Welcome to June issue of the WSA sports e-newsletter, giving you a flavour of some of the recent sporting activities and achievements in Wales.

Steve Davies is on Beijing countdown with just weeks to go before facing his Olympic D-Day in Birmingham.  And the Caldicot middle-distance man is determined there will be no mistakes and no excuses not to take him to China this August.  Full story

Britain’s Olympic triathletes will have their final run-out before flying off to Beijing for August's Games in Wales on Saturday July 26.  Welsh star Helen Tucker, who is waiting for confirmation about her British place but, as the new world champion is certain to be S****Ted with Northampton teenager Hollie Avil is, though, unlikely to be at the Corus Elite Series event at Bryn Bach Park, Tredegar.  Full story

Two Welsh rowers are sitting tight before discovering if they will be part of the most famous crew in British history, the Olympic four.  Either Tom James or Tom Lucy could be in the boat, which was made famous in previous Olympics as the crew which took Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent to their multiple medals.  Full story

Tour de France ace Geraint Thomas is set to ride in Wales - and under the Welsh flag - for the first time in years when he takes part in the Abergavenny International Festival of Cycling this month.  The 23-year-old from Cardiff only finished the second biggest road race in the world at the start of the month when completing the Giro d'Italia for his Continental team Barloworld.  Full story

It was once known that an international baseball match between Wales and England could attract as many people as would watch Cardiff City or Swansea at football.  During the 1950s and 60s, anywhere between 10,000 and 15,000 people would gather around the diamond in Roath Park, Cardiff, to see the reds take on the whites in their annual contest.  Full story

A person called Matthews attracted quite a bit of attention at the Celtic Manor Resort last month, but it was no relation to Welsh billionaire Sir Terry, who is bringing the Ryder Cup to the Principality in two years time.  Full story

 Don’t be surprised if a Welsh teenager suddenly pops up on television later this month in a match against tennis superstars like Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic or even world number one Maria Sharapova.  Full story

 It will be a testament to sheer courage and determination if Wales' great swimming hope David Davies goes two better than in his past Olympics by landing a gold in China.  Full story

 Neath’s Jamie Jones admits he has learnt lessons from a debut year on snooker's biggest stage to take into his second attempt which starts in August.  The 20-year-old had his first taste of professional snooker on the Main Tour, that includes players like reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, during 2006/07 but lost his place and had to return to the Welsh amateur ranks.        Full story

No less a person than golf legend Colin Montgomerie believes that the Ryder Cup, to be held in Newport two years from now, should be extended to a four-day competition.  Weather conditions were awful before the Wales Open, which was played over the course that Europe and America will be battling it out for the famous trophy in 2010.  Full story

A new initiative to build a senior Welsh cycling team, after years of the red jersey missing from international events, has been launched.  Dragon Cycling, the brainchild of Welsh Cycling Union president Bill Owen, is aimed at nurturing and underpinning the performance of riders but from an independent funding source, so not pulling on limited resources of the sport's mainstream bodies, such as the WCU.  Full story

Welsh high jump champion Julie Crane wants to put 14 months of injury heartache behind her in the next two months and book a plane ticket to China.  Crane, 31, won the 2006 Commonwealth Games silver medal and has set her heart on qualifying for her first Olympic Games.  Full story

Welsh legends Scott Gibbs and Scott Quinnell are back in harness after playing together for the Principality and the British Lions for a very special match in September.  Full story

Welsh legend Lyn Davies has sent out a strong message that athletics will not tolerate drugs cheats in the wake of the Dwain Chambers affair that has blighted the sport.  Full story

It will be D-Day for Wales towards the end of July when the long wait to discover if big time rugby league can come to the Principality will be over.  Full story