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The Nigel Owens column: Love Island needs a dose of reality when it comes to body image
Nigel Owens
The world's leading referee fears the popular TV series' young viewers may feel under pressure to achieve the 'perfect look'
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Laura McAllister
It was a fascinating tournament and here's my verdict in detail...
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Thank you Sam... you've shown us what being a true role model really is
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Why World Cup 2018 excites me less than any other | Laura McAllister
Laura McAllister
It kicks off on June 14 but what can we look forward to?
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Welsh rugby's indisputable leader Clive Rowlands can reflect on 80 years of greatness
Welsh Rugby Union
He has occupied every possible role in the game but also has a huge place in Welsh life
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Welsh football is our greatest asset when it comes to selling Wales on the global stage
Laura McAllister
Here's why 'Brand Wales' needs to make the most of it...
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Every fascinating detail of what Six Nations referees really do before, during and after a big game
Six Nations
He doesn't just turn up an hour before the game
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Our national anthem is Wales' secret weapon and a 16th player on the pitch
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Only Wales has an anthem that prefers to celebrate the finest qualities of its people rather than call them to arms
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Swansea City's January transfer signings look shrewd recruitments even if some fans feel disappointed
Swansea City FC
Lee Trundle believes Swansea's recent struggles in the foreign market mean Ayew and King signings make sense
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Alex Cuthbert deserves some good times even if that means sacrificing his Wales career
Alex Cuthbert
The Wales and Lions wing is reportedly planning to leave Cardiff Blues at the end of the season
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'Is one victory against New Zealand in my lifetime too much to ask the rugby gods?' Carolyn Hitt
Welsh Rugby Union
Our columnist looks back at the might-have-beens, the almost-weres, the what-ifs... and dares to dream of a Wales win
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Shane Williams has sent some important words of advice to Steff Evans after his home Wales debut
Wales Rugby Team
The Wales great watched Evans' performance with great interest
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Gatland’s Law has been an abject failure and it’s time it was scrapped
Welsh Rugby Union
Controversial rule has served as no deterrent and needs to be replaced
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Shane Williams, Richard Hibbard and the great white shark prank that almost trumped Scott Baldwin's lion debacle
Shane Williams
Time stood still for a couple of seconds
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Shane Williams has just picked his Wales team for the autumn and he's agonised over leaving out a rising star
Wales Rugby Team
Wales have a brutal November programme which includes Tests against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
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Have Cardiff City fans forgiven Vincent Tan without realising it?
Cardiff City FC
After taking the club from blue to red and back again, have Bluebirds supporters finally forgiven the club's owner?
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Halo will conceal the human at the heart of the machine in Formula One
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How safe must F1 become before it ceases to become the F1 we know
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The incredible journey women's rugby has taken to earn its place in the spotlight
Wales Women's Rugby
As the eighth women's World Cup kicks off in Ireland today, Carolyn Hitt admires the determination of the women who have fought for their right to play the sport
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Fernando Alonso will never win another Formula One race, unless the unexpected happens
Formula 1
The options for the Spanish McLaren driver are severely limited as we head into this weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone
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Formula One needed Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton to fall out and will be all the better for it
Sport Opinion
A fierce rivalry on and off the track is exactly what's required
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Engines in Formula One are starting to become a big problem
Formula 1
As McLaren Honda's woes look set to continue at the Canadian Grand Prix, Paul Turner believes F1 has a growing engine issue that needs to be solved
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Why on earth have Wales snubbed one of our most consistent players and picked an England-based veteran instead?
Wales Rugby Team
It seems there is nothing this talented individual can do to win the selectors' favour
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Formula One may have taken a big step backwards at the worst possible time
Sport Opinion
Difficulties in overtaking have coincided with what could potentially be the end of Mercedes's dominance of the sport
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Welsh rugby could face another challenge as cash-rich China plot major rugby revolution
Welsh Rugby Union
Although China currently has only a small number of players, there are plans to plough 100m US dollars into rugby over the next decade and set up professional men’s and women’s leagues
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