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Ireland reduce Zimbabwe from 121-1 to 210 all out to finish day one of the first Test match in Belfast in a strong position.

African heavyweight champion Adam Olaore is following a similar path to Anthony Joshua as he seeks to make history for Nigeria.

African heavyweight champion Adam Olaore is following a similar path to Anthony Joshua as he seeks to make history for Nigeria.

Emilio Nsue and the Equatoguinean Football Federation appeal Fifa's ruling that the player has never been eligible to represent the African nation.

Guntila Muleya had only been the head of the Independent Broadcasting Authority for three months.

Former Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe says Gunners fans judged his transfer fee rather than his performances for the club.

Why tourists who flock to see the country's beautiful landscapes will have to get a visa from next year.

Why tourists who flock to see the country's beautiful landscapes will have to get a visa from next year.

Families dig with their bare hands for loved ones buried under the mud of landslides.

Crowd trouble forces the first football match of the Olympics to be delayed by almost two hours, with Morocco finally beating Argentina 2-1 in an empty stadium.

Crowd trouble forces the first football match of the Olympics to be delayed by almost two hours, with Morocco finally beating Argentina 2-1 in an empty stadium.

The scammers were posing as young women online to trick people into sending sexually explicit material.

African fencing champion Alexandra Ndolo is hoping to win a historic gold in Paris while inspiring in other ways too.

African fencing champion Alexandra Ndolo is hoping to win a historic gold in Paris while inspiring in other ways too.

Nigeria and Zambia can win women's Olympic football medals for the first time, says Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie.

Heavyweight Francis Ngannou is in talks to return to MMA for the first time in more than two years.

South Sudan is using basketball to forge a new identity for a country whose early history was defined by war, says Luol Deng.

The deaths of dozens of protesters has further eroded scant trust in the security forces.

The deaths of dozens of protesters has further eroded scant trust in the security forces.

Morocco's Noor Slaoui will become the first person from the Middle East and North Africa region to compete in eventing at the Olympics.