Former Wales and All Blacks coach Graham Henry has said the British and Irish Lions” “suicidal” itinerary could dash their hopes of being competitive during the New Zealand tour. The Lions face a tough schedule, playing all five of New Zealand’s Super Rugby sides and a match against the Maori All Blacks in addition to the three Tests in Auckland and Wellington.

Redditch United 0, Merthyr Town 1 Captain Ashley Evans earned Merthyr Town a hard-fought win against Redditch United away. The victory is a massive boost to Merthyr’s Southern League promotion hopes. They are now third in the Premier Division table and a home win against Hayes and Yeading next Saturday will ensure their play-off semi-final […]

Plymouth Argyle 6, Newport County 1 Newport County are intent on sending former Cardiff City manager Dave Jones crashing out of the Football League. Manager Mike Flynn and his County team crashed 6-1 at Plymouth Argyle, who clinched promotion, while relegation rivals Cheltenham  Town and Yeovil Town both won. Hartlepool United, where Jones is in […]

Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 0 Neil Warnock has a firm instruction for Aaron Gunnarsson, telling the Icelandic midfield player: “Shoot more often and hit the target.” Gunnarsson fired Cardiff City’s winner against Forest with a beautifully struck shot from 25 yards which swerved on the way in. That was his third goal of the […]

Pontypridd coach Rob Sidoli admitted his team were deservedly beaten as RGC 1404 won the WRU National Cup for the first time. The North Walians denied their opponents a seventh Cup triumph in a hard-fought and tightly-contested 15-11 victory at the Principality Stadium on Sunday. “It was a good performance by the boys, we showed a lot of heart out there and gave it all we had,” said Sidoli.

Cardiff Fire ended their National League ice hockey season on a low note at Ice Arena Wales. Head coach Mark Cuddihy and his Fire team were beaten 6-2 by Chelmsford Warriors in the Division Two play-off semi-finals. Goals from Robert Sedlak and Tamas Elias gave Fire a 2-1 lead after the first period, but Warriors […]

Newport County players left the Rodney Parade pitch accompanied by the Great Escape theme music after their win against Yeovil, while home fans chanted: “We are staying up.” But manager Mike Flynn, preparing his team for their Bank Holiday clash with Plymouth Argyle at Home Park, has warned: “It’s not time to bask in happiness […]

Shane Williams enjoyed his emotional family reunion on Easter Sunday as he celebrated another winning day at the home of Welsh rugby. The Grand Slam winner and former world player of the year scored one try and made two more as Amman United secured National Bowl success with a 43-31 victory over Caerphilly at Principality Stadium.

Neil Warnock is beefing up his Cardiff City plans for 2017-18. The Bluebirds manager has made it clear that defender Bruno Manga looks certain to leave and that other players in his squad are battling for their future. Warnock is also keen to be given a transfer budget to sign six players to strengthen his […]

Barry Town United paid tribute to their former goalkeeper Trevor Nott in style. He was a long-serving Barry player who has passed away and Nott’s family, including four grandchildren, were at Jenner Park for United’s 11-0 Welsh League win against Risca United. Title-chasing Barry were in irresistible form with Drew Fahiya and TJ Nagi both […]

Merthyr Town 2, St Ives 0 Centre-forward Ryan Prosser kept the Martyrs on course for the Southern League play-offs. Prosser – hailed by fans as #FearTheBeard – scored both Merthyr goals in a crucial Premier Division home win against St Ives at Penydarren Park. Rivals Slough Town lost at home, while Banbury United drew 1-1 […]

Great Britain have left Cardiff Devils defenceman Josh Batch out of their team for the World Championships. Batch is one of five players released from the 28-man squad following back-to-back warm-up matches against Poland. GB lost 4-1 in the first game at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham before winning 5-4 after overtime and penalties […]

Elinor Barker paid tribute to her Cardiff cycling roots after being crowned World Points Track Champion in Hong Kong on Sunday. The 22-year-old Olympic and world team pursuit champ bagged her first major individual title in the velodrome after a storming finish.

The Scarlets strengthened their position in the race for the Guinness Pro 12 play-offs by beating Newport Gwent Dragons 21-16 on Saturday. The west Walians safely avoided an upset on Pro12 Welsh Judgement Day thanks to tries by Lions hopefuls Jonathan Davies and Liam Williams after they had trailed 6-3 at the break. It may not have been pretty but it was job done for Wayne Pivac’s side, who have won 15 of their last 17 in the league, after their neighbours the Ospreys were beaten by Cardiff Blues in the first game of the Welsh double-header in Cardiff.

After weeks of dismissing matches as “must win”, Swansea City head coach Paul Clement says his team simply have to beat Stoke City next Saturday. If they don’t, then Clement fears the club’s Premier League survival chances will be extremely unlikely.

Danny Wilson paid tribute to his Cardiff Blues side for the battering they gave the Ospreys in their 35-17 derby demolition at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. The Blues coach saw his team score five tries but it was the bullying nature of their first victory over their rivals for seven years that really impressed him. “We were certainly the mote physical of the two sides,” said Wilson.

Rhyl’s survival hopes were left in tatters on Good Friday after they were thumped 4-0 by relegation rivals Aberystwyth Town. The result ensures safety for Aberystwyth as it condemns the Lillywhites to an 11th-place finish. Aberystwyth’s disappointing campaign saw a first ever relegation from the Dafabet Welsh Premier League become a real possibility, but they […]

Elinor Barker and Emily Nelson made history with silver in the first-ever women’s madison at the World Track Championships in Hong Kong. The duo were edged out of the gold by Belgium with a bruising battle going down to the final sprint of the 120 lap race.

Celtic Dragons will be seeing Stars at the National Sports Centre of Wales on Bank Holiday Monday. They take on Worcester-based Severn Stars (7pm), who are coached by former Australian international Mo’onia Gerrard. Head coach Trish Wilcox and her players are aiming for a second successive Vitality Netball Superleague win after their 55-52 triumph against […]

Pontypool-born netminder Luke Takel is aiming to light the Fire at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay on Sunday. Takel is certain to start for Cardiff Fire in the National League play-off semi-final against Chelmsford Warriors (6pm) because former Devils netminder Joe Myers is suspended. The consistent Takel has played all his career in Cardiff, […]