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Final heartbreak in Bilbao – but how have Ulster progressed?
Ulster head coach Richie Murphy accepts his side were second best to Montpellier in the Challenge Cup final, but how have they progressed this season?
SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2026, 01:28

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Ulster head coach Richie Murphy accepts his side were second best to Montpellier in the Challenge Cup final, but how have they progressed this season?

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They beat the South Korean club to progress to the final of the Asian Women’s Champions League.

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George Russell edges out Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to take pole position for the sprint race at the Canadian Grand Prix.

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After a whirlwind romance and quickfire wedding, she was mysteriously found dead in a bathtub in Ghana.

South Africa
Acting police Minister Firoz Cachalia was speaking at during release of Q4 crime stats,

South Africa
This is after Ntaba was unable to show up to oppose a bail application in Sibanyoni and others case

South Africa
The Public Protector has released a report on the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire.

South Africa
The fund has been struggling with administrative and financial issues in recent years.

World
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is driving up the cost of food, leading to funding shortfalls and higher expenses for critical food aid in Gaza.

World
Alberta’s decision to hold a referendum on separation has been widely criticised, including the separatists who say the question is not definitive enough.

World
The detainees say they were slapped, hit, humiliated and even subjected to sexual violence, but Israel’s prison service says the allegations are false.

World
A federal judge says the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported last year is being prosecuted for political reasons.

Africa
Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” after being called up to the Nigeria squad.

Africa
Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

Africa
The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

Africa
Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.
Business

Business
Thailand is cutting back visa-free access for tourists from 93 countries, including South Africa, as authorities crack down on foreign nationals accused of poor behaviour.

Business
Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?

Business
There were 5,181 murders in South Africa from January to March 2026, averaging nearly 60 murders per day.

Politics
The DA has asked Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka to investigate eThekwini’s R280 million soup kitchen programme after alleging that suppliers charged more than R2 500 for a 10kg bag of samp that ordinarily retails for about R100

Politics
Roelf Meyer handed over his credentials to President Donald Trump at the White House.

Politics
The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections

Politics
The FF Plus says the ANC has failed South Africans through poor governance.

Sport
Goaltender Mat Robson produces a superb display but cannot prevent Great Britain sliding to a 4-0 defeat by Finland at the Ice Hockey World Championship.

Sport
All the details of the first round of T20 Blast matches, as Somerset start their title defence by repeating their 2025 final win over Hampshire.

Sport
Last season’s semi-finalists Northamptonshire Steelbacks squeeze past Glamorgan by three runs.

Sport
Josh Charnley is the headline act with a hat-trick to close on Ryan Hall’s Super League record as Leigh Leopards breezed past Hull FC.
Education
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said she wants to hire more civil rights lawyers, but the White House has proposed cutting that office in half.
Education
[ANGOP] Luanda — The Secretary of State for Pre-School and Primary Education, Pacheco Francisco, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Luanda the government’s commitment to strengthening education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which are fundamental to the country’s economic development.
Education
[Foroyaa] The University of Education The Gambia (UEG), formerly Gambia College, on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 officially launched its first-ever degree programmes, marking a major milestone in the country’s higher education transformation.
Education
[Premium Times] Last year, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the discontinuation of the BEA scholarship.

Lifestyle
Former DA member Roman Cabanac’s views about Afrikaners who move to the US as refugees have divided the public….
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Lifestyle
Award-winning media personality, LaConco, is gearing up to host yet another exclusive women’s retreat in August 2026.

Entertainment
R196 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for 22 May 2026.

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Friday, 22 May 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
A total of R600 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 22 May 2026.

Entertainment
The current W177 will live on till 2028 before being replaced by an all-new generation offering combustion and EV powertrains.
Science/Tech
Aikido Security found that deleted Google API keys can continue authenticating for a median of about 16 minutes and as long as 23 minutes, despite Google Cloud’s UI claiming that once a key is deleted it can no longer make API requests. Dark Reading reports: Joe Leon, researcher at Belgian startup Aikido Security, recently analyzed the revocation window — the time between a key’s deletion and...

Science/Tech
The launch is the 12th test flight of the mega-rocket that CEO Elon Musk is building to get people to Mars one day
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
The redesigned mega-rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public. It...
Science/Tech
Canada’s broadcast regulator says major streaming services such as Netflix must contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian and Indigenous content. “That’s three times the five-per-cent initial contribution requirement the CRTC set out in 2024, which is being challenged in court by major streamers, including Apple and Amazon,” reports Global News. “Contribution requirements for...

Science/Tech
Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.
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Health
The Trump administration announced plans to expand a ban on entering the United States to legal permanent residents who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.

Health
Dawn French discusses loneliness, particularly among older women, on Woman’s Hour.

Health
The head of the UN health agency says the risk in the wider region is “high”, but it remains “low” at the global level.

Health
The rare species of Ebola involved – known as Bundibugyo – kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.