Former England Golf men’s squad manager Gareth Jenkins has returned to his roots as Wales Golf Director of Performance and Pathway.

Meirion Evans unveiled a brand new Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 that he’ll drive in this year’s Probite British Rally Championship (BRC) at a launch ceremony held at the magnificent Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club. The first Yaris rally car to arrive in the UK will be prepared and run by the Llanwrda-based double BRC Teams’ champions Melvyn Evans Motorsport.

Chris Grube believes he can finally achieve his ambition of an Olympic medal after the Welsh sailor was confirmed as part of the Great Britain team for Paris. Grube and Vita Heathcote will compete for Team GB in the mixed dinghy class at the Games, the British Olympic Association have confirmed.

Matthew Hirst won the Get Jerky Rally North Wales for the fourth time in a row, when he dominated the opening round of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship in his Delta Salvage/Witham Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 last weekend. Co-driven by Declan Dear, the Doncaster ace set the fastest time through the morning’s loop of four stages through Gartheiniog, Dyfi, Dyfnant West and Dyfnant East forests to reach mid-day service 1min 34sec ahead of his nearest rival.

Emma Finucane has spoken of her excitement at being right on track for the Paris Olympics after securing more cycling gold. The Welsh track star clinched victory in the women’s keirin, securing her third gold medal at the Track Nations Cup in Hong Kong.

The third Para Sport Festival (8-14 July, 2024) is launched in Swansea on Thursday, unveiling a number of top-level tournaments and the popular SPAR insport Series day. Designed to inspire and encourage people of all ages and abilities to participate in sport, Welsh Government, Swansea Council, national governing bodies, Swansea University, SPAR and Disability Sport Wales have all come together for a third consecutive year to bring a week-long, multi-sport, multi-venue festival to the Swansea Bay region.

Ioan Lloyd will contest the new Stellantis Cup this season in his Peugeot 208 Rally 4 and chase a prize that could help him graduate to the FIA Junior European Rally Championship in 2025. Co-driven by Sion Williams, the 21-year old from Llandysul will compete in the eight-round championship, which takes in three rallies in Wales, one in Scotland and four in Ireland.

Lauren Price insists she is looking forward to bringing a women’s world boxing title back to Wales after confirmation of her challenge to American Jessica McCaskill. The date has yet to be announced – as well as the venue – although it is anticipated the fight will be held in Cardiff this summer.

World and European champion Emma Finucane is hoping to inspire the next generation of young girls after helping to overhaul the fortunes of Great Britain’s women’s sprint squad. Amid the dominance Britain has enjoyed in Olympic track cycling since Beijing, there had been a glaring weakness since London 2012, with the country failing to even qualify to race in the women’s team sprint at the last two Games as Katy Marchant was left to fly the flag alone in the individual events.

Jonny Bairstow admitted becoming the latest member of England’s 100 Test club means a “hell of a lot” after being joined by close family and friends this week to mark the occasion in Dharamsala. Bairstow – who has been retained by Welsh Fire for their campaign in The Hundred again this summer – is set to become the 17th Englishman to reach the prestigious milestone when the fifth Test against India starts on Thursday.

Machynys in West Wales has become the fifth golf club in Wales to earn the top sustainability award in golf.

Glamorgan have signed Pakistan fast bowler Mir Hamza as an overseas player for the beginning of the 2024 season. The 31-year-old left-arm quick will be available for the club for the first seven County Championship fixtures.

England star Tammy Beaumont believes Welsh Fire Women can build on last year’s breakthrough season when they begin their fourth campaign of The Hundred this summer. Beaumont is one of 19 players who have been retained for the new season across the men’s and women’s squads based in Cardiff.

Jeremiah Azu has pulled out of the Great Britain team for the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow that start on Friday. The Welsh sprinter has been troubled recently by a hamstring injury.

More than 100 years after the first Welsh golf Victory Shield, there will be a Women’s event

Adelé Nicoll has set her sights on the 2026 Winter Olympics after a stunning ninth place finish in the monobob on her World Championship debut. The Welsh athlete clocked a combined time of 3 minutes 56.14 seconds, moving up from her overnight position of 10th in Winterberg, Germany.

Jill McIntosh is confident Cardiff Dragons can build on their hugely encouraging Netball Super League opener when they host Manchester Thunder at the House of Sport on Friday night. Dragons fought back bravely to earn a thrilling 48-48 draw with Saracens Mavericks as all 10 teams got the season underway at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.

Ruby Evans is on track for a history-making 2024 as Wales’ top women’s artistic gymnast. If she does ultimately go on to successfully secure selection for the Team GB women’s artistic gymnastics line-up for the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, Evans will become the first Welsh gymnast to achieve that feat since Bedwas’ Sonia Lawrence last did so for the Atlanta Games way back in 1996.

Wales’ fastest ever male and female sprinters are heading to the World Indoor Athletics Championships which start on St David’s Day. Jeremiah Azu and Hannah Brier have both been named in the Great Britain team to compete in next month’s event in Glasgow.

Luke Hawker has revealed the commitment required to play international hockey was behind his decision to retire from the international game. The current Wales captain announced he was stepping away from the international stage after 12 years and 126 caps for his country.