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England face another injury blow with Jack Leach a doubt for Sri Lanka tour

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: England have a potentially more significant injury issue than that of Mark Wood for the tour of Sri Lanka with senior spinner Jack Leach a doubt.




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Desperate South African farmers who rushed for refugee status in Australia have claims rejected

A surge of South Africans seeking protection in Australia have been disappointed as no visas have yet been approved.




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Saturday Night Live mock Joe Biden's campaign blunders hours after victory in South Carolina primary

Guest host John Mulaney posed as Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden in the show's cold open, parodying a White House press conference on the coronavirus.




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David Warner shares sweet photograph of his 'girls' as he returns to South Africa without them

Australian cricket legend David Warner recently returned to South Africa, following the ball-tampering scandal of 2018.




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Squirrel squares up to deadly Cape cobra and dodges its lightning-fast strikes

The fearless Cape ground squirrel leaps at the poisonous snake and tries to distract it with its tail in footage shared by Dave Pusey, a safari guide at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa.




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Joe Root not amused as Stuart Broad offers his hand following England captain's ban on handshakes

Joe Root has made it clear that England's cricketers won't be shaking hands with each while out in Sri Lanka following the coronavirus outbreak. But not everyone has taken the advice seriously.




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Joe Marler ready to unleash England's scrum power against Wales

England are ready to unleash their scrum as an attacking weapon against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday, after using their set-piece ordeal in the World Cup final as a catalyst for change.




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Star of Noughts + Crosses says it was 'fun' to see Stormzy 'embody' 'racist' newspaper editor

Star of Noughts + Crosses Masali Baduza, from South Africa,told on This Morning that it was 'fun' to see Stormzy 'embody' his character, a 'racist' newspaper editor, in the new BBC drama.




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Love Island winner Paige Turley reveals ex-boyfriend Lewis Capaldi congratulated her

Old flame Lewis, with whom she remains on good terms, was one of the first people to congratulate her on the triumph following her return from South Africa.




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Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finley Tapp enjoy a loved up date night in London

Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finley Tapp looked as if their relationship is going from strength to strength.




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Helicopter lands in university car park 'to give student his bag after he forgot it' 

The helicopter school-run to in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, was filmed on Friday last week. The student ambles over to collect his bag from the chopper as amazed students watch on.




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Thirsty animals are perfectly reflected in a watering hole in South Africa

A leopard, rhino, two Impala and a herd of elephants were pictured visiting the secluded oasis in Zimanga, South Africa. The 2,400-acre estate was used as a sugar cane farm until 1998.




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Wildlife worker shows off bond with lions as he play-fights with three big cats in South Africa 

Swiss financier Dean Schneider, 27, gave up his high-flying job to move to South Africa where he looks after a pride of lions at the 360-hectare Hakuna Mipaka Oasis park.




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Royal family shares a photo of the young Princess Elizabeth, aged 21, giving a speech

The Royal Family have shared a clip of a Princess Elizabeth, aged 21, vowing to dedicate her life to the Commonwealth during her first foreign tour in South Africa in April 1947.




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Giraffe almost does the splits as it lowers itself to drink from a watering hole

The adult male, which roams freely at Zimanga Nature Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, was spotted having a slurp at a man-made dam designed to blend into the environment.




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Love Island's Demi Jones puts on an eye-popping display as she joins beau Luke Mabbott for filming

They came third on ITV dating show Love Island and since leaving the South African sun they've seen their relationship go from strength to strength. 




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Pearl Jensen, says Miss World 1970 contest did not change her life because of Apartheid 

Former Miss Africa South, Pearl Jensen, 68, told Lorraine being first runner-up in the Miss World contest in 1970 did not change her life at all, ahead of the release of new movie Misbehaviour.




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Five young lions PLAY with baby giraffe by stroking it before they kill it in nine-minute ordeal

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The pride of lions were caught on film by amateur photographer and doctor Desmond Chu, 47, on the Madikwe Game Reserve, in South Africa.




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Australian cricketer pulls out of match and is tested for coronavirus after suffering a sore throat

The fast bowler returned from South Africa with the Australian team this week and was tested for the deadly virus before being put into quarantine.




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The bananas life of the £40m chimp: DAVID JONES lays bare the life of Kalu

DAVID JONES Once, she lived in regal splendour with the aristocrat who pledged to leave her a fortune. So how come Kalu is now penniless in a Dorset sanctuary?




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Former Miss South Africa reveals friendship with white counterpart was a sham

Pearl Jensen, 68, who had to enter Miss World as Miss Africa South, while her white counterpart was Miss South Africa appears on BBC2's 'Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens & Bedlam'.




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Love Island winners Finley Tapp and Paige Turley 'CONFIRM' they had sex on TV

The Oxford City footballer, 20, and the Scottish singer, 22, were seen in a clinch under the covers with their underwear and microphones tossed aside in steamy scenes aired on the ITV2 show last week.




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Cargo ship called MV CORONA is held off South Africa amid fears a crew member has coronavirus

The crew member of the cargo ship is suspected to have the virus, and had been on a flight with six other people who then boarded the MV Aidamira, which has now returned to Cape Town.




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All Blacks star Aaron Smith ignores Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's demand to self-isolate

All Blacks star Aaron Smith has ignored New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern's demand to self-isolate as part of coronavirus precaution measures. 




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Love Island star Sophie Piper clashes with Mike Boateng over 'distasteful' joke in awkward reunion

The ITV show's first ever winter Islanders recently reunited for a joint radio interview on Capital XTRA, which saw them clash over a TikTok video.




