Gunners threaten to boycott match over Futsal trio

Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
GUNNERS were last night threatening to boycott their Castle Lager Premiership tie against FC Platinum at Mandava set for this afternoon after the Harare side provided three of their players to the national five-a-side team which went to South Africa for

All eyes on Madigan

Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
THE highly talented three-year-old gelding Madigan, trained by Kirk Swanson, could be the horse to beat when eight equine athletes are saddled for the running of the FBC Derby over 2 400m at Borrowdale racecourse tomorrow. Sired by Joshua Dancer,

Benjani on Man City win

Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
HAD life been fair, former Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari could have been smiling with a priceless English Premiership winners medal around his neck last Sunday when Manchester City were crowned champions. However, Mwaruwari had already

‘We’re not ripping off tobacco farmers’

There has been turmoil within the tobacco sector of late with auction floors accusing some tobacco processing companies of delving into areas they are not licensed for.  Assistant Editor George Chisoko (GC) spoke to the Managing Director of Mashonaland Tobacco Company Ken Langley (KL) about accusations of setting up parallel auction floors and ripping off growers, levelled against his company

Watch the feathers fly!

Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
DYNAMOS marksman Takesure Chinyama makes a return to the Glamour Boys fold as they aim to get their act together against Chicken Inn in a tricky Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Rufaro tomorrow.
Chinyama,

Italy recalls ambassador from India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. — Indian police yesterday formally charged two Italian marines with murder after two fishermen were shot dead off the south-western coast, leading Italy to recall its ambassador. The charges against the pair of marines, who say they mistook the fishermen for pirates, come despite Italy warning New Delhi against just such a move. The Italian

Afghans seek US$4,1b a year from NATO summit

KABUL. — Afghanistan goes to the NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday with a firm demand for US$4,1 billion a year for its security forces after Western troops pull out in 2014 — and insists it is “not charity”. Afghanistan, fearing a new civil war or military advances by hardline Islamist insurgents following the withdrawal, sees the cash as an investment in the West’s own

UK firms prefer China

LONDON. — British companies are now more confident about doing business in China, a survey report showed yesterday.
The 2012 Business Climate survey for British business in China, jointly conducted by the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) and the British Chamber of Commerce in China (BCCC), found that an overwhelming 80 percent of CBBC members expected

We can’t win media war with West: Assad

DAMASCUS. — The media war with the West was lost the day the Syrian uprising began, president Bashar al-Assad told a Russian broadcaster. The authorities appear ready to start another round by showing to the world the foreign mercenaries captured in Syria. A number of key questions have arisen since Assad gave his last interview over half a year ago. Assad

US-France relations sound, says Obama

WASHINGTON. — US President Barack Obama told French counterpart Francois Hollande during White House talks yesterday that their countries’ bilateral relationship is “deeply valued” by Americans. Just four days after being sworn in to replace pro-American president Nicolas Sarkozy, Hollande, a Socialist, held talks with Obama in the Oval Office focusing on the euro

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