Rudisha wins second world title

Thomas Mashali is the new Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) Africa light-heavyweight champion.

Tanzania’s men national pool team has finished second in the Safari Lager All Africa Pool championship which ended yesterday at Budget Hall in the city.

Hassan Kadio sparkled yesterday after clinching Cargo Stars Professional Golf title in the 18-hole tournament held at Dar Gymkhana Club course. Kadio won the title after grossing one under par 71 strokes, beating his closest challenger, Justin Hellela, by three strokes.

Evander Tanzania’s boxing sensation Karama Nyilawila has always been a winner. And the gifted boxer has vowed he won’t have a different mentality when he takes on Germany’s Denis Liebau on June 28.

Nigerians have been congratulating countryman Wellington Jighere, who has become the first African to win the English-language World Scrabble Championship.

US photojournalist John Stanmeyer has won the 2014 World Press Photo award with his picture of African migrants trying to get a phone signal near Djibouti.

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Although Brazil is still far from the Fifa World Cup 2014 trophy, the host nation has already been declared winner of the inadvertent health version of the tournament - reduction of child deaths.

Germany’s Mario Goetze celebrates after scoring against Argentina.

 Germany became World Cup champion for the fourth time on Sunday night, and the first European team in history to clinch soccer’s greatest prize on South American soil.

It did so courtesy of a winner deep into extra time from substitute Mario Goetze, who displayed a brilliant piece of skill to decide a contest of outstanding quality.

Goetze took a pass from the left from Andre Schurrle in the 113th minute of action, trapped...