HARARE – Zimbabwe were last night expected to name their starting line-up for tomorrow’s Rugby World Cup qualifiers opener against Madagascar after arriving in the Indian Ocean island early morning ahead of the make-or-break tournament. Upfront, Denford Mutamangira and Piet Joubert are tipped to start as the props with hooker Keith Murray completing the front…
HARARE – The World Cup floods back too many wonderful memories for a lot of us, and depending on the eras we belong to, the recollections vary from individual to individual. At my age, my first World Cup as a reasonably informed football fan was probably US94’, a tiny grade six schoolboy still learning the…
HARARE – Dynamos team manager Richard Chihoro yesterday revealed the Glamour Boys are not shaken by recent reports that some of their key players will be moving to top South African clubs during the mid-season transfer period. The Glamour Boys, who have already lost goalkeeper George Chigova to Supersport United could also see players like…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s past and present PGA Tour stars added another feather to their caps on Tuesday after gracing the White House during a President’s Cup reception hosted by US president Barrack Obama. Amongst Zimbabwe’s golf luminaries invited to the famous residence were Zimbabwe golf legend Nick Price, PGA tour golfer Brendan de Jonge as…
LONDON – Thomas Mueller’s second-half goal saw Germany sail to a 1-0 victory over the United States in World Cup Group G on Thursday, a result that saw both teams progress to the knockout stage of the tournament. Germany top the group and will face the runner-up in Group H while the United States finish…
LONDON – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the tournament but missed a glut of other chances as Portugal’s 2-1 win over incident-hit Ghana yesterday was not enough to make the second round as both sides exited the World Cup. Portugal finished level on four points with the United States in Group G but…
DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has narrowly overtaken the White House on Twitter, a study of political use of the social network has found. His account @NarendraModi has 4.99m followers, ahead of the @WhiteHouse account which has 4.98m followers. Mr Modi’s huge victory in the recent general election was partly credited to a…
ZURICH – World governing body Fifa have imposed a record nine-match ban on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. The independent disciplinary committee imposed the suspension after finding the 27-year-old guilty of misconduct. Suarez has also been banned from all football for four months. The incident occurred during Tuesday’s 2014 Fifa…
WEST AFRICA – “Drastic action” is needed to contain the spread of deadly Ebola in West Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly 400 people have died in the outbreak which started in Guinea and has spread to neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia. It is the largest outbreak in terms of cases, deaths…
HARARE – Only President Robert Mugabe can now save the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo’s Nuanetsi Ranch as “political vultures” swoop on the vast land, the resident director of the farm has said. The contested ranch is registered under the Development Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ) which was founded by the late Vice President in 1989,…
