HARARE – Scott Vincent shot five birdies on the second day of the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open here yesterday to move into contention for the R1,8 million Sunshine Tour-sanctioned event. The Zimbabwean, who turned pro last year, shot an impressive four-under-par 68 to take his total after 36 holes to five-under 139. [GoogleAd] Another Zimbabwean,…
HARARE – Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo has bounced back as Zifa benefactor after withdrawing his support earlier this month. The youthful entrepreneur, who has interests in the energy and transport sectors, has a sponsorship agreement with Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa worth $1 million for three years [GoogleAd]. Chivayo had, however, withdrawn his sponsorship after claiming…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders coach Erol Akbay is confident that his side will get to inflict their revenge on FC Platinum when the two teams meet in the semi-finals of the Independence Cup at Barbourfields Stadium today. The platinum miners came out tops when the two teams met last weekend in a Castle Lager Premiership match…
JOHANNESBURG – One thing which has made football such a fantastic sport followed by billions across the globe is its unpredictable nature. A lot of extraordinary things have happened in the world of football, something hardly seen in other sporting codes. [GoogleAd] It is for this reason that football has left an imprint among all…
WASHINGTON – Islamic State (IS) recruits are increasingly heading to Libya following the setbacks the militant group has suffered in Iraq and Syria, US President Barack Obama has said. The US will continue efforts to beat it back in Libya, he added. Last week, Mr Obama said the “worst mistake” of his presidency was his…
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin has apologised for erroneously claiming that German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung was owned by the US bank Goldman Sachs. The Russian president made the remark in a televised phone-in on Thursday. It concerned who was responsible for the publication of the so-called Panama Papers, which were leaked to Sueddeutsche Zeitung and revealed…
ACCRA – Ghana’s President John Mahama has warned against panic after a leaked security memo revealed that militant Islamists were planning to attack the West African state. The memo said the information was obtained from a man held in Ivory Coast over last month’s deadly attack on a beach resort in the country. It also…
HARARE – Deadly violence broke out in the restive Midlands province yesterday when rowdy Zanu PF supporters linked to embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa descended on their party foes in the Generation 40 (G40) camp who were scheduled to attend a meeting convened by national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere. Sources on the ground told the…
HARARE – There were signs yesterday that following its recent lack of effervescence, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC is getting its mojo back, after the former prime minister in the government of national unity led a massive demonstration against Zanu PF’s misrule in Harare yesterday. Thousands of people — most of them MDC supporters clad…
BULAWAYO – With economic challenges leaving Zimbabweans hanging by the skin of their teeth, Zapu says the Independence Day on April 18 is no longer worth celebrating as the present Zanu PF regime has turned the country into a heap ruins. In a statement issued ahead of Independence Day celebrations on Monday, Zapu regional spokesperson…
