Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis kept Sri Lanka’s hopes alive on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at St George’s Park on Sunday.Captain De Silva and Mendis, Sri Lanka’s last recognised batsmen, shared an unbeaten partnership of 83 as Sri Lanka, set 348 to win, reached 205 for five at …
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American Johannes Veerman fired a final-round 69 for an “indescribable” one-shot victory in a European Tour event at sweltering South African resort Sun City on Sunday. South African Aldrich Potgieter needed a final-hole par to force a play-off in a tense finish at the Gary Player Country Club 170 kilometres (105 miles) northwest of Johannesburg.But …
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Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic Party over its management of an economic crisis. NPP candidate Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday conceded defeat in the weekend presidential election after failing to shake off widespread frustration over high costs …
Former president John Mahama, Ghana’s main opposition leader, tried twice before to win back the country top post.Now he has secured a huge comeback on his third attempt for the presidency after tapping into the country’s economic frustrations to win Saturday’s election.His win marks a historic victory, making him the first president in the three …
Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party candidate, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election after failing to shake off widespread frustration over the struggling economy.Defeat in Saturday’s election ended two terms in power for the NPP under President Nana Akufo-Addo, marked by Ghana’s worst economic crisis in years, high inflation …
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Ghana’s opposition on Sunday claimed provisional results showed its candidate John Mahama winning the weekend presidential election, though electoral authorities said they were still collating the official tallies.Saturday’s election emerged as a contest between National Democratic Congress (NDC) party’s Mahama and ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who fought to …
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Ghana counted ballots on Saturday after a tight election with the ruling party’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia trying to shake off anger over economic woes and counter a challenge by opposition party candidate ex-president John Mahama.Voting was mostly calm, but police said at least two people were shot dead in separate incidents.Ghana’s struggling economy dominated …
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Toulon held on despite a late red card to win 24-14 at the Stormers in their opening Pool 3 match in the rugby Champions Cup.Earlier in Durban, South Africa captain Siya Kolisi scored two of his side’s five tries as Durban-based franchise Sharks comfortably beat English side Exeter 39-21 in Pool 1.While conditions in South …
Post-election protests in Mozambique paralysed two power plants on Saturday, the national utility said as deadly unrest rocks the southern African nation.The ruling Frelimo party, in power since 1975, was declared winner of the October 9 polls but the results were denounced as fraudulent by the opposition.”As part of protests taking place throughout the country, …
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Ghanaians voted in tight elections on Saturday, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia trying to shake off anger over economic woes under the current government to stave off opposition party ex-president John Mahama.Ghana’s struggling economy dominated the race, after the West Africa gold and cacao producer went through a debt default, high inflation and negotiations for …
