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Omer Riza Says It’s Business As Usual At Cardiff City . . . Uncertainty

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: 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

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

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 Insists Wales Should Stick With Winless Warren Gatland And Things Will Turn “At Some Point”

Rob Howley Insists Wales Should Stick With Winless Warren Gatland And Things Will Turn “At Some Point”
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

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

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

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

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.

A Year Since Warren Gatland Won A Game, Rassie Erasmus Claims: He Hasn’t Become A Bad Coach Overnight

A Year Since Warren Gatland Won A Game, Rassie Erasmus Claims: He Hasn’t Become A Bad Coach Overnight
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.

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Cardiff's Sarah Pumped Up For European Shot Put Final

By Owen Morgan Cardiff's Sarah Omoregie says she is determined to make her team and family proud in the European Athletics Under-20 Championships shot put final on Sunday. Omoregie made it a hat-trick of Welsh athletes through to the finals on the last day of the championships as she joined steeplechaser Remi... Read More

Byron's Point-To-Point Four-Timer At Howick

Byron Moorcroft, of Cowbridge, rode his first ever four-timer at the Curre & Llangibby Hunt Point-To-Point Steeplchases at Howick, Chepstow (writes Brian Lee). Byron, 31, took the  Confined Race on Tommy Faulkner's Black Jack Rover then on the same owner's Mister Robbo he landed the Restricted.  Then after a walk-over on Jason... Read More

Jade Williams Proves She's On Track To Overcome Any Barriers In Her Path

US student, model, financial advisor, steeplechaser. . . Jade Williams has packed a lot in to 25 years. Owen Morgan has been to meet the resilient Welsh athlete who has overcome one nasty hurdle and is already looking beyond the Commonwealth Games. Four months after dramatically collapsing at the side... Read More

Cardiff Athletes Earn 33-Medal Haul At The Welsh Junior Championships

Cardiff AAC Juniors won 33 medals at the Welsh Junior Championships in Wrexham. There were 13 golds, 12 silver and seven bronze medals for Cardiff. Teenager Jay Morse, the younger brother of London Olympics and Glasgow Commonwealth Games competitor Brett, won two events. Jay won golds in the under-17 discus and shot put... Read More