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By Martyn Herman (Reuters) – Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes inspired a magnificent comeback and scored the winner in a thrilling 3-2 defeat of Nottingham Forest, Arsenal were held at home by Fulham and Everton’s woes continued in the Premier League on Saturday. West Ham United top the table on goal difference with seven points after a 3-1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion to stand ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who […]

By Lori Ewing BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Sweden’s world record holder Armand Duplantis claimed his second consecutive world pole vault title on Saturday. The 23-year-old Olympic champion cleared 6.10 metres to capture the gold. Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines won silver with a jump of 6.00m. Three days after American Katie Moon and Australia’s Nina Kennedy decided to share the women’s pole vault gold, there was a tie for bronze […]

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – American Chase Ealey successfully defended her women’s shot put crown at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, winning her second successive gold medal. Ealey produced her season-best throw in her fifth attempt to win the gold with a 20.43 metres effort while Canada’s Sarah Mitton took the silver with 20.08. Ealey quickly became the hot favourite when she laid down an early marker with a 20.35 metre […]

By Mitch Phillips BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Marco Arop foxed his rivals with a radical change of tactics, then poured on the pace to win a brilliant 800 metres World Championship gold for Canada on Saturday. Normally a front runner, he kept his huge frame out of the picture, right at the back, through the first lap and while the rest of the field were wondering, he swept straight to the […]

By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) -Gabon’s government blocked internet access and imposed a curfew on Saturday after a general election marked by major voting delays, as the opposition cried foul over a poll they hoped would halt President Ali Bongo’s bid to extend his family’s 56-year grip on power. The Central African nation was holding presidential, legislative, and local polls simultaneously for the first time with tensions running high […]

By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) -Gabon’s government blocked internet access and imposed a curfew on Saturday after a general election marked by major voting delays, as the opposition cried foul over a poll they hoped would halt President Ali Bongo’s bid to extend his family’s 56-year grip on power. The Central African nation was holding presidential, legislative, and local polls simultaneously for the first time with tensions running high […]

By Mitch Phillips BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United States women’s 4×400 metres relay team, who have won seven of the last eight World Championships and the last seven Olympic golds, were disqualified from Saturday’s semi-finals after a botched baton changeover. The U.S. were trailing Britain after three legs when Alexis Holmes initially failed to collect the baton from Quanera Hayes and by the time she got hold of it she […]

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s transport minister apologised on Saturday after a widespread electricity blackout the previous night left passengers at the main airport in Nairobi grappling in darkness. Power went off in many parts of the country at 9.45 p.m. (1845 GMT) on Friday, the electricity distribution company Kenya Power said in a statement, attributing the loss to “a system disturbance”. Online footage from local broadcaster NTV […]

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will meet U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month, his spokesman said on Saturday. The U.N. general assembly is scheduled for Sept. 18 to 26 in New York. Presidency spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement Tinubu had accepted the invitation, which was delivered by U.S. presidential envoy and assistant secretary of […]