After almost an hour and a half of flat-out competition, Osian Pryce finished just 32.1 seconds away from a top 10 finish on the Tet Rally Liepāja, in only his second FIA European Rally Championship event in a Škoda Fabia Rally2.

Melissa Courtney-Bryant overtook the great Kirsty Wade to move into second place on the Welsh all-time 1500 mete rankings as she clocked a lifetime best of 4 min, 00.45 sec in winning at the Stanislas Meeting in Nancy, France on Sunday.

The Ice Man, Gerwyn Price, paid tribute to The Ferret, Jonny Clayton, for playing the lead role in Wales becoming world champions in darts once more. Price and Clayton sealed a second World Cup of Darts trophy for Wales with a clinical performance in their 10-2 victory over Scotland’s Gary Anderson and Peter Wright in Frankfurt.

Welsh tumbler Megan Surman has announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics. The 24-year-old, originally from Swansea, bows out as a multiple major championship medallist.

Osian Pryce was just 16-year’s old when he began what has become a long and successful rallying career in Latvia – and now, 14 years later, he will return to the Baltic country to tackle the Tet Rally Liepāja (17-18 June) as part of his 2023 FIA European Rally Championship campaign.

Three Welsh gymnasts have been selected as part of Team GB for this summer’s European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia. Women’s artistic duo Ellie Lewis and Jemima Taylor, along with men’s star Alex Niscoveanu are among six British gymnasts in a 39-strong team who will compete in the 17th edition of the summer EYOF which runs from 23-29 July.

Kiran Carlson expressed his satisfaction with his current form after he scored a brilliant century to allow Glamorgan to post 390 with the bat on day one of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash against Durham at Seat Unique Riverside.

Ian Woosnam will return to his Welsh roots when he tees it up in The Senior Open Presented by Rolex at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club from July 27-30. The 1991 Masters Champion and 29-time DP World Tour winner was born in Oswestry and began his career at Llanymynech Golf Club.

Cardiff Devils coach Pete Russell believes new signing River Rymsha can help the team flow next season. The Devils have bolstered their roster for the upcoming 2023-24 Elite League season with the addition of defenseman Rymsha.

Sam Northeast admitted Glamorgan deserved to have their T20 momentum halted after they were outplayed by Surrey at Sophia Gardens. A record-breaking batting performance from Laurie Evans and his Surrey teammates set up a 65-run victory in their Vitality Blast match in Cardiff.

Captain Kiran Carlson has paid tribute to Chris Cooke and Colin Ingram after Glamorgan made it four wins out of five in their Vitality Blast campaign. The pair were instrumental again as the Welsh county beat Sussex Sharks by 32 runs at the 1st Central County Ground.

Colin Ingram insists Glamorgan will go into their next Vitality Blast T20 clash against Sussex at Hove on Sunday in confident mood after they moved up to fourth place in the table. Ingram combined with Chris Cooke on Friday night to share a stand of 109 as the Welsh county beat Kent by seven wickets with an impressive display in Cardiff. That win lifted Glamorgan to fourth in the south group as they won for the third time in their opening four games of the tournament.

Commonwealth champion Rosie Eccles is among three Welsh boxers – and a dozen Welsh athletes in total – who have been named in the Great Britain squad for the European Games this summer. Eccles – who won gold at last year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham – is joined by Taylor Bevan and Harris Akbar in the GB squad for Krakow in Poland.

Chris Cooke admitted smashing a century was “not even on my radar” before he made history with a ton to inspire Glamorgan to victory at Middlesex. The wicketkeeper ensured a memorable Vitality Blast T20 triumph by striking Glamorgan’s fastest-ever century in T20 cricket off a mere 38 deliveries.

Former Boston Bruins centre-man Jamie Arniel has become the Cardiff Devils first new signing of the summer. The 33-year-old links up with the Devils having faced new coach Pete Russell in Germany’s DEL2 league last season.

Jade Jones failed to reach the semi-finals at the World Taekwondo Championships in Baku. Wales’ double Olympic champion was beaten by Lo Chia-ling of Chinese Taipei in the women’s -57kg competition.

England’s Harry Malin shot a final round 67 to clinch the Welsh Open Youths Championship at Creigiau near Cardiff.

Glamorgan coach Mark Alleyne has told his team they need to wise up if they are going to enjoy T20 success this season. Big-hitting Tom Banton posted a high-octane half-century as Somerset comfortably beat Glamorgan by four wickets in an entertaining Vitality Blast contest at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton.

Geraint Thomas plans to continue elite level cycling for at least two more years. The Welsh rider finished second behind Primoz Roglic as the Giro d’Italia ended with emotional scenes in Rome. Thomas will be out of contract with Ineos Grenadiers at the end of the year but has indicated he wants to continue for a minimum of two more seasons.

Geraint Thomas had suffered some cruel mishaps at the Grio d’Italia over the years bit nothing will feel as bruising as the ride into Rome on Sunday. The Welsh rider saw the pink jersey snatched away on the penultimate day on Saturday as Primoz Roglic overcame a mechanical problem to win a punishing time trial to the summit of Monte Lussari. Roglic dropped his chain midway up the cruel concrete road to the top but still had enough in reserve to beat Thomas by 40 seconds, overturning the 26-second advantage Thomas took into the day.