Swansea City manager Paul Clement has given the first hint that the club are contemplating the prospect of relegation. Clement insists that most of his thinking on recruitment is geared towards the Swans avoiding relegation from the Premier League.

Wales qualified for the Women’s Hockey World League Round 2 semi-finals with a stunning 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Leah Wilkinson bagged the winner with just four minutes left after Joanne Westwood’s first-half goal had been cancelled out.

Barry Town manager Gavin Chesterfield will lead his team out at the Nathaniel MG Cup final on Saturday knowing that they are huge underdogs against Welsh Premier League heavyweights TNS (5.15). Full-time TNS remain unbeaten after recently setting a world record for 27-consecutive wins and are sure-fire favourites to win the Welsh Premier League title this season, while Barry Town are pushing hard in Welsh League Division 1 to gain promotion back into the Welsh top-flight. The two teams last met in an entertaining encounter in the third round of the Welsh Cup last season, in which the Saints ran out 5-2 winners.

Mark Williams suffered cruel luck and earned the sympathy of Mark Selby after the Welshman was knocked out of the Dafabet Masters by the world number one. Selby capitalised on a stroke of misfortune for opponent Williams to reach the quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace.

Alex King is convinced Wales can derail England’s chariot during the Six Nations, although he concedes the champions will begin the tournament as favourites. England’s former outside-half has crossed over the border to become Wales’ new attack coach, albeit only for the duration of the championship.

Elfyn Evans is ready for another challenging Monte Carlo Rally when he makes his World Championship return today. The Dolgellau-born flier posted the 14th quickest time in Wednesday’s shakedown in his DMACK M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC car.

Luke Ferrara has warned that Sheffield Steelers are determined Cardiff Devils will not hit them for six in Sunday’s crunch Elite League clash. League leaders Cardiff have won all five previous meetings between the teams this season.

Elite League ice hockey looks set to grow in 2017-18 with two more clubs moving up to the top tier in Britain. Cardiff Devils are currently top of the table with Belfast Giants, Sheffield Steelers and Nottingham Panthers among those chasing hard.

Wales will bid to reach the Women’s Hockey World League Round 2 semi-finals when they face Kazakhstan in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. A 3-0 win over Thailand sealed second place in their group and booked a place in the quarter-finals.

A former soldier who was blown up in Afghanistan has become a Golf Development Wales ambassador, spreading the message that golf is a sport for life for all abilities. Stewart Harris from Rhyl has become a GDW Inclusive Ambassador, after using the sport to help his own recovery both physically and mentally following the trauma of injuries suffered in the explosion.

After last weekend’s action in the Dafabet Welsh Premier League, Matthew Burgess gives his weekly power rankings following the big divide.

So, Rob Howley has named his Wales squad for the Six Nations. There is a new captain, a new attack coach, and seven uncapped players. Freshness and optimism are like scented rose petals in the Welsh air. Oh, hang on . . . here’s Robin Davey . . .

Alun Wyn Jones is a leader who can be classed alongside Martin Johnson and Lawrence Dallaglio, according to Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards. New Wales captain Jones has been bracketed in the same elite company as England’s World Cup winners after taking over from Sam Warburton.

Wales’ Women made hockey history by sealing a place in the World League quarter-finals thanks to a 3-0 win over Thailand in Kuala Lumpur. Wales, competing in round two for the first time, qualified after finishing second in their pool behind Italy with two wins from three.

Elfyn Evans is returning to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2017 – a globe-trotting title race which blasts off high in the Alps behind Monte Carlo later this week. The 28-year-old Welshman from Dolgellau missed out on top class WRC drive last year after two promising and progressive seasons which netted impressive podium finishes in both Argentina and Corsica.

Owain Doull should have been making his World Tour debut on Tuesday – instead he was recovering in hospital after an operation on a ruptured appendix. The Cardiff-born rider had been pulled from the race in Adelaide with stomach problems which forced him to miss the People’s Choice Classic on Sunday.

Rob Howley’s first radical act as Wales coach is expected to be his decision to change his captain, but it is less of a shift than a continuation in the direction of travel. Of the four Tests Howley presided over as interim head coach back in November, Sam Warburton only led the side once – the narrow, nervy victory over Japan.

Wales face a crunch game with Thailand on Tuesday in their Women’s Hockey World League campaign in Kuala Lumpur. Head coach Kevin Johnson saw his squad recover from a 3-0 opening defeat against Italy with a 7-0 thrashing of Singapore.

Elfyn Evans has vowed to come back stronger when he return to the World Rally Championship in Monte Carlo this week. The Dolgellau-born flier will drive a DMACK Ford Fiesta RS when the 2017 campaign gets underway on Thursday.

Owain Doull will have to wait to make his World Tour debut with Team Sky after being forced to pull out of the Tour Down Under which starts Tuesday. The 23-year-old Welshman had to withdraw from Sunday’s People’s Choice Classic in Adelaide with a stomach problem.