A lawyer for one of the two Swiss businessmen
barred from
leaving Libya since 2008 says a 16-month sentence for outstaying his visa has been overturned. The man Rachid Hamdani was convicted along with his compatriot Max Goeldi last year.
Egypt have won the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, beating Ghana one nil in the final in Angola. Alex Capstick has been following the cup from Angola.
Mohamed Gedo's winning goal with less than five minutes remaining provided the 2010 Cup of Nations with a dramatic end. But this competition will probably be remembered for what happened before it had started. The deadly attack on the Togo team bus
dominate
d headlines across the world. The team went home, and then on the eve of the final CAF, the governing body of African football, took the controversial decision to ban Togo from the next two tournaments because of political interference.
In between
, there has been some exciting football. A few surprise results
played out
in front of
enthusiastic
crowds inside the impressive stadiums.
The Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has been banned for two matches for biting the ball. He pleaded guilty to trying to change the condition of the ball illegally after television cameras caught him chewing on it during a one-day match against Australia. Afridi, who was Pakistan's captain in the match, apologized, saying he'd acted
in the heat of the moment