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Harare Bureau
AFTER being restricted to a draw by Namibia in their opening game, Zimbabwe’s Young Warriors face a must-win assignment when they date Angola in a Metropolitan Cosafa Under-20 Group D encounter at Molepolole Sports Complex this afternoon.
Chisora fails to land European boxing title
ZIMBABWEAN born Dereck Chisora fell agonisingly short in his attempt to win the vacant European heavyweight title, losing by a split decision to Robert Helenius in Finland.
Chisora, who entered the contest at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki having won 15 of his 16 professional fights, was the busier of the two fighters but Helenius was rewarded for his more eye-catching shots, prevailing 115-113 113-115 115-113 on the judges’ scorecards.
Premier League ‘big boys’ record victories
Manchester City offered further evidence of their title credentials as they demolished Norwich 5-1 at Eastlands.
City had to withstand a confident start from Norwich, but as soon as Sergio Aguero broke the deadlock with a piece of magic, the points were always safe. Further goals from Samir Nasri, Yaya Toure, Mario Balotelli and Adam Johnson ensured a 12th win in 14 league matches.
Egypt sink SA U-23
The South African Under-23 side lost 2-0 to Egypt and failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the CAF Under-23 Championships on Saturday night.
Majola to face the music
Johannesburg — Two key figures in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) bonus saga will face a ministerial inquiry when the committee meets in Pretoria for the third and final week starting today.
Former CSA audit committee chairman Colin Beggs will begin proceedings with his presentation this morning, and CSA CEO Gerald Majola, the last person scheduled to face the committee, will appear on Wednesday.
Premier League ‘big boys’ record victories
Manchester City offered further evidence of their title credentials as they demolished Norwich 5-1 at Eastlands.
Brazilian football legend Socrates dies
Brazil legend Socrates has died at the age of 57 after suffering an intestinal infection.
Australia cruise past New Zealand
Brisbane — Debutant paceman James Pattinson ripped through New Zealand’s top order in a brilliant morning spell to fire Australia to an emphatic victory by nine wickets on the fourth afternoon of the first Test here yesterday.
Blind French eaterie seeks to conquer New York
PARIS — A French restaurant where diners cannot see what they are eating, often spill their wine and must conduct conversations while staring into pitch darkness has proved such a success in Europe that it is making a foray into the Americas.
Costs increases squeeze commercial farmers
Cape Town — South Africa’s commercial farmers’ income has hardly been great, especially for those planting crops. Stock farmers have suffered heavily from stock theft and job opportunities dried up.
Gross farm income in the year to end-February last year amounted to R121.766bn, 2.2 percent more than the previous year. Current revenue was 3.1 percent up at R89.286 billion, according to the latest figures from Statistics South Africa (SSA).