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Connacht 29 Cardiff Blues 22 Connacht have secured their place in the Guinness PRO14 play-offs with a seven-point win over Cardiff Blues in the Sportsground this afternoon.  First half-tries from Caolin Blade and Gavin Thornbury saw the home side seven points ahead at the break but it wasn’t until Matt Healy crossed for an opportunistic try that a win looked …

Cardiff manager Neil Warnock was left fuming on Sunday following his side’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea as they continue to battle for their Premier League lives. Warnock was irate after Cesar Azpilicueta equalised for Chelsea despite clearly standing in an offside position. His misery was further compounded when Antonio Rudiger was only shown a yellow card despite pulling down Kenneth Zohore …

Irish international midfielder Harry Arter could reportedly be called away from his loan spell at Cardiff City by his parent club Bournemouth amid transfer interest from a host of teams. Arter has been one of Cardiff’s most impressive players in what’s been a difficult first season back in the Premier League and his performances have caught the eye of a …

Rising Irish sportsman Gary Lavery spoke to Pundit Arena on why he stopped playing football to pursue a career as an MMA fighter.  Lavery had wanted to be a footballer since he was a boy, but after realizing that life in the game is not all it’s made out to be on social media, he hung up the football boots and …

Munster defence coach, Jerry Flannery has admitted that the province have much to work on following their Pro14 loss to Cardiff on Friday evening. Johann van Graan’s men recovered from a slow start to trail by just one at the break but failed to score in the second-half in Wales. It was their second loss in this year’s competition following …

CJ Stander will make his first appearance this season for Munster as they take on Cardiff Blues in the Pro14 on Friday night. JJ Hanrahan comes into the side at full-back and there is an all-changed centre partnership with Jaco Taute making his first start since returning from injury alongside Rory Scannell. Hanrahan joins Andrew Conway and Darren Sweetnam in …

​​Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cardiff City moved another step closer to Championship promotion with victories on Friday afternoon.

Wales vs Scotland kicks off the Six Nations this weekend… With the Six Nations getting underway this weekend, the excitement may be overcoming us. Across the next seven weekends, the best teams in the Northern Hemisphere will battle it out to be crowned kings of Europe. It all starts in Cardiff on Saturday afternoon, as the Welsh host Scotland. Gregor Townsend’s …

Ireland’s next competitive football ties come against Wales and Denmark, after the Boys in Green were thrown in against the familiar foes in today’s UEFA Nations League draw. Martin O’Neill now has a run of friendlies to get his team in shape ahead of the competition, with the opening fixture taking place in Cardiff. New Wales manager Ryan Giggs will be eager …

Liverpool's decision to retain Ben Woodburn rather than loan him out suggests that Jurgen Klopp may stick with what he has for the rest of the season.

Neil Warnock has blasted Liverpool's signing of Virgil Van Dijk, comparing him to Cardiff defender Sol Bamba.

Cardiff is renowned all over the world as one of the great venues to go and watch a rugby match. The buzz around the city on the day of a Wales match is second to none, and the fact that the Principality Stadium is situated right in the centre of the city adds an extra buzz as fans look forward …

Shane Long's Absence Could Hand Sean Maguire A Massive Opportunity Tonight as Wales face Ireland

After being dropped off the Mayo panel in 2011 things could’ve been very different for the Charlestown man had he not been so determined. For three years the midfielder was nowhere to be seen on the inter-county scene, as he left to go working in Cardiff and his footballing days really looked as if they had become a thing of the …

Anthony Joshua’s next opponent has been confirmed. The British boxer is set to defend his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev on October 28 in Cardiff. https://t.co/ooyjHRb26q ? pic.twitter.com/L9g1f452PJ — Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) September 5, 2017 Following rumours of a potential re-match with Wladamir Klitschko before he announced his retirement, AJ’s latest battle has now been finalised with the fight …

Including transfers between each other, the Pro14 sides have made 74 signings this summer. But which 15 players arriving from other leagues make it to our Pro14 New Signings XV? The start of the 2017/18 season sees two new teams joining the Pro14. The Southern Kings and the Cheetahs may have been shown the door by Super Rugby, but they …

Scarlets emphatically secured their maiden Pro12 title this year in somewhat surprising fashion against a much-fancied Munster side that have been on their best form in years after the untimely passing of head-coach Anthony Foley. For the second year in a row, Rhys Patchell was the tournament’s top points scorer – overtaking Kiwi Tyler Bleyendaal’s tally of 144 points in …