The final 32 for the 2010 World Cup finals has become clearer after the latest round of qualifying matches with three more nations claiming places in South Africa.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien scored one of the goals as Ghana defeated Sudan 2-0 in Accra on Sunday to become the first African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
European champions Barcelona began the defense of the Spanish Primera Liga title with a 3-0 demolition of Sporting Gijon in the Camp Nou on Monday night.
Champions League hopefuls Sevilla suffered a disastrous start to the Spanish season as striker Fredi Kanoute was sent off in the 2-0 defeat at Valencia on Sunday.
Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are the blind husband and wife team from Mali who first gained widespread international attention in 2005 with their album "Dimanche a Bamako".
When Bela Fleck told us he had been missing something in his life musically, he caught us off guard.
Substitute Victor Obinna came off the bench to score twice as Nigeria beat Kenya 3-0 in Abuja, to claim their first victory in African World Cup qualifying Group B.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says there's "strong reason to believe" a British citizen has been killed by an al Qaeda cell in the west African nation of Mali.
The bodies of young elephants covered in the brown dirt of dried-up wells tell a heartrending story.
Thierry Henry scored twice as Barcelona booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 5-2 second leg victory against Lyon at the Nou Camp.
The final 32 for the 2010 World Cup finals has become clearer after the latest round of qualifying matches with three more nations claiming places in South Africa.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien scored one of the goals as Ghana defeated Sudan 2-0 in Accra on Sunday to become the first African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
European champions Barcelona began the defense of the Spanish Primera Liga title with a 3-0 demolition of Sporting Gijon in the Camp Nou on Monday night.
Champions League hopefuls Sevilla suffered a disastrous start to the Spanish season as striker Fredi Kanoute was sent off in the 2-0 defeat at Valencia on Sunday.
Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are the blind husband and wife team from Mali who first gained widespread international attention in 2005 with their album "Dimanche a Bamako".
When Bela Fleck told us he had been missing something in his life musically, he caught us off guard.
Substitute Victor Obinna came off the bench to score twice as Nigeria beat Kenya 3-0 in Abuja, to claim their first victory in African World Cup qualifying Group B.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says there's "strong reason to believe" a British citizen has been killed by an al Qaeda cell in the west African nation of Mali.
The bodies of young elephants covered in the brown dirt of dried-up wells tell a heartrending story.
Thierry Henry scored twice as Barcelona booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 5-2 second leg victory against Lyon at the Nou Camp.
It was an understated gesture, but one that reverberated around the footballing world.
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Real Madrid's injury crisis deepened on Wednesday with reports that star midfielder Mahamadou Diarra could miss the rest of the season because of a right knee problem.
Juventus remained unbeaten and rose to third in the Serie A table after a disappointing goalless draw at Sampdoria, who are still without a win after five outings this season.
The U.S. attorney general is trying to prevent immigration authorities from sending a Muslim woman to her home country, where she was a victim of female genital mutilation.
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Austrian officials are seeking to secure the release of two Austrian nationals who were kidnapped by an al Qaeda group while vacationing in North Africa ahead of a midnight Sunday deadline.
The abduction of two Austrian tourists has raised concerns about the upsurge in extremist activity in north Africa
World Soccer's Tusdiq Din caught up with African Footballer of the Year Frédéric Kanouté about his life at Sevilla, picking Mali over his native France, being a practicing Muslim and his desire to play in London again some day.
It was a woman's raw, bleeding hands that led Jock Brandis to make a promise.
The distinctive tall frame of Arcade Fire singer Win Butler scrapes against the elevator lights as seven bandmates, their instruments, a sound engineer and a cameraman stand cramped below his eyeline.
If there's anything in which Qatar takes pride -- aside from a massive construction boom -- it is providing its Qatari minority and the hundreds of thousands of expatriates working and living here with plenty of shopping opportunities.
ACCRA, Ghana -- Within minutes of hearing news that Nigeria had beaten Benin 2-0 and would be Ghana's opponent, my friend Alex uttered what every Ghanaian was probably thinking:
Nigeria joined Group B winners Ivory Coast in qualifying for the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Juventus have completed the signing of Liverpool's Mali international midfielder Mohamed Sissoko for a fee of $16 million on a five-year contract.
ACCRA, Ghana -- As soon as locals here find out you don't live in Ghana, they have two questions: 1) How do you find Ghana? 2) Who do you think will win the Cup of Nations?
Mahamadou Diarra may be one of the most important players in the world at the moment. At Real Madrid, he plays the all-important holding midfielder role and is world-renowned for his toughness. But he's also one of the most internationally recognizable stars at the African Cup of Nations.
Namibia say that they were approached to 'throw' their final group game in the second reported instance of an attempt at match fixing at the African nations Cup
Didier Drogba opened the scoring as the Ivory Coast made light work of beating Benin 4-1 in their African Nations Cup Group B game in Sekondi.
Europe's pro season may be in full swing, but fans are watching its stars play at the African Cup of Nations
Dakar Rally organizers have insisted that the event will be back in 2009, after it was called off this weekend because of terrorist threats.
The Dakar Rally has been called off a day before it was due to get under way, because of security fears.
The Dakar Rally will pass through Mauretania next month despite security worries sparked by recent Al-Qaeda linked attacks in the country.
Spain is still the preferred route to Europe for many Africans seeking a better life through illegal immigration, but the number of those making the dangerous ocean crossing in flimsy boats has been sharply reduced this year.
A transport vehicle hit a land mine in tense northern Mali on Thursday, killing 10 people, a government statement said. Others were injured, but the statement did not say how many.
