HARARE – St Georges College is set to host the Conference for Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe, (CHISZ) Soccer Tournament this Friday and Saturday. This year, at least 13 schools will take part in the tournament which will kick off at 8am on both days. The participating schools include the hosts, Gateway, Watershed College,…
HARARE – Mashonaland West and Harare Province won this year’s Nash Under-17 basketball titles in the boys and girls sections respectively over the weekend. Mashonaland West select basketball team beat Harare Province 34-26 in the finals to win the prestigious schools basketball title in the boy’s category. In the semi-finals, Mash West beat Bulawayo 39-16…
LONDON – Wayne Rooney has thanked “tough” Louis van Gaal for helping the Manchester United squad buy into a new football philosophy. Rooney has impressed during his team’s tour of the United States, which finished with a 3-1 victory over Liverpool in Miami, enabling Van Gaal’s side to win the International Champions Cup. The England…
LONDON – Arsenal can challenge for the Premier League title again after being hamstrung for a decade by repaying the debt on their Emirates Stadium, according to Alisher Usmanov, the club’s second largest shareholder. “I think we begin a new era for Arsenal where we win trophies,” the Russian billionaire, who owns 30% of the…
LONDON – The Formula One boss, Bernie Ecclestone, has offered to make a $100m (£60m) payment to end his trial on bribery charges, a district court in Munich has said. State prosecutors told the court they would agree to accept his offer. Ecclestone, 83, went on trial in Munich in April over allegations he bribed…
LONDON – The Spain midfielder Xavi has announced his retirement from international football. The Barcelona player, 34, was a member of the teams that won successive major tournaments at Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and Euro 2012. “I have decided to retire from international football,” Xavi told a press conference yesterday….
JOHANESSBURG – An earthquake has struck South Africa, killing one person and trapping some mine workers in a town south-west of Johannesburg, emergency workers say. The US Geological Survey said the 5.3 magnitude tremor was near Orkney, a centre of gold-mining operations. One person died after a wall in Orkney collapsed and emergency medical service…
JOHANNESBURG – The ex-wife of South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela has demanded his village home for her children, potentially trigging the first legal dispute since his death. Winnie Madikiela-Mandela’s lawyers said she was asserting her “customary rights” by demanding the house. Mr Mandela’s estate was provisionally valued at 46m rand ($4.3m; £2.5m) following…
TEL AVIV – Israel has withdrawn its troops from the Gaza Strip to “defensive positions” outside the Palestinian territory. It says the main aim of its offensive – to destroy militants’ tunnels – has been achieved. A 72-hour truce – brokered by Egyptian mediators late on Monday – came into force at 08:00 local time…
HARARE – It has been a dark and desperate time for villagers relocated to Chingwizi holding camp. After the army moved in to quash protests by villagers rightly resisting relocation without compensation, most of them do not know where to run. Some have taken refuge in nearby mountains, with no access to food and other…
