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South Africa 61-7 Japan: A decade on from the ‘Miracle of Brighton’, the Springboks demolish the completely outclassed Brave Blossoms with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Kurt-Lee Arendse the stars

Hosts have golden chance after years of grind against institutional misogyny but epic, tiring semi-final makes it a big ask

As versatility and power-packed benches continue to define international rugby, could the sport become even more position-less in the future?

Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck. Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard. The Mary’s rudder soon splintered against a rocky bar at the entrance to Natal Bay – what is now Durban, South Africa. Helpless to…

US refugee groups say move ‘lowers our moral standing.’ Plus, unionized Starbucks workers to vote on strikes over pay and conditions

The United States will admit no more than 7,500 refugees in fiscal year 2026, with most slots expected to go to white South Africans, according to a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register.

White South Africans will get most slots under Trump's refugee cap.

The administration announced the programme for Afrikaners in February, saying that white South African farmers face discrimination and violence at home.

A change of approach is imminent, as Charlotte Edwards hinted at. The nagging worry is that it might already be too late