Sport
25 Feb
While emphasizing that the fencers would still need to make the US team on merit, sports bodies in the country have given Lokhanov and the Bidas their backing.
22 Feb
Former Barcelona and Brazil soccer player Dani Alves has been found guilty of raping a woman in a nightclub. The 40-year-old was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and ordered to pay €150,000 to the victim by a court in Spain.
20 Feb
The inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup gets underway this week in the USA. The hosts are the favorites but are at the start of a rebuilding period, opening the door for other North, South and Central American sides.
17 Feb
Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021, woman's rights have been subject to far-reaching suppression, including a ban on female participation in sport. While some female athletes continue to bravely practice their sport inside the country, many others have fled.
16 Feb
Soccer fans in Ghana took to the streets in Accra on Wednesday to voice their frustrations following the disappointing performance of the national team in the recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
15 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has awarded the Super Eagles team the Member of the Order of the Niger(MON) national honour for their impressive display at the just concluded AFCON 2023 tournament held in Ivory Coast.
13 Feb
Kenyan marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in road accident. The men's marathon world record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday.
13 Feb
The 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo was a festival of joy, unity and sport. Seven years later, the eyes of the world were on the Bosnian capital again as war broke out in Yugoslavia and the country began to break up. The joy and excitement were palpable in Sarajevo on Wednesday, February 8, 1984.
9 Feb
R&B superstar Usher, fresh off of a wildly successful Las Vegas residency, said his performance at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show will be the latest peak in his 30-year career.
9 Feb
'We are focused on the final game, not celebrating' - Samuel Chukwueze
8 Feb
Hosts Ivory Coast will face Nigeria for the first time in an AFCON final on Sunday. The Elephants booked their sport after beating the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0. The Super Eagles beat South Africa on penalties after their semi-final ended 1-1 after extra-time.
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Clashes between the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary have killed at least 25 civilians in the North Darfur town of El-Fasher, a pro-democracy lawyers committee said Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports from Nairobi, Kenya.
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Croatia is holding polls marked by a bitter campaign between the present heads of state and government as candidates. The elections could determine whether the EU nation moves toward Moscow or remains pro-West.
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Millions of people were under extreme weather warnings in Pakistan. At least 50 people were killed by lightning and thunderstorms across the country in the last four days.
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A Kenyan national flag flies at half mast in Nairobi on April 19, 2024, in honor of its defense chief General Francis Omondi Ogolla and nine other senior military officers who were killed in a helicopter crash.
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Three French diplomats were given 48 hours to leave Burkina Faso on Thursday after being declared persona non grata by the ruling junta. The trio have been accused of "subversive activities", allegations that Paris denies. Relations between the two countries have been unravelling since 2022, when Burkina Faso saw its second coup in less than nine months.
