Aaron Ramsey has insisted he never thought about stepping away from international football after the setback of failing to qualify for Euro 2024. Instead, the Wales captain has confirmed he aims to keep playing until the 2026 World Cup.

Olivia Breen took a fourth-place finish on the chin after she was cruelly pipped to a second consecutive long jump Paralympic bronze. The 28-year-old from Wales jumped a distance of 4.99m in Paris, the exact same as Columbia’s Karen Palomeque Moreno.

Craig Bellamy has always talked a good game, which is why as a player he was just as watchable off the field as on it. It’s no surprise, then, that in the lead-in to his first match as Wales manager, the former striker has proved entertaining as well as illuminating.

Rob Davies described his securing of another Paralympic final as “awesome” as he made his way into the gold medal showdown of the men’s class 1 singles final of the Para Table Tennis in Paris. The Welsh star – Paralympic champion in 2016 – produced another great performance to reach the final for Great Britain.

Harry Wilson believes Wales have a score to settle with Turkey after missing out on Euro 2024. Wales finished behind group winners Turkey and Croatia in Euro 2024 qualifying, forcing them down the play-off route where they eventually succumbed to Poland on penalties.

David Smith has urged more investment into British boccia after he suffered defeat in the mixed team quarter-finals at Paris 2024. Having already failed to defend his title in the singles – and losing out on a medal to long-time rival Muhamad Syafa the Swansea-based athlete was unable to get revenge as he, Kayleigh Haggo and Claire Taggart lost to Indonesia in a tie-break.

Stevie Williams has vowed to fight to hold onto the leader’s jersey after powering to his first ever victory in the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain. The 28-year-old rider from Aberystwyth outsprinted Oscar Onley, and former race winner Julian Alaphilippe for the stage two win in Redcar on Wednesday.

Mark Harris is looking forward to being back at the Cardiff City Stadium – but has no regrets at moving away. The former Cardiff striker could figure for Wales against Turkey on Friday night in Craig Bellamy’s first match in charge

Wales Women head coach Ioan Cunningham is poised to hand debuts to three uncapped players from the bench after naming his team to face Scotland at the Hive Stadium, Murrayfield on Friday. Prop Maisie Davies, hooker Rosie Carr and lock Alaw Pyrs are all set to win first senior caps from the replacements’ bench.

Connor Roberts insists the Wales players are as excited as the fans to see what sort of team and style Craig Bellamy sends out to play against Turkey in his first game in charge. The clash at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday night will be the first of six Nations League matches the new Wales boss is hoping to use to hone his side for a major assault on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

New Saints manager Craig Harrison has insisted selling striker Brad Young to the Saudi Pro League is a “win-win” for everyone involved. Young has joined Al-Orobah for a record Cymru Premier League fee of about £190,000. The striker was Welsh football’s leading scorer last season with 22 goals and has helped TNS to secure a place in the Europa Conference League group stage.

Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/4 – which first came to Pembrey Circuit in 1988 and dominated that year’s Formula 1 World Championship – will be the centrepiece of a Senna tribute at the Welsh Motorsport & Supercar Festival. The festival takes place on Sunday 22 September, exactly 31 years to the day since the Brazilian F1 driver set the fastest lap around the home of Welsh motorsport.

Racing continues at Chepstow this week with a competitive seven-race card on offer for punters heading to the track on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting gets underway at 2pm with a class four apprentice handicap before rounding off at 5.30pm as six runners take on the seven furlong handicap to bring the card to a close.

Pregnant Welsh archer Jodie Grinham dedicated her gold medal to her father after topping the podium at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Grinham – from Haverfordwest – won the mixed team compound competition for Great Britain alongside Nathan Macqueen, beating Iran, 155-151, in the final.

David Smith has admitted he needs to up his game if he is to remain among the elite of world boccia. The Swansea athlete relinquished his Paralympic individual crown over the weekend as he lost two matches in quick succession to be left without a medal.

Welsh cyclist James Ball struck gold at the Paralympics after finally getting the better of fellow Briton Neil Fachie in the Men’s B 1000m Time Trial in Paris. The visually impaired star from Newport had to settle for silver in the kilo at the Tokyo 2020 games, in partnership with sighted pilot Lewis Stewart, narrowly missing out on the gold to Fachie and Matt Rotherham.

Welsh teenanger Rhys Darbey has struck gold at his first Paralympics at the age of just 16. The teenager from Flintshire – who took silver at the Para Swimming World Championships last year – went one better as part of the Mixed S14 4x100m Freestyle Relay team.

Ben Pritchard revelled in being top dog in a golden era of Paralympic single sculling. Pritchard, who finished fifth in Tokyo, put in a stunning breakthrough performance to win PR1 gold in Paris by a margin of 11 seconds.

The manager who took Sol Bamba to Cardiff City has joined the emotional tributes to the former Bluebirds fan favourite, who had died at the age of 39. Neil Warnock – who took a chance on Bamba when he was without a club and was rewarded when Bamba helped Cardiff win promotion to the Premier League – has spoken of his heartbreak over Bamba’s sudden passing.

Welsh athletes celebrated an incredible four gold medals on Sunday – one third of an historic 12 golds won by Great Britain at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Shot put thrower Sabrina Fortune, swimmer Rhys Darbey, rower Ben Pritchard and cyclist James Ball all topped the podium as ParalympicsGB celebrated a dozen golds across all sports on a super Sunday – the most in a single day this century.