Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 1 Kenneth Zohore scored his seventh goal in eight matches, but Cardiff City were denied victory in their Championship match at Blackburn Rovers. The goal had Cardiff ahead for more than 50 minutes, but then Blackburn captain Jason Lowe snatched a 90th minute equaliser. There were 269 Bluebirds fans at […]
Lewis Prosser is set to earn his 100th cap when Wales compete in the World League Rd 2 tournament in Belfast. The co Captain is part of a strong squad full of experience and youth selected by Head coach Zak Jones.
Men’s Head coach Zak Jones hailed his squad after they beat France 2-1 in a three test series in Paris. Gareth Furlong scored the only goal as Wales won the opening game at the French Institute of Sport.
Luke Jones – the teenage brother of double Olympic champ Jade – has joined GB Taekowndo’s Academy programme in Manchester. The Flint fight prospect, 18, was one of 14 who were picked from the 282 who originally applied for the sport’s Fighting Chance scheme.
Cardiff Fire have extended their perfect run of ice hockey form to 17 matches. They continued their National League winning streak with a 6-1 road victory against Basingstoke. Fire have won the Division Two title, while they are still chasing success in the cup and play-offs. The home team came out hard looking to end […]
Haverfordwest County FC have made it clear they will not seek promotion to Welsh Premier League football. They are intent on completing a Welsh League trophy double, but won’t look to go up. That opens the way for current First Division leaders Barry Town United, who are keen on a return to the top flight. […]
Simon Easterby insists Ireland will cope with Wales – as well as controversial referee Wayne Barnes – when they come to Cardiff on Friday night. The former Scarlets flanker and head coach – now in charge of Ireland’s forwards – is confident his team can inflict a third successive Six Nations defeat on Rob Howley’s side.
Gareth Bale believes English clubs are suffering in the Champions League because they do not have a winter break. The Wales star – who is on track to face Ireland this month in his country’s crucial World Cup qualifier – has won the competition twice since his big-money move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013 and is targeting a third crown with the Spanish giants this season.
As Rob Howley and his coaches churn through the stats before picking their team to face Ireland – then pour over them again during the game – Peter Jackson points to a country where Ross Moriarty’s contribution would be measured by the eyes, rather than a computer. Kieran Read stands out in a land of giants for a reason other than his status as leader of the best team on the planet. His name springs to mind over the chorus of international coaches babbling on about the Test arena having escalated into a 23-man game. In that event, nobody has told the captain of New Zealand… and nobody will.
Cardiff City 7, Watford 1 Striker James Waite scored four Bluebirds goals in their crushing under-23 Development League win against Watford at Cardiff City Stadium. Waite’s four plus goals from Macauley Southam, Robbie Patten and Robbie Bird earned City a convincing victory. Talented winger Waite played through the middle in attack and caused Watford problems […]
Andrew Lord and his Cardiff Devils players celebrated their Challenge Cup success in style, but the message was clear: “There is still a lot more to achieve.” Devils lifted the Cup for a second time in three years and they are now intent on lifting three more trophies – Elite League championship, Erhardt Conference and […]
The New Saints have been crowned Dafabet Welsh Premier League champions for a sixth straight season after recording a comfortable 4-0 win over Bangor City. The club secured their 11th league title in a season which they led from the opening weekend, remarkably setting a World Record in the process. Worryingly for the rest of the […]
Jack Davidson became the first Welsh golfer to win the Spanish Amateur Open – following in the footsteps of players such as Darren Clarke, Jose Maria Olazabal, Sergio Garcia and Danny Willetts. They are all former winners of the Copa de El Rey with Llanwern teenager Davidson joining that illustrious list after a strong second round helped him beat England’s Marco Penge in the 36 hole final at El Saler golf club near Valencia.
Barry Town United and Haverfordwest County are going head-to-head in a battle for the Welsh League title. They clash at Jenner Park, Barry next Tuesday when the result will have a major impact on which club comes out on top. Barry are top of Welsh League Division One ahead of Goytre FC and Haverfordwest. Only […]
James Ball admitted he was lost for words after striking double gold at the World Paracycling Championships in Los Angeles. The Ponthir-born rider won a dramatic men’s tandem sprint battle with partner Matt Rotherham on Sunday to follow up the victory in the time trial
Newport County appear to be giving up their Football League status with barely a whimper. Their 4-0 League Two home defeat against Leyton Orient left County adrift at the bottom, 11 pints from safety. Manager Graham Westley admitted it was a ‘devastating’ defeat, saying: “Not just the result but the manner of the performance because […]
Neil Warnock has 11 Championship fixtures left to finalise his thinking for a 2017-18 promotion push. The Bluebirds manager has already committed to leading a challenge and says: “We don’t want to mess about next season – we want a solid start.” Cardiff City are comfortably placed in mid-table no man’s land, 15 points outside […]
For those curious back in January as to why Chelsea manager Antonio Conte wanted to shop at the very bottom of the Premier League for a new striker, the future testimony of Martin Olsson on his Swansea City teammate Fernando Llorente would have been instructive. There were eyebrows raised when Conte attempted, at length, to […]
George North has been told he needs to show Ireland his claws on Friday night or else he will miss out on another Lions tour. The warning comes from former Lions and Ireland prop Paul Wallace who reckons the Wales wing must summon something special when he goes head-to-head with Ireland’s Simon Zebo in Cardiff on Friday night.
Cardiff Devils 3, Sheffield Steelers 2 Cardiff Devils have won the Challenge Cup for a second time in three seasons. Fans changed ‘We are number one, we are number one’ after the final ended at Ice Arena Wales. That was followed by ‘We are the Champions’ blasting out over the tannoy system. There was in […]