France won the women's 4x400m relay final in Zurich yesterday with a final leg from Floria Guei that has to be seen to be believed.

Ivory Coast forces have quelled a concerted coup attempt launched as the West African nation's president travelled abroad.

Ivory Coast’s interior minister was killed today during a military uprising in the West African country, an aide to President Laurent Gbagbo said in Rome, where the president was on a state visit.