Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men’s 800 metres gold in a lightning fast race on Saturday.Wanyonyi clocked a personal best of 1min 41.19sec for victory, maintaining a proud record for Kenya who have now won the last five Olympic men’s 800m titles.Arop took silver just one-hundredth …

Kenya’s Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m goldSat, 10 Aug 2024 20:01:49 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon made history on Saturday after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500m gold medals with a superb display of middle distance running.The 30-year-old 2016 and 2020 champion produced a tactical masterpiece at the Stade de France to take gold in a new Olympic record of 3min 51.29sec.Australia’s Jessica Hull …

Brilliant Kipyegon wins third straight Olympic women’s 1,500m goldSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:44:34 GMT Read More »

Paris Olympics boxing champion Imane Khelif, the Algerian at the centre of a gender eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment, her lawyer said Saturday.”The boxer Imane Khelif has decided to begin a new fight, a fight for justice, dignity and honour,” Nabil Boudi said in a statement, saying Khelif …

Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment: lawyerSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:38:23 GMT Read More »

Eight people including two children were killed when mountains of garbage collapsed at a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Saturday, the city authority said.Local media said homes, people and livestock animals were engulfed in the landslide at the vast garbage dump in Kiteezi, a district in the north of Kampala, after heavy rainfall.”On …

Two children among eight dead in Uganda landfill collapseSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:37:55 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men’s 800m gold in Paris on Saturday.Wanyonyi clocked a personal best of 1min 41.19sec for victory, Arop taking silver at just one-hundredth in a North American record.Pre-race favourite Djamel Sedjati of Algeria claimed bronze with 1:41.50, while Bryce Hoppel was fourth …

Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m goldSat, 10 Aug 2024 17:55:24 GMT Read More »

Eight people including two children were killed when a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala collapsed on Saturday, the city authority said.Local media said homes, people and animals were engulfed in the landslide at the garbage dump in Kiteezi, a district in the north of Kampala, after heavy rainfall.”On a very sad note eight people …

Two children among eight dead in Uganda landfill collapseSat, 10 Aug 2024 13:10:15 GMT Read More »

Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge was hoping for a dream finale to his career at the age of 39 but ended up handing over his running shoes to a fan.The only man to run under two hours — albeit in an unofficial race — the Kenyan superstar decided enough was enough in Paris and …

Marathon great Kipchoge hangs up his shoes… literallySat, 10 Aug 2024 10:52:31 GMT Read More »

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a deal for the design of a new $6 billion airport described as the biggest in Africa, state media reported.The new hub will be able to handle 100 million passengers a year once completed in five years, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Mesfin Tasew was quoted as saying at a press conference …

Ethiopian Airlines signs deal for $6 billion mega airportSat, 10 Aug 2024 09:13:22 GMT Read More »

World champions South Africa scored five tries to one as they crushed Australia 33-7 in the opening match of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane on Saturday.After leading 21-0 at half-time with three converted tries, they crossed twice more in the second period as the Wallabies ran out of steam in the face of a fierce …

Dominant South Africa crush Australia as Rugby Championship beginsSat, 10 Aug 2024 07:30:08 GMT Read More »

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory.Khelif claimed a unanimous points decision win over China’s Yang Liu in the women’s 66kg final and was paraded around the arena on a team …

Algerian gender-row boxer Khelif storms to Olympic goldFri, 09 Aug 2024 21:49:18 GMT Read More »