Ivorian forward Gervinho extends his contract with Italian Serie A side Parma, with his new deal keeping him at the club until June 2022.

Eliud Kipchoge becomes the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours, beating the mark by 20 seconds.

The 7ft 5in Senegalese rookie only started playing basketball six years ago.

A prominent Ghanaian journalist writes about being sexually abused when she was just seven years old.