Gair Rhydd

Cardiff demolish competition

Cardiff University's Team of the Year dominate their opening fixture of the season against an out of sorts Glamorgan side

Cardiff 108 – 52 Glamorgan

Cardiff announced their arrival into BUCS in style last Wednesday with a 56 point demolition of Glamorgan 1sts. After a groundbreaking, undefeated season last year, which culminated in the prestigious ‘Team of the Year’ accolade at the AU awards, tensions were high coming into the first game of the new season.

Spirited Cardiff quash Swansea

Cardiff 4 – 1 Swansea

After a disappointing end to last season it was important that Cardiff University hit the ground running against Swansea in the first BUCS game of the season.

Terrific turnaround

Cardiff Uni Ladies 2nds FC 5 – 4 Aberystwyth Ladies 1sts

An inspirational second half performance by Cardiff Uni Ladies FC 2nds produced a thrilling victory, coming back from 4-0 down to win 5-4 and clinching an important win in the first BUCS game of the season.

UWIC too much for Cardiff

Cardiff Netball 1sts: 32

UWIC Netball 1sts: 42

Southampton sunk as lax-tastic Cardiff dominate encounter

Cardiff Men’s 1st team: 11

Southampton Men’s 1st team: 2

Cardiff make fight back after poor start

Swansea Ladies 1sts: 3

Cardiff Ladies 1sts: 3

Law A forget the past and beat arch rivals History

Law A : 3

History: 2

BUCS Results: Wednesday 14 October

Football: Cardiff AFC Men’s 1sts 0-0 Exeter 1sts

Football: Swansea Men’s 1-0 AFC Men’s 2nds

United vs Liverpool: Editors' views on the weekend result

Joe Davies: So this is where I admit for the first time this year that I am a Man United fan! Nothing to do with the fact that I’m a fan, of course, but I do think United will come out on top in this one. Their lacklustre 2-2 draw last time out against Sunderland seems an age away now, after all that’s been said about referee fitness and the international break. United have proven that they can handle Arsenal and Man City so far this season, so United to win is my prediction this week.

Lucy Morgan:

Previews in brief

WALES RALLY GB

Mikko Hirvonen goes into this weekend’s Rally GB – which starts right here in Cardiff – just one point clear of season-long rival Sebastien Loeb.

Adam Horne previews this seasons first clash between Manchester United and Liverpool and gives the 'fax'

October 25 will see Liverpool play host to Manchester United. Often matches between the ‘big four’ are built up with such a furore and excitement that it sometimes provides an anti-climax to proceedings. However United vs Liverpool is something special.

Last season saw Benitez and his team triumph twice over United, including a mammoth 4-1 victory at Old Trafford. Other matches in the past have provided similar shocks, with United twice stealing victory with last minute goals from Rio Ferdinand, and on another occasion, John O’Shea. I get the feeling this season could be just as exciting.

Alex Winter gives his word on the other big-spending Champions' League - the Twenty20

The inaugural Twenty20 Champions League tournament is well underway in India, and for the first time in cricketing history, the champion teams from the leading countries in world cricket have been brought together.

While the ruthless pursuit of money is the tournament’s raison d’etre, the coming together of the world’s best cricketers is no event to be ignored – even those, including the author, who feel Twenty20 is not cricket, must accept that this carnival is a major step forward for the domestic game.