Francesco Guidolin has admitted the heat is on him ahead of Swansea City’s repeat clash with Manchester City on Saturday. The Swans manager believes the second game against Pep Guardiola’s side in four days will be even tougher than Wednesday’s 2-1 home defeat in the EFL Cup.

Glamorgan head coach Robert Croft has paid tribute to the county’s Player of the Year Timm van der Gugten ahead of their final match of the season. Van der Gugten took the supporters’ award after a debut year in county cricket in which he has taken 47 wickets in the Specsavers County Championhip prior to facing Leicestershire.

Wales women’s captain Sophie Ingle has admitted her frustration that their Euro qualification campaign will end with no prizes. Ingle’s team face Austria in Newport on Tuesday night as their group matches come to a close.

Steve Tandy has used the Ospreys’ perfect start to the season as a pointer to why their Pro12 campaign failed to take off a year ago. The head coach sits at the top of the Guinness Pro12 table after the Ospreys became the first team in tournament history to take maximum points from their first three matches.

Jack Cork insists Swansea City are making progress, despite little evidence of it in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to his former club Southampton. The Swans midfielder put an optimistic slant on the defeat at St. Mary’s by suggesting time would yield better results and performances after the club’s third defeat in four games.

Garry Monk has urged Cardiff City to give Paul Trollope time to dig the Bluebirds out of the Championship trenches. Former Swansea manager Monk watched his Leeds United team win 2-0 at the Cardiff City Stadium to leave Trollope at the foot of the Championship table.

Danny Wilson has been showered with praise by the coach who intends to end Cardiff Blues’ unbeaten start to the season on Friday night. Gregor Townsend – whose own Glasgow side have also begun their Guiness Pro 12 campaign with two victories – believes his Blues counterpart has transformed the region since he took over last year.

Neil Taylor looks set for more frustration with Swansea City – despite manager Francesco Guidolin’s insistence that their relationship is a solid one. Taylor was clearly furious at being taken off before half-time during the 2-2 draw with Chelsea last Sunday and Guidolin later apologised to the Wales defender.

Aaron Moores continued the medal surge for Welsh-based athletes at the Rio Paralympics when he won gold in the pool in the 100m breaststroke. It was a British 1-2 as Moores – who trains in Swansea, but hails from Wiltshire – beat training partner Scott Quinn in a dramatically tight finish to the SB14 final.

Rob McCusker has had his short term deal with the Ospreys extended until the end of the season. The 30-year-old former Wales back row forward joined the region on a one-month contract last month as cover for injured players.

Swansea City’s record signing Borja Baston is set to be named on the bench against Southampton this weekend – putting him in line to finally make his debut. The £15.5m striker has not played since joining the club at the start of August due to a thigh injury.

Paul Trollope has admitted he is concerned at Cardiff City’s poor start to the season which he concedes has put him under pressure after just seven matches. The Bluebirds’ 3-0 defeat at Preston on Tuesday has left them just one place above the Championship relegation zone after suffering their worst start to a season for 12 years.

Rob Davies and Hollie Arnold have both spoken of their pride at turning disappointment in London four years ago into gold at the Paralympics in Rio. The pair ensured Welsh athletes have now won three gold medals for Great Britain at the Games, following the triumph of Aled Davies in the shot putt.

Kiran Carlson has followed Gareth Bale, Sam Warburton and Geraint Thomas into Whitchurch High School’s hall of fame. The Glamorgan cricketer may not yet enjoy the same global recognition as his fellow alumni, but the 18-year-old is now on his way after becoming the county’s youngest centurion in first class cricket.

Aled Davies won the second Paralympic gold of his career With a Games record throw of 15.97metres in the F42 shot put. The Bridgend-born powerhouse added to his discus triumph in London 2012 and showed his dominance in the event by taking the victory after his best effort in round three.

Francesco Guidolin has claimed he could yet continue with Swansea City’s new defensive formation he abandoned before half-time in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea. The Swans manager tried a hybrid back three/five system for 42 minutes before hauling off Neil Taylor, to the defender’s obvious anger and frustration.

Robert Davies remains on track to become the first Welsh gold medal winner at the Rio Paralympics after Sabrina Fortune took bronze on Saturday. Davies, from Abergavenny, is through to Tuesday’s final of the men’s singles table tennis class 1 category after beating Endre Major from Hungary in Sunday’s semi-final.

Tough taskmaster Steve Tandy has told his Ospreys team they must improve despite their statistically perfect start to the season. The head coach and his team are top of the Guinness Pro 12 table after two bonus-point victories brought them a maximum 10 points – a breezy start to the campaign, matched only by Glasgow.

Paul Trollope insists he will risk his reputation in defence of Cardiff City, despite their poor start to the season. The Bluebirds’ 3-2 defeat at Norwich City on Saturday has left them just a point above the relegation zone after six Championship matches during which they have won just once.

Rickie Lambert is set to make his Cardiff City debut on Saturday, but Norwich City manager Alex Neil is unconvinced the former England striker will be a success at the Bluebirds. Lambert joined Cardiff in the final hours of the transfer window – a deal that was either a masterful piece of blindside timing or a fanciful and desperate gamble for goals, depending on your perspective.