Rowland Phillips has been appointed full-time head coach of Wales Women – and thanked his daughter Carys. The highly-respected coach takes over immediately with the aim of building the coaching team that will take Wales to the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland next year.

Aneurin Donald admitted he was unaware he was smashing records as he blasted 234 in an incredible innings for Glamorgan on Sunday. The 19-year-old underlined his rich promise by scoring the joint fastest double century in the history of first-class cricket against Derbyshire at Colwyn Bay.

Paul Trollope is hoping Cardiff City can soon seal a deal to sign ex-Swansea City full-back Jazz Richards. The Bluebirds boss admitted the arrival of the Wales defender would be a major boost to his squad.

Francesco Guidolin is happy with Swansea City’s pre-season progress despite getting the frighteners in the second match of their North American tour. The Swans lost their final game 2-0 to United Soccer League outfit Richmond Kickers after the game was halted for 95 minutes due to an electrical storm.

Colin Jackson reckons Rhys Williams can feel aggrieved about missing out on this summer’s Olympic Games. The 32-year-old 400m hurdler has lost his appeal over not being picked for Britain’s Rio-bound team.

Geraint Thomas has spoken of his horror at the tragic events in Nice but insists the terrorists will not win. The Team Sky rider lives in Monaco just a short ride down the Mediterranean coast.

Jacques Rudoph remains upbeat about Glamorgan’s chances in this season’s NatWest T20 Blast, despite a 25-run defeat to Hampshire at The Ageas Bowl. Liam Dawson hit an unbeaten 76 before taking 4/23 as Glamorgan lost their third match of the competition this season on Thursday night. But the Welsh county remain well-placed to earn a quarter-final place, laying two points behind South Group leaders Gloucestershire with a game in hand.

Jamie Donaldson is expecting “dodgy” weather to make a Royal Troon a tougher challenge in the second round of The Open Championship on Friday. The Welsh golfer is in contention after a promising two-under-par 69 on the opening day left him six shots behind leader Phil Mickelson.

Welsh Rowing has named a 64-strong squad for the Home International Regatta in Cardiff Bat on Saturday, July 23rd. The squad features Wales’ top athletes in senior men and women, and junior boys and girls categories.

Para-rowing races will be included for the first time when Cardiff Bay hosts the prestigious Home International Regatta (HIR) on Jul 23rd. Though para-rowing made its first appearance at HIR last year in Strathclyde, points from evenst did not count towards a nation’s overall score.

Jurgen Klopp plans to hold talks with Swansea City target Joe Allen over his Liverpool future. The midfielder was one of the stars of Wales’ Euro 2016 campaign and was named in the UEFA team of the tournament.

Wales’ run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 saw them climb to 11th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, above England who drop down to 13th following an early exit at the hands of outsiders Iceland. Chris Coleman’s men recovered from losing to England in Lens as they went on to win Group B before beating Northern Ireland, Belgium – currently the second best team in the world behind Argentina – and then losing 2-0 against Portugal, the eventual champions.

Ospreys star Sam Underhill remains uncertain whether playing in Wales will block his England hopes. Underhill, 19, wants to pursue England honours rather than try and qualify for Wales on residency grounds but his decision to play this side of the border means he has so far been overlooked.

Seren Bundy-Davies is targeting a place in the Olympic final after becoming the only Welsh competitor to make the Great Britain athletics team for Rio. The 21-year-old 400m runner will be aiming for individual glory as well as a team medal as part of the 4x400m squad in Brazil next month.

Francesco Guidolin reckons Swansea City are on-track with their pre-season preparations after sweeping aside Charlotte Independence 4-0. The Swans overcame stifling temperatures and humidity in the opening game in North Carolina of their two match North American tour.

Jamie Donaldson will launch his bid for Open success with modest hopes and even smaller expectations. The Welshman whose famous shot secured the Ryder Cup for Europe two years ago has admitted he is in a career slump as he prepares for Royal Troon’s opening round on Thursday.

New Saints boss Craig Harrison believes his team’s Champions League draw with Cypriots Apoel Nicosia is their best result since he joined the Welsh club. Harrison, the Llansantffraid club’s director of football, was delighted with his side’s gutsy 0-0 draw at Park Hall on Tuesday night.

Elfyn Evans spearheaded a Welsh one-two as he extended his British Rally Championship lead with victory in the Nicky Grist stages. The Dolgellau-born flier and co-driver Craig Parry made it three wins from five as he claimed his second ‘home’ victory in Wales this season.

History-making golfer Lydia Hall has been congratulated by the Golf Union of Wales for becoming the first woman to win a PGA national tournament against the men. Former Ladies European Tour winner Hall has been a Golf Development Wales professional ambassador for women and girls golf this year, so showing she could win the title against all the other club professionals in Wales can only help push that nationwide initiative.

Portugal’s Euro2016 goal hero Eder reckons Swansea City never saw the best of him. The striker turned into a £5million flop at the Liberty Stadium failing to score in 15 games following his move from Braga last summer.