LONDON – Mitchell Johnson took 5-42 as Australia dismissed England for 179 in the Brisbane twilight to comprehensively win the first Ashes test by 381 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series yesterday. It was a first victory in 10 tests for Australia after losing a series 4-0 in India and another in…
LONDON – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney hit out at two television commentators for saying he deserved to be sent off during his side’s 2-2 draw at Cardiff City on Sunday. Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler and pundit Graeme Souness, the former Liverpool manager, said Rooney was fortunate not to be shown a red card…
LONDON – Tottenham Hotspur’s players should be “ashamed” according to manager Andre Villas-Boas after his faltering side were pummelled 6-0 at Manchester City on Sunday. The north Londoners had only conceded six goals in their previous 11 Premier League matches this season but capitulated after going behind after 15 seconds. Two goals from Sergio Aguero…
LONDON – World Champions New Zealand became the first team in the professional era to win all their test matches in a calendar year as Aaron Cruden converted with the last kick of the game to beat Ireland 24-22 in a pulsating encounter at Lansdowne Road in Dublin on Sunday. The Irish had stormed into…
LONDON – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel wrapped up the Formula One season on Sunday by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix and becoming the first driver to take nine successive victories in a single year. The sport’s youngest quadruple world champion, still only 26 years old, also matched fellow-German Michael Schumacher’s 2004 record of 13 wins…
HARARE – Zanu PF politburo member and the Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Jonathan Moyo says the party’s provincial elections have nothing to do with any perceived succession race in the ruling party. Zimbabwe’s media has in recent weeks been awash with reports of serious infighting among top Zanu PF officials as the…
HARARE – Below is the full statement issued to the Daily News by the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, Jonathan Moyo, who is also the Zanu PF politburo member: 1. As Minister responsible for, among other things, the media it is important to me that the media in our country is not only depolarised…
HARARE – Vice President Joice Mujuru seems to have taken the lead in the race to succeed President Robert Mugabe after Zanu PF’s politburo, which met on Saturday, re-affirmed and endorsed provincial elections held in Midlands, Manicaland and Mashonaland Central. Mujuru, who is also Zanu PF vice president, is tipped to retain her position after…
HARARE – Dynamos have won their 20th Zimbabwe Premiership title after piping Highlanders and Harare City on goal difference to the 2013 championship on Sunday. Dynamos beat Black Mambas 2-0 at Rufaro Stadium courtesy of Simba Sithole’s first half brace to ensure that Calisto Pasuwa’s men won their third league title on the trot. After…
HARARE – From being a victim of football superstition to being harassed by overzealous marshals, Bigboy Mawiwi’s struggle to see Harare City land the Castle Premiership title has all been pointing to this very day. City face CAPS United this afternoon at the National Sports Stadium knowing that a victory will see them win the…
