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Carolyn Hitt: 'Wales need to know that beyond the silence of stadiums the roar goes on at home'

Columnist Carolyn Hitt looks ahead to Wales' Six Nations opening game against Ireland on Sunday

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FIFA, football and Wales: Why I am standing for election to one of the most powerful bodies in world sport

Laura McAllister

If successful, I’d be the first woman from the British Isles and the first female from Europe who has played international football to sit on FIFA Council.

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Only sport can save itself with a better sense of duty to its grassroots and a realignment of its priorities

If we don’t reel in the top end that we watch from the sidelines or the sofa, community sport will die on its feet while pro sport cannibalises itself...

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Welsh rugby needs to talk about ditching Delilah - I will never sing it again

Welsh Rugby Union

It could be time to encourage Wales rugby fans to not sing the Tom Jones song

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Racism in sport: Now is surely the time for radical action that addresses the causes, not just the symptoms

Given its status, reach and power - sport, and all of us involved in sport, need to take a long, hard look at ourselves and act

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Nigel Owens column: The plan for rugby's return and the people who must be dealt with in lockdown

Nigel Owens describes what needs to happen for live rugby to return behind closed doors

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Covid-19 is an opportunity to radically overhaul sport

Let's not waste it and here's why...

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Making TV viewers pay to watch the Six Nations risks making the game a profitable irrelevance

The Six Nations could move behind a paywall which would only worsen the exposure the sport gets

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The changes Wales must now consider making for the Six Nations clash with France

Wales Rugby Team

They lost 24-14 in Dublin and need to tweak their selection to get back back on track , according to Wales legend Graham Price

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Euro 2020 is a godsend for Wales and here's why

Wales football team

This current Wales squad is reflective of a quiet new self-confidence pervading our nation’s sports...

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If their bodies can survive the South African onslaught, Wales have proved they have the mind game to edge the battle of the Boks and make history

Wales Rugby Team

Victory against South Africa would eclipse every previous encounter...

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It's time to unleash sport's real power for good | Laura McAllister

Laura McAllister

The harsh truth is that most sport today is the Cinderella for attention, respect and investment

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Why we salute Megan Rapinoe for standing up for equality

Laura McAllister

The US footballer follows in a fine tradition of women fed up with being treated unequally when their performances were often better than their male counterparts

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If there is a women’s football Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics, ignoring it might be the best response | Laura McAllister

Laura McAllister

Even the tiniest threat to our 143-year status as a proud, independent football nation is too big a risk to take

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Match officials deserve our respect and must have it at all times | Laura McAllister

Cardiff City FC

'Intimidation and bullying take a variety of forms and nothing I saw that day made me proud to be a City fan'

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Nigel Owens: 'I've been the victim of homophobic abuse on the pitch – we need to do more to tackle abuse in sport'

Raheem Sterling called out racist chanting towards him and other players during an England match

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Championing women across all sports and at all levels is a must we need to ACT on right now

It's high time there were some proper athletic strides forward when it comes to equality...

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Nigel Owens: The day Lawrence Dallaglio tricked me in a big game and taught me a lesson I've never forgotten

'He had pulled the wool over my eyes and I fell for it'

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Wales stand on on the brink of rugby history today | Carolyn Hitt

Wales Rugby Team

It was the turn of the last century that Wales last enjoyed the kind of winning streak they are course to match today

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Sir Andy Murray has dominated the world of tennis and will thrive in retirement

He has become an icon of British sport and will be a significant figure even when he leaves the court

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The first true celebrity of Welsh rugby | Carolyn Hitt

Wales Rugby Team

'He did more than anyone else to transform a game'

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Laura McAllister: This is what has angered, excited, moved and perplexed me in 2018

Here's my verdict on the year - combining my twin obsessions of politics and sport.

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A five-point plan to help tackle Wales' childhood obesity problem

PE and sport in schools are vital for the future wellbeing of our nation

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Here's why women's sport needs a big injection of urgency, desire and resource

Laura McAllister

There's progress, don't get me wrong, but there is still so much more we can all do to beat gender inequality

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Wrexham FC Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney told 'fire up the jet' as Wrexham stars put in request Wrexham's players have already cheekily told their Hollywood owners what they want to do this summer

How much Ryan Reynolds pays Wrexham's players compared to other teams

Wrexham's Hollywood owners have been splashing the cash on players to get two automatic promotions

Wales rugby international retires with immediate effect to start new job

Josh Turnbull has decided to hang up his boots

The eye-watering sum of money Ryan Reynolds has spent and lost on Wrexham

Co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been instrumental in the club's rise up the leagues

Tonight's rugby news as Wales duo tear it up in France and New Zealand star diagnosed with cancer

The latest rugby news from Wales and beyond

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Family pays tribute to 'beautiful daughter' who died a week after crash

Demi Leigh Mabbitt died several days after being involved in a one-car collision

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney told 'fire up the jet' as Wrexham stars put in request

Wrexham's players have already cheekily told their Hollywood owners what they want to do this summer

Man found dead at home as police launch search for his family

South Wales Police

Police are trying to locate Raymond Gethin's next of kin after he was found dead

How much Ryan Reynolds pays Wrexham's players compared to other teams

Wrexham's Hollywood owners have been splashing the cash on players to get two automatic promotions

BBC Police drama Blue Lights branded Line of Duty's 'natural successor' as new series begins 'Blue Lights is back - best crime drama on TV at the moment'

Woman charged with murder of baby found in woodland more than 25 years ago

Baby “Callum” was discovered close to a theme park in 1998

Married At First Sight Australia groom says 'my fears have happened' after big decision

Married at First Sight Australia

Tristan last week admitted he was in love with Cass - but she did not have the same feelings

Blue Lights star Sian Brooke's real name, James Bond actor husband and Welsh roots

Sian plays Constable Grace Ellis in Northern Irish police drama Blue Lights which returns to screens on April 15

Protesters will use 20mph convoys in bid to show 'how bad things will get' this summer

The convoys are being organised as a motion goes before the Senedd calling for the policy to be reversed