27/09/2013 Sport Wales

It is another bumper weekend of sport. Here that the liberty stadium

they are looking forward to welcoming Arsenal. For all the best

build-up, look no further. Welcome to Sport Wales. Wilfried Bony has

high hopes for the season. Top five or six. A new event in the world of

extreme sport comes to Wales. England international Steven Caulker

is convinced that Cardiff will stay in the top flight. We have belief

that we can establish ourselves as a Premier league club. In a summer

full of record transfers, Michael Laudrup spent £21 million. £12

million went on a 24-year-old from the Ivory Coast who was the Dutch

foot wall of the year. I am talking about Wilfried Bony. -- Dutch foot

hole of the year. I am a quiet guy. Do not talk too much. I am from

Ivory Coast. There was a football everywhere. In 2003 I said to my

parents, I want to play football. Don't pay the school, don't pay

nothing, I want to play football. You will that confident? There was a

little bit of fighting between him and me! But now my father is very

happy and proud of me. I made a difficult choice. Almost nine years

later. After scoring 31 goals last season in the Dutch league he was

linked with a move to several clubs. But another Premier league start

from the Ivory Coast helped him decide. He knows the way I play. He

said, it is good for you. Swansea city is a very interesting team. I

like the way they play. My team-mates? I like everybody. Some

of them speak French. How welcoming has Michu been? Much has been made

of your partnership. He is an important player for the team.

Everybody knows it. What is it like playing with him, difficult? Not at

all. I know how he plays and he knows how I play. We will get to

know each other more and do even better things in the games. How many

goals can you get this season you think? I don't know. But it is very

important to me to score every game. Wilfried Bony Mark says Premier

league debut with the call! -- marks as Premier league debut with a goal.

We can you finish this year? Top five of six is possible. What about

that defeat to Birmingham? We tried to gain confidence but after going

behind it was very difficult to come back. This weekend Swansea face

Arsenal. Arsene Wenger Has been impressed with the Swans. Everybody

expects them to be in the top seven or eight and they have the quality

to do that. A very good team. What about Arsenal, they are flying? They

are playing well, but we are at home. Everything is possible. You

speak a number of languages, but how is your Welsh? I know nothing yet!

Everybody speaks English though so it is good for me to understand the

team and players. Let me teach you won the word that will come in

handy. -- the one word. Thank you. Good luck against Arsenal.

On the programme for the last year we have covered by an man,

triathlons, extremist sailing, and Cliff diving. -- iron man. Now a new

extreme sport. It visited Wales for the first time. We went along to see

what it was all about on the rolling, restful hills of the risk

Valley. -- Usk. Instead of running on roads do you

fancy a new challenge? You just need to sign a form, or a death waiver,

and you're good to go. Put simply, this is a hard-core 12 male course

designed by the special forces to test your all-round strength,

stamina, and camaraderie. It has grown very fast. We will have done

54 events across the world, sixth in the UK. Lots of people take place.

-- part. It is the people and atmosphere. You get such a wide

variety of society. People doing it for different reasons. Those who

want to challenge themselves and those who are getting over a

barrier. It spurs on people to keep living a healthier life. Half

marathons get a bit boring. We just fancied more of a challenge. Many

competitors dress up and some taken more than others. We decided to

dress in these coloured tops, sunglasses and a hat! Everybody

point to the sky. I can overcome all feels! -- fears. Let's do this!

Competitors stay clean for roughly one oil and then it is time to get

and 30. -- one mile. It is pushing the mind. Getting out of your

comfort zone. People are apprehensive. Can I do this? That is

the thought process. This is a spat comes within the first three males

and really does take the breath away. -- ice bath. You really feel

it. It breaks up the challenge. But the running in between? You have

beautiful landscape at least! Naughty event is time and there is

no winner. This is a team event, all about survival. Better not to go it

alone. All sorts of people helping one another. Men, women, all

nationalities. It is great. But with many obstacles you are on your own.

