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Robinson and Anderson bowl England to 2nd Test win over South Africa
Robinson and Anderson bowl England to 2nd Test win over South Africa
Africa
by  AFP

England hammered South Africa by an innings and 85 runs to win the second Test at Old Trafford inside three days on Saturday. The victory, which followed South Africa's almost as crushing innings and 12-run win in the first Test at Lord's, meant England levelled the three-match series at 1-1.

Angola pays homage to ex-leader dos Santos amid vote dispute
Angola pays homage to ex-leader dos Santos amid vote dispute
World
by  AFP

Angolans started paying their final respect to former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday as the veteran strongman's historically dominant party emerged from its worst electoral result. The funeral comes as dos Santos's MPLA party notched up its worst electoral performance in this week's polls.

Deadly clashes shake Libyan capital as political crisis deepens
Deadly clashes shake Libyan capital as political crisis deepens
Africa
by  AFP

Rival armed groups exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital Saturday, killing at least one person and raising fears of all-out conflict in a country embroiled in a grave political crisis. Dbeibah's GNU said negotiations had been underway to "hold elections at the end of the year to resolve the political crisis", but that Bashagha had "walked out at the last moment".

Anderson sparks South Africa slump as England eye series-levelling win
Anderson sparks South Africa slump as England eye series-levelling win
Africa
by  AFP

James Anderson made the breakthrough as England pressed for a series-levelling win over South Africa in the second Test at Old Trafford on Saturday. Keegan Petersen was 20 not out and Rassie van der Dussen 14 not out South Africa resumed on 23-0, facing a huge task to preserve a 1-0 lead in this three-match series after an innings and 12-run rout of England in the first Test at Lord's.