Josh Sheehan has admitted he will have to put aside his surprise on Thursday evening when he pulls on the captain’s armband for Wales. The Bolton Wanderers midfielder will lead a young and experimental Welsh side in a friendly against Gibraltar in Portugal.

Josh Tarling underlined his status as one of Britain’s cycling talents with a superb second place in the Criterium de Dauphine’s individual time trial.

Rob Page has defended his assertion that Wales are in transition after failing to reach Euro 2024. Wales end their season this week by playing Gibraltar and Slovakia, having missed out on a glamour friendly with two-time world champions France.

Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan insists manager Erol Bulut has made “clear progress” during his year in charge – even though it took a month to agree a new contract for the Bluebirds boss. Bulut has signed a new two-year deal to extend his stay as Cardiff manager.

The latest Wales captain Hayley Ladd has admitted the team is suffering teething problems under new head coach Rhian Wilkinson. Back-to-back draws against Ukraine have secured Wales a place in the Euro 2025 play-offs.

Hayley Ladd will become Wales’ fourth captain in as many games under new boss Rhian Wilkinson against Ukraine on Tuesday. Wilkinson has yet to settle on a permanent skipper since long-time captain Sophie Ingle stepped down after her first game in charge, April’s 4-0 Euro 2025 qualifying victory over Croatia. Jess Fishlock and Angharad James subsequently led the side in qualifiers against Kosovo and Ukraine.

Warren Gatland is relishing seeing uncapped Gloucester back Josh Hathaway’s potential at first hand after naming him in the Wales squad for summer Tests against South Africa and Australia. Aberystwyth-born Hathaway, who has represented Wales and England at under-20 level, offers options at full-back and wing for head coach Gatland.

Lynn Davies has welcomed new sprint sensation Jeremiah Azu into the pantheon of Wales’ greatest athletes after he smashed through the 10 second barrier for the first time. Davies spent half of his career in track and field athletics trying to break 10 seconds for 100 yards and was delighted to see Azu lower the Welsh record for 100 metres to 9.97 sec in Germany last month.

Ethan Ampadu seems set to end his marathon season with the Wales captaincy. Wales are without regular skipper Aaron Ramsey for this week’s friendlies against Gibraltar and Slovakia as the veteran midfielder has stayed at home following an injury-plagued campaign at Cardiff.

Warren Gatland has promised to nurse his latest group of youngsters through their four-match summer series and to give some of his more experienced players a “kick up the arse”. Wales head to Twickenham on 22 June to face the world champion Springboks before travelling to Australia for a two-Test series against the Wallabies and a final fixture with Queensland Reds.

Nia Jones believes netball’s move towards becoming a full-blown professional sport proves she made the right call when she switched from football. The Cardiff Dragons captain will lead her team for the remainder of the Netball Super League campaign, safe in the knowledge they have secured a place in the new, revamped structure that will replace the existing one next year.

Mason Crane and Sam Northeast combined to give Glamorgan their first win of the 2024 Vitality Blast with a 25-run victory over Sussex in Cardiff. Northeast’s 61 not out was enough to set up a winning target before Crane claimed figures of 2 for 22 from his four overs as Sussex finished on 158 for 6.

Gerwyn Price was just edged out, 8-7, by Rob Cross in a thrilling encounter at the US Darts Masters in New York City. Cross did not hold a lead at any stage of the final – as Price dominated – until the decisive leg.

Toby Booth says his Ospreys will be taking on the best team in the URC when they face Munster at Limerick’s Thomond Park in Friday’s opening quarter-final. Booth’s side defied the odds to secure the final spot in the play-offs with a 33-29 bonus point victory over Cardiff on Judgement Day, after a succession of other results had gone their way over the weekend.

Elfyn Evans has vowed to make the most of more favourable rallies to come after he dropped to third in the World Rally Championship (WRC), behind Ott Tanak who won Rally Italia Sardegna by just two-tenths of a second. Welshman Evans had been off the pace for much of the weekend in Sardinia, though improved steadily after a puncture on the first stage.

Theo Cabango is hoping lightning can strike twice for his family at Cardiff City Stadium, although this time in reverse. The Cardiff Rugby wing will be following in the footsteps of his older brother, Ben, by playing at the football venue at Judgement Day on Saturday 1 June, when he hopes to help his side beat the Ospreys.

It’s Judgement Day for the Ospreys in more ways than one on Saturday and the equation is simple, yet also complicated. Their own objective is clear. To have any chance of making the URC play-offs, they have to secure a bonus point victory against Cardiff at the Cardiff City Stadium in the second game of the double-header.

Wales manager Rhian Wilkinson insists her team are still in control of their Euro 2025 qualification group despite a frustrating 1-1 draw at home to Ukraine in Llanelli. After back-to-back victories for Wilkinson in her first two matches in charge, this was a mis-step for the Canadian coach, although Wales’ position in the group is still a strong one.

Former Wales captain Lloyd White believes the revamped rugby league structure in Wales can tempt plenty of new players from rugby union. The newly-titled JES Group Rugby League Conference kicks off across Wales this weekend in a major step forward for the 13-man code.

Rey Lee-Lo has been hailed as one of Welsh rugby’s greatest ever overseas imports as he heads into Judgement Day continuing to defy Old Father Time. The Samoan international is coming to the end of his ninth season with Cardiff, having joined from the Hurricanes of New Zealand in 2015.