Newport County 1, Luton Town 1 Newport County, reduced to 10 players by Mark O’Brien’s dismissal, produced a gutsy performance against Luton Town at Rodney Parade. The Hatters are pressing hard for promotion, but County came from a goal down to earn a point thanks to a performance full of hunger, spirit and desire. It […]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set for a return to Cardiff City Stadium this Sunday when he links up with Craig Bellamy. Former Bluebirds, Chelsea, Middlesbrough and Holland striker Hasselbaink is among the players gathering for Kevin McNaughton’s benefit match and he is in a team being managed by Bellamy. They take on SuperKev’s XI at […]
Lennie Lawrence, the man who led Cardiff City into the Championship in 2003, has linked up with League Two Newport County. The hugely experienced Lawrence will work alongside manager Mike Flynn in County’s fight to avoid relegation. He has been given the role of first team management consultant to help Flynn and assistant Wayne Hatswell. […]
Jess Fishlock is poised to make history after being included in the Wales squad for two friendlies against Northern Ireland in April. The Cardiff-born player will be the first Wales women international to win a 100th cap if named in the starting line-up for the games.
Paul Heavey, the coach who led Cardiff Devils to the Superleague title 20 years ago, has sent his congratulations to the 2016-17 champions. Devils clinched the title with a 6-2 win at Sheffield Steelers and were presented with the League trophy following their 6-1 home win against Fife Flyers. Heavey, former Devils captain and coach, […]
Warren Gatland has said Sam Warburton is still in the mix to captain the Lions this summer – along with England’s Owen Farrell. Neither player was skipper for their country during this season’s Six Nations – and both suffered defeat on the final day of the tournament – but the Lions head coach insists either […]
George North’s biting allegation against France has been rejected by the Six Nations through lack of evidence. The Wales wing claimed he had been the victim of a bite during the dramatic late stages of his team’s 100-minute defeat in Paris last Saturday.
Kevin McNaughton spent almost a decade with Cardiff City and enjoyed some of the best moments of his career with the Bluebirds. He loved Ninian Park, had a fantastic rapport with the fans and played for City four times at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup (twice), Championship play-off final and League Cup final. ‘SuperKev’ […]
Former Ireland international Gillian O’Leary is shaping the future elite performance of Welsh golf – hoping to emulate the Emerald Isle’s recent successes. With four Major golf champions in the last decade, two of the top five in the ladies amateur world rankings, along with plenty of amateur successes in the men’s and ladies teams, Ireland has been one of the forces of world golf.
When Neil Warnock first saw Kenneth Zohore at Cardiff City, the manager was less than impressed. Low on goals, lower still on determination and ambition, thought Warnock. Worse than that in Warnock’s eyes, the player wore gloves – the ultimate crime for a fully paid up member of the old-school. But Zohore has thrown the gloves away, knuckled down, and the goals are flowing. JoshThomas examines the transformation. The story of Kenneth Zohore’s time at Cardiff City is nothing short of remarkable. From originally signing on loan, to doing enough to earn himself a permanent deal, to only finding himself making a handful of appearances, it appeared Zohore was on a downward slide.
Ton Pentre extended their unbeaten run to six matches with a 2-0 Welsh League home win against Caerau Ely. The Rhondda Bulldogs are brimming with confidence and earned their win against fourth-placed Caerau. Manager Lee Phillips and his Ton team started well when Corey Shephard played the ball from centre midfield out to Liam Reed […]
Cardiff Devils 6, Fife Flyers 1 Champions Cardiff Devils celebrated their title triumph with six-goal blasts. They hit Steelers and Flyers for six over the weekend and more than 3,000 spectators roared their approval. The atmosphere was electric and fans chanted ‘We are number one’ before Devils captain Jake Morissette was presented with the championship trophy […]
Justin Tipuric has said George North’s bite marks were visible in the dressing room in the aftermath of Wales’ controversial Six Nations defeat to France. Both players and coach Rob Howley will learn on Monday whether match citing commissioner John Montgomery intends to take action against France over the biting allegation.
Hertfordshire Mavericks 53, Celtic Dragons 49 Celtic Dragons produced another spirited team performance and fought out a fiercely contested Vitality Superleague Netball match in Hertfordshire. The visitors led early on, while the teams were locked at 18-18 and later 41-41 in a fast and dramatic match. Home shooter Sophia Hankin produced some top quality work […]
Cardiff City 3, Ipswich Town 1 Cardiff City’s Great Dane Kenneth Zohore is loving life in the Championship. Zohore is being overworked because manager Neil Warnock has no real options to lead the Bluebirds attack, but he is building a solid reputation. City’s previous Danish centre-forward Andreas Cornelius cost £8m and expectations were huge, but […]
Newport County 1, Blackpool 3 Manager Mike Flynn and his Newport County players are clinging on to hopes of League Two survival despite suffering defeat at Rodney Parade. County are second from bottom, seven points from safety, but they have a game in hand. That fixture is played on Tuesday when Luton Town are visitors […]
Osian Pryce was happy after bagging third place on the season opening Prestone British Rally Championship event. The Welsh rally ace shrugged off losing time with several punctures with a solid podium finish at the Border Counties Rally.
Wales 1 Ireland 3 Wales hopes of qualifying for the World League Rd 2 final were dashed after losing to hosts Ireland in the semi-final.
Chippenham Town 3, Merthyr Town 1 Merthyr Town are in need of a strong finish to their Southern League season if they are to qualify for the play-offs. Premier Division leaders Chippenham extended their unbeaten run to 20 matches thanks to goals from Jake Andrews (2) and David Pratt. All the goals came in the […]
Andrew Lord, his players and Cardiff Devils fans savoured their moment of triumph in South Yorkshire. This is Cardiff’s 30th anniversary season and they have celebrated by winning the League title for the first time since 1996-97. Player-coach Andrew Lord and his team have now won four trophies in the three years since he took […]