Jamie Roberts fears the Wales players he led to victory over Samoa this weekend may never get the chance to repeat their success. The Harlequins centre Roberts, 30, guided Robin McBryde’s youthful charges to a 19-17 comeback win in Apia as Steffan Evans popped up with two crucial second-half tries.

Warren Gatland had admitted the All Blacks caught the Lions on the blindside as New Zealand comfortably won the First Test 30-15 in Auckland. The Lions coach confessed the tourists were expecting a flashing blade, but were unprepared for the heavy bludgeon which came beforehand. The All Blacks matched and then overwhelmed the Lions pack as the team who were meant to be strangled by Gatland’s men instead put their hands around the tourists’ throats. Two tries from Rieko Ioane after an early score from Codie Taylor set the All B

Neil Warnock is sending a Bluebirds under-23 team to play Southern League Hereford FC on Wednesday, July 26 (7.45pm). This will be a low-key pre-season friendly at Edgar Street, but more than 40 years ago 35,549 spectators turned out when Cardiff City entertained Hereford United in a Third Division match. Cardiff were second in the […]

Danny Ward’s agent has revealed the striker chose to sign for Cardiff City even though both Queens Park Rangers and Ipswich Town offered more money. Yorkshireman Ward, 26, opted for a £1.6m move from Rotherham to the Bluebirds where he will work with his former manager Neil Warnock. Ward’s agent is Andy Evans, a Cardiff […]

Justin Faryna, a fast and fiery Canadian forward, is an 11th signing for Cardiff Devils. Head coach Andrew Lord announced defenceman Drew Paris this morning and has now followed that with the arrival of Faryna. The man from Calgary, aged 26, spent the last two seasons playing for Dundee Stars, scoring 55 goals with 59 […]

The Welsh Premier League have released their fixtures for Phase 1 of the 2017/18 season and also announced the start of a new Thursday night broadcasting deal. The new campaign will officially get underway on Friday 11 August with champions The New Saints’ visit to Bangor City the highlight of a triple header. Bala Town […]

Cardiff City are paying £1.6m for Rotherham United striker Danny Ward. He has completed his switch from South Yorkshire to South Wales in a transfer which is a club record for Rotherham. The fee is officially undisclosed, but it is thought Cardiff have agreed to pay £1.6m plus add-ons. Ward’s former club Huddersfield received half […]

Drew Paris, a big, imposing defenceman from Quebec, has signed for Cardiff Devils. The 6ft 4ins former American League player is a powerful team player with a strong work ethic. He is strong in physical battles and along the boards, while he poses an offensive threat with a cannon of a shot. Devils’ coach Andrew […]

All Blacks captain Kieran Read says his team do not feel burdened by the phenomenal level of success they have enjoyed and, like the entire country, they expect nothing less than victory in their series against the British and Irish Lions. The All Blacks enter Saturday’s first test as favourites, having not lost at Eden Park since 1994, a run of 38 matches. They have also won 46 successive games in New Zealand dating back to a 2009 defeat to South Africa.

The Lions have thrown down the gauntlet to the All Blacks, says Robin Davey, who argues Warren Gatland has thrown off his reputation for conservative game plans and familiar selection choices. The All Blacks may be world champions and they may reign supreme right now, but the British and Irish Lions are gunning for them. Perceptions that Lions coach Warren Gatland is a defensively-minded, negative type of coach have been thrown out of the window and it’s clear from his controversial team selection for the first Test in Auckland on Saturday that he means business.

British ice hockey champions Cardiff Devils are going for gold again. There is a vibrancy and belief in the way head coach Andrew Lord is recruiting his team for 2017-18 in a quest to ensure the Welsh club are again the dominant team in Elite League. Devils will announce two brand new Devils signings today […]

Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe have been named in Team Sky’s squad for the Tour de France. The Cardiff-born duo are part of a nine-strong squad that will be backing Chris Froome when he launches his bid for a fourth win in Dusseldorf on July 1st.

Scott Davies maintained his domination of the National Under-23 Time Trial Championships as he swept to a fourth successive title. The Carmarthen flier won the event on the Isle of Man by a huge 50 seconds from his closest challenger.

Jazz Carlin has set her sights on the 2020 Olympics after pulling out of Britain’s team for next month’s World Championships. Wales’ double Olympic silver medallist feels she is not in peak form for the champs in Budapest having been hit by injury and illness since Rio.

Tammy Abraham wants to prove himself in the Premier League next season by scoring goals for Swansea City. The Swans are very hopeful of completing a loan deal for the 19-year-old Chelsea striker who enjoyed a hugely impressive campaign with Bristol City in the Championship. Chelsea and Swans manager Paul Clement – who previously worked with Abraham during his spell as a coach at Stamford Bridge – are in discussions over a deal for Abraham, who is currently at the UEFA Under-21 Championship with England.

He’s the new man for a new era at a region with a new name. Bernard Jackman insists a modern rugby operation can climb out of the doldrums at Rodney Parade as Robin Davey finds out how the Irish coach plans to do it. Bernard Jackman has set the bar high as he takes the reins at the refreshed Dragons, while also being brutally honest about where his new team stands right now. “I’m aiming to build from where we are (a lowly 11th in the Guinness Pro12) to be at least seventh in the table,” said the former Ireland hooker who has arrived in Gwent via French Top 14 club Grenoble where he was in charge until March.

Newport County start their 2017-18 League Two season away against Stevenage on Saturday, August 5. They are due to host Crewe Alexandra at Rodney Parade a week later, but that fixture will be rearranged because of work on the playing surface. A new pitch is being laid at County’s home stadium. That means Chesterfield will […]

Cardiff City start their 2017-18 campaign away, while their opening home fixture is against Aston Villa. Manager Neil Warnock and his team travel to Burton Albion on Saturday, August 5, while Villa are at Cardiff City Stadium a week later. That is the first of two home games in four days with Sheffield United coming […]

Striker Danny Ward is set to become a Cardiff City player within the next few days. Talks between Rotherham United player Ward and Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock are at an advanced stage. Ward, top scorer for relegated Rotherham with 12 goals last season, is under contract through next season and the Yorkshire club are insisting […]

Celtic Flames, a new netball elite team from Wales are ready to represent the northern hemisphere at New Zealand’s International Super Club competition early next month. Flames squad members have been announced, along with the Management Team who will lead the newly formed team in their global debut in Nelson from Sunday, July 2 to […]