London (AFP) - Olympic champion Almaz Ayana produced an extraordinary display despite barely racing this season winning the world 10,000 metres title by almost a minute on Saturday. The 25-year-old, who smashed the world record when winning in Rio last year, finished over 46 seconds clear of her legendary compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba, the three-ti ...

Washington (AFP) - South Africa's 45th-ranked Kevin Anderson, seeking his first crown in nearly two years, upset American Jack Sock 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the ATP and WTA Citi Open final. The lanky 31-year-old from Johannesburg advanced to Sunday's championship match against the winner of a later top-10 showdown between Germany's eighth-rank ...

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Cameroon face being stripped of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after continental football chief Ahmad Ahmad admitted Saturday that the country is not ready to host the 2019 tournament. Cameroon isn't ready to welcome even four teams, said Ahmad, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). With Cameroo ...

Nouakchott (AFP) - Counting began on Saturday in Mauritania after a referendum on constitutional changes sought by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who derided the efforts of a boycott movement that has galvanised mass protests during the campaign. Aziz is pushing to abolish the country's Senate and several other state bodies and to make a sma ...

London (AFP) - Ethiopia's defending world champion Genzebe Dibaba was handed a scare in the semi-finals of the 1500m, but South African Caster Semenya was seamless in her progression. Dibaba, the world record holder, finished sixth in the first semi, and qualified for Monday's final as one of two fastest times outside the automatic qualifiers. ...

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa named uncapped Curwin Bosch, Warrick Gelant and Daniel du Preez in a 34-man squad Saturday for a Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Port Elizabeth this month. But coach Allister Coetzee must do without first-choice Springboks skipper Warren Whiteley, who is recovering from a groin injury sustained in ...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - James Anderson took four wickets from the newly-named James Anderson End to leave England in a commanding position against South Africa in the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Saturday. South Africa were 220 for nine in reply to England's first innings 362, featuring Jonny Bairstow's 99, at stumps on the second ...

Washington (AFP) - The United States said Saturday it was disturbed by irregularities in Rwanda's presidential election which saw Paul Kagame celebrate a third consecutive victory with nearly 99 percent of the vote. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the US congratulates the people of Rwanda on their active and peaceful particip ...

Johannesburg (AFP) - Canterbury Crusaders survived a rally by 14-man Golden Lions to triumph 25-17 in Johannesburg Saturday and win a record-extending eighth Super Rugby title. The match at Ellis Park stadium took a decisive turn just before half-time when Lions flanker Kwagga Smith was red-carded for tackling airborne Crusaders full-back David ...

Tunis (AFP) - Around 2,000 hectares of forest in Tunisia have gone up in flames over the past week, with some of the fires probably started deliberately, the authorities said on Saturday. Many of the blazes have been put down to a heatwave gripping the North African country, but arson has also been blamed in some cases. Since July 29 we have ...

Kigali (AFP) - Rwandans on Saturday celebrated the third-term victory of President Paul Kagame who pledged to continue transforming the nation after winning re-election with a record 98.63 percent of the vote. There had been little doubt that the 59-year-old would return to the helm of the east African nation which he has ruled with an iron fist ...

Kigali (AFP) - Rwandans on Saturday celebrated the third term victory of President Paul Kagame who pledged to continue transforming the nation after winning re-election with a record 98 percent of the vote. There had been little doubt that the 59-year-old would return to the helm of the east African nation which he has ruled with an iron fist si ...

London (AFP) - South African Wayde van Niekerk sailed through heats of the 400m to get his ambitious bid for a 200-400m double off to a good start at the IAAF World Championships on Saturday. Nery Brenes shot out in the heat and led coming into the home straight, but Van Niekerk coasted through with a glance to the lanes outside him to win in 45 ...

Dakar (AFP) - Senegal's ruling coalition will take 125 of 165 seats in parliament, the body counting votes said Saturday, confirming an expected landslide for supporters of President Macky Sall ahead of a 2019 re-election bid. The results of the July 30 legislative elections were published by the National Vote Counting Commission (CNRV) through ...

Nouakchott (AFP) - Mauritanians vote Saturday on several contentious changes to their constitution sought by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz but opposed by a wide swathe of opposition lawmakers and civil society groups. Aziz is pushing to abolish the country's Senate and several other state bodies and to make a small alteration to the national ...

Kigali (AFP) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame sailed to a third term in office with a tally hovering around a whopping 98 percent of votes, partial results showed Saturday. There had been little doubt that the 59-year-old would return to the helm of the east African nation which he has ruled with an iron fist since the end of the 1994 genocide. ...