Cardiff 0 Portsmouth 1

Cardiff 0 Portsmouth 1

Tony Pulis steered his Stoke side to a 0-0 draw against Leicester which secured the Potters promotion to the Barclays Premier League and relegated the Foxes to Coca-Cola League One.

Gavin Rae has refused to give up on Cardiff’s play-off hopes despite tonight’s trip to Wolves being a “must-win” clash.

Cardiff 2 Wolves 0

ADRIAN Boothroyd urged Watford to keep their nerve after they soared back to the top of the Championship when Jobi McAnuff’s first goal of the season saw off Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at Hillsborough.

ROBBIE FOWLER received a bear-hug from Rafael Benitez and a standing ovation from the Kop, but he could do little to stop Steven Gerrard driving Liverpool into the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

Robbie Fowler received a bear-hug from Rafael Benitez and a standing ovation from the Kop but he could do little to stop Steven Gerrard driving Liverpool into the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

RAFAEL BENITEZ has heralded Robbie Fowler’s homecoming with a glowing tribute to Liverpool’s goal-scoring legend.

Sunderland moved to third in the Coca-Cola Championship table after claiming the points in an unexpectedly tight match at Barnsley.

Cardiff 4 Preston 1

WEST BROM striker Nathan Ellington came off the bench to score his eighth goal of the season and earn Albion a 1-0 victory over Cardiff.

Cardiff 2 Barnsley 0

Cardiff 0 QPR 1

Dave Jones thought he had Manchester United striker Alan Smith in the bag before the player decided he was staying put at Old Trafford.

Wales manager John Toshack has revealed he told striker Robert Earnshaw a “few home truths” before deciding not to drop him for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Cyprus in which Wales regained their pride with a 3-1 win.

CYPRUS manager Angelos Anastasiadis concedes that his once ‘little island’ team are no longer viewed as automatic underdogs by opponents.

Michael Chopra scored twice as Cardiff moved back to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 4-1 win at Ninian Park against Luton.

Goals from Joe Ledley and Paul Parry put Cardiff three points clear at the Coca-Cola Championship summit in their top-of-the-table clash with Birmingham.

Wales 0 Bulgaria 0

Arsenal were buoyed by Thierry Henry’s commitment to stay at the club, but the Gunners captain was rested for their FA Cup third-round tie against Cardiff.

Leaders Wigan crashed to their first defeat of the season as visitors Plymouth enjoyed a 2-0 victory in the Coca-Cola Championship.

WALES have confirmed that six players, including three from Cardiff City, have withdrawn from the squad that flies out to Latvia today for Wednesday’s friendly.

ARGUABLY the happiest man in European football this weekend is not even taking his team to the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal.

Norway 0 Wales 0

Ryan Giggs has pulled out of Wales’ squad to play Hungary on Wednesday with a hamstring injury.

Division One leaders Norwich suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at Cardiff after conceding two goals in three first-half minutes to their mid-table opponents.

Rookie Paul Parry’s international debut even surprised Wales boss Mark Hughes, whose gamble on the Cardiff new-boy paid off handsomely with a 4-0 win over Scotland.

Mark Hughes faces Wales’ first match since their Euro 2004 qualifying failure, admitting the last few months have been the lowest of his career.