Dan Jervis produced a controlled swim to book his spot in the final of the men’s 1500m freestyle at the European Championships in Budapest. The 24-year-old Swansea swimmer will bid for his maiden European medal on Wednesday evening.

Development Director Hannah McAllister is to become the next boss of Wales Golf – making her one of the first female chief executives of a merged golf governing body in the world. The former Wales international player will also be the first female CEO of a merged golf union in the Home Nations when she succeeds Richard Dixon, who is retiring this summer after 30 years at the top of the Welsh game.

Matt Richards marked his GB debut by celebrating a stunning relay silver medal at the European Championships in Budapest. The 18-year-old – who broke two Welsh records at the selection trials in April – helped GB to finish second in a British record 4x100m relay time of 3:11.56.

Anna Hursey says keeping cool was key as she claimed her first title on the international stage with victory in the WTT Youth Contender tournament in Portugal. The 14-year-old beat world No 10 Elena Zaharia of Romania – ranked 15 places above the Welsh ace in the ITTF lists – in the U17 girls singles in Vila Real on Sunday night.

Harriet Jones booked a spot in Monday’s semi-finals of the 100m butterfly at the European Championships in Budapest. The 23-year-old clocked 59.36 secs finishing fifth in her heat as France’s Marie Wattel won in 57.69.

Anna Hursey underlined her status as one of Europe’s top young players by winning the inaugural WTT Youth Contender event in Portugal. The 14-year-old triumphed in the U17 girls singles after a thrilling 3-2 victory over 16-year-old Elena Zaharia in Vila Real.

It’s been a tough road back for Caryl Glanville, but the Welsh hurdler has finally overcome an obstacle that threatened her athletics career. Now, she has two big targets to aim for over the next year as she tells Owen Morgan. Nine months ago, Welsh international hurdler Caryl Granville didn’t know whether she would compete again. The Swansea Harrier was in agony after being diagnosed with several deep vein thrombosis in her leg and could barely walk, let alone run.

Welsh athletes Jac Palmer and Jake Heyward registered Commonwealth Games qualifying standards as they competed on opposite sides of the Atlantic on Saturday. Hammer thrower Palmer claimed his standard in Aberdare in the afternoon, while Heyward clocked his 1500m qualifying time in Irvine, California, later in the evening.

Anna Hursey produced another impressive display to reach the last eight of the WTT Youth Contender tournament in Portugal. The 14-year-old saw off Germany’s European Top 10 champ Annett Kaufmann in her last 16 tie in the U17 girls singles.

Rosie Eccles stopped her opponent to win her second gold in succession at the Socikas Tournament in Kaunus. The 24-year-old welterweight followed up her victory at the Belgrade Winner event in Serbia with another triumph at the tournament in Lithuania.

Laura Sugar powered to the gold medal in the women’s KL3 200m at the Canoe Sprint European Paralympic Qualifier in Szeged, Hungary. The Welsh paracanoeist finished in 48.11 seconds, 2.23sec ahead of France’s Nelia Barbosa to move closer to qualifying for a second Para Olympics in a second sport.

He’s now 35 years old and it’s a decade since he was champion of the world, but don’t bother asking Dai Greene to slow down. The Welsh hurdler is not just looking at squeezing into Olympic contention this summer, but has his plans for next year, too, – both on and off the track as he tells Owen Morgan. A cool early summer evening at the University of Birmingham may have been a world away from a global 400m hurdles final in South Korea, but Dai Greene was just happy to be back competing. The last time the 400m hurdles champion at the 2011 Daegu World Championships stepped onto a track in anger was in August of last year – the only time he competed outdoors during the whole of 2020.

Welsh Athletics has named a strong squad for the prestigious annual Loughborough international on May 23. World 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene is the standout name in a squad littered with Great Britain senior and junior internationals as well as a number of emerging debutants.

Rosie Eccles has claimed a third medal in as many tournaments this year after reaching the final of the Socikas Tournament. The 24-year-old beat Russia’s Saadat Dalgatova in her opening fight in Lithuania.

Lydia Hall is still well in contention at the Investec South African Women’s Open despite a nightmare start to her second round. The Bridgend golfer is tied for fifth after carding a five-over-par 77 after dropping three shots on her opening hole at the Westlake Golf Club in Cape Town.

Natalie Powell has been chosen by GB Judo to compete in her seventh World Championships. The 30-year-old from Beulah is among an eight-strong team for the champs in Budapest from 6-13 June.

The benefits – both physical and mental – of open water swimming have been known to enthusiasts for years. But now a niche activity is becoming more mainstream there are new issues to overcome. Where can we all swim and how safe will it be? Alex Bywater hears how Swim Wales and Welsh Triathlon have joined forces to meet that challenge. Until recently, open water swimmers – including triathletes – had to give places like Llandegfedd Reservoir a wide berth. The water may have looked welcoming, the scenery maybe more so, but officialdom was not.

Lydia Hall was eyeing her second LET victory after finishing tied for the lead on the opening day of the Investec South African Women’s Open at Westlake Golf Club. The Bridgend ace fired a two-under-par 70 to jointly lead with home heroine Lee-Anne Pace by one stroke from another South African duo  Tandi McCallum and Nicole Garcia.

Jenny Nesbitt and Kris Jones have been rewarded for their excellent early season form with places on the Great Britain team for next month’s European 10,000m Cup. The Welsh internationals will be joined on the 12-strong team by Cardiff-based Jake Smith, Swansea Harrier Verity Ockenden and double Olympic Champion Sir Mo Farah.

The fans are coming back to football, but for some it’s too late to say a proper goodbye. Fraser Watson reflects on a year of echoing stadia and says the real stars of the game cannot come back quickly enough. The game was essentially over, Rotherham’s fate all but sealed, but the most poignant moment was yet to come. A mere four months after undergoing chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Sol Bamba entered the fray as a late substitute for Josh Murphy.