hys Webb has told Wales he is ready for a comeback against Italy on the opening weekend of the Six Nations. The Ospreys scrum-half came through half a match against Bristol on Saturday, in readiness for a Test return in Rome next Sunday.
The annual Tennis Wales awards have recognised the ‘aces’ of tennis – the people and organisations that have contributed most to the sport during the past year. The winners include players, volunteers, coaches, clubs and centres.
Newport County 3, Hartlepool United 1 Suddenly there is hope for the Exiles. The despair Newport County felt after eight successive League Two defeats has been replaced by genuine belief they can still avoid relegation out of the Football League. Manager Graham Westley knows there is a lot of hard work ahead. His team remain […]
Welsh bobsleigh star Mica Moore has struck gold in her new sport in Germany. The track sprinter from Newport – who has switched sports for the winter – joined teammate Mica McNeil to become the new women’s Junior World Champions in Winterberg.
Merthyr Town 1, Banbury United 0 Former Cardiff City captain Mike Ford believes Merthyr Town are the best team in Southern League Premier Division football. Ford, Banbury United’s manager, was full of praise for the Martyrs after a fiercely contested clash at Penydarren Park. “Merthyr are the best team in our division, on doubt in […]
Cardiff Devils 5, Nottingham Panthers 0 Cardiff Devils powered to an emphatic victory against Nottingham Panthers in front of a 3,000-plus sell-out attendance at Ice Arena Wales. Elite League leaders Devils outworked and outplayed Panthers on the same night second-placed Belfast Giants did the same to Sheffield Steelers in South Yorkshire. Giants won 5-2 in […]
Wrexham 2 Boreham Wood 1 Dean Keates admitted he was relieved as Wrexham won the battle of the spot-kicks to beat Boreham Wood. Keates saw his side take the lead with an Anthony Barry penalty after Izale McLeod was fouled.
Gareth Furlong and Owain Dolan Gray scored to give Wales a stunning 2-1 victory over the United States in Spain on Saturday. The win followed the 1-1 draw with the world ranked No 29 team in the first meeting of the three game series in Barcelona.
Neil Warnock has reiterated he plans to be at a promotion-chasing club next season, whether or not it’s Cardiff City. The Bluebirds manager was left a frustrated man after his side lost by a single goal to a top four team for the second time in the space of five days.
Lee Selby was devastated as his IBF world featherweight title defence in Las Vegas was called off minutes before the weigh in. The Barry fighter’s opponent – Argentina’s Jonathan Barros – was ruled out on Friday night by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
More than 2,000 Bluebird fans will be at the Madejski Stadium for Saturday’s Championship clash against Reading (3pm). There are still plenty of tickets available in the away section – priced between £10 and £20 – and Cardiff City are certain to have loud and proud support. Manager Neil Warnock has a busy few days […]
Dale Hutchinson scored as Wales opened their international series against the USA with an impressive 1-1 draw in Spain. The Cardiff-born forward’s goal helped the Dragons to a share of the spoils on Friday afternoon in Barcelona.
Goaltender Ben Bowns believes Cardiff Devils are ready to become an ice hockey dynasty. Elite League leaders Devils face a massive weekend in their quest to lift the title, playing Nottingham Panthers at home on Saturday and Fife Flyers away on Sunday. The clash with Panthers at Ice Arena Wales is already a 3,000-plus sell-out […]
Former Cardiff City defender Mike Ford is plotting the downfall of Merthyr Town at Penydarren Park on Saturday (3pm). Ford, who made more than 230 first team appearances for the Bluebirds over two spells, is now manager of Southern League Banbury United. He goes head-to-head with Merthyr manager Gavin Williams in a Premier Division fixture […]
Lee Selby feels the road to a world title unification fight with Carl Frampton should end at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Welshman Selby defends his IBF featherweight crown against Argentine Jonathan Barros on the undercard of Frampton’s WBA title defence in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Wales step up their preparations for World League Rd 2 when they face the USA in a three game series in Spain. The series starts on Friday in Barcelona and will give the men’s squad vital game time against a different style of opposition.
Dave Jones comes home to South Wales for his first official match in charge of Hartlepool United. The former Bluebirds manager still lives in the Cardiff area and it’s fitting that his opening fixture is against Newport County at Rodney Parade (3pm). Jones and fellow ex-Cardiff City coaches Kevin Cooper and Alex Armstrong form the […]
The Welsh Cup returns this weekend with 16 remaining clubs looking to advance into the quarter-final stage. Current holders The New Saints are looking to lift the famous trophy for the fourth year in a row and will be clear favourites to progress in their home tie against Llanelli – the lowest ranked side left in the competition.
Former England star Will Greenwood has picked his Lions XV ahead of the Six Nations – and ignored any Welshmen. Greenwood, now a TV pundit and columnist, has blanked Wales by not including a single pick in his team to face New Zealand this summer, based on current form.
Carys Phillips insists she leaves her father behind when she links up with Wales Women, even though he just happens to be her coach. The Ospreys hooker will lead Wales into the Women’s Six Nations for the first time next week after being confirmed as captain by head coach Rowland Phillips, the former Wales men’s back row forward and the national team’s defence coach under Gareth Jenkins.