HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, which opened the week on a high, yesterday slumped 0,04 percent to close at 217,18 points. Biggest gainers in Tuesday’s trade were Medtech which added 14,3 percent to 0,8 cents while most counters traded in the red. On Monday, the bourse’s benchmark industrial index had gained 0,48 percent to…
HARARE – While much of the attention is pinned on the title destiny, there is an interesting relegation battle in the league. Six teams go into the final day of the Castle Premiership knowing they face the chop at the weekend. In one of the closest relegation battles in the league history, just as the…
HARARE – Dynamos defender Partson Jaure’s disciplinary hearing, which was initially scheduled for today, has been shifted to Friday as the Warriors stopper is currently out of the country on national duty. Jaure, who featured for the Zimbabwe national side in an international friendly with Tanzania last night, has been summoned to appear before the…
HARARE – Black Mambas assistant coach Martin Bonongwe has issued a warning to Dynamos ahead of the two sides’ final Castle Lager Premiership match at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday. Although they collected maximum points last weekend, Mambas are still in the danger zone, floating above the relegation zone by just one point. Both teams need…
HARARE – The return of Mr Zimbabwe after five years of absence was welcomed with relief, but one of the talking points has been the rewarding of $200 for the overall champion. While most people have commended the national association, the National Federation of Zimbabwe Body Building and Fitness (NFZBBF), for holding a memorable show…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s domestic cricket league hangs in the balance with indications pointing to an early December kick off, or even early next year. The country’s premier first-class season, which usually starts in September, was postponed to November 16. The rescheduled date, however, passed quietly on Saturday with nothing concrete on the ground. As Zimbabwe…
LONDON – Algeria and Ghana on Tuesday completed the five African qualifiers for next year’s World Cup, joining Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, who all qualified at the weekend. This quintet is identical to Africa’s ambassadors at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Algeria did just enough to book their ticket to their fourth…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa recorded a famous 1-0 win over World and European champions Spain in an international friendly at FNB Stadium on Tuesday night.Bernard Parker scored the decisive goal 10 minutes into the second half as Bafana Bafana racked up a victory that will boost both their self-confidence and placing in Fifa World Rankings….
LONDON – France produced one of soccer’s most famous comebacks on Tuesday to scrape into next year’s World Cup finals via the playoffs while Portugal blazed through after Cristiano Ronaldo conjured up a sensational hat-trick. The two European heavyweights will be joined in next June’s finals by Croatia, Greece, Ghana and Algeria after they prevailed…
TRIPOLI – Libya and its fledgling security forces, overwhelmed by militia violence and unrest since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi two years ago, are going to get some help from the U.S. military, a top American commander said. Adm. William McRaven, head of the U.S. Special Operations Command, said Saturday the United States will…
