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Three things we learned from England-South Africa 2nd Test
Three things we learned from England-South Africa 2nd Test
by  AFP

England overwhelmed South Africa by an innings and 85 runs in the second Test at Manchester's Old Trafford on Saturday. This win, which meant England levelled a three-match series at 1-1, was even more emphatic than South Africa's innings and 12-run triumph in the first Test at Lord's.

Frustrated South Africa vow to learn lessons from Wallabies loss
Frustrated South Africa vow to learn lessons from Wallabies loss
by  AFP

Frustrated South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber rued missed opportunities and handling errors for costing them their Rugby Championship match against Australia, but said lessons had been learned for the second Test next weekend. "We will have a good review of the game, take the lessons learned, and ensure that we are up for next week's clash in Sydney," added Nienaber.

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

Deadly clashes shake Libyan capital as political crisis deepens
Deadly clashes shake Libyan capital as political crisis deepens
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
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.

Kenya's Ruto urges court to throw out rival's poll challenge
Kenya's Ruto urges court to throw out rival's poll challenge
by  AFP

Kenya's president-elect William Ruto on Friday urged the country's top court to throw out a petition by his rival Raila Odinga that challenged the result of the August 9 election. The IEBC was under heavy pressure to deliver a clean vote after facing sharp criticism over its handling of the August 2017 election, which was also challenged by Odinga.