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Third title will have to wait, says Paul Casey as he battles to get parents back from holiday

Paul Casey thought he'd be in Florida this week, trying to join the select band of golfers who have won the same PGA Tour event three years in a row. 




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He was just LION there! Bold tortoise climbs over king of the jungle that was in its way

A fearless tortoise in South Africa climbs over a sleeping lion in a daring escape after it became trapped between two of the sleeping big cats.




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Two people face attempted murder charges for defying quarantine in South Africa

One of the suspects is a tourist who tested positive in the Kruger National Park but is accused of ignoring orders to self-isolate in his lodge (file photo, a health worker tests people in Johannesburg).




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South Africa sees its first two coronavirus deaths

The country of 57million people began a three-week quarantine today as the government confirmed South Africa's first two deaths from the virus.




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The South African wine estate that unleashes 1,600 DUCKS into its vineyards to keep them pest-free

Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate in South Africa unleashes 1,600 Indian runner ducks into its vineyards to keep them free from pests.




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Dog's wacky mane leaves adoring fans comparing him to the likes of 'Rod Stewart' and 'Tina Turner'

Tracy Burgess, 48, from Sheffield, told how her Springer spaniel Teddy, five, has gone viral after his wacky mane left adoring fans saying he looks like Tina Turner and Rod Stewart.




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'Pablo Escobar of eggs' will not be extradited to Brazil on human rights grounds

A prolific smuggler of endangered bird species dubbed the 'Pablo Escobar of eggs' has avoided extradition to Brazil on human-rights grounds (pictured, Jeffrey Lendrum in August 2010).




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The Jaws of death: Close-ups of a great white shark show why it isn't safe to go back in the water

British photographer Harry Stone captured these incredible images of a great white shark leaping out of the ocean in South Africa. Stone has spent a decade working to protect the endangered beats.




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Coronavirus: Dave King steps down as Rangers chairman with investment in club put on hold

Dave King confirmed on Friday he had stepped down as Rangers chairman with the South African businessman being replaced by Douglas Park, who steps into the role on an interim basis.




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British and Irish Lions unconcerned South Africa series will clash with rearranged Olympics

The international fixtures in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Soweto on July 4, 31 and August 7 will begin at 6pm local time - which is 1am in Japan where the Olympic Games are being held.




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Sharks hunt in warmer rather than hot waters around the equator

Researchers from the University of Bern, Switzerland, looked at records of attacks by large fish such as sharks on ocean fishing lines between 1960 and 2014.




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Eddie Jones set to sign new England contract keeping him on through to the 2023 World Cup in France

Eddie Jones is poised to stay in his role as England head coach through to the 2023 World Cup, after agreeing terms with the RFU to extend his contract.




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Highway to Heaven: South African traditional leader is buried inside his Mercedes Benz

South African traditional leader, Chief Tshekede Pitso, 72, was buried inside his Mercedes Benz with his hands clasped on the wheel. The United Democratic Movement politician died of old age.




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Eddie Jones signs new deal to stay on as England head coach and lead them into 2023 World Cup

Eddie Jones says he has the hunger to make England great having re-signed until the 2023 World Cup. As Sportsmail revealed on Thursday the Australian has extended his contract by two years.




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Finn Russell says Gregor Townsend dispute was 'blown out of proportion' as he targets summer return

The 27-year-old last featured for the Dark Blues during the World Cup last year and was left out of the Six Nations for an alleged late-night drinking session at team hotel.   




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Love Island's Luke Mabbott reveals he and Demi Jones are STILL not an official couple

Ex winter Love Island stars Luke Mabbott and Demi Jones are still not an official couple.




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Laura Whitmore compares her recent holiday with Iain Stirling to sunbathing in her garden

The TV host, 34, also sported a pair of sunglasses and styled her blonde locks into an updo as she posed alongside Iain, 32, in front of a  picturesque view of the countryside.




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Newlyweds on their honeymoon are stuck in Maldives after coronavirus forced airports to shutdown

Newlyweds Olivia, 27, and Raul De Freitas, 28, were only supposed to spend six days in paradise at the Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives before heading back to South Africa, where they are citizens.




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Bride and groom are bundled into a police car after breaking coronavirus lockdown in South Africa 

Jabulani Zulu, 48, and his bride Nomthandazo Mkhize, 38, said 'I do' in KwaZulu Natal province shortly before South African army officers stormed their wedding brandishing guns.




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Video shows speeding car plough into busy petrol station as shoppers miraculously escape death

A video shows a car smashing into the building in South Africa where three men had been stood just 10 seconds earlier. All three men escaped unharmed and police are now hunting the driver.




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Brits will stay stranded abroad if they miss final wave of repatriation flights

British ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce issued a video message today warning that 'there are no plans for further British Government flights'.




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Eddie Jones predicts '60 per cent' of squad is going to be different from Japan 

Eddie Jones has warned his England squad to expect major surgery at the next World Cup. Jones' side reached the final of the Rugby World Cup last summer where they lost to South Africa.




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Another Six Nations may have to be played in November

EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER AND CHRIS FOY: The contingency idea could become a reality later as an autumn without internationals would mean 'serious issues' for home unions' finances.




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Impala tries to out-swim a crocodile before a hippo weighs in to attack the hungry reptile

A South African impala took its chances trying to out-swim a crocodile and a hippo but was caught by the crocodile who then had to fight off the hippo to keep its prey.




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British & Irish Lions could play £5m clash against All Blacks to pull back losses from coronavirus

The Lions, coached by Warren Gatland, tour South Africa next year with three Test matches against the Springboks in 2021. Gatland's Lions drew the series in New Zealand three years ago.