South Africa overcame a first-half red card to win for the second match in succession, as the world champions followed last weekend’s victory against France with a 32-14 success against Italy in Turin.
Seven days after Lood de Jager’s dismissal in Paris, fellow lock Franco Mostert was sent off in the 12th minute against the Italians.
Mostert was deemed to have made shoulder contact to the head of opposing fly-half Paolo Garbisi and did not attempt to wrap his arms in the tackle.
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus, who had selected a rotated starting XV, brought on four of his replacements inside the first 26 minutes and the Springboks led 10-3 at half-time thanks to Marco van Staden’s converted try.
Two Garbisi penalties reduced Italy’s deficit to a single point but they were unable to take advantage of a brief spell with a two-player advantage, following Van Staden’s yellow card for a ruck infringement.
Williams’ match-clincher was the pick of South Africa’s four tries and was created superbly by Canan Moodie, who stepped in off the left wing and fired a pass inside for the replacement back to touch down unopposed.
Italy, who were 26-19 victors against Australia in their previous outing, were bidding to beat the Springboks for only the second time in 19 attempts.
They had chances to do so, with Garbisi missing two first-half penalty attempts and also failing to convert Capuozzo’s second-half try, but once again South Africa found an extra gear in the closing stages to ensure the hosts fell short.
Model Kelly Brook is set to enter the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle this weekend alongside plenty of other famous faces
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Kelly Brook is heading into the jungle this Sunday (Image: ITV)
Kelly Brook’s latest TV challenge is commencing this weekend as she is due to appear on the latest series of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! She’s no stranger to TV, but there may be an awkward encounter as it has been revealed that she doesn’t quite see eye to eye with presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly.
The model is said to have held a grudge against the hosting pair from more than a decade ago. It has been claimed that Kelly thinks that Ant and Dec pushed for her to get the sack from Britain’s Got Talent back in 2009.
The ins and outs of the situation are unknown, but Kelly must be ready to put this behind her as she’s due to enter the jungle this weekend. I’m A Celeb is set to start Sunday night at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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The reunion between Kelly and Ant and Dec could be an awkward one as it is the first time they have come face to face since she was axed as a BGT judge after six days.
The Daily Mail reported that a source told them: “Kelly might be all smiles, but underneath she is a tough, tough woman who doesn’t take well to being crossed.
“She doesn’t forget. It is going to make for great television. She thinks Ant and Dec sneered at her for being a Page 3 girl, they didn’t think she had any talent.
“She’s a down-to-earth working-class girl done good, and she hates snobby behaviour. Woe betide Ant and Dec. She’s already been telling journalists she can’t wait to see them again.”
Ant and Dec have tried to clear the air with Kelly in the past. In their 2010 autobiography, Dec spoke about the feud, saying he didn’t understand why Kelly was hired as a fourth judge with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan due to it usually being three.
She was let go from the show within a week as the format of four judges was seen as too complicated. However, it then went back to four judges.
Dec wrote in the memoir, Ooh! What A Lovely Pair: “Kelly looked nervous, so I told her it was going to be great fun and to just relax.
“She nodded, then looked at me and said, ‘And what do you do on the show?’ I looked at Simon, who was sat next to me, he turned to Kelly and said, ‘Kelly, you have seen the show, haven’t you?’ To which she replied, ‘Yeah… well, bits.’
“I don’t want to sound like an egomaniac, but the last person who said, ‘And what do you do?’ was the Queen.” Kelly then replied to the book as she said that the sacking had impacted her future job opportunities.
Kelly said: “There was nothing I could do in this country after Britain’s Got Talent. The people at ITV were telling me that I had upset Ant and Dec and that was it. I would love to have stayed on the show.”
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is eligible to feature against the Democratic Republic of Congo in Sunday’s African playoff for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The clarification puts to rest concerns among Nigerian fans following reports that Ndidi would miss the crucial encounter due to yellow-card accumulation.
A statement posted on the Super Eagles’ official X handle on Saturday said that CAF confirmed that yellow cards accumulated during the World Cup qualifiers do not carry over into the playoffs. It noted that only confirmed suspensions apply.
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“CAF has confirmed that Wilfred Ndidi is eligible to feature for the Super Eagles in Sunday’s playoff clash against DR Congo.
“Cautions accumulated during the World Cup qualifiers do not carry over into the playoffs; only confirmed suspensions apply,” the statement read.
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CAF has confirmed that Wilfred Ndidi is eligible to feature for the Super Eagles in Sunday’s playoff clash against DR Congo.
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Ndidi was one of Nigeria’s standout performers in Thursday’s 4–1 semi-final win over Gabon, delivering a commanding display in midfield.
Wearing the captain’s armband, he capped an energetic outing by providing the assist for Chidera Ejuke to score Nigeria’s second goal.
The Super Eagles will now lock horns with DR Congo on Sunday at 8 p.m. Nigerian time in a decisive showdown.
