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Plum record for George farmer
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Plum record for George farmer

At 464.15g puts its predecessor, a 354.578 Japanese specimen, in the shade.

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September 02, 2024
Beauty queen wins Miss Nigeria after SA row
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Beauty queen wins Miss Nigeria after SA row

A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, capping a difficult few weeks for the beauty queen.

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September 02, 2024
Boks 'do it for SA'
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Boks 'do it for SA'

Bok captain thanks SA, saying 'you've carried us through so many battles'.

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September 02, 2024
Set-jetting in the UK
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Set-jetting in the UK

Holidays to locations of favourite shows

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August 31, 2024
All Blacks bank on the old hands
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All Blacks bank on the old hands

New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson is backing experience to drive the All Blacks when the two sides collide in their massive Rugby Championship clash at Ellis Park today (kick-off 5pm).

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August 31, 2024
Root salutes Thorpe
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Root salutes Thorpe

Joe Root paid an emotional tribute to the late Graham Thorpe after scoring a milestone 33rd Test hundred against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Thursday, saying much of his success was down to the impact of his former coach.

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August 31, 2024
Ramphadi hopes to serve for gold on tennis court
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Ramphadi hopes to serve for gold on tennis court

South Africa's wheelchair tennis players hope to make sports history starting tomorrow when they start chasing tennis balls on the Paralympic courts in Paris.

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August 31, 2024
Sinner breezes into the third round
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Sinner breezes into the third round

World No 1 Jannik Sinner (right), vying to add the US Open title to the Australian Open crown he won in January, breezed into the third round on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Alex Michelsen.

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August 31, 2024
Osaka 'grateful' for the journey
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Osaka 'grateful' for the journey

Naomi Osaka's return to the US Open ended in the second round on Thursday, but the two-time champion said she felt \"grateful\" as she departed in the wake of a straight-sets loss to Karolina Muchova.

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August 31, 2024
Downs coach in confident mood
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Downs coach in confident mood

As the criticism rages on about Mamelodi Sundowns' 1-0 loss against Stellenbosch FC, Mangoba Mngqithi is optimistic about turning their fortunes around.

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August 31, 2024
Lack of game-time may scupper Bafana Broos
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Lack of game-time may scupper Bafana Broos

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos (below) says he is concerned by the lack of time on the pitch some of his team may have had by the time they play their two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Sudan and Uganda next month.

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August 31, 2024
Leverkusen to prove pedigree
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Leverkusen to prove pedigree

Defending Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen face the first true test of their title defence when they host RB Leipzig today.

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August 31, 2024
Carsley hopes to stamp his own mark on Three Lions
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Carsley hopes to stamp his own mark on Three Lions

England interim coach Lee Carsley (right) said he wanted to put his stamp on the Three Lions after naming uncapped quartet Noni Madueke, Gibbs-White, Tino Morgan Livramento and Angel Gomes in his first squad on Thursday.

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August 31, 2024
Max’s aura is fading
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Max’s aura is fading

Max Verstappen heads to the Italian Grand Prix with his unbeatable aura fading and a fourth straight world championship looking far less certain than before Formula One's summer break.

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August 31, 2024
United to face Turkish giants
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United to face Turkish giants

Manchester United will travel to Turkish giants Fenerbahce, now coached by Jose Mourinho, among their eight games in the league phase of the new-look Europa League, the draw for which took place in Monaco yesterday.

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August 31, 2024
Pegasus to fly at Turffontein
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Pegasus to fly at Turffontein

Back In Business looks best in Spring Spree Stakes.

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August 31, 2024
Tips to get a claim paid in full
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Tips to get a claim paid in full

Insurers have to shoulder some of the limitations and exclusions.

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August 31, 2024
'Relook neutrality'
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'Relook neutrality'

Switzerland should consider a more flexible approach to its military neutrality and seek closer defence cooperation with Nato and the European Union, a major security commission concluded.

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August 31, 2024
Zelensky takes a dive in popularity
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Zelensky takes a dive in popularity

'He talks a lot but does little. I don't listen to him any more.'

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August 31, 2024
Pope, 87, on odyssey
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Pope, 87, on odyssey

Vatican concerned about his health just few weeks ago.

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August 31, 2024
Sauna saves frogs from fatal fungus
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Sauna saves frogs from fatal fungus

Sydney Hundreds of endangered Australian green and golden bell frogs huddle inside a sauna, shielded from Sydney's winter chill.

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August 31, 2024
Marmosets name each other
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Marmosets name each other

Monkeys have joined exclusive club of humans, according toa study in Science’.

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August 31, 2024
Fire survivors still struggling
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Fire survivors still struggling

A year later, we still don't have a place to stay-former resident of building.

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August 31, 2024
It's a guts and glory day
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It's a guts and glory day

It's called the greatest rivalry in rugby, if not all sport, and we're in for another instalment of it today when the Springboks and All Blacks clash in a big Rugby Championship match at Ellis Park, with kick off at 5pm.

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August 31, 2024
Back from the Brink again
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Back from the Brink again

City is turning the corner and he is determined to keep driving the process.

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August 31, 2024
Boks centre ageing like fine wine
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Boks centre ageing like fine wine

LUCKY NUMBER 13: HIS EMERGENCE AS A TOP PLAYER CAME AS A SURPRISE TO MANY IN THE GAME

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August 31, 2024
BIG GLOVES TO FILL
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BIG GLOVES TO FILL

Bafana captain’s absence will give the other three keepers a chance to stake their claim.

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August 30, 2024
Fighting talk from Mngqithi
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Fighting talk from Mngqithi

Mamelodi Sundowns will not go down without a fight if Manqoba Mngqithi's postmatch press conference is anything to go by.

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August 30, 2024
No surprise as Cane is recalled for Ellis Park Test
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No surprise as Cane is recalled for Ellis Park Test

Former captain and the man who led the team against the Springboks in last year's Rugby World Cup final in Paris, Sam Cane (right), is back in the All Blacks team for tomorrow's Rugby Championship Test against the world champions at Ellis Park (kick-off 5pm).

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August 30, 2024
Dixon's shares rising
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Dixon's shares rising

Breakout Springbok loose forward Ben-Jason Dixon is on the rise and is set to face the biggest challenge of his fledgling international career when he starts the Rugby Championship game against the All Blacks at Ellis Park tomorrow.

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August 30, 2024