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Tanguy Ndombele 'determined to stay and fight for his Tottenham future' amid Barcelona interest

Ndombele, Tottenham's record signing for £54million, appears ready to try and make the most of his time in north London and prove his critics wrong according to the Telegraph .




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England hammered by TEN WICKETS by Sri Lanka in final warm-up match ahead of Women's T20 World Cup 

Ahead of their group-stage opener against South Africa at the WACA in Perth on Sunday, England were out of sorts and slumped to a heavy defeat at the Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide.




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Newborn giraffe is lovingly fawned over by its parents as they clean it with tongues in South Africa

The image was taken on the plains of a private wildlife estate in Mpumalanga, South Africa, by project manager and wildlife photographer Victor Soares, 46, who had been invited to the estate.




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Rugby star Ryan Lourwrens shows off bulging biceps as he makes a comeback with the Melbourne Rebels

The 28-year-old from Johannesburg in South Africa started for his new team the Melbourne Rebels at home against the New South Wales Waratahs on Friday, as his  side won 24-10.




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Steve Smith admits South Africa brings back 'bad memories'

Steve Smith has admitted he had flashbacks returning to the Johannesburg hotel where his world came crashing down after confessing to ball-tampering.




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The world's longest head butt! Giraffes fight each other in rarely seen battle

The two young male giraffes engaged in the violent duel, butting each other aggressively on the neck and body, at Kruger National Park, South Africa in December last year.




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Pair of lions paw and lick a baby antelope for 20 minutes before they finally kill it

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The male lion was filmed caressing the baby kudu antelope's face with its huge paw and the female licked it in Eastern Cape, South Africa.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Fergie's niece gives birth to daughter Poppy on Prince Andrew's 60th birthday

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: It was a double celebration for Sarah, Duchess of York, on Prince Andrew's 60th birthday. Earlier in the day she became a great-aunt.




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Joe Biden claims he was arrested in South Africa while trying to visit Nelson Mandela

Biden, 77, first told the story at a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina on February 11, as he tried to shake off defeat in New Hampshire, and has repeated it twice more.




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Captain Heather Knight issues warning as England begin World T20 bid

England begin their bid for glory at the women's T20 World Cup against South Africa with captain Heather Knight claiming the tournament is wide open.




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Abbey Clancy sizzles in a pink mini dress before slipping into a LBD on a fashion shoot in Cape Town

The Liverpudlian beauty, 34, sizzled in a hot pink ruffled mini dress before slipping into a LBD during a photo shoot for her new collection with Lipsy in Cape Town, South Africa earlier this month.




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Steve Smith pulls off a 'superman' catch in second T20 between Australia and South Africa

Steve Smith pulled off a 'superman' performance while fielding a ball that was destined for a six when Australia faced South Africa for the second T20 match.




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Jos Buttler vows to cement his place in England's Test side

Jos Buttler is determined to prove he still belongs in Test cricket even though he accepts he is running out of time to fulfil his huge potential on the biggest red-ball stage.




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Curious hippo stuns motorists when it takes a stroll through a busy petrol station in South Africa

In a clip captured on Sunday, the curious animal can be seen approaching the busy forecourt of an Engen service station in Saint Lucia.




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Lions coach Warren Gatland plumps for warm-up match against Barbarians at Twickenham 

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: The Lions are poised to finalise plans on Thursday for a fixture against the Barbarians at Twickenham, prior to their tour of South Africa next summer.




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Joe Biden finally admits he WASN'T arrested trying to visit Nelson Mandela

Biden, 77, first told the story at a campaign event in Columbia, S.C., as he tried to shake off defeat in New Hampshire, and has repeated it twice more during outreach to black voters.




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Knight becomes first English cricketer to score a century in Test, ODI and Twenty20 matches

Knight became the first English player, male or female, to make hundreds in Test, one-day international and Twenty20 cricket when she powered England to an emphatic World Cup victory.




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Abbey Clancy cuts a glamorous figure in a blue thigh slit dress for her Lipsy campaign

The model, 34, flaunted her incredible svelte physique in a selection of her 30 piece clothing range, which included an electric blue thigh slit dress.




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Princess Sofia of Sweden visits the charity she co-founded in South Africa before becoming a royal

The mother-of-two, 35, visited Cape Town to meet colleagues at Project Playground, which she started in 2010 with her friend, fellow model Frida Vesterberg, and shared photos on Instagram.




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David Warner started ball tampering over vulgar Candice sledging

David Warner set the cricket ball tampering scandal in motion because he was incensed by South Africa's vulgar sledging about his wife Candice during the 2018 test series.




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England batsman Rory Burns focused on recovering from freak injury which cost him his Test spot 

For a man who is likely to be out for four months owing to a freak injury suffered playing football before a Test, Rory Burns is philosophical. 'It's a positive thing for English cricket,' the opener said.




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'That game was really big for me': England bowler Tom Curran buoyed by Twenty 20 heroics

Tom Curran believes his heroics at the death in South Africa will stand him in good stead going forward with England. The 24-year-old was pivotal in helping his side win the second T20 game.




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Stalking big cat wakes a sleeping leopardess and leads her on a chase in South Africa

Pieter van Wyk, 34, captured the moment that a dozing leopardess was stalked by a leopard in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa. She was given a 'fright' and jumped to her feet instantly.




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'I WASN'T arrested in South Africa,' Joe Biden finally admits

He walked back the much-scrutinized claim on CNN , saying instead that he was separated from members of the Congressional Black Caucus by 'Afrikaners with guns.'




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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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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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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.