Dan Jervis produced a controlled swim to book his spot in the final of the men’s 1500m freestyle at the European Championships in Budapest. The 24-year-old Swansea swimmer will bid for his maiden European medal on Wednesday evening.

Padraig Amond always wants to score whenever he steps onto a football pitch, but his lust for goals will carry a special intensity tonight. Not only is the Newport County striker aiming to put his team on the road to Wembley in the first leg of their League Two play-off semi-final at home to Forest Green Rovers, but he will be performing in front of his son for the first time. County will welcome back 900 fans to Rodney Parade for the first time this evening but, Amond will only be thinking about one of them.

Development Director Hannah McAllister is to become the next boss of Wales Golf – making her one of the first female chief executives of a merged golf governing body in the world. The former Wales international player will also be the first female CEO of a merged golf union in the Home Nations when she succeeds Richard Dixon, who is retiring this summer after 30 years at the top of the Welsh game.

Steve Cooper praised the character of his Swansea City team after they earned a gutsy 1-0 lead at the halfway stage of their Championship play-off semi-final against Barnsley. A classic Andre Ayew goal – curled into the far corner with skill and precision just before half-time – has given the Swans a vital advantage for the home leg on Saturday night. If Ayew provided the individual class then he was part of a collective effort hallmarked with courage and resilience that ran right through the side.

Matt Richards marked his GB debut by celebrating a stunning relay silver medal at the European Championships in Budapest. The 18-year-old – who broke two Welsh records at the selection trials in April – helped GB to finish second in a British record 4x100m relay time of 3:11.56.

Anna Hursey says keeping cool was key as she claimed her first title on the international stage with victory in the WTT Youth Contender tournament in Portugal. The 14-year-old beat world No 10 Elena Zaharia of Romania – ranked 15 places above the Welsh ace in the ITTF lists – in the U17 girls singles in Vila Real on Sunday night.

Harriet Jones booked a spot in Monday’s semi-finals of the 100m butterfly at the European Championships in Budapest. The 23-year-old clocked 59.36 secs finishing fifth in her heat as France’s Marie Wattel won in 57.69.

Sophie Ingle’s dream of joining Fess Fishlock and Jayne Ludlow in becoming a European champion ended due to naivety, according to her Chelsea manager Emma Hayes. Wales captain Ingle was bidding to follow Fishlock and Ludlow to become the third Welsh woman to lift a Champions League trophy, but her bid was emphatically denied by Barcelona who won the final, 4-0 on Sunday night. The showpiece final in Gothenburg turned into a nightmare for Chelsea who conceded four goals in the opening 36 minutes.

Matt Grimes has admitted Barnsley’s unconventional football is capable of posing problems for Swansea City in tonight’s first leg of the Championship play-offs. The Swans skipper has acknowledged Barnsley’s “unique” playing style presents a difficult challenge. Barnsley finished one point above the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone last season, but the appointment of Valerien Ismael in October and the introduction of high-energy pressing tactics and a direct style transformed their fortunes.

Anna Hursey underlined her status as one of Europe’s top young players by winning the inaugural WTT Youth Contender event in Portugal. The 14-year-old triumphed in the U17 girls singles after a thrilling 3-2 victory over 16-year-old Elena Zaharia in Vila Real.

It’s been a tough road back for Caryl Glanville, but the Welsh hurdler has finally overcome an obstacle that threatened her athletics career. Now, she has two big targets to aim for over the next year as she tells Owen Morgan. Nine months ago, Welsh international hurdler Caryl Granville didn’t know whether she would compete again. The Swansea Harrier was in agony after being diagnosed with several deep vein thrombosis in her leg and could barely walk, let alone run.

Dragons wing Rio Dyer says speed tips from former Olympic sprinter Darren Campbell is the reason behind his stunning end-of-season finish. The former Wales Under-20 back has been in scintillating form for the men from Rodney Parade in the last two weeks with his remarkable pace standing out. Dyer has now revealed the secret behind his speed.

Conor Hourihane believes Swansea City can reach Wembley if they keep a collective cool head when the play-off temperatures start to rise. There may be an unseasonal chill for mid-May at present but when the Swans take the field at Oakwell on Monday night to face Barnsley, then the thermometer on the field will start to head upwards with so much at stake. Republic of Ireland midfielder Hourihane – who uses his own psychologist to make sure he remains tranquil in stormy waters – will retrace familiar footsteps in the Championship play-offs first leg.

Welsh athletes Jac Palmer and Jake Heyward registered Commonwealth Games qualifying standards as they competed on opposite sides of the Atlantic on Saturday. Hammer thrower Palmer claimed his standard in Aberdare in the afternoon, while Heyward clocked his 1500m qualifying time in Irvine, California, later in the evening.

Anna Hursey produced another impressive display to reach the last eight of the WTT Youth Contender tournament in Portugal. The 14-year-old saw off Germany’s European Top 10 champ Annett Kaufmann in her last 16 tie in the U17 girls singles.

Rosie Eccles stopped her opponent to win her second gold in succession at the Socikas Tournament in Kaunus. The 24-year-old welterweight followed up her victory at the Belgrade Winner event in Serbia with another triumph at the tournament in Lithuania.

Laura Sugar powered to the gold medal in the women’s KL3 200m at the Canoe Sprint European Paralympic Qualifier in Szeged, Hungary. The Welsh paracanoeist finished in 48.11 seconds, 2.23sec ahead of France’s Nelia Barbosa to move closer to qualifying for a second Para Olympics in a second sport.

Steve Cooper has urged his players to use the bitter taste of last year’s play-off failure as the fuel to carry them to Wembley. The Swans head coach has soothed any fears over the fitness of talisman Andre Ayew before Monday’s first leg play-off semi-final at Barnsley, although an injury in training to Brandon Cooper will rule the youngster out for a couple of months. It was only 10 months ago that Ayew scored the only goal of the game to deliver a 1-0 victory in the first leg of last season’s play-offs against Brentford.

Connah’s Quay successfully retained the Cymru Premier title after they pipped The New Saints to the championship on the final day of the season. Connah’s Quay got the win they required to secure the title after George Horan and Aeron Edwards scored either side of half-time against Penybont. The New Saints, who required both a […]

Swansea City have been warned that play-off opponents Barnsley are feeling inspired by the influence of manager Valerien Ismael. The Swans travel to Oakwell on Monday for the first leg of their Championship play-off tie, where they will face the surprise package of the season. Barnsley were scrapping to avoid relegation last season, but they have been transformed and their striker Cauley Woodrow has attributed the club’s remarkable run to the brink of the Premier League almost entirely to the manager.