incumbent Carwyn Jones. 12 December – Mark Drakeford is elected First Minister for Wales, with 30 Assembly members' votes. 19 December – BBC Wales reveals the results of research, showing that Wales is receiving less benefit than some individual districts of London from the National Lottery Fund. Oswyn Hughes, head of campaigns for the National Lottery in Wales, says there are "a number of reasons" for the difference. 28 December – Welsh recipients of New Year's Honours are named; they include Geraint Thomas (OBE), Mike Peters (MBE), athlete Helen Jenkins (MBE) and former cricketer Matthew Maynard (MBE). Arts and literature National Eisteddfod of Wales Chair – Gruffudd Eifion Owen Crown – Catrin Dafydd Prose Medal – Manon Steffan Ros Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen: Mari Williams Welsh Awards Wales Book of the Year 2018 English language: Robert Minhinnick, Diary of the Last Man Welsh language: Goronwy Wynne, Blodau Cymru: Byd y Planhigion New books English language Malcolm Nash – Not Only, But Also: My Life in Cricket Meic Stephens – Rhys Davies – A Writer's Life Welsh language Daniel Davies – Arwyr Geraint Evans – Digon i'r Diwrnod Llwyd Owen – Pyrth Uffern Manon Rhys – Stafell fy Haul Music New albums Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons – The Age Of Absurdity Manic Street Preachers – Resistance Is Futile New compositions Paul Mealor – Symphony No 3: Illumination Huw Watkins – Spring Film Eternal Beauty, written and directed by Craig Roberts, filmed in Wales and co-starring Robert Pugh. Gwen, starring Eleanor Worthington Cox, produced by Hilary Bevan Jones. Television A Discovery of Witches, filmed on location in Wales and at Cardiff's Bad Wolf Studios, premiers of Sky One. Visual arts 18 December – Banksy mural Season's Greetings appears in Port Talbot. Sport In sports Association football 15 January – Ryan Giggs is named as manager of the Wales national football team, succeeding Chris Coleman, who left the position in November 2017. 3 November – Cardiff City F.C. lose at home to Leicester City F.C. in the visiting side's first match since the death of their owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, in a helicopter crash one week earlier. Horse racing 6 January – the postponed 2017 Welsh Grand National is run at Chepstow Racecourse and won by Raz De Maree. The winner is ridden by 16-year-old James Bowen, who becomes the youngest jockey to win the race. 27 December – Elegant Escape, ridden