Jumping from a 12 foot platform and cold water make your your fears. --

make sure. -- may cure. The race ends with a threaded electric

conflict. Do it is a tough course. Lots and lots of mud. I was not be

peeled. Hard graft. It is the hardest course in Britain at the

moment. Hopefully next year we can make it even more challenging.

Plenty of spectators, it has been fantastic. If you are a fitness

fanatic or even just want to watch, the BBC has a new website called Get

Inspired. It provides information about a range of sport. You can type

in your postcode and it will tell you what is being held in your area.

For that, and more information, visit the website.

Back to football. Wales and women opened the World Cup qualifying

campaign for the finals in Canada. -- Wales women. We joined up with

them to see their preparations for the game against Belarus.

Obviously the contact time when you actually get the players is

extremely short. Three days. It is important to find the balance

between recovery and preparation. It is the first of two training

sessions. Friendly results have been encouraging but the serious business

is about to begin. Wales are hoping to reach the finals of a major

tournament for the first time. We have a good young team. And lots of

experienced players. We want to continue the development process.

There are plenty of support staff on hand to help give Wales the best

possible chance. My role is to make sure the Devils get recovery after

training sessions. -- the girls. These sheiks have carbohydrates,

protein, fat. -- shakes. It is exciting to get a new campaign

underway. We have a lovely patch at Cardiff to play on. In the last

campaign we let ourselves down. We should have been in with a chance of

getting to the European Championships. We know that the next

few games are vital for setting a standard. We must not leave anything

to chance. To qualify automatically Wales will have two top a group

including England. The best runners-up will face lay-offs. --

play-offs. We need to forget that result including England

immediately. It is not a true reflection of the capacity of

Belarus. They will not play, for some reason. They missed their two

best attacking players. After training it is a pet stop for lunch.

Only the right kind of fuel load. Then the players get the chance to

switch off with rest and relaxation. Those with stresses of strains had

the treatment table. We have all the facilities that the mainstream have.

Therapy, machinery, we have access to things like scanning and

consultants. They are looked after very well. Are they all in good

shape for Thursday? Absolutely. Top condition. We already had one

training session. Quite a lot of things covered yesterday evening. We

will go through the individual statistics. We cannot take anything

for granted. This is an international game and we can't take

it easy. But if we play our football we have a good chance of three

points. If we do everything well and preparation we will get a good

performance. And we might even get a result. No complaints with the

surroundings. Wales playing at Cardiff City's Stadium for the first

time. If you quiet moment of contemplation before the action

begins. -- a few. The team led out by star player, Jessica schlock.

After coming close in the worst European campaign would this be the

start of something special? The start of the match was encouraging.

20 of possession and chances. -- plenty. Despite the dominance, a

scare when it seemed Belarus had taken the lead. But the goal ruled

out for handball. Wales continued to press without finding a way to

Gaul. Frustration, until the striker 29 goals from 40 games did this. She

has got two inside the box, past one player, a goal! A 30th goal for

Wales! Finally the goal they deserve. My 50th cap was a big

enough occasion. To score a goal, I cannot ask for more. It was a

hard-fought performance and I was just pleased to see it all in. We

will approach the England game, try to get points for the match and

prepare properly, as we always do. They will be confident, as they

should be. We know enough about them to cause them problems. If we play

the way we can, I know we will upset teams. England will take some

stopping. They top the group after following up their Belarus bashing

within 8-0 mauling of Turkey. Wales are second in group six with all

eyes on the match away to England at Millwall on the 26th of October.

Here in Swansea at the Wales National Pool, one Welsh swimmer is

determined to put the disappointment of missing out on last year's

Olympics behind her and concentrate instead on turning Commonwealth

silver into gold in Glasgow next year. Sport Wales packed its best

bathers and caught up with Jazz Carlin slightly calmer waters than

she is used to. It was my first major senior

competition. I was on the team with the likes of Becky Adlington.

