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Geraint Thomas insists he and his Ineos Grenadiers team are primed for a tilt at the Giro d'Italia title on a route that should suit him better than last year's edition. The runner-up in the 2023 Giro, Thomas was leading the race until the mountain time-trial on day 20 in which he was leap-frogged at the last by eventual winner Primoz Roglic.

Jak Jones faces a huge task before his first World Snooker Championship semi-final appearance - persuading his mother to watch. The Welsh potter - the world No 44 - earned the biggest win of his career when he turned an 8-8 overnight score against Judd Trump into a 13-9 victory on Wednesday to reach the last four for the first time.

Anna Hursey will bid to take another big step towards earning selection for the Olympic Games this week when she chases table tennis world ranking points in Saudi Arabia. The 17-year-old Wales and British number one female player broke into the world’s top 100 earlier this year and is currently ranked 97.

For 64 years, Terry Medwin was the last Wales player to score at a World Cup. Medwin, who has died at the age of 91, scored the winner in a 2-1 play-off victory over Hungary at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. The goal set up an ultimately unsuccessful quarter-final against eventual champions Brazil – a contest decided by Pele’s first World Cup goal – but Medwin’s place in Welsh football history was secure.

It seems appropriate that Swansea City can end their season with an identical record to their current high point, achieved back in October Nothing would more clearly illustrate a wasted few months in the club’s history. If the Swans beat Millwall at home on Saturday - they are 21/20 favourites with DragonBet to do so - they will have gained four wins and a draw from the final five matches of their Championship campaign.

Llandovery skipper Jack Jones claims the Drovers have their sights firmly set on retaining their Indigo Premiership title as they head into Saturday’s play-off semi-final showdown against Cardiff at Church Bank (5.15pm kick off). Coach Euros Evans’ men made history by finishing top of the Premiership standings for the first time after running in nine tries to cruise to a 62-13 home win over Bridgend in their final regular league match.

Jak Jones looks determined to keep flying the flag for Wales deep into the second week at the World Snooker Championship. The Welsh star ensured it was a tense session for Judd Trump in their quarter-final at The Crucible in Sheffield after they finished level at 8-8 overnight.

A Welsh golfer is trying to find out if he has achieved the longest hole-in-one in Wales, after sinking his tee shot on a 366 yard par 4.

Tonga back row forward Solomone Funaki has been backed by Dragons coach Dai Flanagan to make a big impact at Rodney Parade next season. The 30-year-old – who can operate across the back row – will make the move to Newport this summer from Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby.

Geraint Thomas has vowed to 'take on' the Giro d'Italia when the opening Grand Tour of the season starts in Milan on Saturday.