Swansea City have sent out two players on loan, but failed in their deadline day bid for West Ham striker Enner Valencia. Striker Marvin Emnes has joined Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a five-month loan, while defender Franck Tabanou has moved on loan to Spanish club Granada for the rest of the season.

Former England striker Rickie Lambert has revealed the attraction of working again with manager Paul Trollope convinced him to join Cardiff City. Lambert was the most significant signing by a Welsh club on deadline day as the Bluebirds moved to solve their goal-scoring problems by bringing in the forward on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Hal Robson-Kanu and Jonny Williams will hope to rekindle their Euro 2016 heroics at new clubs after making moves on transfer deadline day. Wales striker Robson-Kanu – who was a free agent after leaving Reading at the end of last season – has joined West Bromwich Albion on a two-year deal with an option for third.

Haverfordwest golfer Abe Forsyth overcame wet and windy conditions to become the Welsh Under 15’s champion at Vale of Llangollen in North Wales. The 14-year-old fired a second round 73 in the tough conditions to come through to take the title, even though he has another year in the age group.

Jonathan Davies believes Welsh rugby is winning the fight to keep its best talent from crossing the borders. The Wales and Lions centre could play his first game back in regional rugby on Saturday, having rejoined the Scarlets following two years in France with Clermont Auvergne.

David Marshall admits he is excited at the prospect of returning to the Premier League but has spoken of the difficult decision to leave Cardiff City. The Scottish keeper has sealed a three-year deal with Hull City in what is sure to be a big loss to the Bluebirds.

A number of Wales stars will be missing when the Guinness Pro12 season kicks off this weekend as dual contract rules start to bite. Alun Wyn Jones, Dan Biggar, Rhys Webb, Scott Baldwin, Jonathan Davies, Jake Ball, Samson Lee and skipper Sam Warburton could all be absent when the tournament starts.

Chris Coleman has revealed he wants to create new memories with Wales to fill the void he felt after Euro 2016. Having been denied a chance to talk to Hull City about their managerial vacancy, Coleman has insisted he is single-minded about guiding Wales to the World Cup in Russia in 2018.

Bradley Dredge came close to his first European Tour win for 10 years before finally being edged out at the Made In Denmark tournament. The Welsh golfer – who held a one-shot lead going into Sunday’s final round – eventually finished one shot behind winner Thomas Pieters of Belgium.

Paul Trollope insists he is not yet feeling the heat despite Cardiff City’s early season meltdown. The manager saw his team beaten 1-0 at home by Reading on Saturday to leave the Bluebirds with just one win in their opening six matches this season.

Francesco Guidolin is hopeful Swansea City will do more transfer business before the deadline on Wednesday evening. The Italian saw him team outplayed more comprehensively than the 2-1 scoreline suggests at Leicester City on Saturday.

Swansea City have agreed a fee that could rise to £5m for Barnsley central defender Alfie Mawson. The 22-year-old is expected to agree personal terms this weekend before completing a move to the Liberty Stadium.

David Marshall is expected to miss Cardiff City’s Championship match at home to Reading on Saturday in order to complete a £3.5m move to Hull City. The Scotland goalkeeper has been a target for the Premier Division club all summer, but the deal appears to finally be going through a year after Cardiff turned down a £6m offer for Marshall from West Brom.

Steve Tandy has warned his Wales players they will not be given automatic places at the Ospreys when the Guinness Pro12 season kicks off next week. The region play their final warm-up match away to Leicester Tigers on Friday night, before starting their campaign at home to Zebre seven days later.

Neil Taylor will not have played a Premier League game since last season if he is picked to play for Wales against Moldova on September 5. The Wales full-back made his return for the Swans in the midweek League Cup victory at Peterborough, but manager Francesco Guidolin has ruled out picking Taylor for Saturday’s match at champions Leicester City.

Nigel Davies is confident Ebbw Vale captain Damien Hudd can lead Ebbw vale to a successful defence of their Principality Premiership title. Welsh rugby’s semi-professional division kicks off again next week with a new format involving an expanded division of 16 teams.

Chris Coleman has questioned why Arsenal did not rest Aaron Ramsey at the start of the season – and suggested the Wales midfielder’s injury could have been avoided. Ramsey is out of Wales’ opening World Cup against Moldova on September 5 with a hamstring strain.

Chaz Davies has shrugged off a back problem that hampered his World Superbikes test to insist he is raring to get back racing. The Knighton-born rider sat out Tuesday’s test at the Misano circuit in Italy before finishing his programme on Wednesday.

Welsh golf bosses have congratulated David Boote on the best performance by a Wales golfer in the US Amateur Championship, after he reached the last eight. The US Amateur is one of the top events on the golfing calendar and helped launch the careers of players such as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, with Boote going out in the quarter-finals to eventual finalist Brad Dalke from Oklahoma.

Rhys Webb wants to follow his mate Aaron Ramsey in making 2016 the year of the dragon. Wales scrum-half Webb watched Ramsey shine at the Euros in France, even though he was too jet-lagged to take up the Arsenal’s star offer of match tickets.