Underdogs Sunderland have won four Premier League matches in a row for the first time since 2000 to keep their English Premier League status intact.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago.
Defeats in their penultimate games of the season saw the London and Welsh football sides relegated after Sunderland’s unexpected win against Man U.
Wholesale changes to the Waikato Chiefs produced the desired result as the defending Super 15 champions downed the Golden Lions 38-8.
A dominant forward pack allowed the Canterbury Crusaders’ to maintain their Super15 winning streak when they downed the ACT Brumbies 40-20.
A new poll has predicted the ANC will win another landslide victory in Wednesday’s general election, handing Jacob Zuma another presidential term.
Reports claim South African climbers are safe after the deadliest ever avalanche on Mount Everest that left at least 13 Nepalese mountain guides dead.
Boko Haram has released a video message in which it claims responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, that killed at least 75 people.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has lashed out at Europe’s "homosexual nonsense", condemning the refusal of its leaders to accept his grip on power.
Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell slammed the 18-month doping ban meted out to him, calling it "unfair" and "unjust".