Jos Buttler and Mark Wood (Getty Images) Jos Buttler made a dashing 77 not out as England beat Australia by six wickets for a series-clinching win in the second Twenty20 international at Southampton on Sunday.Victory saw England take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in a three-match contest and they will replace Australia at the top of…
By Leah Crane The night sky is clearest from a hill in AntarcticaAntarctica / Alamy The best place in the world from which to look at the night sky is on top of a hill of ice in Antarctica called Dome A. The hill is one of the coldest locations on Earth. The telescope images…
Makazole Mapimpi (left) and Lukhanyo Am (Getty) Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 Springbok World Cup stars Makazole Mapimpi and Lukhanyo Am were in superb touch for the Sharks in 2020The pair brought a 'bubbling energy' to Durban ahead of the Super Rugby seasonSharks were top of Super Rugby log when tournament was suspended due to coronavirusWe…
Enos Ndiao and Duran Koevort (https://www.facebook.com/sacollege)) Two promising schoolboys from South African College Schools (SACS) in Cape Town have signed respective deals with Western Province and the Sharks.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021The Cape Town school posted on their official website that Duran Koevort, the first XV…
By Jonathan O’Callaghan Stars in the Milky Way’s central bulge have close encounters with one anotherESO/NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Kornmesser/R. Hurt When a star passes another star, any planets orbiting them can be flung into space, destroying what could once have been hospitable solar systems. And while rare in the outer parts of our galaxy, such events might…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…