Sport | The beautiful game: Pope Francis’s passion for football
His predecessor loved Mozart, but Pope Francis’s passion was football, for him “the most beautiful game” and also a vehicle to educate and spread peace.
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Sport | WRAP | Schools Rugby: Easter festivals results and fixtures
Fixtures and results from Easter Rugby Festivals at school across the country.
Sport | SA’s Garrick Higgo holds on for Punta Cana Championship win after Dahmen’s late collapse
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo held on to win the PGA Tour’s Punta Cana Championship on Sunday by a stroke, taking advantage of a dramatic, late meltdown from American Joel Dahmen.
Sport | Saudi GP talking points: Oscar stars, Max keeps mum, Sainz alive
Oscar Piastri left Jeddah the new world championship leader after another statement win in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Sport | ‘It’s been such a long time’: Rune stuns Alcaraz to win maiden Barcelona Open title
Holger Rune beat world number two Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 on Sunday to win the Barcelona Open for the first time.
Sport | Leclerc bags Ferrari first podium of the year: ‘We need to keep pushing’
Ferrari received a boost after a sluggish start to the season with Charles Leclerc claiming the team’s first grand prix podium of the year in Saudi Arabia.
Sport | Rob Houwing | Turnaround teasers for Jake as Bulls seek to stay on URC roll
The buzzing Bulls may be forced into some rotational activity in Glasgow over certain in-form players, writes Rob Houwing.
Sport | Netball SA in turmoil as president Cecilia Molokwane cops World Netball suspension
World Netball has made a decisive move by suspending Cecilia Molokwane, the president of Netball South Africa with talks ongoing.
Sport | ‘It was a good warning for us’: Pirates’ Riveiro wary of Pyramids threat after SA scare
Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro wants his charges to use the two goals that Pyramids FC scored, before they were correctly ruled out through VAR intervention, as a warning for the second leg.
Sport | After Munster high, Bulls head to Glasgow to exact revenge and fight for home knockout matches
Their final tour game against Glasgow looms as a tough obstacle for a battle-weary Bulls side, but Jake White says the URC final rematch against the defending champs is a game they’ve always targeted.
Young South Africans’ goal is this English football team
The British Football Academy in Pinetown is paving the way for local players to be seen on the international stage as they may have a shot at playing for Queens Park Rangers
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No services, no jobs, as businesses flee Free State municipality
Wrangling in the ANC, incompetence and corruption have brought the council close to collapse
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Protected: Working together, we can transform the South African railway network for the better
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Young, black and reclaiming the gallery scene
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Trade wars and economic fallout loom as Trump targets China — again
Booming China seems to be patiently playing the long game, unperturbed by Trump’s tariff threats which could ultimately punish US consumers
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Editorial: Mbenenge must resign regardless of the tribunal’s finding
The judge president has damaged his reputation and by extension that of the wider judiciary
‘Negligence led to deaths at Wentworth hospital’
A social activist has filed more than 100 complaints about the hospital in South Durban with the office of the health ombud
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