year title sponsorship deal with Cardiff Devils. The high street fashion retailer have joined forces with reigning Elite League Champions and Challenge Cup champions Devils until 2020. Peacocks, the Cardiff-based fashion brand, are part of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group which currently has over 1,000 UK stores. Devils’ managing director Todd […]

What does it take for an athlete to make it to elite world level? For Ieuan Thomas it has required guts, determination, perseverance, and good health just to get him to the start line for the World Championships, as he told Owen Morgan. The 3,000 metre steeplechase is all about overcoming obstacles and going the distance, which makes Welsh athlete Ieuan Thomas the ideal exponent of the discipline. The 28-year-old has experienced a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows over the past three years. From the disappointment of missing out on the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and suffering a series of persistent injuries, to the elation of last week’s selection for the Great Britain team at the World Athletics Championships, the Cardiff AAC athlete has seen it all.

Tournament organisers have confirmed that two South African teams will expand the Guinness Pro12 into a Pro14 this season – with the competition split into two conferences. The Cheetahs, based in Bloemfontein, and the Southern Kings of Port Elizabeth are moving in, having been cut from Super Rugby earlier this year. It means two conferences of seven teams, with the four Welsh regions split into either table.

Tom Prydie’s ambition to wear the Scarlets No.15 shirt is about to get a whole lot tougher with the imminent arrival at the region of Leigh Halfpenny. Former Wales wing Prydie moved to Parc Y Scarlets this summer, hoping to fill the void left by Liam Williams’ departure for Saracens. But with Halfpenny now in talks to finalise a return to Wales from Toulon on a national dual contract, Prydie’s job in re-igniting a career that has not lived up to its super-charged early success now appears more complicated.

Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph has praised Aneurin Donald after the youngster’s contribution to keeping the county top of the NatWest T20 Blast table. Half-centuries by Rudolph and Donald, combined with a skilful late two-over stint of 1 for 12 by Craig Meschede, helped Glamorgan extend their leadership of the South Group with an emphatic 25-run win over Kent on Sunday.

American Football BAFA Division One Central South Wales Warriors 16, Solent Thrashers 41 The South Wales Warriors failed to claim their first win in the final game of the season but did play their part in an action-packed encounter. Visitors the Solent Thrashers only needed to avoid defeat to secure their place in the play-offs and showed their intent straight away when Adam Bowley returned the opening kick-off to the Warriors 18-yard-line. Four plays later the slim-line and elusive running back slipped into the end zone from one yard out to open the scoring. Dom Williams added the extra point.

The new Welsh Boys and Welsh Girls champions both bounced back from adversity to claim their first national titles in tough conditions at Bull Bay in Anglesey. Yelverton’s Caitlin Evans-Brand finished her first stroke play round with a nine and eight, but learned the lessons in the match play stages, while for Tenby’s Luke Harries it was third time lucky after losing twice in the Welsh Boys final in previous years.

Cardiff Met Uni 3, Merthyr Town 0 Merthyr Town manager Gavin Williams has two weeks and two matches left before starting their Southern League Premier Division season. The Martyrs to play Welsh League Llanelli at Stebonheath Park on Tuesday (7.30pm) before taking on Northern Premier League Hednesford Town away on Saturday (3pm). Williams and his […]

Northampton Town 2, Newport County 1 Newport County completed their pre-season fixtures with a heartening team performance at Sixfields Stadium. The Exiles led at half-time thanks to a goal from substitute Lamar Reynolds before League One Northampton hit back to win. Former Cardiff City striker Alex Revell led the home attack, but County, playing in […]

Harrow Borough 2, Cardiff City (u-23) 2 Ibrahim Meite took the young Bluebirds back to his former club in London. Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock agreed to send a team to play Isthmian League Harrow when he signed the tall and rangy Meite from Borough earlier this year. Meite, who grew up in Roehampton, South […]

Swansea City have been linked with Everton full back Callum Connolly as a makeweight in a potential £50m deal for Gylfi Sigurdsson. Swans boss Paul Clement has promised a swift resolution to the Sigurdsson saga after the Icelander sat out Swansea’s 2-0 pre-season victory at Birmingham City on Saturday, with the club saying it was due to the “current transfer speculation surrounding him”. It is thought Premier League rivals Everton have lodged a bid of around £40million for the Icelandic playmaker, with potential add-ons that could take a final package closer to £45m.

Phil Price will go into the final round of the British Seniors Open at Royal Porthcawl with an outside chance of bagging a famous home victory. Four birdies on a magnificent back nine in the third round earned him a three under par 68 and a share of seventh place, seven shots behind the leader Bernhard Langer. If the wind holds off on Sunday, then Price will be among a host of big names ready to fight for the senior Claret Jug.

The curtain will come down on a season to forget for the South Wales Warriors this weekend but they’re hoping for one final memory to savour. The Warriors have yet to win this year and have already lost twice during the current campaign to their final opponents the Solent Thrashers. The south coast side will be aiming to secure a play-off spot with a win, or even a draw, from their first visit to Llanaharan on Sunday (12pm).

Cardiff City 4, Livingston 0 Substitute Danny Ward scored his first Cardiff City goals in their convincing pre-season win against Livingston. Scottish visitors Livi worked hard to contain the Bluebirds at Cardiff City Stadium, but Ward’s double plus one each from Junior Hoilett and Bruno Manga left them well beaten. This was Cardiff’s fifth and […]

Ieuan Thomas has been added to British team for the World Championships after being given and IAAF invitation to compete in London between 4-13 August. The 28-year-old Cardiff AAC steeplechaser becomes the fifth Welsh athlete to join Team GB after receiving an official invite from the IAAF to take part. He is one of six extra athletes added to the British selection, taking the team up to a record high of 87.

Gavin Henson used to sprinkle a bit of stardust over Welsh rugby. But older, wiser, and more mature, it will be more mundane qualities he brings to the Dragons – and that’s just what is required, says Robin Davey. Amid all the uncertainties surrounding Welsh rugby right now – will it be a Pro12 or a Pro14? Will the South Africans join? Where will Leigh Halfpenny end up? – there is one sure thing. Gavin Henson is returning.

Brad Watchorn, a professional full contact mixed martial arts fighter, has signed for Cardiff Fire. Bracknell’s Brad, who fights under the name ‘Bellator’ in MMA, has joined Fire’s quest to succeed in the second tier of British ice hockey. Watchorn will certainly add a touch of steel to the Fire line-up at Ice Arena Wales […]

Andrew Hotham, Elite League’s most decorated player over the last three seasons, is back with Cardiff Devils for 2017-18. Hotham was wanted by clubs in North America and around Europe, but has committed to Elite champions Cardiff. The return of Canadian Hotham leaves Devils one short of a full import roster. They still have to […]