Bob Bradley has vowed to fight on as Swansea City manager, despite calls for the Yank to walk the plank.Bradley has insisted he will not resign following his team’s latest calamitous defeat – a 4-1 Boxing Day thrashing at home to West Ham.

Sam Warburton has admitted the Cardiff Blues have some pride to restore in their derby date against the Newport Gwent Dragons. The Wales skipper makes his 100th appearance for his region in the Boxing Day clash at the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, determined to make amends for their failures against other Welsh rivals this season.

Cardiff Devils play three of their next four Elite League matches at home and must re-establish themselves as champions elect. Back-to-back League defeats, against Nottingham and Manchester, have allowed Belfast Giants and Sheffield Steelers in particular to edge close to leaders Devils.

Cardiff City have turned to a Danish striker to save their bacon for a second time in three years. The £9m-rated Andreas Cornelius failed to impress for the Bluebirds when they were trying to stay in the Premier League, but Neil Warnock says 22-year-old Kenneth Zohore is a far different prospect.

Leon Britton is eyeing a coaching role at Swansea City when his playing days are over. The midfield stalwart has racked up over 500 appearances since he left West Ham United 14 years ago.

Newport County need two big home performances in their final League Two matches of 2016. The Exiles are at home against Portsmouth on Boxing Day and Exeter City on New Year’s Eve (both 3pm).

Cinderford Town have a strong Welsh influence for their Southern League Boxing Day match at Merthyr Town’s Penydarren Park on Boxing Day (1pm). Jaye Bowen, the son of former Cardiff City midfield player Jason, is one of five ex-Martyrs in the Cinderford squad, alongside Lee Hartshorn, Cameron Clarke, Shane Parry and James Bloom.

Furious head coach Andrew Lord was brutally honest after Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils slipped to a 3-2 home defeat against Manchester Storm at Ice Arena Wales. “I am really ashamed,” said Canadian Lord, who has stepped back from playing and looked on from the bench.

Bob Bradley insists Swansea City’s American owners have accepted they need to splash the cash in the January transfer window. The Swans manager spent last week in face-to-face meetings with Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan as the pair paid a rare visit to the club they purchased in the summer.

Dai Sport columnist Phil Bennett doesn’t want much for Christmas – just a couple of packed stadiums, some local feuding, and signals that things are improving at the top level of Welsh rugby.

More than 1,500 Bluebirds fans will leave home at around 5am on Boxing Day to set off for Cardiff City’s Championship clash at Brentford (1pm). Supporters coaches will set off early in the morning for the first of City’s two remaining fixtures before the New Year. They follow the match at Brentford with a trip to Sussex, where they take on title-chasing Brighton at the Amex Stadium, on Friday, December 30 (7.45pm).

Cardiff Devils have two highly potent forward lines plus excellent back-up lines as they fire up their quest for Elite League honours this season. Joey Martin, Jake Morissette and Patrick Asselin are undoubtedly the first line, while Chris Culligan, Layne Ulmer and Sean Bentivoglio are shaping up as a highly dangerous trio.

Adam Jones has re-signed with Harlequins and will combine playing with a coaching role. The ex-Wales prop will become Assistant Forwards Coach and work alongside Graham Rowntree.

Regional rugby has been around for 13 years – soon to be 14 as we head towards 2017 – but the name-calling over names shows no signs of going away. Robin Davey says the label-obsessed regions tend to be those in the east of Wales, where the teams have been less successful, too.

George North’s latest head injury and its aftermath was a step backwards for rugby’s attempts to deal with the issue, according to campaigners. The Wales wing was injured playing for Northampton on December 3, but his club escaped punishment by the RFU and he is now free to continue playing.

Newport County 0, Plymouth Argyle 1 Newport County’s dream, of playing Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup is over.

Captain Jake Morissette and his Cardiff Devils are through to the Challenge Cup semi-finals after skating to a comfortable aggregate win against Dundee Stars. Belfast Giants, who defeated Manchester Storm 7-6 in their quarter-final, await Devils in the last four. The Cup final will be played at Ice Arena Wales and Devils would love to be centre stage for that match. They have been in the final for the last two years, lifting the trophy in 2015. Elite League leaders Devils have now defeated Stars four times in four matches this season and remain on course for a trophy double.

Three Wales regional coaches will join the coaching set-up for next summer’s tour to the Pacific Islands. Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson, his attack coach Matt Sherratt and Scarlets backs coach Stephen Jones will join tour head coach Robin McBryde for the two-Test series, alongside existing national squad management next June.

Neil Warnock could put his trust in Irish goalkeeper Brian Murphy when Cardiff City take on Brentford in London on Boxing Day (1pm kick-off). It’s clear manager Warnock has lost trust in Ben Amos, who produced a disastrous performance in the last match against Barnsley, and will surely be signing a new goalkeeper when the January transfer window opens.

Merthyr Town must guard against complacency when they play Southern League strugglers Cinderford Town at Penydarren Park on Boxing Day (1pm kick-off). Fourth-placed Martyrs can climb one or two places with a win against the Premier League’s bottom club.