Welsh Youth Cup semi-final Swansea City 1, Cardiff City 0 Oli Cooper, the teenage son of former Cardiff City, Wimbledon and Wolves player and coach Kevin, sent the Bluebirds crashing out of the FAW Youth Cup at Llanelli’s Stebonheath Park stadium. Cooper, aged 19, struck just before half-time in in fiercely contested semi-final, earning the Swans […]
The Swans and the Bluebirds clash in a Welsh Youth Cup semi-final at Llanelli’s Stebonheath Park stadium on Wednesday evening (March 6, 7.30pm). Swansea City are looking to win the trophy for a 10th successive season, having beaten Cardiff City on penalties in the final at Liberty Stadium last season. Swansea’s 18-year-old Dutch midfield player […]
Rhys Griffiths is on a Welsh League title mission at Penybont, while former Cardiff City goalkeeper Lee Kendall has started a survival battle with Pontypridd. Kevin Richards, meanwhile, has stepped down from his role as Ton Pentre manager. This was Richards second spell in charge at Ynys Park, having led the Rhondda Bulldogs to five […]
The Bluebirds will face Swansea City in the Welsh Youth Cup semi-finals. Cardiff City scored 10 goals against Llanelli in a one-sided last eight tie, while the Swans defeated Merthyr Town 5-1 at Landore. In the second semi-final The New Saints will play Cardiff Met or Llandudno, whose scheduled match was postponed because of bad […]
Scott Ruscoe has rubbished suggestions that the TNS empire is crumbling after they lost two JD Welsh Premier League games in a row before responding with a win at Jenner Park at the weekend. The New Saints manager reacted forcefully to claims the champions are on the wane after his team had showed their power by winning 2-0 at in-form Barry Town. “You get people talking about TNS are gone, TNS are this, TNS are that. I have been at this club since 2002 and I have lost count of how many trophies I have won,” said Ruscoe.
Llanelli Town face a long trip to Anglesey in the JD Sports Welsh Cup third round. They will take on Llangefni Town. The draw was made by Welsh internationals David Brooks and Ethan Ampadu at the Vale Resort Hotel where the squad are preparing for Friday’s clash against Denmark. Ynysddu Welfare, the lowest ranked team […]
Momodou Touray scored the goal that reminded The New Saints they look like having a proper Welsh Premier League title challenge on their hands. Touray – Barry’s 19-year-old Gambia-born striker – was responsible for the only goal of them game as his side won 1-0 away at Bala Town on Saturday. Not only did the strike end Bala’s 100 per cent home record this season, but it meant The New Saints’ lead at the top is now just a single point from two clubs.
Barry Town United’s Mo Touray was the pride of JD Sports Welsh Premier League football when he was sent on for Wales during their 3-1 Uefa Under-21 Championship win against Switzerland. The match was at Rodney Parade, home of Touray’s parent club Newport County, and the striker was one of two WPL players in the […]
Two Bluebirds players have gone put on loan – and two more are set to follow them out of Cardiff City Stadium over the next week. Midfield player Stuart O’Keefe has signed for Plymouth Argyle, while Rhys Healey, who has netted 11 goals in pre-season and under-23 fixtures, has joined MK Dons. Both have agreed […]
Winston Churchill will play a role in The New Saints’ bid to succeed in Europe. Their 2-1 win against Lincoln Red Imps, champions of Gilbraltar, gives the Welsh club a chance of making progress, but it’s going to be a tough return leg. Dean Ebbe and defender Blaine Hudson, with a late winner, scored the goals […]
The New Saints continue their European campaign tonight looking to build on the momentum gained from last week’s emphatic 4-0 victory over KF Shkendija (7.00). Gibraltar-based Lincoln Red Imps visit Park Hall in the latest European test for the Welsh Premier League side. The Saints have been forced to turn their attentions to Europa League […]
Dai Sport are spending the week in Cornwall and Devon with Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City. Here is the third part of our Devon and Cornwall pre-season diary. Watch out for part four tomorrow. Neil Warnock loves a pre-season trip to Cornwall. Over the years Warnock has led Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Leeds […]