Cardiff City 2, Preston North End 0 Cardiff City earned their first two-goal victory in almost a year – and were then challenged by manager Neil Warnock. Goals from Peter Whittingham, from a penalty, and Kenneth Zohore, with a superbly taken second earned Warnock’s men the three points. All of Cardiff’s previous nine Championship wins […]

Merthyr Town 2, Redditch United 0 Merthyr Town extended their unbeaten home matches and climbed to second in the Southern League Premier Division table. The Martyrs have earned 11 wins and five draws in 16 League fixtures at Penydarren Park, collecting 38 points from a possible 48. Manager Gavin Williams and his team are right […]

Pontypool captain Ben Parry believes his side can pull off a second successive National Cup scalp next month, after being drawn away to Cardiff in Round 2. The Championship leaders beat Llanelli 19-11 at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday and hooker Parry believes the Gwent side can do it all again.

The Six Nations is about to kick-off and the spotlight will be off the Welsh regions. But Geraint Powell believes the pause should give time to consider whether the entire regional framework of Welsh rugby should be dismantled and rebuilt.

Cardiff Devils and Belfast Giants clash in a six of the best ice hockey series starting on Wednesday. If Andrew Lord and his Devils come out on top they will fire up their chances of being crowned the best team in British ice hockey. Devils are out to celebrate their 30th anniversary season by lifting […]

Wales forwards Taulupe Faletau and Luke Charteris have both been ruled out of Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship opening round match against Italy in Rome. The Bath pair should, however, be fit for next week’s Principality Stadium appointment with Six Nations title holders England.

Head coach Zak Jones reckons Wales’ men have given their World League hopes a boost after going unbeaten in a three game series against the United Staes. The Dragons won one and drew the other two games against the world ranked No 29 team who were on a warm-weather training camp in Barcelona last weekend.

Merthyr Town can throw down the gauntlet to Southern League leaders Chippenham Town with a win against Redditch United at Penydarren Park on Tuesday night (7.45pm). The Martyrs, currently fourth in the Premier Division, can slot into second place, one point behind leaders Chippenham Town if they secure three points.

Yorkshiremen Neil Warnock, Peter Ridsdale and Simon Grayson are all out to gain the upper hand at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday. Sheffield-born Warnock, 68, is demanding a win for his Bluebirds.He has a burning desire to achieve an eighth career promotion – and would love it if Bluebirds owner Vincent Tan gave him the backing […]

The Six Nations is about to start. Dai Sport columnist Phil Bennett says England should win it, but Wales could and the same goes for Ireland. France? They’re an insult to their past. Scotland? Improving, but not enough. Italy? The usual.

The transfer window is about to close, or “slam shut” as Jim White likes to excitedly tell us on Sky Sports News. Cardiff City have had a low key month so far, but Josh Thomas identifies players manager Neil Warnock should be backed to bring in.

Jordan Ayew is poised to join Swansea City from Aston Villa with Wales defender Neil Taylor moving in the other direction. The switch will cost the Swans around £5m, the balance on a deal which values Ayew at £7.5m and Taylor £2.5m.

Chaz Davies is revved up for the World Superbikes season opener in Australia after a successful test in Portugal. The Knighton-born rider spent two days in Portimao over the weekend having opened with a two day test in Jerez.

Swansea City are being linked with Aston Villa’s Jordan Ayew, Barnsley’s Marc Roberts and free agent Diego Poyet as they try to tie up a deal for Benfica defender Lisandro Ezequiel Lopez. With the transfer window due to close at 11pm on Tuesday, it could prove a busy final few hours for the club with Neil Taylor likely to move on.

Fife Flyers 1, Cardiff Devils 2 Cardiff Devils flew home from Scotland having completed a four-point Elite League weekend. Captain Jake Morissette and his team followed their five-goal win against Nottingham Panthers at home by grinding out a win against Fife Flyers. Sean Bentivoglio and Joey Martin, with a shorthanded strike, netted for Devils, who […]

Dave Jones was far more relaxed than the last time we met. The former Cardiff City manager was willing to chat before his Hartlepool United team took on Newport County at Rodney Parade – and he was able to smile and crack a joke or two when he reflected on a 3-1 defeat. In between […]

Wales ended their three game international series against the United States unbeaten after a thrilling 3-3 draw in Spain on Sunday. Rupert Shipperley and Steve Kelly, who both play for Hampstead & Westminster, and Surbiton’s Gareth Furlong scored the Welsh goals.

It was a day of surprises in an eventful fourth round of the JD Welsh Cup, as four clubs from the second-tier Huws Gray Cymru Alliance eliminated Welsh Premier League opponents to progress into the quarter-finals. Upsets were the order of the day at Prestatyn, Guilsfield, Llanfair United and Caernarfon Town whilst current holders The New Saints eased their way into the last eight.

Luke Rowe produced a battling display to finish fifth after a thrilling sprint climax to the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Australia. The Cardiff-born rider dug deep to put himself in with a chance of victory after a 174km blast near Geelong.

It’s wet, it’s cold, your car is too filthy to read the number plate, and no-one has any money. But don’t worry. The pubs are warm, the beer can numb the senses, and the Six Nations starts on Saturday. Geraint Powell reckons Lions year might mean things are a bit red rosey.