Richard Fussell insists younger Ospreys players are ready to keep the region’s Wales stars on the sidelines. The former wing – now backs coach – was impressed by their 31-22 bonus-point win at Wasps on Saturday, despite missing out on the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals.

Swansea boss Paul Clement was left fuming with the officials for missing a number of key decisions in the build-up to Gabriel Jesus’ winning goal for Manchester City on Sunday. Jesus struck in injury time on his first home start as City beat the Swans 2-1 to move up to third in the Premier League table.

Captain Alun Wyn Jones said Wales had their “foot in the door” after getting their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start. Rob Howley’s men saw England and Scotland record victories on Saturday and the Dragons responded with a 33-7 win over Italy in Rome.

Cardiff Devils 5, Manchester Storm 3 Cardiff Devils earned a storming Elite League victory at Ice Arena Wales. They showed the character and spirit of champions when they battled back to win from two goals down for a second successive match. They followed a 4-3 win in Nottingham with a gutsy showing against a Storm […]

Dyddgu Hywel says Wales’ women are ready to face England after seeing off Italy 20-8 in their opening Six Nations game. Hywel bagged one of the three Welsh tries with Caryl Thomas and skipper Carys Phillips also crossing the line in Jesi.

Cheltenham Town 1, Newport County 1 Newport County are fighting for their Football League lives with a spirit which will strike fear into the hearts of their fellow strugglers. Manager Graham Westley’s Exiles have character and passion for the task. They fired an injury time equaliser at Cheltenham and now turn to successive home matches […]

Nottingham Panthers 3, Cardiff Devils 4 after sudden death overtime Sean Bentivoglio scored a dramatic overtime winner for Cardiff Devils in their Elite League clash with Nottingham Panthers. The teams were locked at 1-1 with less than two minutes left before a penalty shootout when Bentivoglio struck with a backhand shot past goalie Miika Wiikman. […]

Dorchester Town 1, Merthyr Town 2 Ryan Prosser and Eliott Richards scored Merthyr Town’s goals in a hard-fought win against Dorchester Town at the Avenue. The Martyrs were a goal down after only 15 seconds, but showed character and spirit in fighting back with real intensity. Manager Gavin Williams’ team are second in Southern League […]

Cardiff City 0, Norwich City 1 Cameron Jerome infuriated Cardiff City fans when he headed in Norwich City’s winner at Cardiff City Stadium – and ran in front of them doing the ‘Ayatollah’. For the second time in a week I watched a lack of respect to Welsh sport – first at Ice Arena Wales […]

Craig Bellamy and Scott Young watched Cardiff City’s under-18 youth team dismantled by Coventry City at Cardiff International Spots Campus. The Sky Blues swept to a seven-goal win with teenage goals ace Jordan Ponticelli, a product of Gordon Strachan’s Football Foundation, netting five times. Bellamy and Young were in charge of the Bluebirds, standing close […]

Wales Women’s coach Rowland Phillips is expecting a “frenzy” on the field when his team face Italy on Saturday. The Italians beat Wales last season and will be aiming to repeat that on home soil, with Philips admitting they present an unorthodox challenge to his team in their Six Nations opener.

Wales new boy Nicky Smith admits he was “too short and chubby” to ever be anything but a prop. The Ospreys loose-head – who makes his Six Nations debut against Italy on Sunday – aimed to be a rangy No.8 until a junior coach switched him to the front row.

Head coach Jason Strange was full of praise for his Wales Under 20 side’s maturity and control as they overcame horrendous conditions, and a power-packed Italian team, to get their Six Nations side off to a winning start. Their 27-5 win in a rain-soaked Legnano made it eight wins in a row in the Six Nations, and 10 in a row over the Italians, for last season’s Grand Slammers and paved the way for a crack at the reigning world champions, England, in Colwyn Bay on Friday night.

Luke Rowe sprinted to fourth place on the third stage of the Herald Sun Tour in Australia. The Cardiff-born rider led the charge for Team Sky after team-mate Danny van Poppel was caught up in one of two big crashes.

After a brief hiatus to allow for the League Cup final and Welsh Cup fourth round to be played, the Dafabet Welsh Premier League returns once again this weekend, entering what is called ‘Phase 2’. With all 12 clubs having played each other twice, the league now splits into two with the top-half – called the ‘Championship Conference’ – playing against each home and away (10 games in total) to determine who’ll join TNS in Europe next season. The remaining top-six clubs are competing for home advantage in the end of the season play-offs which will determine a further European place.

Newport County will be followed to Gloucestershire by up to 1,000 fans for Saturday’s relegation battle against Cheltenham Town. Manager Graham Westley and his Exiles day not lose the shoot-out against Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road (3pm). County are bottom of League Two, six points behind the Robins with a game in hand. The initial […]

New Italy coach Conor O’Shea has challenged his team to make history by beating Wales for the first time in a decade on Sunday. The Irishman is determined to see Italy improve their competitiveness as they look to avoid a third successive Six Nations thrashing by Wales.

The trophy for next week’s Swansea University International Test Series between hosts Wales and New Zealand will be named after legend Wendy White BEM.   The Wendy White Trophy will be the winning team’s reward at future International test series held at home here in Wales.   This is to honour the much-loved former President of Welsh Netball, who sadly passed away in August last year. “Our late President Wendy White played such an important part in the fabric of netball in Wales and she touched so many lives across the netball community,” said Welsh Netball’s chief executive Sarah Jones. “This historic Swansea University International Test Series that will compete to win the Wendy White Trophy, is a fitting way to honour Wendy’s life-long commitment to netball and to ensure her name lives on.” Barry born Wendy had been part of the Welsh netball fraternity for over fifty years as an International player, umpire, coach, bench official and in later years a key member of the Welsh Netball Board.   A proud President of Welsh Netball, Wendy was well respected by the International netball community across the globe.  Wendy was a founder member of the Barry Netball Club and was at the heart of Dinas Netball Club, Cardiff, until her illness. Wendy was well known within the netball community in Wales and internationally. In 1987, Wendy moved to Australia to work for the All Australia Netball Association, and later for the Queensland Netball Association.   After returning home to Cardiff in 1991, Wendy continued in her role within various Netball and Sports Associations, including Welsh Netball.   The world ranked No 2 Silver Ferns are due to arrive in Wales on Sunday for a two match series which will attract the biggest crowds for netball. The games will be at the 3,000 capacity Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff. Wales, ranked No 8, will tackle the mighty Kiwis on Tuesday and Wednesday (February 7/8) with both games starting at 7.30pm.

Elfyn Evans returns to World Rally Championship action on Saturday looking to maintain his stunning display in the season opener. The Dolgellau-born flier won three of the special stages in Monte Carlo last month to finish sixth on his return to the championship.

Merthyr Town have strengthened their Southern League squad – and could go top of the Premier Division with a win at Dorchester Town. Manager Gavin Williams has added midfield player Jaye Bowen, 21, to his squad as the Martyrs aim to step up their title challenge. They are second, one point behind Chippenham Town, and […]