Last year’s runner-up Gerwyn Price will bid to go one better in the Premier League Darts after being included in the eight-man line-up for this year’s event. The hand-picked group will start the 16-week series in Cardiff on February 1, where all eyes will be on two Lukes as well as Welshman Price.

Hannah Mills has been overlooked for the chance to step up to one of the most high-profile roles in sailing. Wales’ double Olympic champion has not been promoted to the driver role with the Great Britain SailGP team in succession to Sir Ben Ainslie, who is standing down.

Welsh Olympic hopeful Emma Finucane will be aiming to put down an early marker ahead of the Paris Games at the European Track Championships in the Netherlands next week. The 21-year-old world champion from Carmarthen sprung a surprise by winning gold at last year’s world championships in Glasgow and leads a strong Great Britain squad which also includes Olympic bronze medallist Jack Carlin.

Fifth seed and former champion Gerwyn Price was dumped out of the PDC World Darts Championship after a 4-2 defeat to Enniskillen’s Brendan Dolan. Dolan held his nerve to close out the match with his first shot at tops after Price had clawed his way back from two legs down to level in the sixth set.

Jim Williams can grab some more limelight by taking on teenage star Luke Littler with one more big win at the PDC World Championship. Welsh star Williams has already enjoyed making the early headlines at the tournament when he shocked former world champion Peter Wright with a stunning round two triumph.

Jim Williams has earned rich praise from Peter Wright after the Welsh star dumped the two-time former world champion out of the World Darts Championship. Williams, from Presteigne, defied his lowly ranking of world No.47 to beat “Snakebite” in a convincing 3-0 second round victory at Alexandra Palace.

Gerwyn Price has claimed he nearly pulled out of the World Darts Championship over concerns about the reception he would face from the Alexandra Palace crowd. Following his emphatic 3-0 second-round win over Connor Scutt on Monday night, Price told Sky Sports he had been sat at home the previous evening and “probably wasn’t going to play the tournament”.

British middle distance star Laura Muir paid a surprise flying visit to Cardiff on Sunday afternoon and came away with a World Indoor Athletics Championship qualifying time. The Tokyo Olympics 1500m silver medallist was competing as a guest in the Welsh 3,000m championship race at the Cardiff Metropolitan University Christmas Classic meeting.

World Athletics president Lord Coe fears fans – and athletes – could be priced out of next summer’s Olympics in Paris. Coe is concerned over sky-high costs, with tickets for an athletics session at the Stade de France costing as much as £850 on the official Paris 2024 website. The cheapest admission for an evening session is £170.

Ben Reynolds and Jenny Nesbitt had particular reason to celebrate their Welsh indoor 3,000m titles in Cardiff on Sunday. Injury and illness meant both had experienced recent setbacks, but each bounced back to claim gold in their respective races at the Cardiff Metropolitan University Christmas Classic.

Batting all-rounder Ben Kellaway has signed a three-year contract extension that will see him extend his stay at Glamorgan until at least 2026. The 19-year-old from Newport burst onto the scene this year, making his debut for the Club in all three formats, and having a stunning showing in the Metro Bank One Day Cup earlier this year.

Para-Alpine chiefs believe there is still much more to come from Menna Fitzpatrick after the Wales-based skier won downhill gold at the Para-alpine World Cup in St Moritz, Switzerland. Fitzpatrick, competing for Great Britain and guided by Katie Guest, clinched the gold medal after winning a silver during the season opener on Saturday.

Former Glamorgan batsman Usman Khawaja has promised to “fight” a ruling by the sport’s governing body that he says has stopped him from displaying messages in support of “those who don’t have a voice”. In an emotional video posted on his social media, Australia star Khawaja clarified that his message was “not political” and that the “bigger problem” was people calling him up to berate him for his stance.

An unexpected Welsh marathon record has put Clara Evans in the running for a place at next year’s Paris Olympics. The Pontypridd Roadents athlete went into the Valencia Marathon earlier this month hoping to catch the Great Britain selectors’ eye for next summer’s European Athletics Championships in Rome.

Lauren Price outclassed Silvia Bortot to remain on course for a world title shot in 2024. Wales’ Tokyo Olympic gold medallist took command from the opening round to win comfortably on points in Bournemouth on Sunday night.

Matt Richards has vowed to build more momentum as he heads towards next year’s Olympic Games after winning another gold medal at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Romania. The Team Wales Commonwealth Games star and world champion powered home to win the 200m freestyle title, ahead of his Great Britain teammate James Guy.

Wales has a new European swimming champion in the shape of Medi Harris. The Commonwealth Games bronze medalist struck gold at the European Short Course Championships in Romania on Thursday night and there could be more silverware for Great Britain, and Welsh swimmers, this weekend.

Welsh athletes dismayed at the turmoil over the 2026 Commonwealth Games have been offered a potential lifeline – from London. Conservative Mayor of London candidate Susan Hall has thrown her support behind London hosting the next edition of the Games after the Gold Coast in Australia dropped the only bid for the event in four years’ time.

Clara Evans has become Wales’ fastest female marathon runner of all time after smashing the Welsh record for the distance. The Wales Commonwealth Games star set a new Welsh record of two hours, 25 minutes and four seconds at the Valencia Marathon on Sunday.

Chris Simmons and Lucie Gutteridge have secured the 2023 JD Tyres Welsh Tarmacadam Championship driver and co-driver titles respectively, after another close and thrilling year-long battle came to an end on the two-day Glyn Memorial Stages Rally. The tenth and final round of the series took place at the Anglesey Racing Circuit, which was the third time that crews had visited the Ty Croes venue this year.