The works and achievements of the influential spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims have long been baffling to categorize.
Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko has signed a new four-year contract with Liverpool, becoming the fifth first-team player to commit his future to the club in recent weeks.
Sevilla crowned an outstanding season with victory in the King's Cup final when a first-half strike from leading scorer Frederic Kanoute earned them a 1-0 win over Bernd Schuster's Getafe on Saturday.
David Beckham trained with Real Madrid again Friday and is expected to start in the title-deciding match against Mallorca -- his final game before joining the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Striker Frederic Kanoute will miss Sevilla's potentially crucial final Spanish Primera Liga game to play for Mali in African Cup of Nations qualifying.
It's 8 a.m. in the morning and a group of tiny tots are heading towards a simple building on the outskirts of their village near Mombasa.
Jon Dahl Tomasson struck twice as Denmark comfortably beat Australia 3-1 at Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road in an international friendly on Tuesday.
Defending champion Luc Alphand turned the heat on race leader and Mitsubishi team-mate Stephane Peterhansel on Thursday with just two full stages remaining in the Dakar Rally.
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The route of next month's Dakar rally has been modified for security reasons, organisers have confirmed.
Sevilla knocked Barcelona off the top of the Primera Liga after goals from Frederic Kanoute and Adriano Correia gave them a 2-0 home win over Osasuna.
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Midfielder Mahamadou Diarra scored his first goal for Real Madrid to earn a 1-0 win at Real Betis that sent them top of the Primera Liga on Saturday.
Olympique Lyon have signed Racing Lens midfielder Alou Diarra on a four-year contract, a source close to the French champions said on Wednesday.
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Real Madrid will try to buy Mali international midfielder Mahamadou Diarra and Spanish international Jose Antonio Reyes next week.
Frenchman Henri Kasperczack has signed a two-year contract as coach of the Senegal national side.
Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute will miss the return leg of the UEFA Cup semifinal against Schalke 04 next week with a thigh injury, the Primera Liga club said on Friday.
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has expressed his delight that injured Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko has returned to training.
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has given an upbeat assessment on the progress of Momo Sissoko after the horrific eye injury sustained by the Mali midfielder against Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday.
A massive fire has swept through a seven-story Paris apartment building early Friday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 30 others, authorities say.
Investigators are searching for the cause of a massive blaze that swept through a seven-story Paris apartment building housing many west African immigrants, killing at least 17 people and injuring 30 others.
Striker Frederic Kanoute has completed his 6.5 million euro ($7.99 million) move from Tottenham Hotspur to Sevilla.
Sevilla have signed Mali striker Frederic Kanoute on a four-year contract from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of 6.5 million euros ($8 million), the Primera Liga club have confirmed.
European champions Liverpool have clinched the signing of Valencia's Mali midfielder Mohamed Lamine Sissoko and are closing on Real Madrid's Luis Figo, the club said on Saturday.
Nigeria and Senegal's places in the 2006 World Cup finals have been left in doubt after being held to draws in African qualifying on Sunday.
Mali's World Cup qualifying match against Togo was abandoned amid chaotic scenes on Sunday.
The world's population will rise from 6.5 billion to 9.1 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations survey released Thursday.
Ari Vatanen of Finland won the 14th stage of the Dakar Rally while Stephane Peterhansel stayed on course to defend his overall title with just two days left.
Defending champion Stephane Peterhansel of France, driving a Mitsubishi, and Australian motorcyclist Andy Caldecott, riding a KTM, have won the 13th stage of the Dakar Rally.
South Africa's Giniel De Villiers got the better of defending champion Stephane Peterhansel to capture the 12th stage of the Dakar Rally.
The 27th edition of the Dakar rally, unveiled by Sporting Director Patrick Zaniroli on Wednesday, is shorter but more challenging than previous years.
Four people died and eight were injured in a stadium crush after Togo's World Cup qualifier with Mali, a government statement said.
Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri has forgiven Mali midfielder Momo Sissoko for misleading him about the reasons for his late arrival for training this week.
The polio outbreak that originated in northern Nigeria continues to infect new countries and threatens to become an epidemic across west and central Africa, health officials say.
Iraq beat Costa Rica 2-0 in Volos on Sunday to reach the Olympic Games quarterfinal and give the strife-torn country real hopes of a fairytale medal.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane will miss the opening month of the Premier League season after a scan confirmed ankle ligament damage.
An Algerian terrorist who held 32 Europeans hostage in the Sahara Desert last year has been captured in Chad, the German Federal Prosecutor's office said.
A small group of U.S. troops quietly helped Chad's military in a running battle this week against an Algerian Islamic group, U.S. sources said Thursday.
Frenchman Henri Stambouli and the Mali Football Federation have failed to agree an extension to his contract as national team coach.
Mali held World Cup quarter-finalists Senegal to a 1-1 to secure top spot in Group B of the African Nations Cup and avoid a quarter-final meeting with hosts Tunisia.
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Striker Frederic Kanoute scored twice to give Mali a 3-1 win over Kenya in their African Nations Cup opener in Group B on Monday.
Former World Cup downhill skier Luc Alphand won the 12th stage of the Dakar Rally, as the race restarted after a three-day break to avoid armed bandits in Mali.
Competitors in the suspended Dakar Rally have driven from Mali to neighboring Burkina Faso, where the race will restart on Tuesday.
Hiroshi Masuoka claimed the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally but the day's racing was overshadowed by security concerns as race organizers canceled the weekend's stages.
Tottenham striker Frederic Kanoute can play for Mali at the African Nations Cup after FIFA said he was eligible to represent his parents' country.
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