Welsh Fire opener Steve Eskinazi has praised his teammates after they moved to within one game of confirming their place in the semi-final eliminator of the Hundred. Fire beat Northern Superchargers by eight weeks in their final group game at Headingley on Tuesday night.

Jonny Bairstow praised Welsh Fire for keeping cool heads as the men’s team followed the women with a huge victory in Cardiff on Sunday night. The England Test star top scored for Fire with 41 as they beat London Spirit by six wickets at Sophia Gardens to keep alive their hopes of a place in finals day.

Welsh Fire hero Sophia Dunkley insisted fortune had favoured the brave after leading her team into the knockout stages of the women’s Hundred. England star Dunkley led the way with 68 and 2 for 15 against London Spirit, as Welsh Fire qualified for the Hundred finals weekend for the first time by beating London Spirit by 23 runs.

Joe Brier earned a prized silver medal at the Athletics World Championships in Budapest, even though injury ruled him out of the mixed 4 x 400m relay final. The Welsh star ran a superb opening leg in his heat even though he injured himself early in his run as Great Britain smashed the British record.

Glamorgan found the Prices were too steep as brothers Oliver and Tom saw Gloucestershire through to a victory which dented the Welsh county’s hopes of a top three finish in Group B of the One Day Cup. Oliver Price led the way with 109 not out, but he was running out of support until brother Tom joined him at the crease to be the second top scorer with 32 in a half century partnership chasing down Glamorgan’s 217 all out in 46 overs.

Beth Munro proved she is in course for Paralympic gold next year after becoming European para taekwondo champion in the Netherlands. The Wales-based star took gold for Great Britain in the women’s -65 kg para taekwondo final at the European Para Championships at the Rotterdam Ahoy on Tuesday.

Pyle and Kenfig completed the treble of men’s club golf by winning the Welsh Men’s Team championship at Porthmadog, beating Glamorganshire in the final.

Keira Forsythe has admitted she was left disappointed by a bronze medal in the -52kg Para Taekwondo at the European Para Championships in the Netherlands. The Welsh Paralympic hopeful had been intending to garner maximum points for her qualification bid for Paris, but failed to make the final.

History-maker Tammy Beaumont admitted Welsh Fire are repaying their debts to fans. The Fire captain hit the highest-ever score in the Hundred, 118 off 61 balls, steering her team to a record score of 181 for 3 in the women’s competition – and a 41-run victory over Trent Rockets.

David Smith admits he will need to get used to outdoor boccia if the sport continues to move in that direction. The Swansea-based triple Paralympic champion had to settle for a silver medal at the European Para Championships in the Netherlands at the weekend.

Josh Tarling was tipped for the top by fellow Welsh rider and former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas after the 19-year-old claimed a surprise bronze medal in the world championship time trial. The teenager from Aberaeron set the early pace in the race to Stirling Castle and was only bettered by champion Remco Evenepeol and former two-time winner Filippo Ganna.

“Don’t’ worry, I’ve got this,” said Shabnim Ismail to Welsh Fire women’s captain, Tammy Beaumont. And she was right. Ismail bowled Welsh Fire to a sensational victory with a hat-trick in the last three balls of the match to secure a three-run Women’s Hundred win over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston.

It’s 15 years to the day since Nicole Cooke won Great Britain’s first medal of the Beijing Olympics when she took gold in the women’s road race in 2008. The Welsh rider overcame the competition and heavy rain to cross the line first at the end of the 126km route from the city centre to a section of the Great Wall of China.

Emma Finucane admitted she was in disbelief after capping a breakout year by becoming Britain’s first women’s sprint world champion in a decade at the UCI Cycling World Championships. The 20-year-old Welsh rider got the better of Germany’s Lea Friedrich to win the final 2-0, the first time Britain had picked up a medal of any colour in this event since fellow Welsh star Becky James took the world title in 2013.

Elynor Backstedt admitted she felt “gutted” after she missed out on a medal by seconds at the UCI Cycling World Championships. The Welsh star finished fourth in Glasgow in the team time trial mixed relay as Great Britain were just edged out of a place on the podium.

Elinor Barker believes she is back on track for Olympic glory next year after becoming a double world champion in Glasgow. The Welsh cycling star and Great Britain teammate Neah Evans were crowned world madison champions at the UCI Cycling World Championships on Monday night.

Wales international Isabella Hopkins won the Women’s Welsh Amateur for the second time,

Colin Ingram will need to tread carefully for Glamorgan as he nurses a caf injury, but he still remains the county’s best hope of batting success in the One-Day Cup. A century from the South African – despite the injury – guided Glamorgan to a seven-wicket win over Derbyshire in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup match at Derby.

Elfyn Evans has reduced the deficit at the top of the FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ standings from 55 to 25 points after winning Rally Finland. The Dolgellau ace seized his chance when arch rival and Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanperä crash out – winning the event outright and also taking maximum bonus points for setting the fastest time on the closing Power Stage.

Elinor Barker admitted to pain before the gain after she and Anna Morris struck gold for Great Britain at the Cycling World Championships. The Welsh pair – along with semi-final teammate and Barker’s sister Megan – were part of the GB women’s team pursuit who took a magnificent gold medal in a blistering time of 4:08.771, beating New Zealand by over four seconds for the world championship title. There was little to separate the two teams in the early stages, but the Great Britain team steadily built up a gap, and with a raucous home crowd behind them, they soon had the Kiwis in their sights.