Fatma Samoura: Fifa executive cleared by ethics team

Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura is cleared by the governing body's ethics committee of any wrongdoing following an investigation.

Njie helps Marseille to first leg win

Dimitri Payet set up both goals as Marseille beat Austria's Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final at Stade Velodrome.

Sofiane Boufal: Southampton midfielder training with club’s U23s after row with boss Hughes

Moroccan midfielder Sofiane Boufal is ordered to train with Southampton's under-23 side following a row with boss Mark Hughes.

IAAF testosterone ruling ‘a painful reminder’ of apartheid-era South Africa, says ANC

Rules which could force some female runners with high testosterone levels to race against men or take medication are "blatantly racist", says the ANC.

Nestlé withdraws ‘degrading’ wife-hunt ad campaign in Morocco

The food giant "regrets" an ad campaign in Morocco that saw women compete to win a man by cooking.

Nigeria ‘baby factory’ raided in Lagos

More than 160 children are rescued from a "baby factory" and illegal orphanages, an official says.

Swaziland has a new name – eSwatini – but what else has changed?

Swaziland has changed its name to eSwatini. But will the lives of its citizens change?

Caster Semenya ‘hit by new athletics rules’

Some female runners with naturally high testosterone levels will have to race against men or change events unless they take medication, from 1 November.

‘Guns, germs and trees’ determine gorilla’s fate

The largest ever survey of western lowland gorillas shows most are living in unprotected areas.

African female bikers raising health awareness in Nigeria

Taking women's health awareness across Nigeria, on a motorbike.