adminBopara recalled
LONDON. — England recalled Ravi Bopara in a 13-man squad announced yesterday for the first Test cricket against South Africa at The Oval starting this Thursday.Scientists wary of genetically modified athletes
PARIS. — As athletes get ready to smash Olympic records in London, scientists are in a high-stakes race of their own to develop a test that will unmask anyone altering their genes in a desperate quest for gold.Carlos Tevez for Milan
LONDON. — Carlos Tevez is poised to move to Italian soccer giants AC Milan this week, opening the way for Manchester City to make their £30million bid for Robin van Persie.Puma pin hopes on Bolt
FRANKFURT. — With the London Olympic Games just days away, German sportswear giant Puma is pinning its hopes on sprint legend Usain Bolt to speed up sales and out-pace its bigger competitors Adidas and Nike.AVB attacks Chelsea
LONDON. — Andre Villas Boas’s bitterness at his sacking by European soccer champions Chelsea last season surfaced again yesterday as he said at his new club Tottenham Spurs they did not seek out scapegoats if they were going through a bad patch.Drogba gets hero’s welcome in China
SHANGHAI. — Ivory Coast football star Didier Drogba has arrived to a hero’s welcome in China, to take up a contract to play for Shanghai Shenhua.Merritt seeks gold repeat
LONDON. — LaShawn Merritt has struggled back from a doping ban disgrace and his humbling excuse why he should not be called a dope cheat is to become a favourite to defend 400-metre gold at the Olympics.RioZim ends toll refining agreement
Bright Madera
Senior Business Reporter
RIOZIM Limited says the toll refining agreement at its Empress Nickel Refinery with Swiss metal giant Centamentall AG has been terminated.
According to the termination agreements, RioZim will immediately pay Centametall US$7 million and an additional US$6,6 million would be paid in instalments over a period of eight years without interest.
Industrial index continues to retreat
Business ReporterTHE industrial index retreated 0,70 percent last Friday for the fifth consecutive day due to losses in selected heavyweight counters to close at 131,55 points.
Firms urged to support horticulture
Golden SibandaSenior Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern at the lack of financial support to horticulture and has called on local agro-industrial firms to fund the sector to realise its potential of becoming a multibillion-dollar industry.