David Brooks does not want to be picked on sentiment on his return to the Wales stage. Brooks is back in the Wales squad for Friday’s Euro 2024 qualifier at home to Armenia – the first time he has featured for the Dragons since October 2021 when he was diagnosed with stage-two Hodgkin lymphoma while on international duty.

Osian Pryce was just 16-year’s old when he began what has become a long and successful rallying career in Latvia – and now, 14 years later, he will return to the Baltic country to tackle the Tet Rally Liepāja (17-18 June) as part of his 2023 FIA European Rally Championship campaign.

Swansea City have expressed their sadness at the passing of the club’s former manager manager John Hollins MBE, MBE, at the age of 76. The former England international took over as Swans boss in 1998, an led the club to Third Division title success in 2000.

Neil Warnock has agreed a one-year extension to stay on as Huddersfield Town boss for the 2023-24 season, the Sky Bet Championship club have announced. The 74-year-old former Cardiff City manager came out of retirement in February for a second spell in charge of the Terriers, having previously been their manager from 1993 to 1995, and guided them to safety in the second tier.

Wales boss Rob Page has welcomed Brennan Johnson getting a late-season breather at Nottingham Forest ahead of Euro 2024 qualifying duty. Johnson has made over 50 appearances for the third successive season, featuring in every one of Forest’s 38 Premier League games as Steve Cooper’s side secured their top-flight status.

Former Cardiff Blues second row stalwart Macauley Cook has become the latest high-profile recruit at Pontypridd for next season. The 31-year-old is returning to Wales having spent the last three seasons playing for Jersey in the English Championship. He last played for Ponty in a British & Irish Cup game in 2013.

Rob Page says Wrexham striker Paul Mullin will be considered for Wales selection if he scores regularly in League Two. Liverpool-born Mullin qualifies for the Dragons through his Welsh-born grandmother and has said he would love to represent Wales on the international stage.

Abbie Fleming and Robyn Wilkins will line-up against their Wales teammates Beth Lewis, Sisilia Tuipulotu, Kelsey Jones, Lleucu George and Lisa Neumann in the English women’s rugby show piece final. The Allianz Premier 15s final will see Fleming and Wilkins’ Exeter Chiefs face the Gloucester-Hartpury Welsh quintet at Kingsholm on June 24.

Scarlets coach Dwayne Peel has welcomed the confirmation that his team will play the Barbarians this autumn in a fundraising memorial match in honour of Phil Bennett. A year on from his death last summer at the age of 73, the Wales and Llanelli legend has been remembered by the announcement of the September fixture.

Three Welsh gymnasts have been selected as part of Team GB for this summer’s European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia. Women’s artistic duo Ellie Lewis and Jemima Taylor, along with men’s star Alex Niscoveanu are among six British gymnasts in a 39-strong team who will compete in the 17th edition of the summer EYOF which runs from 23-29 July.

The Football Association of Wales have announced the appointment of three independent non-executive directors to the board, including a first female chair. The appointments – including that of Alys Carlton as the new chair, replacing outgoing chair, Steve Dalton – were confirmed at a meeting of the FAW shareholders on Monday.

Aaron Ramsey has admitted that last year’s World Cup finals campaign was a massive disappointment for Wales, but he is confident they can continue to make amends in their Euro qualification bid. The Wales captain will lead his county when they host Armenia in Cardiff on Friday before heading to Turkey three days later, having made a positive start to Euro 2024 qualifying.

Ethan Ampadu will join up with the Wales squad on Monday, having suffered a third successive relegation at club level. The Chelsea defender – currently on loan at Italian club Spezia – could not prevent his team from dropping out of Serie A, even though he scored in a 3-1 defeat to Hellas Verona.

Former Ospreys flanker Sam Underhill has made England’s initial 28-player Rugby World Cup training squad – despite not having played for his country for almost a year. The Bath forward has been included in the group named by head coach Steve Borthwick alongside former Cardiff Met No.8 Alex Dombrandt.

Gareth Thomas is backing Tommy Reffell to fill the void left by the ‘outstanding’ Justin Tipuric and play a key role in Wales’ World Cup charge. The emergence of flanker Reffell was one of the bright spots of Wayne Pivac’s reign as Wales boss but the Leicester Tigers man started just one match during the 2023 Six Nations following Warren Gatland’s return.

Kiran Carlson expressed his satisfaction with his current form after he scored a brilliant century to allow Glamorgan to post 390 with the bat on day one of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash against Durham at Seat Unique Riverside.

Dan James deserves a move back to the Premier League this summer, his Wales boss Rob Page has insisted. James spent last season on loan at Fulham, but went down with Leeds United’s sinking ship as he returned to the relegated club once the campaign was over.

When their contracts expire on 30 June, Cardiff City will bid farewell to striker Connor Wickham and Northern Ireland winger Gavin Whyte, among other players. Wickham, a former £8m signing for Sunderland back in 2011, joined Cardiff on a temporary deal in February. The 30-year-old managed to find the net once in his 12 appearances for the club.

Cory Hill followed the path taken by Rhys Webb when he decided to put family ahead of World Cup glory with Wales. Hill increased the chaotic nature of the preparation for the tournament when he became the fourth player to withdraw from the preliminary training squad.

Wales U20s scrum-half Archie Hughes has signed a new contract with the Scarlets. Having started his rugby journey with Tenby RFC juniors, Hughes burst onto the senior stage with two tries on his debut in a pre-season game against Nottingham at Parc y Scarlets two years ago.