7 h. ago Welsh club chief makes feelings clear on merger talk as Jamie Roberts 'hopeful' of right call

The WRU will decide the future of the professional game by the end of the month

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3 d. ago Blawan: Sick Elixir review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week

(XL Recordings)Jamie Roberts’ unsettling take on bass music is crammed with glitchy rhythms and jolting sounds. It’s as disorienting as it is immersiveSickElixir is not an album much interested in gently easing the listener into its darkly claustrophobic world. The first thing you hear is roughly approximate to the distressing sound of someone alternately gasping for breath and attempting to clear their passages of phlegm. It’s joined by a distorted bass drum overlaid with a metal-on-metal clank in lieu of a snare. There’s a weird noise somewhere between radio interference and the sound of fabric tearing, some incomprehensible, sonically warped and doom-laden guttural chanting, and harsh electronic tones that churn and screech. All this is in the opening minute of the first track: notice is served that Jamie Roberts’ latest album is probably not for everyone.This will hardly come as a shock to anyone with prior knowledge of his oeuvre. From the moment he started releasing music as B...

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5 d. ago Today's rugby news as Gavin Henson warns Tandy and coach vents over Welsh club match postponement

These are your rugby headlines on the morning of Tuesday, October 7.

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8 d. ago Welsh football club placed up for sale in bid to 'take the next step'

The club has set its sights on ultimately winning the Cymru Premier

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8 d. ago Robert MacIntyre battles brutal conditions to take share of lead on home soil

Ryder Cup star and local hero MacIntyre rose to the occasion.

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8 d. ago Robert MacIntyre battles brutal conditions to take share of lead at St Andrews

Ryder Cup star and local hero MacIntyre rose to the occasion.

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1 week ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales dealt autumn blow and Welsh club suffer injury crisis

The latest rugby news and headlines from Wales and beyond

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1 week ago Demolition of Welsh social club blamed for city flooding begins

A collapsed culvert beneath the club, which was open from 1947 to 2023, led to a huge flooding issue on a major roundabout

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1 week ago Ryan Reynolds got 4am apology from Channing Tatum for Wrexham stars' wild night out

Channing Tatum spent a few days in Wrexham to film a Super Bowl advert for one of the Welsh football club's sponsors and ended up having a wild night out with the players

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1 week ago Welsh star's club in strike threat as coach's comments caught on live TV

The latest rugby stories making headlines on the evening of Tuesday, September 30.

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2 w. ago Former Wales stars all say the same thing about which Welsh club will be strongest

Shane Williams and Tom Shanklin were in agreement about which Welsh side is the strongest this year

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2 w. ago Leigh Halfpenny signs for Welsh club in surprise announcement

The 36-year-old has returned to the Arms Park for his second spell at the capital club

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2 w. ago Welsh coach's impassioned speech as club's fans to march on stadium

The former Wales star is very clear on what the future should look like for Welsh rugby

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2 w. ago Pep Guardiola told hands off as Wrexham boss left in awe of 'off the scale' star

Issa Kabore made his debut for Wrexham on Saturday and the Manchester City loanee was fantastic, with the defender helping the Welsh club beat Norwich 3-2 in the Championship

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3 w. ago Wales duo ruled out of autumn as Welsh club issue injury update

Mason Grady suffered the injury in his first match following a 10-month lay-off

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3 w. ago Wales' best rugby players officially announced at awards ceremony

Jac Morgan joined an exclusive club as he picked up his second Welsh Rugby Writers Association player of the year award

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last month Tonight's rugby news as Dwayne Peel defiant and Welsh club sign player from Super Rugby team

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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