5 h. ago South Africa vs Ghana LIVE: International friendly match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Tune up for Africa Cup of Nations begins

Society

6 h. ago South Africa rugby captain Lusanda Dumke dies aged 29 with very rare cancer

Tributes have been paid to Lusanda Dumke after the South Africa rugby union star passed away aged 29 following a battle with a rare form of gastric cancer

Events

9 h. ago South Africa international captain dies aged 29 after rare cancer battle

Lusanda Dumke played for her country on 33 occasions, captaining the side on three times

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24 h. ago Edinburgh Rugby lose South Africa international to URC rivals

Prop says it’s time to head home

Politics

43 h. ago Scots girl, 10, battling rare bone cancer for second time – just days after getting all

A GIRL of ten is battling a rare bone cancer for a second time — 11 days after getting the all-clear. Darcie MacKillop was first diagnosed last year after an X-ray on a broken arm. After a year of operations and chemotherapy, she was told in July that there was no sign of the osteosarcoma. But...

Events

1 week ago Desperate family raising £500k for young Scots girl with rare cancer

A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer has just weeks to raise £500,000 for a life-saving treatment.  Kim Wilson first noticed something was wrong when her daughter Sophia when she stopped eating. The mum from Sauchen, Aberdeenshire said: “She was still winning all her races at sports day and gymnastics when...

Economics

2 w. ago Robin Smith, former England Test batter and Hampshire captain, dies aged 62

Smith had met with England Lions players in Perth only two weeks before his death

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2 w. ago Billy Bonds, legendary West Ham player and manager, dies aged 79

Bonds made a record 799 appearances for the HammersTook the club into Premier League as a managerThe former West Ham captain and manager Billy Bonds has died at the age of 79, the Premier League club has announced.Bonds was the longest-serving player for the Irons, making 799 appearances across a 21-year career in which he lifted the FA Cup twice as well as winning the old Second Division. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wales blame game after crushing South Africa defeat as legend says 'everybody knows'

James Hook has defended the Wales players after a humbling defeat to South Africa in the Autumn internationals

Politics

2 w. ago Wales vs South Africa latest as hosts make 14 changes for Autumn Nations Series finale

Wales will face South Africa in this weekend's lone autumn international, where Steve Tandy has been forced to make no fewer than 14 changes to his squad

Politics

2 w. ago South African coach warns controversial Wales v Springboks match risks undermining Test rugby

"If you play outside the window, you have to deal with the consequences," explained Jake White

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2 w. ago Wales train with Welsh region ahead of huge clash against world champions

Wales face South Africa in the final match of the autumn internationals this weekend

Politics

3 w. ago The Breakdown | A November to remember: let’s celebrate the good in international rugby

We turn the dial towards whimsy and revisit some of the moments that made the autumn internationals irresistibleSouth Africa and Ireland played out a slugfest for the ages and the discourse has been dominated by yellow cards and flying shoulders to the head. England held off a spirited Argentina to claim their 11th consecutive Test win and it seems all anyone can talk about is some alleged after-the-whistle shoving. Wales and New Zealand traded 11 tries in a ding-dong encounter and yet the narrative is weighed down by caveats concerning fading empires.What, exactly, is the point of Test rugby? Beyond winning World Cups and regional crowns, does this chaotic sport hold any value? A bit of spice elevates almost every dish, sure, but it has felt as if this autumn’s brilliant rugby fare has been smothered in a sauce with a needlessly high Scoville count. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ireland vs South Africa live: Springboks seek rare win in Dublin in huge international clash

Can Ireland prove that they can still mix it with the best as they host the world champions?

Society

3 w. ago Scots student battling rare brain cancer feared she wouldn't see Christmas

Joscelyne Kerr, 20, from Kinross, was diagnosed in 2023 with an ultra-rare and aggressive brain cancer, the first recorded case of its kind in Scotland.

Events

3 w. ago Keir Starmer to hold crunch G20 talks on Donald Trump's Ukraine peace plan

The PM is set to discuss the US President's 28-page plan with international allies at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa - as Trump gives Volodymyr Zelensky until Thanksgiving to respond

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