he plane that was carrying Emiliano Sala to Cardiff 13 days ago has been found, according to reports. A search boat located the wreckage on the seabed of the English Channel this morning and the player’s family have been informed. The Piper Malibu aircraft disappeared from radars close to the Channel Islands on 22 January.

Macauley Southam-Hales has made a dream move from Barry Town to League One side Fleetwood Town. The right-back’s move for an undisclosed fee was completed before the transfer window closed but has just been announced after international clearance was confirmed.

Neil Warnock paid tribute to Cardiff City man of the match Bobby Decordova-Reid after their 2-0 Premier League victory against Bournemouth in front of almost 32,000 spectators. Bristol-born Decordova-Reid, playing just behind main striker Oumar Niasse, scored both Bluebirds goals on a sensational and emotional afternoon for the club. “I’m pleased for Bobby as he […]

Chris Mepham, a 21-year-old Wales international who could play against Cardiff City on Saturday, was ready to quit football and become a gardener after being rejected by Chelsea, Watford and QPR. Now everything is coming up roses. He’s a full Welsh international who tells Gareth Bale what to do and is playing Premier League football […]

Cardiff City will not have to face in-form Wales star David Brooks when Bournemouth visit Neil Warnock’s side on Saturday night – much to the manager’s relief. Brooks – whose brilliance this season has made him the best young player in the Premier League according to Warnock – is set to be sidelined for four to five weeks with an ankle injury. The 21-year-old midfielder sustained the injury during Bournemouth’s 4-0 win over Chelsea on Wednesday night, after he had scored the second goal on the night, his sixth in the Premier League this season.

Bluebirds midfield player James Waite has left South Wales to sign for Vanarama National League North club Hereford FC. Teenager Waite, a skilled and clever playmaker, has joined the Bulls ahead of Saturday’s home match against Curzon Ashton. While Waite settles in with Hereford, Cardiff City’s under-23 team had their scheduled fixture at Watford called […]

Neil Warnock has claimed some of those negotiating on behalf of his transfer targets may have been using the Emiliano Sala circumstances to drive up their prices. The Cardiff City manager has insisted he is happy enough with the one major deal the club managed on transfer deadline day – the move to bring in midfielder Leandro Bacuna from Reading. But Warnock said other talks broke down over fees and wages he suggested may have been driven upwards by those seeking to exploit the situation.

Bluebirds past, present and future – a weekly Dai-Sport football column by Terry Phillips Past . . . . . Merthyr Tydfil-born Derek Showers, who often attends Bluebirds matches, will surely be at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday when two of his former clubs clash. Former Wales international Showers, now aged 65, started his playing […]

Rabbi Matondo believes his move to the Bundesliga will help his development after he joined Schalke in a near £10million deal from Manchester City. The 18-year-old former Cardiff City youth player has moved to Germany in a four-and-a-half year deal hoping to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Mesut Ozil and Leroy Sane. Matondo never appeared for the Etihad outfit but made his Wales debut in the defeat in Albania last November.

Neil Warnock has ruled out signing another striker as he spoke of his pride in Cardiff City’s first match since the disappearance of Emiliano Sala. The Bluebirds manager says he will look, instead, to recruit defenders for the club before the transfer window closes on Thursday night. The 2-1 defeat at Arsenal on Tuesday was a sombre occasion as it marked a return to football for the club following the disappearance of the aeroplane carrying striker Sala and pilot David Ibbotson eight days before.

Cardiff City suffered a 3-0 defeat in their Professional Development League Under-23 fixture against Bristol City at the SGS Wise Campus. Bluebirds captain Lloyd Humphries laid down a wreath of daffodils and tulips before kick-off as a mark of respect to the missing Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson. Cardiff’s u-23 top scorer James Waite […]

Neil Warnock has insisted tonight’s match at Arsenal will feel like therapy for the Cardiff City manager and his players following the disappearance of Emiliano Sala. Warnock has described the game as a “distraction” but one that may help his squad as they come to terms with the events of the last nine days. After paying tribute to the strength and determination of the Sala family – currently in the Channel Islands as they oversee a new search for the player and his pilot – the Bluebirds manager and his players return to playing football at the Emirates Stadium.