MEN’S FOOTBALL: The New Saints beat Bala 1-0 to maintain their 17-point Cymru Premier lead and racked up a 27^th successive win in all competitions while second-placed Connah’s Quay won 3-2 in Newtown.

Cardiff Met drew 2-2 with Caernarfon, Matty Hill’s second-half strike earned bottom of the table Colwyn Bay a 1-0 win at Aberystwyth, Haverfordwest’s game with Pontypridd ended 1-1 and 10-man Penybont drew 2-2 with Barry Town.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Player of the tournament Akram Afif netted a penalty hat-trick as hosts Qatar beat Jordan 3-1 to retain the Asian Cup in front of over 86,000 fans on Saturday evening.