Reggae band Rasites to bang Blaenau Ffestiniog

BRITISH reggae band the Rasites have promised to ‘bang up’ Blaenau Ffestiniog when they play the town’s Cellb venue tonight.

Talliss of the Rasites at the Globe, Cardiff in the foreground with Kashta Menilek Tafari, far left

Talliss of the Rasites at the Globe, Cardiff in the foreground with Kashta Menilek Tafari, far left


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Britain’s American Football Warriors

"It's the sport of kings, better than diamond rings/That's why we're here to sing, football/Sundays in the snow, referee's whistle blows/Weekend warriors toe-to-toe, football."

WHAT can better encapsulate the 1980s than an LL Cool J rap, a Goldie Hawn film and American Football? Ladies Love recorded his feelings for America's game in Football Rap, the theme tune to 1986 comedy Wildcats.

The South Wales Warriors (in green) prepare to punt to the London Olympians
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The Glasgow golden girls and Wales’ greatest athletes

WALES has enjoyed one of its best ever Commonwealth Games but will female driven success mark a shift in perception of women’s sport in Wales?

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Kirsty Wade (821) running the 1,500m at the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games

The Olympic cyclist Nicole Cooke has previously said the BBC should be obliged to give equal coverage to women’s sports but another Welsh athlete who can lay claim to the title ‘Welsh sporting great’ has disputed what can appear to be an easily accepted notion that sportswomen receive less recognition than their male counterparts. Continue reading