SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Two players from Austrian champion Salzburg have failed doping tests after returning from international duty with Mali last month.
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the dusty savannahs of Namibia, one of the last strongholds of cheetah populations on Earth, conflicts between cattle ranchers and big cats threaten the survival of the...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Locusts are threatening another part of Africa, with up to 7 million people in the southern region facing further food insecurity, the United Nations said Friday.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa is seeing a steady spread of the coronavirus across the continent, with five new countries confirming cases on Saturday, so that 24 of Africa's 54 countries have...
PARIS (AP) — The good news for France's long-suffering rugby fans is that new coach Fabien Galthié won't tinker with his side for the sake of it.
CAIRO (AP) — Cameroon and Ivory Coast were drawn in the same World Cup qualifying group on Tuesday, meaning one of the West African soccer powers won't make the 2022 tournament in...
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s president won another term Saturday but the longtime ruling party lost its powerful two-thirds majority in its most challenging election since independence...
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s ruling party on Wednesday faced its biggest challenge since independence nearly three decades ago as people fed up with a weak economy went to the polls. The...
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s registered 1.3 million voters go to the polls Wednesday in a general election that promises to be far removed from the overwhelming victories enjoyed by former...
It wasn't the way Namibia and Canada wanted to end long losing streaks at the Rugby World Cup.
They were gutted but understanding when their Pool B game in Kamaishi was canceled by World...
To Namibia and Canada, beating the other at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday would mean everything.
"Life-changing," is how Namibia center Darryl de la Harpe describes it.
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on Day 21 at the typhoon-affected Rugby World Cup (all times local):
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Namibia made six changes to the starting lineup which lost to New Zealand for the...
KOBE, Japan (AP) — Cobus Reinach scored the quickest Rugby World Cup hat trick in a whirlwind first 30 minutes from South Africa to demolish 14-man Canada 66-7 on Tuesday.
KOBE, Japan (AP) — Canada coach Kingsley Jones isn't worried about his players' hearts. It's their legs that concern him.
Canada was walloped 63-0 and 66-7 in successive games against New...
TOKYO (AP) — Given the keys to the All Blacks machine, first-time flyhalf Jordie Barrett stalled it a couple of times.
Barrett stayed positive, though, refocused, respected the ball, and...
TOKYO (AP) — Brodie Retallick is available to play, and the All Blacks are relieved.
Now he’s Namibia's problem.
The former world player of the year will appear for the first time in...
TOKYO (AP) — In more than two years as an All Black, Jordie Barrett has never played flyhalf.
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen asked him Friday to start there against Namibia in their Rugby...
Remember the All Blacks?
Black jerseys, black shorts, black socks, black mood on a rugby field? The Rugby World Cup holders?
It's been easy to forget them because since they last had...
TOYOTA, Japan (AP) — Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus arrived later than he normally does for his team's pre-game warmup in Toyota. Turns out he couldn't take his eyes off another Rugby World Cup...
TOYOTA, Japan (AP) — South Africa restored some order at the Rugby World Cup by putting away Namibia, the lowest-ranked team in Japan, 57-3 on Saturday.
TOYOTA, Japan (AP) — Schalk Brits was late for the pre-match news conference, leading to a chuckle from South Africa assistant coach Mzwandile Stick.
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Italy made it 14 tries in two Rugby World Cup wins and nearly 100 points scored after crushing Canada 48-7 on Thursday.
The top line on a Springboks to-do list for Rugby World Cup 2019 would be pretty obvious: Lift the Webb Ellis trophy again.
Under that there might be a note to beat the All Blacks in the...
Having done his part to get Canada to the Rugby World Cup at the last minute, veteran winger DTH van der Merwe wants to help his country qualify for the next one.
The Springboks switched things up for the Rugby World Cup game against Namibia as expected.
Not expected was hooker Schalk Brits selected at No. 8. Brits will also captain South Africa,...
It's not time to panic, or even press the "reset button," according to Springboks lock Lood de Jager.
The Rugby World Cup has got a fair bit tougher for South Africa, though.
In a Rugby World Cup group containing three-time champion New Zealand and two-time winner South Africa, the realistic option for the other teams is third place.
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — All Blacks hooker Dane Coles paused. Their next Rugby World Cup opponent was, um ... Canada?
Yes.
"One game at a time," Coles said with a smile on Sunday.
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Sergio Parisse started his fifth Rugby World Cup by guiding Italy to a 47-22 win over Namibia on Sunday, and going oh-so-close to celebrating the milestone with a...
TOKYO (AP) — Day 3 of the Rugby World Cup has a Six Nations flavor, with top-ranked Ireland playing Scotland in Yokohama and Italy and England opening their campaigns before and after that...
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Sergio Parisse's run at the Rugby World Cup has been more like a marathon than a sprint.
The 36-year-old backrower will join his former teammate Mauro Bergamasco and...
TOKYO (AP) — Namibia head coach Phil Davies has elevated lock Tjiuee Uanivi to lead the team in the absence of Johan Deysel for its Rugby World Cup opener against Italy.
GENEVA (AP) — International trade in elephant ivory will remain banned, according to a vote at the World Wildlife Conference, known as CITES, in Switzerland.
Sadio Mane made amends by scoring twice after missing an early penalty to see Senegal through to the knockout stage at the African Cup of Nations on Monday.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's culture minister says the country is returning to Namibia a centuries-old stone cross, even though it was originally of European origin, as a gesture of...
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Canada upheld its record of appearing in every Rugby World Cup by claiming the 20th and last berth in the 2019 championship on Friday.
The Canadians qualified by defeating Hong Kong 27-10 in the rain on a chewed-up field in Marseille, with two brilliant tries by record try-scorer DTH van der Merwe.
BOSTON (AP) — Demetrius Andrade won the vacant World Boxing Organization middleweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Walter Kautondokwa of Namibia on Saturday night.
Andrade (26-0, 16 knockouts) dropped Kautondokwa four times in the first four rounds, once in the first and third, and twice in the fourth.
Glen Feldman and Marcus McDonnell scored the fight 120-104. Ramon Cerdan scored it 119-105.