Braehead Clan 2, Cardiff Devils 3 (after sudden death overtime and penalties) Cardiff Devils underlined their Elite League title credentials with an overtime win against Braehead Clan in Glasgow.

Cardiff City 1, Fulham 2 Thousands of Bluebirds fans stayed away and they must be delighted with their decision. Only 5,199 spectators were at Cardiff City Stadium, including a healthy contingent who had travelled from London to support Fulham.

Wales Women will play away fixtures against Spain and Ireland in the next fortnight as they warm up for the 2017 RBS 6 Nations. The fixture against Spain will be played on Saturday 14th January (16:00 local time) in Villajoyosa in Alicante. Las Leonas claimed the final European place at this year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup after beating Scotland on aggregate back in November.

Paul Clement says Swansea City fans can expect some new faces at the club this month, but insists there will be no “influx”. After the Swans’ new head coach saw his team go out of the FA Cup after a 2-0 defeat at Hull City, Clement now has a week to prepare ahead of a home Premier League meeting with Arsenal.

John Rooney showed that brother Wayne was not the only goalscorer in the family as he helped fire Wrexham to a 2-1 victory over Woking. Just hours after Wayne equalled Sir Bobby Charlton’s goalscoring record at Manchester United with his 249th, John struck the opener at the Racecourse.

Merthyr Town extended their unbeaten run to five Southern League matches – and set up a cracking clash with promotion rivals Hitchin Town at Penydarren Park next Saturday (3pm). The Martyrs are now third in the Premier Division, tucked in behind second-placed Hitchin, and a bumper attendance is expected for the clash.

Stevenage Borough 3, Newport County 1 Graham Westley will eye up Newport County’s next four fixtures and hope his team can at last start a revival which could see them climb the League Two table.

Cardiff Devils 3, Coventry Blaze 4 after sudden death overtime A goal double by man of the match Andrew Hotham failed to stop Cardiff Devils slipping to defeat against Coventry Blaze at Ice Arena Wales.

The Ospreys have announced forwards coach Chris Gibbes will leave the region at the end of the season to return to New Zealand. The Kiwi is to join Wellington Lions after four years spent working in Wales under Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy.

Cardiff City have released two more players following the departure of Dutch midfield player Lex Immers. Manager Neil Warnock has agreed that Tom Adeyemi can turn his loan move to Rotherham United into a full transfer, while Belgian teenager Marco Weymans has joined Cardiff’s sister club KV Kortrijk.

Cardiff Fire are aiming to achieve a perfect 10 when they play Basingstoke Buffalo at Ice Arena Wales on Sunday (6pm) Head coach Mark Cuddihy and his Fire players have opened their National League Division Two season with nine consecutive victories and a win against Basingstoke will take them into double figures.

Red Bull TV is set to revolutionise the coverage of the FIA World Rally Championship in 2017 with a pioneering approach that will bring fans of the high-octane sport closer to the action than ever before. Here in a Q&A, Mike Chen, who will lead the presenting team for Red Bull TV as the WRC prepares to speed into an exciting new era, outlines the plans.

Ryan Finnerty’s Braehead Clan insist they have the three best players in Elite League ice hockey – and they have the statistics to back up their claim. Former Devils captain Finnerty is the Clan coach who has steered his team to fifth in the League table and they take on Cardiff in a League match at their Glasgow arena on Sunday (6pm).

Neil Warnock has vowed to do more “wheeling and dealing” at Cardiff City after signing Greg Halford from Rotherham and releasing £2m purchase Lex Immers. Warnock insist the re-shaping of his squad is still in its early stages as he plots more recruits and departures in the January transfer window.

Owain Doull will make his World Tour debut for Team Sky after being named as one of three Welsh riders for the Tour Down Under. The 2016 Olympic pursuit champ will be joined by fellow Cardiff born riders Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe in the six-day race which starts on January 17.

Dai Sport columnist Phil Bennett says the Dragons’ record this season is just not good enough, the Blues are in danger of losing touch with the top six, whilst only the Scarlets and the Ospreys can be relied upon to raise a new year cheer.

It’s January. It’s cold, it’s still dark in the mornings and the only thing to contemplate are the Christmas bills heading for the doormat. But, wait! The Six Nations is coming! Steffan Thomas considers whether Wales could look over the Severn Bridge for a couple of young thrusters.

Cardiff Comets battled to a 3-3 draw against Streatham Storm in their opening English Women’s League ice hockey match of the season. Sam Zala, Kam Bristow and Liv Taylor were the Comets scorers against a new team to the league this season.

Cardiff-born Ben Davies is back in South Wales this Saturday and he’s aiming to dent the Elite League title aspirations of his former club. The 25-year-old forward, a former Bishop of Llandaff School pupil, spent seven seasons playing for Cardiff Devils, but is now with rivals Coventry Blaze.

Newport County are making big changes to their squad and six players could make their debut in Saturday’s League Two at Stevenage Borough. Manager Graham Westley, a former Stevenage team boss, has already signed Millwall defender Sid Nelson plus strikers Aaron Williams and Jaanai Gordon.