Elfyn Evans will not be able to repeat his historic victory on Rally Sweden as COVID-19 begins to wreak havoc on next year’s World Rally Championship calendar. The event, scheduled to be the second round of the season on 11-14 February centred around Varmland,has fallen victim to the on-going coronavirus crisis.

Joel Makin staged a battling comeback to reach the quarter-finals of the Black Ball Open in Cairo after an 80-minute battle. The 26-year-old from Haverfordwest came from two games to one down over England’s James Willstrop to triumph 3-2 (11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9)

The PING Welsh Junior Tour will return in 2021, looking to build on the growth of 2019 before the event was understandably interrupted this year. With the Coronavirus pandemic forcing cancellation in 2020, it will also return to the same format as 2019 which saw increased entries across the board.

Welsh golfers of all abilities will finally be able to play in the first ever Wales Golf Festival, which is to go ahead in 2021 after having to be cancelled this year. The three day inaugural event will be held at Parc Golf Club between Cardiff and Newport on June 18-20, with events for disability players, club teams, people new to golf and juniors.

Joel Makin set-up a second-round clash with James Willstrop after winning a tough opening match at the CIB Black Ball Open in Cairo. The Haverfordwest-born player triumphed 3-1 (10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-2) over Spain’s former world No 5 Borja Golan.

Motorsport was the winner on Saturday’s Rali Adfer Coedwigoedd Cymru as rallying finally restarted in Wales after the coronavirus lockdown. Despite the sport taking place in vast outdoor spaces, it’s been subject to the Welsh government’s arbitrary 30 maximum person gathering rule.

Liam Williams has got his sights set on two big dates in 2021 as he aims to prove he is the daddy. The 28-year-old knows his next fight will be for the WBO World Middleweight title – most probably against Demetrius Andrade.

Jade Jones reckons her return to the top step of the podium is the perfect platform for her bid for a hat-trick of Taekwondo Olympic gold medals. The Flint fighter will be chasing history in Tokyo next summer after her triumphs in London 2012 and Rio 2016.

Wales’ taekwondo ace Jade Jones struck gold at the European Championship Olympic weights competition in Bosnia. The double Olympic champ took the next step on the podium after making her return with silver at last month’s Euro Clubs event in Croatia.

Tesni Evans saw her run at the Black Ball Open in Cairo ended at the quarter-finals. The 28-year-old took the first game against No 4 seed Hania El Hammamy 12-10 having saved a game point.

The sight and sound of rally cars thundering through a Welsh forest will return after 308 very long and quiet days this Saturday, when competition restarts with a Covid-19 compliant test event. Needless to say, the 15 available spaces filled up quickly for the Rali Adfer Coedwigoedd Cymru (Welsh Forest Restoration Rally) – with the very limited number of drivers and co-drivers permitted to take part complying with the maximum 30 persons gathering rule.

Tesni Evans is confident she is getting back to her best after booking her place in the quarter-finals of the CIB Black Ball Open in Cairo. The No 8 seed saw off 12th seed Olivia Clyne of the United States in a five-game battle (13-11, 11-6, 5-11, 7-11, 11-7) that lasted 62 minutes.

Welsh athletes heading to next year’s re-scheduled Olympic Games have been told to prepare for flying visits to Tokyo. The likes of Jade Jones, Dewi Griffiths, Melissa Courtney, Owain Doull, Natalie Powell and others can now expect brief in-and-out visits to Japan, either side of their competition date. Athletes will be expected to arrive in the Tokyo 2020 Athletes’ Village five days prior to their competition at Tokyo 2020 and depart a maximum of two days afterwards.

Emily Whitlock came agonisingly close to producing a major shock at the CIB Black Ball Open in Cairo before losing to No 5 seed Sarah-Jane Perry. The 26-year-old, who is now competing for Wales having moved to Colwyn Bay, was beaten 3-2 (4-11, 11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 9-11) in 55 minutes.

Tesni Evans recovered from losing the first game to reach the second round of the Black Ball Open in Cairo. The No 8 seed triumphed 3-1 against England’s Lucy Turmel.

Jamie Donaldson has clinched his spot at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai after finishing runner-up at the South African Open. The Welshman will definitely be in the field for the Rolex Series event, which starts on Thursday, after finishing the regular phase of the season sitting in 63d place thanks to his second place at Sun City. It was a return to top form for 45-year-old Donaldson, who who has not won a tournament since 2015, but who has leaped 48 places in the rankings.

Geraint Thomas suffered a dislocated shoulder while on a training ride on Sunday. Wales’ 2018 Tour de France champ insisted he would be back riding on Monday – on his turbo trainer.

Elfyn Evans vowed to come back stronger next season after seeing his dream of being crowned FIA World Rally Champion end in heartache. The 31-year-old had to settle for a career-best second in the drivers’ standings as Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Sebastien Ogier won his seventh title.

Elfyn Evans is set to suffer World Rally Championship heartache as his bid for the record books hit a snow bank. The Dolgellau-born racer crashed out on the Gerosa SS11 on Rally Monza while lying third and looking on course to become the first Welsh driver to win the title.

Wales’ para Taekwondo trailblazer Matt Bush is helping the search for GB Taekwondo’s next stars. The 31-year-old became the first Brit to strike gold at the World Para Taekwondo Championships in 2019.