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From Rugby
to Football, Cricket to Ice Hockey, Cardiff is home
to the Welsh Nation's top sporting events.
For up-to-date sport news, follow these links:
BBC Wales •
ITV.com
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Cardiff Sport Clubs, Venues and Events
Welsh Rugy Union (WRU) website
Often controversial governing
body of the national team and league teams in Wales.
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Cardiff Rugby Club (Cardiff Blues) website
Westgate Street, Cardiff
• Tel (029) 2030 2000
Overshadowed by the Millennium
Stadium, the Blues' stadium is next door, both of course built
in the world famous Cardiff Arms Park. |
Football Association of Wales
website
• fixtures
Governing body of the national
team and league teams in Wales.
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Cardiff City FC website
• unofficial
website • news
Ninian
Park, Grangetown, Cardiff • Tel (029) 2022 1001
Currently in the Championship
League (formerly Division 1), season runs from late August
to May. With the hopes of Premier status, a new stadium
is being built a few hundred yards opposite on the old
Leckwith moors and current athletics stadium.
Travel
information to Ninian Park from BBC Wales |
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Glamorgan Cricket Club website
Sophia
Gardens, Cardiff • Tel (029) 2040 9380
Season runs from April to
September. Most home matches are played at Sophia Gardens, just
outside the city centre, though some matches are played at Swansea
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Cardiff Devils Ice Hockey
Club website
Now moved down to the bay
to a temporary home before the new sports village opens, the
Devils entertain at a fast and furious pace, keeping spectators
leaping to their feet throughout many an enthralling match!
Wales Rally GB
website
After
being moved up the calendar to September in the past couple
of years, Wales Rally GB returns to being the season finale
of the FIA World Rally Championship, taking place in December
2007. The Cardiff Stage - the world’s first indoor Special Stage
- proved to be very popular last year, attracting an audience
which exceeded expectations into the Millennium Stadium.
Cardiff Half Marathon
website
There will not be a Cardiff Full Marathon this year
due to the cost of putting on this event and the relevant lack of take up.
However, the Cardiff Half Marathon will be going ahead and will take place on
Sunday 14 October 2007. The route is going to be amended and it is planned that
it will take in more of the city centre and the attractions of our fair city than the previous course.
The start and finish will be at Cardiff City Hall.
Cardiff Sporting Facilities
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Welsh
Institute of Sport website
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
• Tel (029) 2030 0500
Provides facilities for both
the Olympic athlete and those who may not be quite so good.
(Copies of Key to the City™ available here) |
National Indoor Athletics
Centre UWIC Cyncoed •
Tel (029) 2041 6777 • website
The indoor Centre includes
a 200m banked track, 140m straight, and designated areas for
all throwing and jumping events. The Centre can accommodate
other sports including netball, basketball and volleyball.
The facility is fully equipped to international standard and
has a seating capacity for 690 spectators. The Centre is open
to members of the general public. Governing bodies of sport
also use this facility on a regular basis such as the Athletics
Association of Wales (AAW) and the Welsh Netball Association
(WNA).
Cardiff Council Sport and
Leisure Tel (029) 2087
2087 • council website
Facilites operated by the
council include the Athletic Stadium, Llanishen Sailing Centre,
Cardiff Riding School, Maindy Cycle Track and local Leisure
Centres. Although there isn't currently a world class swimming
facility in Cardiff - since the demolition of the Empire Pool
a few years back - there are several smaller pools throughout
the city. See the website for more details.
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Cardiff Ski & Snowboard
Centre website
Fairwater Road, Fairwater,
Cardiff • Tel (029) 2056 1793
The facility offers
a 100 metre dry ski slope, an overhead poma ski lift and
a lubrication roller ensuring good skiing and snowboarding
conditions even in dry weather. The complex is fully floodlit
for evening skiing or boarding. |
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Megabowl website
Newport Road, Roath, Cardiff
• Tel (029) 2046 1666
American style bowling alley
with Quasar Laser Arena and enclosed bar area. |
Hollywood Bowl
Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay • Tel (029) 2047 1444 •
website
American style bowling
alley with 26 lanes and large bar.
Gôl Centres
Lawrenny Avenue, Canton • Tel 0870 168 8989 •
website
Wales' first purpose built
5 a side football centre.
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