As the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, faces new criticism and the royal family feud rumbles on, a royal expert tells the Mirror the ‘heartbreak in their marriage’ brings the couple closer
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Meghan and Harry’s ‘heartbreak’ in marriage as ‘bitterness’ rears its head(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are never too far away from a fresh backlash, controversy or outrage – but sources say the turmoil that shadows them is a glue that binds their marriage together. The latest wave of public criticism hit 44-year-old Meghan last week after she opted not to wear a poppy to two major events on Remembrance Day weekend, including Kris Jenner’s star-studded birthday bash.
Various newspapers quoted a source claiming the poppies were not as “widely available” in the US as they are in the UK and across the Commonwealth, which led to a barrage of comments pointing out that Harry, 41, had one pinned to his tuxedo at the Baby2Baby Gala the pair attended. But according to royal expert Duncan Larcombe, the Sussexes are now so used to handling criticism that it brings them closer as a couple.
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“There have been times in their marriage where it’s been Meghan and Harry against the world,” he tells us. “A clear theme from when they first met in the very beginning, has been how protective Harry is of Meghan. He’s a very loyal husband – much more so than most, because Meghan gets an awful lot of negative publicity, especially online.
“We’ve seen Harry supporting her in court cases, and also speaking out against those people that have wronged Meghan, which in his mind has included the Princess of Wales, Catherine. There’s also been a lot of heartbreak in their marriage but their similar past experiences and traumas are what holds them together and makes them stronger.”
At the party for Kardashian-Jenner matriarch Kris’s 70th, Harry and Meghan rubbed shoulders with the likes of Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos, singers Beyoncé and Mariah Carey, as well as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan.
Royal watchers took their attendance as another sign the couple see their life and future firmly rooted in Hollywood and not in the royal family. Since first getting together nearly a decade ago, the pair have been embroiled in bitter family feuds and heartbreaking estrangements.
But Duncan tells us that part of the appeal in moving to the States and away from the royals was in sparing Archie, six, and Lilibet, four, from some of their own painful childhood experiences.
“Neither of them had an ideal upbringing by any stretch of the imagination. Both of their parents’ marriages ended in divorce, and of course Harry’s mum, Princess Diana, died shortly after that. There’s trauma and heartbreak there for both of them, and that has bonded them.
“Harry, by his own admission, is a damaged person and he has had struggles. It’s hardly a surprise given his extraordinary upbringing, and his profile of being the ‘partying Prince’. A lot has happened in Harry’s life that Meghan can feel sorry for, and therefore feel like she wants to protect him and look after him too.”
Meghan is sure to empathise with Harry’s bitter fallout with Prince William and King Charles, who turned 77 this week. There may have been glimmers of hope for reconciliation with his father but as yet, according to Duncan, very little movement with older brother William.
As painful as it is for Harry, Duncan suggests he has had an easier time than Meghan in some ways. He tells us, “Meghan has had her dad and half-sister and brother become outspoken critics of her and publicly denounce her. Harry hasn’t had to deal with that, but that’s only because the royals don’t comment on those things, so they’ve maintained a silence.
“It doesn’t mean there’s any less bitterness between Harry and his family, so he and Meghan have that in common and can see where the other is coming from.”
The couple announced their engagement eight years ago this month. At the time, Harry was a busy working royal with a full life in London. Things today couldn’t look more different, with the pair living in a gated community in Montecito, and Netflix deals and Meghan’s As Ever brand replacing busy royal diaries.
Harry has also “isolated himself from the inner circle of friends he used to rely on” as a result of the move to the US, Duncan claims, which has drawn him even closer to Meghan. “Those friends might not have always been a good influence on him, but they were a big part of his life, especially given he didn’t have a mother,” he says.
Part of the move was a desire to live with less scrutiny, Duncan believes, although this now seems unlikely. Believing this could spell trouble for them in future, he tells us, “One of the biggest difficulties they’ll face as a couple is if they go through a bad patch at any point. They wanted to leave the UK to get away from the microscope, but in many ways they’re more high profile and facing greater examination by the media and the public than they ever were in the UK.”
February 2026 will also mark two years since it was announced that King Charles was being treated for cancer. His ongoing treatment – and the fact he is approaching his eighties – has also raised questions about whether Harry’s hope of still being welcomed back into the UK has an expiry date.
“When William becomes King, there could be a real risk that Harry will be blanked by the royal court and be completely out on his own,” Duncan claims. “In Harry’s mind he’s a victim, but he has a big part to play in that possible scenario.
“With seismic changes in the family coming at some point, William will play a greater and greater role, and where does that leave Harry? He will absolutely need Meghan by his side.”
Representatives from the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group have signed a peace deal in Qatar with the ultimate goal of putting an end to years of fighting.
Qatar and the United States announced the “comprehensive” deal in Doha on Saturday, setting it up as a roadmap to stop the deadly fighting and improve the dire humanitarian situation in the Central African nation.
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The two sides have been holding mediated talks for months, and signed a truce deal in July that must still be subjected to more negotiations over exactly how it will be implemented.
Addressing a press conference in Doha on Saturday, Qatar’s Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi said the latest agreement enhances the process in order to “find peaceful solutions through dialogue and understanding” to re-establish calm in the DRC.
He said the different sides achieved progress on several substantial topics in order to build on previous agreements discussed and signed over the past several months.
The agreement includes eight implementation protocols, two of which have already been signed, including one on ceasefire monitoring and another on prisoner exchange.
The rest of the protocols are expected to be discussed and finalised over the coming weeks. They will include a timeline as well as details on how different processes will work, how humanitarian aid will be allowed to reach the ailing population, and how to enable the return of refugees and internally displaced people.
Restoring state authority, implementing economic reforms, reintegration of armed groups into the government and the elimination of foreign groups are among other protocols that will need to be finalised.
Both sides have agreed to establish an independent committee to implement the peace process, and also to provide recommendations for recompensation within the framework of national reconciliation, which will be in line with the constitution of the republic, Qatar’s Al-Khulaifi said.
Massad Boulos, a senior advisor and envoy for US President Donald Trump who represented Washington in the talks, thanked the state of Qatar and other stakeholders who assisted the process, including the African Union and the state of Togo.
He told the conference in Doha that the agreement comes amid joint efforts with Qatar that have also yielded results in other areas, including the ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas.
“Today is a historic occasion in many ways,” he said, referring to the framework deal on DRC as a “launching pad” for an eventual peace deal that will be built based on previous and ongoing negotiations.
“People were expecting some immediate results on the ground, but this is a process, this is not a light switch that you can turn on and off, and there are many angles to it,” Boulos said.
Reporting from Goma, Al Jazeera’s Alain Uakyani said the peace agreement has inspired hope among the population in the DRC, but not for any immediate and tangible changes on the ground.
Vanessa Feltz has revealed that she has turned down multiple offers made by the BBC including Celebrity Masterchef as she feared she would be ‘dreadful’
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Vanessa Feltz explains why she turned down BBC tv offers(Image: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty I)
She is certainly no stranger to putting herself forward for reality TV shows. But it looks as though there is one area that the This Morning presenter draws the line at – and that is a cooking show. And the BBC soon became aware of this after asking her to take part in Celebrity MasterChef multiple times.
Despite laying herself bare on Celebs Go Dating in the pursuit of finding love following her public split with ex Ben Ofoedu, the broadcaster was unable to convince Vanessa Feltz to show off her culinary skills.
Speaking to the Daily Star, she explained: “I turned down Celebrity Shark Tank, I’ve turned down MasterChef about 50 times. I’m not a good enough cook; I’m terrible. My cooking would be so appalling, I just couldn’t face it. I’d be dreadful!”
She added: “It would only be okay if you were secretly a good cook and you wanted to show off. My children, when they hear the microwave go ‘ping’, they say: ‘Ah, just like Mummy used to make’.”
Vanessa has appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 but years before her dancing debut, she became an icon thanks to her on-screen meltdown in 2001.
Speaking about her time on the show, she explained to the Express that she was the first housemate in the world to ignore the commands by Big Brother.
This came a year after she split from her husband as she agreed to join the show as part of Comic Relief. Speaking that moment she wrote in her memoir Vanessa Bares All: Frank, Funny and Fearless, she said: “I should have been able to keep a lid on my emotions but I couldn’t.”
She added: “Rapidly I spiralled into an emotional tailspin, and the fact that I happened to be wearing a leopard-print dressing-gown and black sunglasses indoors at the time added to the spectacle.”
Vanessa continued: “We’d been given chalk. I’d noticed the dining table was made of blackboard. I decided I’d write some appropriate words just to give myself something interesting to read later.”
Scribbling on the table with her piece of chalk, she remembers writing the words “IMMOLATED, ISO- LATED, INCARCERATED, IMMURED, DEFENESTRATED, LAMPOONED, DISTRAUGHT, FRAUGHT, ABASHED, DIS- COMBOBULATED.”
Vanessa, 63, currently hosts her own TV show on Channel 5 during the week at 12.30pm, which appears to be a roaring success as it has been renewed for another year.
And the TV personality, who first became a household name in 1994 hosting her talk show Vanessa, expressed her joy and “excitement” of being re-commissioned.
Vanessa has had a lot of guests on her show but it looks as though while she may have a few dream guests, she is simply happy to have interesting guests.
The TV hosts has now won awards since launching her own TV show including Best Talk Show at the National Reality TV Show Awards and she also received a nomination for the TV Choice Awards.
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But it looks as though love is certainly not on the cards as her busy work schedule has taken over her life. She explained that she has been working seven days a week since March which included her talk show as well as her LBC show on the weekends.
She added: “I’ve been doing seven shows a week for the last 200-and-something days. Been quite busy, I am exhausted. It’s good fun, very good fun.”
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