South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took two wickets in an over to reduce reigning champions Australia to 16-2 in a dramatic start to the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Wednesday.Rabada, 30, who has more than 300 Test wickets, is playing his first Test after serving a one-month ban for cocaine use earlier …
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Roadside vendor and mother-of-five Christine Naswa bemoaned the state of the Kenyan economy as she hawked vegetables by one of Nairobi’s busiest thoroughfares.”The economy is very poor right now. There is no money in Kenya,” Naswa, 40, told AFP as the smell of sliced ginger she was hawking powered through bus fumes. “I do not manage …
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South Africa will aim to banish their reputation as international cricket’s serial chokers when they face holders Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s this week.Despite being able to call on some of the sport’s most formidable players, South Africa have won just one major tournament over the last 27 years.They lifted the …
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Kenyan medical examiners said Tuesday that suicide was unlikely in the death of a man while in police custody — a case that has sparked protests and widespread anger.Albert Ojwang, 31, was arrested over posts on social media accusing police deputy inspector-general Eliud Kipkoech Lagat of corruption. Police initially said he died over the weekend in …
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South Africa captain Temba Bavuma admitted all-rounder Wiaan Mulder lacks experience at the top of the batting order after picking him to bat at number three against Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s.Mulder has only batted twice in Test matches at number three, making 15 against Sri Lanka in November and five …
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The four African qualifiers for the revamped Club World Cup in the United States are set to become much richer, no matter how they fare in the 32-team tournament.By securing places, Al Ahly of Egypt, Esperance of Tunisia, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Wydad Casablanca of Morocco are each guaranteed $9.55 million (€8.4 million) …
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Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s, starting on Wednesday.Below AFP Sport looks at three key contests that could determine the course of the showpiece game:Tough times loom for top-ordersBatsmen on both sides face a tough examination given the quality of fast bowlers on show.Australia captain Pat Cummins …
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A year on from landmark protests over taxes and corruption, Kenya’s youth remains undeterred by a violent police response but faces conflicting ideas on where to go next. “It was spontaneous, leaderless, and unlike anything our country had ever seen,” said Hanifa Adan, 28, who became one of the most high-profile figures of what became known …
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In African wax print dresses and tight-fitting evening wear, the “plus-size” models strutted up the runway in Kisumu, western Kenya, in a special event designed to celebrate the beauty of larger women.Started nine years ago, the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair is, according to founder Winnie Wenga Walcott, the only event of its kind …
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South Africa coach Shukri Conrad said his side had enjoyed an “enlightening” evening with England fast-bowling great Stuart Broad ahead of their World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s.Broad bowed out of international action two years ago, having taken 604 wickets in 167 Tests, with many of his best performances reserved for arch-rivals Australia.The …
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