COMMENTATOR: She is pulling the rest of the field

on. It was a special moment, I want to do part of individual events

because when you do it for yourself there is a different feeling of

accomplishment that all the work you have done has paid off. Jazz

Carlin... It was an amazing experience, a culture shock for all

others. I am a bit biased because I came away with two medals, a silver

and a browser. Jazz Carlin of Wales, what a massive surprise for a

silver. It really interrupted my training. I tried to do the best I

could and keep pushing because when you have a dream you don't want

anything to get in the way, so you try to put it to one side and focus

on your goals, but looking back now I just wasn't ready. I wasn't

healthy and I wasn't fit. I was absolutely heartbroken watching the

Olympics, it was one of the hardest things to me. Especially a home

Olympics, it was absolutely devastating. You don't remember all

the good times and great friends come you just think about that one

thing because it seems like the world and it took a few months out

of the water free to realise that I still loved the sport and racing and

I still believed I had more to come. Oh, to New Zealand, oh, my goodness

me and Great Britain's Jazz Carlin has been touched out by 14 one

hundredths of a second. I have got a best time so I have to look for the

positives of that but 14 100th of a second is nothing when you think

about it and now I have set my home page as the fourth place and I am

getting up in the mornings and I am tired and hurting and I don't want

to be there. I look at my phone, see that you came forth, you shouldn't

be for sex mac it makes me push hard in training. -- you should not be in

fourth place. In a second Commonwealth Games, a silver and

bronze, so it is obvious what I am Commonwealth Games, a silver and

aiming for. I will do everything I can this year hope it happens. We

will keep following Jazz Carlin all the way to Glasgow. To football and

after his £8.5 million summer transfer fee to Cardiff former

Tottenham and Swansea player Steven Caulker has been making a big

impression at the heart of the Cardiff defence. As Sport Wales

found out, he has been making a pretty big impression off the field

as well. Earlier this week Steven Caulker had

a chance to put last weekend's defeated Tottenham behind him by

getting involved in his important role as Cardiff City's ambassador to

the disability programme. Which involves people with a range of

disabilities in football sessions run by the club. It is something I

wanted to be part of, to boost and let people know there is work going

on and there is help for people and kids that want to get involved that

are slightly less fortunate than the rest of us. It is nice to see the

kids here and put a smile on their faces, I am proud of it. He has no

regrets about joining Cardiff from Spurs with White Hart Lane manager

Andrew Villas-Boas admitting it was a tough decision to let him go. I

wanted to play games and I knew the gaffer here was going to be offering

me more game time. There is still competition for places but so far I

have managed to play all the games. I am really enjoying that. I have

been on the bench and it is slightly more difficult and being so young I

wanted to get out and get as much experience as possible.

COMMENTATOR: Into the box, it is in. Cardiff's

second away defeat of the season to West Ham, this time in the Capital

One Cup. They trailed to two goals before fighting back with the beauty

and then a first for the club for Peter Odemwingie to draw level but

another late goal, this time bar Ricardo Vaz Te, inflicted the

Bluebirds' second last gap -- last gasp reversing a week. He has no

doubts about Cardiff's ability to do well this season. We have a great

manager, a great squad, 25 players who can perform. We have strength

and depth and we have the belief which is key to performing well this

year. Since joining in the summer, Steven Caulker appears settled and

ready to press against an England call-up for manager Roy Hodgson. I

spoke with him and joined up with the camp. He was saying, continue to

play well and hopefully chances will come your way. The more I am

playing, the more opportunities I will have two hopefully impress

Hodgson and get my name in the squad. There must be something that

caught the lights about South Wales. Having spent a year at Swansea City,

in their first year at the top-flight. Coming down as a Cardiff

City player, I look to go above and beyond, respect to Swansea, I

enjoyed my time there but I am settled at Cardiff and enjoying

myself. Bellamy, off the post and in! Shot away, and Swansea lead. It

is going to be a big day in November, a big derby day, but it is

a game I look forward to as much as the fans and it will be hopefully

three points. He is likely to get a mixed reception from the fans on the

day. I have respect for the club we have to wait and find out. After

being rested for the West Ham game, Steven Caulker will be returning to

London on Saturday to face Fulham. Fuller Martyn-macro places behind

Cardiff, in 18th, having won one, drawn one and lost three so far.

