Sam Warburton may yet be Warren Gatland’s choice to lead the Lions. But Peter Jackson reckons Gatland was looking for others to blame when it comes to the reasons for the end of Warburton’s time as Wales captain. Warren Gatland found the oldest scapegoat under the sun for Sam Warburton losing the Wales captaincy before their worst Six Nations campaign for a decade. The Lions’ head coach blames the Press. There is, as readers of this column are aware, a case for the blame to be pinned on Gatland’s very own Welsh management team in general and Rob Howley, in particular. They created the confusion that led to the end of Warburton’s impressive leadership reign.

Cardiff City could go into Saturday’s Championship match against Wolves without a recognised senior striker. Manager Neil Warnock may turn to untried raw recruit Ibrahim Meite for the clash at Moline. Top-scorer Kenneth Zohore is doubtful with a tear to his calf, while former England striker Rickie Lambert is also injured. “Kenneth Zohore is the […]

Cardiff Devils face a ’Stanley Cup-style’ Storm in their Elite League play-offs quarter-final this weekend. They take on Manchester Storm, who say: “This is our Stanley Cup weekend – and all the pressure is on Devils.” Head coach Andrew Lord and his number one seeds play the first leg at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff […]

Chris Gibbes says his Ospreys players must step up in the absence of skipper Alun Wyn Jones when they take on Stade Francais in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Jones was ruled out of the quarter-final clash after injuring his shoulder during Wales’ defeat to France in the Six Nations. He is expected to be crocked for six weeks.

The Lions are still caged in UK rugby, but in little more than two weeks we will know which players are to be unleased to take on the All Blacks. Robin Davey argues Wales will provide at least seven from a team that finished fifth in the Six Nations. Wales may have finished a lowly fifth in the recent Six Nations Championship, but there’s every chance they will have a healthy representation on the Lions tour to New Zealand this summer. And there’s a strong possibility they’ll provide the captain as well when the Lions bid to win the Test series in the home of world champions New Zealand.

Paul Clement has set Swansea City a challenging points target for Premier League survival. Forty points is typically enough for safety and Swansea are 13 short of that mark with nine games remaining. But head coach Clement wants more than the 42 points West Ham were relegated with at the end of the 2002-03 season – the most that any side has gone down with in a 38-game campaign.

Merthyr Town continue their chase for promotion when they play Hertfordshire club Kings Langley away on Saturday (3pm). The Martyrs are three points clear of their nearest rivals, Banbury United, in the last play-off spot with five matches to be played. Manager Gavin Williams and his team also have a far superior goal difference and […]

Wales have a record five sailors involved in the RYA British Sailing Team preparing for future Olympics, with the 2020 and 2024 Games firmly in their sights. Spearheaded by Wales’s first sailing gold medallist Hannah Mills as she bids to become the world’s most successful female Olympics sailor, the number comfortably exceeds any previous representation and is a sign of the strength of the RYA Cymru Wales talent development.

To mark 100 days until the return of Wales’ biggest cycling sportive, VELOTHON Wales 2017 has revealed a brand new interactive map of the stunning 140km and 110km routes. The countdown is on for this year’s event on Sunday 9th July , as up to 15,000 cycling enthusiasts gear up to take-on The Tumble and other challenging climbs on closed roads along the picturesque Welsh course, that starts and finishes in Cardiff

The poker game continues at Rodney Parade as members of Newport RFC decide whether to back the rescue plans of the WRU for the Newport Gwent Dragons. But Geraint Powell says it is less like poker and more like Russian roulette. If I could claim 10p for every time I was entitled to say “I told you so” to somebody in relation to any aspect of the flawed hybrid 2003 business model of professional rugby in Wales, I would not be writing this. I would just be relaxing, on my private yacht, moored off my private Caribbean island, waiting for my private jet to fly in from my other holiday home in Cape Town with my next crate of Allesverloren or Landskroon port.

Paul Clement is desperate to keep Gylfi Sigurdsson a Swansea City player this summer – but has no issue with the Icelander talking about his ambition to play for a bigger club. The Swansea City manager has Sigurdsson back at his disposal after an international break during which the midfielder spoke of his desire to play at the highest level.

Neil Taylor faces more than a one game ban for Wales after FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings into his tackle of Seamus Coleman. The Aston Villa left-back, 28, will miss the vital World Cup qualifier in Serbia in June after his sending off against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.

Calling all runners! Enjoy Sunday’s Cardiff and Vale College Cardiff Bay Run without congestion by following our race-day travel guide. More than 6,000 people will flock to Cardiff’s iconic Bay to take part in Wales’ second-largest running event this weekend.

Children around Wales are being offered free tennis coaching as part of a major programme to get thousands more youngsters playing the game. Tennis for Kids is a free six-week coaching programme for 5-8 year olds, who are new to tennis.

Chris Culligan, Cardiff Devils versatile forward, earned the respect of his team-mates over the 2016-17 season. They voted Culligan player’s player of the year and he received the trophy during the club’s awards night at Cottrell Park Golf Club. The Canadian has an ability to switch effortlessly between forward and defence which made him a […]

Cardiff Devils are focused on completing an ice hockey clean sweep by winning every top flight trophy on offer in Britain. Coach Andrew Lord and his team have already won a triple crown – League, Cup and Conference – and they have qualified to compete in next season’s European Champions League. Now the the end-of-season […]

Sam Warburton says he has grown tired of trophy-less seasons with the Cardiff Blues and it is time they won something. The Wales flanker – widely tipped to lead the Lions again this summer – will be part of a Blues side aiming to get past Gloucester on Saturday and make it through to the semi-finals of the European Challenge Cup.

Bangor City have unexpectedly announced that Manager Ian Dawes has been relieved of his duties after just four months in charge of the club. A statement released this morning confirmed Dawes was dismissed “due to the inability to gain his acceptance on the current Pro Licence course in accordance with UEFA club licensing criteria”. FAW/UEFA […]

Chaz Davies is relishing his return to Spain this weekend as he bids for his first World Superbikes victory of the season. The Knighton-born rider has won three of the past four races at the Aragon track including a stunning double triumph last year and finished second in the other.

Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power opened the season with a victory in the first MRF National Legends Car Championship race of the year at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent. Power, aged 26, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, cut back on his racing commitments last year, but is aiming on a more sustained campaign in 2017, and now lies third in the table after the opening round.