Liberia election: Weah and Boakai headed for presidential run-off

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Former football star George Weah is in the lead, with current vice-president Joseph Boakai second.

US Open: Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb win titles on same day

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Married couple Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb make sporting history by winning US Open squash titles on the same day.

Morocco replace Kenya as 2018 CHAN hosts

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Morocco will replace Kenya as hosts of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), organisers announce at an emergency meeting.

Benni McCarthy loses out on first club trophy as coach

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Former South Africa star Benni McCarthy laments how "football makes grown men cry", after losing his first club final as a coach on Saturday.

An African legend – and me

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Thirty years after his death, Becky Branford recalls interviewing Burkina Faso's legendary leader just before he was assassinated.

Conjoined twins survive gruelling journey to separation

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The one-week-old baby girls had to go on a 15-hour journey on the back of a motorbike.

Kalou and Berlin team-mates ‘take a knee’

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Hertha Berlin's players and officials "take a knee" to show their support for "an open-minded world" before their 2-0 loss against Schalke on Saturday.

Crystal Palace 2-1 Chelsea: Roy Hodgson delighted for match-winner Wilfried Zaha

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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is delighted for match-winner Wilfried Zaha after the returning forward scores the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace 2-1 Chelsea: Roy Hodgson delighted for match-winner Wilfried Zaha

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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is delighted for match-winner Wilfried Zaha after the returning forward scores the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Selhurst Park.

Bailly suspended for Ivory Coast’s crucial qualifier against Morocco

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Manchester United defender Eric Bailly will miss Ivory Coast's crunch World Cup qualifier at home to Morocco on 11 November through suspension.