Wales’ Commonwealth Games star Emil Barber has announced his retirement from gymnastics due to a heart condition. The 23-year-old men’s artistic gymnast from Swansea was part of Team Wales at Birmingham 2022, where he was agonisingly close to bagging bronze in the men’s individual floor final, finishing just outside the medal places in fourth.

Track and field gold medallists at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer will each receive 50,000 US dollars (£39,400) in prize money. World Athletics announced the 2.4million dollar (£1.89m) prize pot on Wednesday morning in a move which makes it the first international sport federation to award prize money at an Olympics.

New Glamorgan coach Grant Bradburn has praised his team for their part in a record-breaking Vitality County Championship opener against Middlesex – even though the game meandered towards a tame draw. Middlesex allrounder Ryan Higgins recorded his highest first-class score of 221 as the game drifted to an inevitable draw at Lord’s.

Mark Williams believes he has a genuine chance of becoming world snooker champion for a fourth time after enjoying one of the best wins of his long career. Williams struggled to hold back the tears after winning a thrilling showdown against Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Tour Championship in Manchester.

Matt Richards declared his second domestic title of the week was perfect practice for the Olympic Games as he won the most hotly-contested 200m freestyle race in the history of British swimming. The Team Wales star came out on top of a stacked field to claim men’s gold on the final day of the British Swimming Championships and secure another nomination for this summer’s Olympics.

Sam Northeast has admitted it was beyond a dream to become the highest individual scorer at the world’s most famous cricket ground. Northeast made history for Glamorgan in Vitality County Championship Division Two after hitting the highest first-class score recorded at Lord’s against Middlesex. The captain hit 335 not out to overtake Graham Gooch’s 333 for England against India in 1990 and put on an unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership of 299 with Colin Ingram (132 not out) before Glamorgan declared on 620 for three.

Matt Richards insists he has “plenty left in the tank” as he looks forward to the Paris Olympics after booking his spot in the Great Britain squad. Wales’ 200m freestyle world champion won the 100m British title in London to secure his place, with his 200m opportunity still there for him to claim on Sunday.

New Glamorgan head coach Grant Bradburn has insisted they will target success in all three formats of the game on the eve of the new season. The county begin their Vitality County Championship Division Two campaign at Lord’s on Friday when they face Middlesex.

Glamorgan have strengthened their bowling attack on the eve of the new cricket season by signing fast bowler Craig Miles from Warwickshire on a one-month loan. The 29-year-old will be available for the county’s first three Vitality County Championship fixtures and will join up with the squad ahead of their trip to Lord’s on Friday where they open their Division Two campaign against Middlesex.

Welsh athletes hoping for firm news over the next Commonwealth Games have been dealt another blow after Singapore joined Malaysia in ruling out hosting the 2026 version. The decision has plunged the future of the multi-sport event into further doubt.

Jacob Draper has admitted he felt overwhelmed after becoming the first Welsh player to win a European Hockey League title. The Wales Commonwealth Games and Great Britain international was on the winning side for his club, Pinoke, as they beat fellow Dutch club Kampong, 1-0, in the final.

Adele Nicoll has travelled a long way from the person who was “sad” and “rather lost” in 2020, to the extent that the Welsh star now has a real chance of achieving the rare feat of competing in both a Summer and Winter Olympics. In that relatively short space of time, the multi-talented 27-year-old has twice been crowned British shot put champion in 2022 and 2023, and in a polar opposite to that discipline competed in the world bobsleigh championships this year.

Cardiff Dragons captain Nia Jones has praised the impact of Australian coach Jill McIntosh as they bid to climb into the top four of Netball’s Super League this weekend. Jones, the Wales skipper, believes McIntosh has transformed the Dragons since her arrival 11 months ago.

Adele Nicoll has spoken of her pride and ambition for World Championship success and she and fellow Welsh star Kya Placide won Women’s Bobsleigh World Cup silver in Lake Placid, USA on Saturday. Nicoll and Placide finished runners-up just two months after they first slid together at the top level. In a remarkable performance, the pair clocked a combined time of 1 minute 54.2 seconds in the United States to beat a whole host of big names, including the reigning Olympic Champion and current Olympic bronze medalist.

Shaheen Afridi, Jess Jonassen and Tom Kohler-Cadmore were the main recruits of the draft to join Welsh Fire for this year’s Hundred tournament. In the women’s competition, Jess Jonassen was chosen with the Fire’s first pick – joining Tammy Beaumont and Hayley Matthews in Cardiff.

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.