adminBolt speeds to year’s fastest 100m
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Usain Bolt ran the fastest time of the year in his first 100m race of 2012 at the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday.
The 25-year-old ran 9.82 seconds in a Jamaican one-two-three in Kingston, with Michael Frater second in 10.00 and Lerone Clarke third in 10.03.
England Sevens thump Springboks
Normal 0 Cape Town — England held off a late fightback to beat the Springbok Sevens team in their Cup quarter-final at the Glasgow Sevens yesterday. England won 19-14, after…
Kwekwe’s Amagents subdue Chronicle
Sports Reporter
CHRONICLE soccer team put up a spirited performance against a determined Amagents from Kwekwe in a pulsating friendly match played at Archers Sports Club on Saturday, despite losing by a solitary goal.
Previous friendly matches have seen the scribes on the receiving end of heavy defeats of 7-1 and 9-0 against Highlanders Legends.
A lapse in concentration by an otherwise resolute Chronicle defence was punished by a 59th minute strike by an Amagents striker.
Man to serve two years for robbery
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Beitbridge Reporter
ONE of the three men who robbed a Beitbridge man of R50 and a cellphone before they stripped him naked at knifepoint was last week sentenced to an effective two years in jail.
Orlando Pirates fined for fan misbehaviour
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Orlando Pirates have been fined R150 000 (R100 000 suspended for 12 months) for spectator misbehaviour — for the third time in just over a year.
Man City move closer to title
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MANCHESTER City moved to within touching distance of their first title for 44 years, as Yaya Toure scored twice to secure a crucial 2-0 victory over Newcastle United.
The Ivory Coast midfielder beat Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul with a low curling shot with 20 minutes left.
He then added a second from close range with time running out.Beitbridge embarks on greening project
Normal 0 Beitbridge Reporter BEITBRIDGE Town Council has embarked on a massive greening project aimed at sprucing up the image of the border town. In an interview, the Town Secretary,…
Man U beat Swansea, keep faint title hopes alive
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FIRST-HALF goals by Paul Scholes and Ashley Young earned a comfortable win over Swansea as Manchester United moved level on points with Manchester City, but it could not disguise a feeling of helplessness at Old Trafford.
Mayweather beats Cotto
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Floyd Mayweather held off Miguel Cotto to take the WBA super welterweight title on Saturday and maintain his undefeated record.
Telecel joins fight against piracy
Entertainment Reporter
TELECEL Zimbabwe yesterday launched Teletunes, a new innovation to curb piracy that has brought untold suffering to musicians.