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Hosts Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to set up AFCON final with Senegal
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (650+ words) Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was the hero with two saves in the shoot-out as hosts Morocco beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties to set up an Africa Cup of Nations final showdown this weekend with Senegal after a tense last-four clash on Wednesday…...
Festival hosts ‘Rare Species Reserve’
5+ day, 12+ min ago (299+ words) The Sheikh Zayed Festival offers an entertainment experience with educational and awareness objectives aimed at preserving the environment and endangered species, allowing visitors to observe rare animals and plants up close in an effort to support awareness of sustainable environmental…...
Hosts Morocco, S.Africa and Mali secure last-16 berths in AFCON
2+ week, 2+ day ago (692+ words) Ayoub El Kaabi's brace helped Morocco to a 3-0 win over Zambia on Monday as the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosts cruised into the last 16 while South Africa beat Zimbabwe 3-2 to also secure a berth in the knockout phase. African…...
Bethell looks to cement place as England No. 3, Archer named in T20 WC squad
2+ week, 2+ day ago (751+ words) Jacob Bethell was not supposed to be England's headline act in the fourth test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but he looked like a player who belonged when the tourists made their nervous chase for victory against Australia. Replacing the…...
Salah helps 10-man Egypt beat South Africa, book last-16 place
2+ week, 5+ day ago (661+ words) Mohamed Salah scored as 10-man Egypt beat South Africa 1-0 in Agadir on Friday to become the first qualifiers for the knockout stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Liverpool star converted a penalty on 45 minutes, and South Africa were…...
Salah spares Egypt’s blushes with late winner vs Zimbabwe, SA edge Angola
3+ week, 2+ day ago (644+ words) Premier League pair Mohamed Salah and Lyle Foster were match-winners as Egypt and South Africa began their Africa Cup of Nations Group B campaigns with victories in Morocco on Monday. Unsettled Liverpool star Salah struck in the first minute of…...
South Africa fatal mass shooting leaves 11 dead including three children
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) A mass shooting at a bar left at least 11 people, including three children, dead in a township near the South African administrative capital of Pretoria, police said on Saturday. The shooting happened at an unlicensed bar in the Saulsville township…...
Rohit Sharma breaks Shahid Afridi's record for most sixes in ODI history
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (282+ words) India's stalwart Rohit Sharma played a superb innings against South Africa in the first ODI on Sunday and another feather to his already illustrious cap by breaking the former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi's world record for most sixes in ODIs…...
UAE-Chad Forum secures $20.5 billion to support ‘Chad Connection 2030
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (604+ words) The Republic of Chad has announced that it has secured two-thirds of the funding required for its five-year National Development Plan, "Chad Connection 2030, amounting to $20.5 billion, through partnerships and agreements signed during the UAE-Chad Trade and Investment Forum in Abu…...
Late strike jolts SA progress after Maharaj’s heroic thwart Pakistan
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (701+ words) Two late wickets by a 38-year-old debutant spinner Asif Afridi checked world champion South Africa's progress in the second and final Test against Pakistan on Tuesday. Left-armer Afridi (2-24) picked up the wickets of half century-maker Tony de Zorzi (55) and Dewald…...