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His mother says she felt like "transporting with joy" when Sir Mo Farah called her after years apart.

Jersey's hopes of making the 2022 T20 World Cup are over after defeat by Zimbabwe in their second qualifying match in Bulawayo.

The Egyptian Football Association names former Benfica manager Rui Vitoria as the new coach of the national team on a four-year deal.

Attitudes have changed since Najla Bouden became the first female prime minister in the Arab world.

Jambo Radio broadcasts in multiple languages to cater for the growing African and Caribbean community in Scotland.

The Olympic star says the name Mohamed Farah was given to him by a stranger who flew him to the UK.

Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir and distance runner Francine Niyonsaba will miss the World Athletics Championships in Eugene.

South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana will miss the rest of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations after rupturing her Achilles tendon.

The family of 79-year-old José Eduardo dos Santos alleged there was a plot to kill him.

Women's Africa Cup of Nations debutants Botswana believe they can reach the Women's World Cup, says defender Bonang Otlhagile.

Former Liverpool team-mates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are on the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football's Player of the Year award.

Supporters of the leading candidates have been sharing misleading claims about their opponents.

Namibia will play at next year's Rugby World Cup for the seventh straight time after beating Kenya 36-0 in France on Sunday.

Zambia will treat their Wafcon quarter-final against Senegal as a 'final' given that the winner will reach the 2023 Women's World Cup.

The victims are believed to be between 19 and 35 years old, with several more in a critical condition.

When Burundi's Esperance Habionimana first started playing football, she started - like so many in Africa - playing with male teams.

More than 300 people died in what the president called an "insurrection", but what has changed?

In her BBC Sport column, Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur talks about her post-final tears and using Bob Marley's positivity as inspiration.

Angella Okutoyi wins Kenya's first Grand Slam tennis title and hopes it will inspire others in her country to take up the sport.

Wales make history by beating the Springboks in South Africa for the first time with a dramatic win in Bloemfontein.