Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a hotel room balcony, gathered for his funeral in Britain.

A painting by Rene Magritte has shattered an auction record for the artist, selling for more than R2.2 billion at Christie’s in New York.

Botswana’s Paris Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo aims to unleash the “deadly” untapped potential of athletes from the continent.

Donald Trump nominated Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), to lead the Department of Education.

As sporting celebrations go, it doesn’t quite have the imperious swagger of Usain Bolt’s iconic lightning pose.

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has been an ever-present sidekick for President-elect Donald Trump since the US elections this month.

A quietly growing belief in Silicon Valley could have immense implications: The breakthroughs from large AI models may be slowing down.

Conservationists and veterinarians are worried current efforts aren’t sufficient to stop the decline of the African Penguin.

Illegal miners at a disused SA shaft are starving because police are limiting supplies in an attempt to force out those underground.

England suffered a fifth straight defeat as world champions South Africa won at Twickenham on Saturday. Where’s it gone wrong?

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus paid tribute to the skill and composure of Cheslin Kolbe after the world champions’ win over England.

US President-elect Donald Trump was greeted by chanting fans as he attended UFC 309 at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Youtuber, content creator, entrepreneur, self-proclaimed face of boxing: Jake Paul has become a master of re-invention.

Mike Tyson’s controversial return to boxing ended in a one-sided defeat on Friday against Youtuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul.

Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hit centuries as India thrashed South Africa in the fourth and final T20I at the Wanderers on Friday.

New Zealand’s Anton Lienert-Brown has described France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont as a “freakish player” ahead of the teams’ clash on Saturday.

Australia’s Brett Robinson became the first chairman of World Rugby from the southern hemisphere in a vote on Thursday.

Lindsey Vonn will rejoin the US ski team aged 40 in a bid to return to competitive skiing five years after retiring.

Britain’s head of state King Charles III turns 76 on Thursday, still in the grip of cancer treatment but with his passion for work undimmed.

Citrus growers in South Africa are nervous that duty-and-quota-free exports to the US could be scrapped when Donald Trump takes office again.

Mike Tyson will climb back into the ring on Friday for a Netflix-backed bout that has drawn widespread condemnation across the boxing world.

Henry Slade says England will resist the temptation to “shut up shop” against South Africa as they seek to end a four-match losing streak.

Billionaire Elon Musk took a wild gamble backing Donald Trump’s White House candidacy, but the bet has paid off – at least for now.

The race to succeed Bill Beaumont as chairman of World Rugby comes to a conclusion in a vote at the governing body’s HQ on Thursday.

Donald Trump announced that South Africa-born Elon Musk will lead a new US government efficiency group tasked with cutting federal waste

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A nine-year study published last month found that elephants avoided farms with bees 86 percent of the time.

Latest research shows that covering your surfboard in bright lights may actually help stave off shark attacks.

Former England captain Gary Lineker is set to leave his role presenting the BBC’s flagship Match of the Day show at the end of the season.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has left Manchester United’s coaching staff as new manager Ruben Amorim arrived at the club’s training complex.

Rassie Erasmus has warned his South Africa side they will be up against a “desperate” England at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport. His final race will be Sunday’s Tour de France Singapore Criterium.

Sam Darry was ruled out of the rest of New Zealand’s season-ending tour with veteran Sam Cane in doubt for their next Test against France.

South Africa launch their November tour in Scotland knowing the prospects of a shock loss at Murrayfield could depend upon “two of their own”.

The bells of Notre Dame in Paris rang out together on Friday for the first time since a 2019 fire that devastated the historic cathedral.

One Direction star Liam Payne consumed cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant before falling to his death.

US President-elect Donald Trump has made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win over Kamala Harris.

As the dust begins to settle on her US election campaign, experts have highlighted key areas which saw Kamala Harris lose out to Donald Trump.

Opinion polls underestimated the level of Donald Trump’s support for the third US presidential election in a row.

For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up short.

Donald Trump’s second presidential term could herald a new wave of attacks on abortion access across the United States.

Donald Trump won the US election, media said on Wednesday, in a stunning political comeback that will send shock waves across the world.

David Warner has been named captain of BBL team Sydney Thunder after his lifetime ban on any leadership role in Australian cricket was lifted.

World leaders raced to praise Donald Trump as he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris, while financial markets also rose.

Senior New Zealand players Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor were ruled out of next week’s Test against Ireland because of head injuries.

Swing states, electoral college votes, candidates, and millions of potential voters: Here is the US election, broken down by numbers.

Ruben Amorim’s challenge at Manchester United is of a different magnitude compared to his time at Sporting Lisbon.

Who starts at flyhalf and scrumhalf will command most attention when the world champions Springboks launch a three-Test tour of Britain.

South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen edged superstar Virat Kohli to become the most expensive player retained in the Indian Premier League.

SA-born billionaire Elon Musk is expected in court in Philadelphia regarding his $1 million giveaways to registered voters in swing states.

