Welsh Cycling has been given a boost with plans for a new closed road circuit to be developed at Pembrey Country Park in Carmarthenshire. The £500,000 facility will be of British Cycling standard, and only the second closed road circuit in Wales, in addition to Marsh Track, Rhyl.

Chaz Davies took the wraps off his 2017 World Superbikes challenger on Wednesday believing it can power him to the title. The Knighton-born rider unveiled his Ducati Panigale R at Aruba.it Racing’s Italian headquarters.

England bad boy Dylan Hartley will be on best behaviour against Wales on Saturday, according to former Guinness Pro12 referee James Jones. Hartley has just returned from a six-week ban and Wales have a history of trying to wind-up the explosive England captain.

To close or not to close; that is the question. Columnist Peter Jackson examines Wales’ arguments for shutting the Principality Stadium lid against England on Saturday – and finds more holes than a leaky roof. Just as the United Nations have America and the Mexican wall on their agenda, so the Six Nations have had Wales and the Cardiff roof on theirs.

Cardiff Devils will use the loss of key defenceman Andrew Hotham to fire up their Challenge Cup dream in Wednesday’s semi-final. Elite League leaders Devils have been shocked by Hotham’s two-game suspension imposed for a slashing incident against Nottingham Panthers away.

Wales have been warned to expect another tough night when they take on the Silver Ferns on Wednesday. The two sides meet for the second time in two days at the Ice Arena, Wales with New Zealand promising an improvement despite their emphatic 92-27 victory in the first Test.

Wales 27, Silver Ferns 92 It was a wild and hugely entertaining netball evening at Ice Arena Wales. Almost 3,000 spectators turned out to witness the first New Zealand team visit to Wales in 20 years. Another big attendance is certain when the teams clash again at the IAW in Cardiff Bay on Wednesday evening […]

Andrew Hotham, one of the best defenceman in Elite League ice hockey, has been banned for two matches. Canadian Hotham is ruled out of Wednesday’s Challenge Cup semi-final second leg match against Belfast Giants and Saturday’s League trip to Coventry Blaze. The suspension is a massive blow to Devils hopes of winning in Belfast and […]

Former Cardiff City captain Darren Purse is due back in South Wales this weekend. The big defender plays for Chesham United, who take on Merthyr Town in an EvoStik Southern League match at Penydarren Park this Saturday (3pm). Purse, 38 has played in more than 90 per cent of Chesham’s fixtures this season, although he […]

Cardiff City fans will turn out in force to back manager Neil Warnock and his Bluebirds against Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday. Up to 4,000 City supporters will make the trip and the home team expect an attendance of around 33,000 for Cardiff’s visit plus the return of Yorkshireman Neil Warnock, a former […]

Cardiff Devils and Belfast Giants are ready for a Challenge Cup ‘ice hockey war’. Their semi-final will be decided at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Wednesday when Devils are aiming to hit back from a one-goal deficit (7pm). Player-coach Andrew Lord and his Devils were the better team in the first leg and swept […]

Geraint Thomas has been backed to win the Giro d’Italia when he has his first crack at Grand Tour glory in May. Thomas’ Team Sky bosses insist they would not be attempting to win the three-week long race unless they felt the Cardiff-born rider had a real shout.

Nia Jones, a Wales netball and football international, is back on court to take on New Zealand’s Silver Ferns in Cardiff Bay. Wrexham-born Jones, has returned to netball left English Women’s Super League One club Reading at the end of her contract in December. The 24-year-old, who plays goal-defence or wing-defence, is in the Wales […]

The New Saints could win the Dafabet Welsh League Premier title next weekend with eight games to spare after Craig Harrison’s men notched their 22nd league win of the season. Alex Darlington’s coolly dispatched penalty sealed the champions elect a 2-0 win against Cardiff Met on Saturday. Pole Adrian Cieslewicz had earlier fired TNS ahead […]

Cardiff-born Tesni Evans, who lives in Rhyl and plays out of the Prestatyn club, is tipped to qualify for the women’s quarter-finals at the National Squash Championships in Manchester. Evans, seeded five to eight, has been drawn to play Alison Thompson from Middlesex in the first round on Thursday with the winner taking on second […]

Cardiff Devils are ready to strengthen their team, but only if the right player becomes available. Player-coach Andrew Lord, Steve King and his fellow owners, club staff plus contacts scouring Europe and North America in search of the right player. Lord will only move for a player with the right qualities as a player and […]

Welshman Damon Searle has high hopes for three of his former clubs – Cardiff City, Newport County and Barry Town United. He believes his beloved Bluebirds will stay in the Championship, County can still retain their Football League status and when I asked about Barry’s bid for promotion to the Welsh Premier, Sparkle says: “Why […]

Former Wales midfielder Carl Robinson tested his Vancouver Whitecaps players on and off the pitch when he brought them to South Wales on a 10-day pre-season tour. Robinson, from Llandrindod Wells in Powys, set his squad a series of questions on Wales and they weren’t at all easy for footballers drawn from all over the world including Denmark, Gambia, Costa Rica, Uruguay, USA, Canada, Argentina, Peru and Italy.

Welsh netball is going on ice this week. Their next two fixtures, against New Zealand’s Silver Ferns, will be played at Ice Arena Wales on Tuesday and Wednesday. Dai-sport have our own experienced netball journalist in Terry Phillips and he will be reporting on both fixtures. Terry is usually at the IAW in Cardiff Bay for […]

Suzy Drane will skipper Wales in the Swansea University International Test series against New Zealand in Cardiff on Tuesday and Wednesday. Drane will lead a 12-strong squad against the world ranked No 2 Silver Ferns at the Ice Arena Wales.