Cardiff City are closing in on promotion after head coach Brian Barry-Murphy claimed their ability to dominate games has returned at exactly the right time.

The first final was played back in 1878 and the Welsh Cup is still a compelling highlight of the season, as Ian Mitchelmore reports.

Lawrence Vigouroux plans to end the season as he began it - studying opposition strikers and ensuring he has covered every detail.

Cardiff City's promotion bid hit full tilt as Brian Barry-Murphy's men thumped Wimbledon 4-1 in mid-February to stretch their unbeaten League One run to 12 matches.

Vitor Matos insists Zan Vipotnik is fully committed to Swansea City and that any club who would like to prise the striker away would need to stump up “proper money”.

Having battled admirably for so long this season, Wrexham - with just five regular season matches left to play - relinquished control of their play-off destiny after being torn apart by Southampton.

Cardiff City skipper Calum Chambers could miss the run in to potential promotion after injuring his wrist in last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Peterborough.

Phil Parkinson says Wrexham must go “back to the drawing board” after a damaging 5-1 defeat to Southampton knocked them out of the Championship play-off places.

Aaron Ramsey has announced his immediate retirement from professional football.

Brian Barry-Murphy has admitted Cardiff City’s fading cutting edge is threatening to derail their promotion charge after a frustrating 1-1 draw at Peterborough United.

Vitor Matos has launched a strong defence of Liam Cullen, insisting the Swansea City forward deserves greater backing - particularly from critics on social media.

Zan Vipotnik has admitted the Championship Golden Boot is firmly in his sights after reaching 20 goals for the season.

Steve Fisher has spoken of his pride in his Bala Town side as they refuse to surrender their top-flight status in domestic Welsh football without a fight.

Brian Barry-Murphy is hoping Cardiff City’s top scorer Yousef Salech and the inspirational Rubin Colwill can prove their fitness over the weekend.

Phil Parkinson plans to rattle the cage of referees’ chief Kevin Friend after Wrexham's controversial 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion kept the Dragons firmly in the Championship play-off picture.

Newport County manager Christian Fuchs did not hold back in his assessment after a damaging 2-0 home defeat to fellow strugglers Crawley Town left his side hovering just above the relegation line.

For Christian Fuchs, the target is to kick-start Newport County's Easter weekend with more than just a Good Friday.

Jay Dasilva is determined to soothe the frustration of Wales’ World Cup exit by surging into the Premier League with Coventry City.

Mayzee Davies has earned praise from Rhian Wilkinson after the teenage defender made her long-awaited return to the Wales squad.

With just seven matches left to play during the regular season, the race to secure a Championship play-off spot is well and truly on, as Ian Mitchelmore reports.