Mark Harris is looking forward to being back at the Cardiff City Stadium – but has no regrets at moving away. The former Cardiff striker could figure for Wales against Turkey on Friday night in Craig Bellamy’s first match in charge

Connor Roberts insists the Wales players are as excited as the fans to see what sort of team and style Craig Bellamy sends out to play against Turkey in his first game in charge. The clash at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday night will be the first of six Nations League matches the new Wales boss is hoping to use to hone his side for a major assault on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

The manager who took Sol Bamba to Cardiff City has joined the emotional tributes to the former Bluebirds fan favourite, who had died at the age of 39. Neil Warnock – who took a chance on Bamba when he was without a club and was rewarded when Bamba helped Cardiff win promotion to the Premier League – has spoken of his heartbreak over Bamba’s sudden passing.

Alex Robertson came up through the Manchester City ranks rubbing shoulders with the likes of Phil Foden and Cole Palmer but now he’s just looking forward to his first 90 minutes of Championship action. The Scottish-born, Australian-raised midfielder signed a four year deal with Cardiff City in the summer, leaving the Etihad for £1m after six years in the light blue camp.

Craig Bellamy has named Aaron Ramsey as captain of his first Wales squad but he doesn’t see it as any big deal. The former Arsenal, Rangers, Juventus and Nice star, now plying his trade at his home town team Cardiff City, won the last of his 84 caps in a friendly against South Korea on 7 September 2023, missing the end of the unsuccessful play-off campaign for the Euros this summer.

Cardiff City have put Welsh rivals Swansea City in the dock over another advertising hoarding collapse that injured Bluebirds striker Ollie Tanner. Bluebirds substitute Tanner was left needing treatment to his shin after the boards toppled forward when fans rushed forward to celebrate a Cardiff equaliser in their 1-1 draw at Swansea.

A dramatic Welsh derby began with a Liam Cullen strike before Callum Robinson’s equaliser meant the points were shared at the Swansea.com Stadium. The Bluebirds were given optimism as new signing from Manchester City Alex Robertson made his first start for his new club. As for the hosts, they were boosted by the return of veteran midfielder Joe Allen to the matchday squad, for the first time since April.

Swansea City will go into their derby day clash against Cardiff City, having edged a transfer tussle for players, 2-1, in the final countdown to the game. The Swans signed central defender Nelson Abbey on a season-long loan from Olympiakos.

Luke Williams has only been Swansea City’s head coach for seven months, but he reckons he knows the recipe for derby success against Cardiff City. El Taffico has it’s own Welsh flavour – laverbread simmered in Brains Bitter – and Williams believes he got a taste for it immediately back in March.

Cardiff City are set to sign Manchester United defender Will Fish on a permanent transfer, according to reports in Manchester. The 21-year-old – who made one Premier League appearance for United in the 2020/21 season and has been out on loan in Scotland with Hibernian – is seen by the Bluebirds as a replacement for Luton Town-bound £10m-rated Mark McGuinness.

By David Williams Nia Jones has declared her time in top level netball is over after she was omitted from both Cardiff Dragons and Wales squads. The Dragons and Welsh Feathers captain has not been given a contract by the Dragons for the upcoming season, although the club – one of eight new franchises in […]

Luke Williams believes Swansea City striker Zan Vipotnik is fully energised to take on Cardiff City in the Welsh derby this weekend after scoring his first goal for his new club. Vipotnik came off the bench to grab one of Swansea’s three goals in their empathic 3-0 victory over Preston at the weekend.