After a two-game losing streak, can David Nucifora's men get their show back on the road? Posted March 17, 2008 by Paul Alexander
The team from Auckland rack up 50 points for the second game in a row in their early charge to secure a first-ever Super 14 title. Posted March 03, 2008 by Paul Alexander
David Nucifora could hardly bare to watch as his side overcame the Stormers with the last kick of the game. Posted March 25, 2008 by Paul Alexander
Cardiff City's fall from Championship leaders to play-off no-hopers epitomises the joys, trials and tribulations of supporting the Bluebirds for more than four decades. Posted April 15, 2007 by Donna Gee
Sportingo contributor Paul Alexander gets to grips (verbally!) with Blues flanker Onosa'i Tololima-Auva’a following the Auckland side's return from their three-match stint in South Africa. Posted March 12, 2008 by Paul Alexander
The Bluebirds may have reached the FA Cup final, but with much-maligned former Elland Road chairman Peter Ridsdale at the helm, the failure to bring in quality players to replace departing stars is stunting their Premier League ambitions. Posted July 18, 2008 by Iestyn Stevens
After the big-money sales of Chris Gunter, Aaron Ramsey and Glenn Loovens, the Bluebirds have rejected another £9m for two more members of their FA Cup final team. But can they fight off the Premier League wolves? Posted August 29, 2008 by Gerry Horsfield
The Bluebirds pocketed an estimated £8m for the two Welsh teenagers when they moved to London this year. Now the pair have to prove themselves on football's biggest stage... Posted August 04, 2008 by Gerry Horsfield
Cardiff City, mid-table in the Championship, are an astonishing 90 minutes away from being crowned FA Cup winners. There'll be Bluebirds over the Wembley enclosure - what isn’t magical about that? Posted April 17, 2008 by Peter Evans
The way home from Cardiff is a long one for most football teams; for Leeds United fans the torment has been never-ending since 2002. Posted February 17, 2007 by Mark Rasdall
Cardiff stretch their lead in the Championship despite late Derby strike Posted October 29, 2006 by Reuters
Preston thrash Leeds and Burnley stay in touch. Posted November 01, 2006 by Reuters
Magpie scourge returns as Cardiff's chirpy hero silences the Sunderland hate brigade Posted November 03, 2006 by Donna Gee
Despite the gulf in class between the sides, don't write off the team that led the Championship table by six points before injuries and suspensions took their toll. Posted January 06, 2007 by Donna Gee
The Championship's draw specialists did it again by holding Martin Jol's Premiership high-flyers - and they showed they can play a bit, too. Posted January 08, 2007 by Donna Gee
Roy Keane has landed the striker he needs in former Newcastle hitman Michael Chopra. It's the third time the Bluebirds have sold a star hitman since 2004, yet they say they want to reach the Premiership . . . Posted July 11, 2007 by Donna Gee
At 32, the Liverpool legend has done it all - and has 162 top-flight goals to show for it. Bluebirds boss Dave Jones reckons his signing is one of Cardiff's biggest ever, but will Fowler be able to deliver? Posted July 23, 2007 by Gerry Horsfield
Gerry Horsfield's memory goes back to the 1960s - and the day the legendary John Charles scored from 75 yards on his Cardiff debut. What price Fowler repeating that feat on Saturday? Posted August 04, 2007 by Gerry Horsfield
Boxing, football, rugby - it really is the year of the Dragon as the Principality makes the world of sport sit up and take notice. (PS. Swansea City got promoted too!) Posted April 21, 2008 by Philip Smith
Can you legitimately support more than one team? Sportingo's Matt Ross reckons that even if it's only for 90 minutes, we all need to nail our colours to someone else's mast. Posted April 04, 2008 by Matthew Ross
Lifelong Bluebirds fan Gerry Horsfield fears Dave Jones's shock troops are about to suffer a repeat of the heartbreak they experienced last time they reached a major semi-final exactly 40 years ago. Posted April 05, 2008 by Gerry Horsfield
To 99 per cent of football supporters it is the impossible dream - the day the unsung club you have followed all your life reach the FA Cup Final. The dream has just come true for Sportingo's Gerry Horsfield after 50 years. Posted April 07, 2008 by Gerry Horsfield
With the backing of a London cabbie, veteran Bluebirds fan Gerry Horsfield scoffs at Man U supporter Phil Smith's assertion that an FA Cup Final without one of the Big Four will be like watching paint dry. Posted March 13, 2008 by Gerry Horsfield
When it comes to choosing Premier League giants or Championship minnows for FA Cup excitement, Ed Bottomley would choose the little guys every time. Posted March 14, 2008 by Ed Bottomley
The exploits of football's minnows is what the FA Cup is all about. It's fantastic for the event, but is it better that the top four aren't involved this year? Posted March 18, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
The FA Cup semi-finalists have been given a reprieve from needing to repay £24 million immediately- allegedly to their ex-chairman Hammam. Sportingo writer Graham Fisher doesn't understand high finance but would love to know what is going on. Posted March 20, 2008 by Graham Fisher
The giants have been slain and only the underdogs are left standing. How can it be anything other than good for the English game? Posted March 20, 2008 by Jon Knights
Are football's international audience going to wake up to watch teams they've never heard of battling it out at Wembley? Hardly likely. Posted March 22, 2008 by Chris Hockman
The predictability of the FA Cup has been blown to bits by the most remarkable group of semi-finalists for decades. The absence of the Big Four won't be missed by most people amid the true magic of the competition. Posted March 24, 2008 by Harriet Marlow
Mr Reliable Joe Ledley may have been the Bluebirds' FA Cup semi-final hero - but there is a lot more to the young Welshman than the odd spectacular goal. Posted April 25, 2008 by Peter Evans
For the Bluebirds to have reached the Cup Final is an incredible achievement - and they will fancy their chances against Portsmouth. But recent events threaten to turn the fairytale sour. Posted May 02, 2008 by Claire Bee
The Big Four's absence at the Wembley showpiece is excellent news for fans, who value the romance and tradition of the oldest competition in the world. It promises to be a classic. Posted May 04, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith