Lubumbashi (DR Congo) (AFP) - A Rainford Kalaba brace helped TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo outplay Mouloudia Bejaia of Algeria 4-1 Sunday to win the CAF Confederation Cup for the first time. The Lubumbashi 'Ravens' won the second-tier African club competition 5-2 on aggregate after drawing the first leg against the 'Crabs' 1-1 i ...
New York (AFP) - Reigning world marathon champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea won the 40th New York City Marathon men's crown Sunday while Kenya's Mary Keitany took her third consecutive women's title. Ghebreslassie won his New York debut in an official time of two hours, seven minutes and 51 seconds -- only five seconds off his personal be ...
London (AFP) - South Africa suffered a serious blow on Sunday when full-back Jesse Kriel was ruled out of the rest of the northern hemisphere tour because of a lower leg injury. The 22-year-old, who went off at half-time of the thrilling 31-31 draw with the Barbarians on Saturday, will return to South Africa be replaced by Golden Lions centre Ro ...
New York (AFP) - Kenya's Mary Keitany captured her third consecutive New York City Marathon women's title on Sunday, pulling away just past the halfway mark on the way to an overwhelming triumph. Keitany won in an unofficial time of two hours, 24 minutes and 26 seconds, well off the New York women's course record of 2:22.31 by Kenya's Margaret O ...
Harare (AFP) - An unbeaten century from Dhananjaya de Silva put Sri Lanka in control of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe after a fluctuating first day at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. De Silva came to the wicket with Sri Lanka struggling on 112 for four after they had lost the toss and been asked to bat, but showed greater application ...
Dakar (AFP) - A British amateur who intends to swim across the Atlantic has delayed his departure due to technical problems with the boat that will accompany him, he said Sunday. Ben Hooper, 38, was supposed to leave Africa's western coast from Dakar, Senegal last Tuesday but is stuck due to a problem with the support vessel. The electrician ...
International and regional experts convened at The Economist rsquo;s Global Crisis of Obesity Summit in Dubai this week to discuss the need for a monumental shift in the way public and private sector organizations, and the wider society, approach the challenges presented by obesity, and resulting diseases including diabetes. According to th ...
Joal (Sà nà gal) (AFP) - Pelicans, flamingos, monkeys and even hyenas are under threat in Senegal along with the livelihoods of the local people as thick clusters of mangroves are disappearing. And it seems that not even an ancestral spirit can save them. The protected marine area (AMP) of Joal in western Senegal, just to the north of the Gam ...
London (AFP) - Barbarians coach Robbie Deans believes the future is bright for South African rugby despite his scratch side holding the Springboks to a dramatic 31-31 draw at Wembley. An already tough year for South Africa threatened to get worse when they were 31-19 down with just nine minutes left in their European tour opener on Saturday. ...
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