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Electronics engineer Ahmad Bahaa reveals he acts as a stand-in for Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah in TV commercials.

Goalkeeper Pape Saidou Ndiaye was the shootout hero as the Teranga Lions finally won a first international final in front of their own fans.

Yasuke was entrusted with decapitating his Japanese lord - a huge honour 500 years ago.

Norma Ka Mbele tells her story, amid protests over high rates of sexual violence in South Africa.

Brigid Kosgei claims a new women's marathon world record in Chicago, beating the time set by Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2003.