Africa

[ad_1] Teklemariam is proud to be a member of Asbeco, the club where Girmay began his career before receiving a scholarship from the International Cycling Union (UCI)."Biniam is a talented rider who has achieved things no African cyclist ever has," he said."It excites me that he rode for the same club where I'm training now."Teklemariam is coached by Yonas Zekarias, who also worked with Girmay during his early years.He sees […]

[ad_1] A beauty queen in Rwanda has been arrested for drink-driving and driving without a licence.Police said Divine Muheto, who won the most recent Miss Rwanda beauty pageant, had damaged "infrastructure" and then fled the scene. The statement does not say whether anybody was hurt in the incident.It is not the first time the 21-year-old has driven under the influence of alcohol, police in the East African country added.Ms Muheto […]

[ad_1] Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who has been at the centre of a fierce nationality row, is to be stripped of her South African identity and travel documents.The Department of Home Affairs began investigating her case after she became a finalist in the Miss South Africa pageant, but faced criticism as people questioned her eligibility to compete because her mother has Mozambican roots and her father is Nigerian.She withdrew from […]

[ad_1] Roy Foreman: Back then, being the heavyweight champion of the world was like being the president of the United States. Now George was the former president of the United States. Everyone from your girlfriend to your brothers and sisters don't look at you the same, now you've got 'ex' in front of your name. It took him eight to 10 years to get over the devastation. He'd made $5m, […]