Ruben Amorim is expected to be confirmed as Manchester United’s new manager after the club reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon.

The 2025 Tour de France will be raced exclusively in France for the first time since the 2020 Covid edition.

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club’s lacklustre start to the 2024/25 Premier League season.

The All Blacks crushed Eddie Jones’s Japan in a one-off Test on Saturday, running in 10 tries in a routine victory.

David Warner’s lifetime ban on any leadership role within Australian cricket imposed after a 2018 ball-tampering scandal has been lifted.

South Africa cruised to victory over Bangladesh in the first Test on Thursday with fast bowler Kagiso Rabada the star of the show in Mirpur.

A New Zealand airport has imposed a three-minute limit on farewell hugs, sparking a worldwide debate over how long to cling on for a cuddle.

Gregor Townsend said Sione Tuipulotu was the “right man” to lead Scotland after appointing the Glasgow centre as his new skipper.

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said he considered Moscow a “valued ally” during talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Department store Harrods is in discussions with more than 250 women to settle claims of sexual misconduct by former owner Mohamed Al-Fayed.

Johannesburg has imposed daily water restrictions to stop what it says is over-consumption and to allow maintenance work.

Elon Musk’s offer of a million dollars to one registered voter in a swing state every day until the US Election Day has raised questions.

New Zealand hailed one of the country’s finest weekends in its sporting history after a triple success – and the All Blacks didn’t even play!

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy has terminal cancer and has been told by doctors he has “two to four years” to live.

The crew of Team New Zealand sprayed each other with champagne after completing victory over Ineos Britannia to defend the America’s Cup.

The Mexican navy announced it had seized more than 8.3 tonnes of drugs in the Pacific Ocean, a record for a single operation at sea.

Liam Payne, a member of boy band One Direction, died on Wednesday aged 31 after plunging from the third floor of Buenos Aires hotel.

A new proposal to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales was introduced in the UK parliament on Wednesday.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform will not face the EU’s stringent competition rules aimed at keeping digital markets open.

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance sank more than a century ago and its wreck lay undiscovered until March 2022.

Rugby union has been adept at law trial for decades, but the proposition to bring 20-minute red cards into the game has led to disagreement.

Democratic White House candidate Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and fit for the presidency, according to a medical report.

Veteran politician Tito Mboweni, a former anti-apartheid activist who won praise for his fiscal prudence, died on Saturday aged 65.

Millions of dollars have poured into bets on who will win the US election after a last-minute court ruling opened up gambling on the vote.

Liberia has signed a one-year licensing agreement with tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service.

Elon Musk is not only backing Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House but also signaling his own ambition to command the world stage.

The BBC has quickly apologised after a graphic incorrectly forecast winds of more than 20 000km/h in London.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer’s rivalry started in the sweltering heat of Miami and ended almost two decades later in tears.

The cold corridors of South Africa’s once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to return to the site in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a gunman tried to assassinate him.

French luxury goods giant LVMH on Wednesday announced a 10-year sponsorship deal as a global partner of Formula One.

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When Paul Sinton-Hewitt created Parkrun, only 13 people turned up at a London park. Twenty years on, millions jog, run or walk 5km every week.

Welcome to America’s favourite pastime of competitive eating. Eating what food do you think would make you world champion?

‘This attack will have consequences,’ says Israel military after Iran pelted the US ally with a barrage of rockets on 1 October.

Paris Match, a French weekly known for its celebrity exclusives has become part of the media empire of France’s richest man Bernard Arnault.

Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, a country music icon who hit the silver screen opposite Barbra Streisand in “A Star is Born,” has died.

Minnows Ireland beat South Africa for the first time ever in a T20 match in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to tie their two-match series.

Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is reportedly doubtful for the Springboks’ November tour to Europe.

From disinformation campaigns to scepticism, low trust and economic slumps, the global media landscape has been hit with blow after blow.

Current and former Springboks have rallied behind flyhalf Manie Libbok ahead of Saturday’s Rugby Championship decider against Argentina.

SA musician The Kiffness is becoming a global star after poking fun at Donald Trump for suggesting immigrants are eating cats and dogs.

New Zealand veteran Beauden Barrett was recalled to start at flyhalf in the second Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia in Wellington.

Eben Etzebeth will seek to write another chapter in an already storied career in the Rugby Championship title decider against Argentina.

Lady Gaga comes face to face with the “Mona Lisa” in the Louvre and plants a lipstick smile on her face in a new video clip released.

Elon Musk’s X is in hot water with the EU for breaking new content rules and risks multibillion-dollar fines even he might find prohibitive.

Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a new species of “ghost shark” that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor for prey more than a mile down.

Cam Smith’s Ripper GC team won the LIV Golf Team Championship, the all-Australian squad defeating the 4Aces and Iron Heads by three strokes.

Rassie Erasmus admitted that he had gambled by leaving key players at home ahead of their Rugby Championship defeat against Argentina.

Daniel Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a brutal knockout of Anthony Joshua in an all-British fight at Wembley.