Zimbabwe T20 cricketers thrashed

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Australia captain Aaron Finch breaks his own record for the highest T20 international score, smashing 172 from 76 balls as they thrash Zimbabwe.

Migrant crisis: Many missing after boat disaster off Libya

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As many as 63 migrants are said to be missing after their boat sank east of Tripoli on Sunday.

World Cup 2018: Didier Drogba reckons ‘it’s coming home’ for England

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Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba tells BBC Sport why he thinks England can go all the way and win the World Cup in Russia.

Meet the activist held without charge in a notorious jail

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Political activist Amjed Farid explains what life is like for people like him in Sudan, and why he speaks out against the government.

The crop that put women on top in Zanzibar

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In Zanzibar, seaweed has become big business - and as it has been farmed principally by women, it has altered the sexual balance of power.

Morocco’s scavenger who now runs the dump

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For eight years Yassine scavenged on a dump in Rabat, Morocco. But now he is the founder of the first cooperative for waste recycling in the country.

South Africa’s footballing grannies on tour in Russia

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A lack of experience is not an issue for these players.

Anger at Uganda’s tax on social media

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Ugandan mobile users are required to pay before they can access apps like Facebook and WhatsApp.

Egypt’s record-breaking goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary rejoins Al Ismaily

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Egyptian club Al Ismaily re-sign the Pharaohs' record-breaking goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary on a free transfer.

‘Dead’ woman found alive in South Africa morgue fridge

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The woman, who is now recovering in hospital, had been declared dead following a road accident.