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Omer Riza Says It’s Business As Usual At Cardiff City . . . Uncertainty
Omer Riza appears happy enough with his trip to Malaysia to meet Vincent Tan – even though he did not return with a signed contact as the new permanent Cardiff City manager. Instead, Riza remains in interim charge of the Bluebirds as they prepare to face Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday lunchtime.
Chepstow Racecourse: Preview And Tips For Friday’s Seven-Race Jumps Card
Chepstow Racecourse hosts its latest Jumps card on Friday afternoon with a seven-race offering at the track as the cold snap sweeps across Britain. Racing will get underway at 12.30pm with a two mile and three furlong maiden hurdle in class four before the last race of the day heads off at 3.59pm as a field of 14 take on the Bumper - a Flat race run over Jumps rules.
Sam’s The Man For Warren Gatland . . . At Least For This Weekend
Warren Gatland has handed the keys to No.10 to Sam Costelow and told him: No pressure, mate! None at all, except for the fact that Costelow will start at outside-half in a Wales team that has lost its previous 11 matches, is facing world champions South Africa, and has been selected by a coach who may be one defeat away from the sack.
Derby Winner Geoff Lewis Honoured At Welsh Horse Racing Awards
Geoff Lewis – the only Welsh jockey ever to ride a winner of the Derby – has picked up another trophy to add to his collection. The 88-year-old – winner of the 1971 Derby on Mill Reef – was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Welsh Horse Racing Awards in Cardiff on Thursday night.
Rob Howley still believes Warren Gatland is “the best coach in the world” and is backing him to pull Wales out of their worst losing run in their history. If the world champions South Africa end their international season with a win in Cardiff on Saturday it will condemn Wales to their 12th defeat in a row and make it the first winless year for the national side since 1937.
Warren Gatland And Craig Bellamy . . . Wales Coaches At Opposite Ends Of The Sporting Spectrum
Craig Bellamy and Warren Gatland have more in common than simply being current Wales national coaches. They now share a similar history in their opening half a dozen matches in charge of their respective teams, games in which they both hit the ground, running - hard.
Royal Porthcawl To Be Part of Record Prize Tour For 2025
The world’s top female golfers will compete for a record £103million ($131m) next season, Tour officials have announced - including a tournament in Wales. The total prize fund for the LPGA tour’s 75th season represents an increase of 13 million dollars (£10.2million) from 2024.
Liam Cullen Believes Wales Momentum Under Craig Bellamy Can Roll On To World Cup
Wales striker Liam Cullen is celebrating what he called a “perfect start” under new manager Craig Bellamy, crediting the team’s progress as a stepping stone toward securing World Cup qualification. Swansea forward Cullen netted his first two international goals as Wales bounced back from an early deficit to claim a 4-1 victory over Iceland in the Nations League on Tuesday.
I Want To Carry On, Insists Wales Coach Warren Gatland As He Faces Winless Year
Warren Gatland says he “absolutely” has the desire to continue in his role as Wales head coach. Speculation continues to rage about Gatland’s future after a record run of 11 successive Test match defeats. World champions South Africa are next up for Wales on Saturday, with the Springboks overwhelming favourites to emphatically extend that losing sequence.
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has insisted that under-pressure Wales counterpart Warren Gatland has not become "bad" overnight. Gatland has overseen a Welsh national team record of 11 straight Test defeats, with losses in November to Fiji and Australia after claiming the wooden spoon in last season's Six Nations.
Orchard Welsh Premier Women's League
Top-Two Maintain The Pace As The WPWL Returns
The return of the Orchard Welsh Premier Women's League saw joint-leaders Cardiff Met and Swansea City maintain the pace at the top of the table.
The WPWL's top-two sides picked up where they left off with convincing wins as the league resumed on Sunday, with its first weekend of fixtures since... Read More
Differing Objectives For Newtown And Penybont As The JD Cymru Premier Returns
It’s been no less than 73 days since a ball was last kicked in JD Cymru Premier, but the league’s Covid-induced hiatus finally comes to an end tonight in mid-Wales where Newtown face Penybont (8.00).
The fixture will kick-start the 2020/21 season which has been on hold since mid-December and an... Read More
Top-Flight Football Given Green Light In Wales – Although Tier 2 Remains On Hold
Domestic football in Wales took another step towards returning today, with the announcement that ‘Elite Status’ has again been granted to the JD Cymru Premier League and Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League.
“The Football Association of Wales has been informed by the National Sport Group (NSG) that the JD Cymru Premier... Read More
Cardiff City v Swansea City Will Be A Derby Day Debut Live On S4C
Derby day in Welsh women’s football will be beamed into homes across Wales with the first live screening of next week’s clash between Cardiff City and Swansea City. The first live game to be televised from the Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League will be broadcast on September 27 on S4C.... Read More
Welsh Football Backs Rainbow Campaign
Welsh football will come out in support of Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign later this month. The campaign aims to make sport everyone’s game by creating an environment that’s inclusive for LGBT fans and players. Every year Stonewall ask sports organisations to help raise awareness of anti-LGBT abuse, by asking clubs to show their support for the LGBT community. Research carried out... Read More