George North has revealed he was desperate to make amends for his muted Murrayfield display by proving his true value against Ireland. The Wales wing says he wanted to “put it right” after spectacularly rediscovering world-class form as Wales shredded Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations title hopes on Friday night.

Manchester Thunder 62, Celtic Dragons 53 Celtic Dragons produced another competitive performance in their Vitality Superleague netball clash with Manchester Thunder. The teams were locked at 36-36 during the third period, but home team Thunder emerged 62-53 winners. Dragons now turn to their Superleague match at Hertfordshire Mavericks on Saturday (3.30pm). Captain Suzy Drane and […]

Jordan Cotterill struck a decisive blow for Welsh League leaders Barry Town United at Jenner Park. Man of the match Cotterill fired the only goal of the match against Cambrian and Clydach. Barry Town stand top of Division One and within reach of promotion to Welsh Premier League football, but they face a major test […]

Crewe Alexandra 1, Newport County 2 Mike Flynn is planning a great escape for Newport County. It looks like an impossible dream with the Exiles adrift at the bottom of League Two, but Flynn has vowed do everything he can  to save his home city club. Newport’s win at Crewe was an ideal start and […]

Cardiff Devils 4, Dundee Stars 1 Cardiff Devils are once again seven points clear at the top of Elite League. Belfast Giants had cut their advantage to five points by beating Nottingham Panthers 7-3 in Friday and leaders Devils responded by beating Dundee Stars at Ice Arena Wales. Joey Haddad (2), Mark Richardson and Josh […]

Merthyr Town 2, Weymouth 2 Merthyr Town need to hold their nerve to clinch a Southern League play-off slot. They earned a home point against Weymouth despite having Keyon Reffell sent off seven minutes after half-time. The Martyrs produced a committed performance at Penydarren Park, but will be disappointed at failing to secure all three […]

Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1 The Bluebirds have become far too careless lately. They allowed another winning position to slip away when Birmingham City snatched an injury time equaliser. Manager Neil Warnock has now seen his Cardiff City team fritter away nine points in their last four Championship matches. They have been in front […]

Chaz Davies admitted he was hoping for more but battled his way to another second place in the opening World Superbikes race in Thailand. The Knighton-born flier’s runners-up spot was his third in a row as two-time champ Jonathan Rea maintained a perfect start to his title defence.

How big was that Friday night win for Wales over Ireland? Massive, says Phil Bennett, who reckons a house of many cards would have fallen down if Rob Howley had suffered another Six Nations defeat. There is an argument for claiming Wales’ victory over Ireland on Friday night was among their most important for 25 years. Where would Rob Howley have gone if he had lost this one and then suffered another defeat in Paris? What would have happened to the much-claimed “evolution” of the playing style?

Aberystwyth’s relegation worries grew on Friday night after being thumped 4-0 at home by mid-Wales rivals Newtown. The Seasiders have been hovering dangerously close above the relegation zone and are now a single point off the bottom-two following the defeat. In-form Newtown were always likely to be difficult opponents for Aberystwyth, but manager Matthew Bishop will be concerned after seeing his side comprehensively […]

George North lived up to his promise for self-improvement according to the coach who backed his man to come good for Wales. Rob Howley could have dumped North. Instead he got him pumped and the desperately needed reward for Wales was a 22-9 victory over Ireland that repaired the tarnished reputation of both men. It was a bone-jarring Six Nations match as has been the way between these teams in re

Chaz Davies is ready for another World Superbikes scrap in Thailand on Saturday after posing the fourth fastest time in opening practice. The Knighton-born rider clocked a best time of one minute 33.895secs on the Buriram track just behind Aruba.it Racing Ducati team-mate Marco Melandri.

Neil Warnock is intent on making Kenneth Zohore and Sol Bamba key players in his Cardiff City team for 2017-18. The Bluebirds manager is delighted with the form of both players and sees them as crucial in his plans to rebuild the squad. They will be in Cardiff’s team for Saturday’s Championship home match against […]

Mike Flynn and Wayne Hatswell have joined forces to take charge of Newport County’s final 12 League Two fixtures of the season. They start their new roles with back-to-back away matches against Crewe Alexandra on Saturday and then Morecambe next Tuesday. County, who already look doomed to relegation, are 11 points from safety and the […]

Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink and Craig Bellamy have both pledged their support for their former Bluebirds team-mate Kevin McNaughton’s benefit match. Hasselbaink and Bellamy will both play in McNaughton’s match at Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday, March 26 (3pm). Steve Thompson, Andy Campbell, Darren Purse, Robbie Fowler, Stephen McPhail, Robert Earnshaw and Andy Legg are other former […]

South Wales Warriors have announced their fixtures for the 2017 British American Football Association season. They start with three successive home games to begin the year. Warriors are taking a step down from the top league in the UK to focus on recruiting and building the team for the future and begin their campaign on […]

Merthyr Town set out to complete a Southern League double against Weymouth when the Dorset club visit Penydarren Park on Saturday (3pm). The Martyrs won 1-0 against old Southern League rivals Weymouth away in November and are now looking to build on their solid comeback against Biggleswade Town in the last fixture. With Hitchin playing […]

Round four of the Six Nations begins on Friday night and Geraint Powell reckons the tournament is panning out as predicted. England are the dominant force, Scotland are on the up and Wales are on the slide. In my Six Nations preview on 29 January (https://www.dai-sport.com/six-nations-raw-lions-appeal-red-rose-sharpest/), my prediction (if pressed) was for England to fully utilise their three home matches and to retain their Six Nations crown but for one of Wales or Ireland to deny them a back to back Grand Slam. As we enter into the final two rounds of this year’s Six Nations Championship, and despite Wales gifting England victory in Cardiff with a botched exit in the 76th minute of a titanic clash, this scenario is still very much in play. If Ireland win in Cardiff tonight (where they have only lost three times since 1983), and Scotland fail to win at Twickenham tomorrow (where they have not won since 1983), the title will come down to the final match of super Saturday a week later in Dublin.

Club owner Steve King believes Cardiff Devils are going to finish the Elite League season in winning style. Calgary-based King flew in for the Devils v Sheffield Steelers Challenge Cup final when Layne Ulmer fired Cardiff’s winning goal. Devils stand top of the League with six fixtures left and the first of those is against […]

Celtic Dragons head North in search of their first Vitality Superleague netball win of the season this weekend. Dragons play Manchester Thunder away on Saturday (5pm) and the hosts are just above them in the table. Thunder earned their first win, a 53-49 success against Sirens at home, in their last fixture and captain Emma Dovey […]