By David Ochieng Mbewa South Africa completed a sweep of the Canada Sevens leg adding the Edmonton Sevens to the Vancouver Sevens crown they won last week by defeating Great Britain 24-12 in the final in Vancouver on Sunday. The Blitzboks ran in four tries courtesy of a brace from Muller du Plessis and captain Siviwe…
By XINHUA Authorities in Tanzania’s Zanzibar on Monday invited local and foreign investors to invest in the development and restoration of historical sites on the islands. Lela Mohamed Mussa, Zanzibar’s Minister for Tourism and Heritage, said structures that needed restoration included buildings in the Stone Town, a site on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
By XINHUA A one-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic didn’t have a big impact on the victory stands at the Rome Marathon at the weekend, with African runners continuing their dominance. Kenyan Clement Langat Kiprono took the overall championship for the 42.2-kilometer race in two hours eight minutes and 23 seconds. Tanzanian Emmanuel Naibei finished…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The Springboks’ chances of winning the Rugby Championship suffered a blow following the withdrawal of lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg from the squad due to personal reasons. Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber said the strict COVID-19 protocols to enter Australia, which includes a mandatory two-week quarantine, meant van Rensburg will definitely miss the…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Nearly all of the second round of matches of the African World Cup qualifiers were completed on Tuesday with only a handful of teams maintaining their 100 percent start to the campaign. Sadio Mane rounded off the scoring as the continent’s top-ranked side Senegal defeated Congo 3-1 on Tuesday. Boulaye Dia had…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Egypt went top of Group F after coming from a goal down to salvage a draw against Gabon in their World Cup qualifier in Franceville on Sunday. After a goalless first half, Egypt’s task was made harder following the dismissal of Omar Gaber in the 70th minute for a second bookable offence….
By Daniel Plafker Naturalized citizen Matt Costello had 17 points and 12 rebounds to help Cote d’Ivoire beat Senegal 75-65 to advance to the final of the African basketball championship against defending champion Tunisia. Costello, who played briefly for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2017-18 season, was tasked with slowing down Senegal center and NBA…
By David Ochieng Mbewa English Premier League club Burnley signed Côte d’Ivoire international Maxwel Cornet from French Ligue 1 side Lyon on a five-year contract in a deal reported to be worth around €15 million (£12.9 million). Cornet completed “one of the largest transfer deals” in the club’s history following the completion of a medical, the…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw wrote her name in the history books on Sunday after she won the women’s Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Larne, Northern Ireland, breaking the world record in the process. Yehualaw emerged victorious in a time of 1:03:44 shattering the previous record set by Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich of 1:04:02 in…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Mohamed Salah will not feature for Egypt in their upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers after the Egyptian FA said his club Liverpool had refused to release the talismanic winger due to COVID-19 restrictions. Egypt is scheduled to play Angola in Cairo on September 2 followed by Gabon on September 5 in Franceville….
