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Bloemfontein has been nicknamed "the graveyard" for opposition sides by Springboks players and South Africa captain Handre Pollard wants to bury Wales hopes.

Nigeria midfielder Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene says the Women's Africa Cup of Nations trophy is a 'birth-right' for the nine-time winners.

José Eduardo dos Santos, who was Angola's president for 38 years, dies aged 79 in Spain.

José Eduardo dos Santos was praised for bringing peace but sullied his reputation clinging to power.

Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge win run the Berlin Marathon in September, aiming to equal Haile Gebrselassie's record.

South Africa batter Lizelle Lee retires from the international game three days before the start of a one-day series in England.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

History makers Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina will meet in the Wimbledon final after the pair claimed impressive victories in the last four.

Togo manager Kai Tomety hails the desire and "rage" of his players after as they claim a first point at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Namibia will face Kenya for a spot at next year's Rugby World Cup after both sides secured their places in the Rugby Africa Cup final.

It is 30 years this week since South Africa returned from a ban from global football and played its first international against Cameroon.

Four people who set up a Facebook event to find "the real Batman" are charged with "planning a riot".

In what is described as the biggest ever power crisis, there are blackouts of up to six hours a day.

The Chagos Islands football team are trying to keep the story of their ancestors alive, 6,000 miles from their disputed homeland.

The Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack in Abuja on Tuesday night.

In her latest BBC Sport column, Wimbledon semi-finalist Ons Jabeur talks about playing her good friend Tatjana Maria in the last four.

Thousands attend a service in South Africa for 21 children who died mysteriously at a nightclub.

Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala will miss the rest of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations with a knee ligament injury.

Violence in the eastern part of the DR Congo has escalated in recent months, reporter Joice Etutu explains why.

Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey and Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams are among five players switching their international allegiance to Ghana.