SPOTLIGHT: The spectacle between two top-ranked sides shows the game is in a good space, according to Ireland coach Andy Farrell. Ireland recorded a hard-fought 25-24 win over South Africa at Kings Park in Durban. The one-point victory is an incredible feat for the Irish, who levelled the two-Test series...

VIDEO: 'I honestly do not care who the best team in the world is'

MATCH REPORT: The Bulls hardly broke a sweat as they cruised to a 52-10 win over the Griffons in a Currie Cup Round Two fixture in Welkom on Sunday. Playing on a bone-dry pitch in an icy wind, the Bulls scored eight tries to move into third place on the standings – one of only three unbeaten teams.

Bulls cruise past outclassed Griffons

VIDEO: There will be some fresh new faces in the Springbok team that will host Portugal in a one-off Test in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids says this fixture against the world’s 16th-placed side was always earmarked to test the depth in the squad. Davids told...

VIDEO: Os Lobos to test Bok depth

REACTION: Wallaroos head coach Jo Yapp says her side will take learnings from their defeat to the Black Ferns. She expressed her disappointment after her sides’s 0-62 loss at the hands of the Black Ferns at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane on Sunday. ” On the whole pretty disappointed, but...

'Disappointed' Wallaroos takes learnings after Black Ferns rout

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus admitted that his team’s attacking game against Ireland in Durban fell flat after Willie le Roux was forced to leave the field. Le Roux was left dazed in the second minute of the second Test at Kings Park following a tackle on James...

VIDEO: Rassie on why the Boks missed Willie

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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No other swing bowler has been as lethal at the highest level for as long as Anderson has

England might never see another Jimmy Anderson

The Guardian

Judge says Kevin Davies, father of Wales rugby star, set out to ‘ridicule and intimidate’ former employee

Woman wins payout after boss coughed in her face during Covid pandemic

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Fulton, MO

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Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

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Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

Drivers say they are being fined for parking in what they claim look like normal bays.

Drivers fined over 'confusing' market place parking

The wife of the prime minister isn’t shy – and clearly understands politics – but shuns the limelight for her career and family

‘She wants to get on with her life’: Victoria Starmer intends to do things differently

During its working life, Carmyllie Pilot hauled passengers and freight in Angus, Fife and Aberdeenshire.

Locomotive steams again for first time in 44 years

NEWS: All Black hooker Norm Hewitt, who had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, has died aged 55. Hewitt played 23 times for the All Blacks, including nine Tests, after he was first selected as an understudy to Sean Fitzpatrick for the 1993 series against the British and Irish Lions.

All Black Norm Hewitt dies aged 55

Editorial: Children are naturally playful, as the artist Francis Alÿs reminds us. But they still need support and encouragement

The Guardian view on outdoor play: ministers should give it a whirl | Editorial

A ramp used for driving vehicles on and off the vessels broke at East Cowes, Red Funnel says.

Island vehicle ferries return to normal service

Wales’ all-time leading scorers Helen Ward and Jess Fishlock sit down together for MOTD Wales as Fishlock aims to break Ward’s record against Kosovo on Tuesday in Llanelli. Both women have scored 44 goals for their country, one more for Fishlock in Wales’ final group stage Euro 2025...

‘You’ve caught me!’ – Ward meets Fishlock

Leg-spinner Mason Crane has joined Glamorgan on a three-year contract from Hampshire. The 27-year-old has been capped once by England, during the 2018 Ashes tour to Australia - playing in the Sydney Test in January. He has also played in two T20 internationals for England, against South Africa in June 2017.

Spinner Crane joins Glamorgan on permanent deal

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Four Welsh ministers have quit the Government in protest against First Minister Vaughan Gething’s leadership, telling him they cannot get on with the job “without you standing down”.Mick Antoniw, Julie James, Lesley Griffiths and Jeremy Miles resigned on Tuesday morning, posting separate letters on social media in which they called for Mr Gething to go.The First Minister has come under sustained criticism in recent months for his decision to sack former minister Hannah Blythyn, and over a series of rows concerning donations he took while running to be Welsh Labour leader.This led to the collapse of a co-operation agreement between...

Four Welsh ministers quit and call for First Minister to stand down

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WP in need of introspection says Willie

REACTION: Western Province captain Willie Engelbrecht believes “silly individual errors” were the main cause behind his team’s 17-37 defeat to the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday....

WP in need of introspection says Willie

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