Goals from Berbatov and Bent-macro gave them victory this week. Their

first home win since last April and a triumph which will provide a big

boost ahead of Cardiff's visit. Is a Premier League team, points away

from home are important. I came here to keepers in the Premier League, as

the other new signings have, and we have a lot of strikes and depth and

belief in the camp that we will establish ourselves as a Premier

League club -- we have strength and depth. To Swansea, to a man who has

got the freedom of the city, I would have thought. Former Swansea city

player and Ambassador Lee Trundle, good to see you. And you. Let's

start with the last game, the holders are out of the League Cup.

What did you make of the defeat at Birmingham? We had a couple of good

chances early doors, where if we had put them away it would have been a

different game. A bit disappointed because they are games we should be

winning. What about the £12 million man, Wilfried Bony? We heard from

him earlier in the programme. He seems to be settling in well? Yes,

he is relaxed, and nice character, not very loud, just in training he

gets on with his job. As a striker it is hard coming into a new team.

You have to get rid, get knowing your team-mates, there was talk of

him and Michu together saying they were the perfect partnership. They

have shown glimpses of that but it is early in the season. Is to work

in progress? Definitely. Anyone who comes into a new team it is a work

in progress and some people might start off better than others but

that is just the way it is. I think the quality of striker that he is,

he will find his feet even more and he has shown glimpses of what he is

capable of. A big one this weekend, Arsenal, top of the league at the

Liberty. Are you looking forward to it? Really looking forward to it and

the fans look forward to it as well because you want to see the best

teams playing at your stadium and the way Arsenal play football is a

similar style to Swansea, so it should be a great game of football

and an exciting one as well. How do you win it? What is your plan? Try

and take your chances when they come and play football. If someone can

get an early goal and open up the game, hopefully we can get something

but it is going to be tough. I will ask you about a favourite at the

Liberty, Steven Caulker, now a Cardiff City player. How did you

react when he had joined them? Surprised, really, because you know

react when he had joined them? the rivalry between Swansea and

Cardiff is massive but it is a football decision at the end of the

day and I know he would speak to the lads whom he played with here and it

is just a decision he has made on football, what he thinks is going to

be best for his career. He is a great lad. The lads speak highly of

him and we wish him good luck. I am nervous asking this, there is a

Swansea City budged staring me in the face but Cardiff City, what have

you made of them? There is fair, they have held their own? Yes, they

have had great results, to beat City like that, you would not have

thought that and the way they are performing at the minute, it looks

like they could stay up. It is early days and there are a lot of points

to play for. The signings they have made look like they will come good.

It is full and this weekend for them. How do you see them doing

there? It is important if you want to stay in the Premier League, you

have to take points off Fulham. They are going to be the teams that are

going to be around you, if you are at the bottom of the table so it is

important to get something from the game because it will keep them in

the premiership. It has been a pleasure talking to you and enjoy

that game against Arsenal here at the Liberty. Thank you very much.

That is it from us all on Sport Wales. Thanks for joining us. We are

back next Friday at 9pm. But before I go, earlier this week Wales and

Spurs legend Cliff Jones was inducted into the Football Museum

Spurs legend Cliff Jones was Hall of Fame along with icons such

as Peter Schmeichel and Matt Le Tissier. So the final word goes to

him. Cliff Jones, we salute you. And there is Cliff Jones, a chance for

Wales. Jones still with it and he scores! It is Cliff Jones who scores

for Wales. Three defenders move across and Jones gets it.

After all these years, I thought I was the forgotten one but here I am,

78 years of age, coming up to collect this award. Very, very

proud, very, very pleased.