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Hakuho, the greatest sumo in the history of the sport, bows out

Sumo wrestling has suffered a great loss as Hakuho, the best athlete the sport has ever seen, has called time on his stellar career.

Australian Nirvana fan cycles 150 km to map Nevermind baby using GPS

To celebrate 30-year anniversary of Nirvana’s second studio album Nevermind on 24 September, an Australian fan mapped out the record’s cover art on GPS.

No toilets, no Winnie – angry residents tell government to go flush town’s name change

The ANC may have been hoping to charm residents of Brandfort by changing the name of the town to Winnie Mandela, right on the eve of the local government elections.

Weeks after deadly faction fighting, school children still pay the price

For four weeks now, learners from four Eastern Cape villages have not been going to school because their parents fear for their safety.

Indian model makes millions off bad hair day

A hair salon in India has been ordered to pay over R4 million in damages to a model after a bad haircut caused her to suffer a “severe mental breakdown”.

LUCKY ON MONDAY: Timid. A terminal condition for any sports team

Timid. A bad word in sport – and the higher the level the more of an insult the word becomes.

Rwandan charity helps double population of rare crowned crane

After saving over 200 grey-crowned cranes, a charity in Rwanda has helped to almost double the population of the endangered native bird.

All aboard the vaccine train!

Last week, South Africa’s newest train pulled into Port Elizabeth Swartkops station.

Letter From Mount Frere: Future sports stars kick up dust and gravel in rural Matatiele

There is barely a single blade of grass in the soccer and netball fields at Mbizeni village outside Matatiele.

Paralympian jailed for one year after gluing himself to an airplane

Former Paralympic champion James Brown has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after he super-glued himself to an airplane during an Extinction Rebellion protest.

Master KG bags another victory for “Jerusalema”

Master KG's "Jerusalem", the global soundtrack of 2020, has chalked up yet another major victory: it's the first South African song ever to hit 300 million streams on Spotify.

A tragic day for international motor sport: 15-year-old Superbiker dies

Dean Berta Viñales, a 15-year-old Superbike rider has died in a fatal accident in the Supersport 300 race of the World Superbike Championship in Jerez, in Spain.