adminNani inspires United to victory
MANCHESTER. — Nani scored one and made the other as Manchester United beat Reading 2-1 to book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals at Old Trafford on Monday night. The Portuguese winger was only brought on as a substitute becauseAlves urges Catalans to raid Gunners
LONDON. — Barcelona should raid Arsenal once more to sign talismanic midfielder Jack Wilshere, according to Dani Alves.Wilshere has been immense for the Gunners since returning from a 15-month injury layoff, making 23
China ban players
BEIJING. — China’s football association has banned 33 players and officials for life after a three-year probe into match-fixing.The Shanghai Shenhua club was also fined 1m yuan (£103 000) and stripped of its 2003 league victory
Azarenka injured
DUBAI. — Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka suffered a blow for the second successive year at the Dubai Open tennis tournament when she pulled with a heel injury, ensuring that Serena Williams will hold on to the world number oneMourinho ‘aggressive’
MADRID. — Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has described Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho’s soccer management style as “aggressive” and far different to his own. Del Bosque, a former Madrid manager and the man in charge when they last won
Nyambuya hits back
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter NATIONAL Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment board chairman Mr Mike Nyambuya has scoffed at claims that there was no transparency in the manner the Zimplats indigenisation deal was done saying the allegations were
Plan International scoops award
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business ReporterPlan International Zimbabwe has been voted the Industrial Psychology Consultants best employer of the year and best non-governmental organisation for 2012 while Ernst and Young chartered accountants emerged the best employer in
Lending rates still too high: AfDB
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterTHE African Development Bank says the range in lending rates quoted by banks remain wide across the sector and more measures are required to address funding and interest rate challenges facing the economy. AfDB contends that nominal lending
Freda suspends operations
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterAIM listed pan-African commodity company Mwana Africa Plc says gold production at cash cow Freda Rebecca would be affected in the short-term while gold recovery would suffer in the medium-term following a leach tank accident. The accident has forced
Produce sustainability reports, firms urged
Blessing Bonga Business ReporterCOMPANIES have been challenged to focus on sustainability issues when they compile their financial reports in line with current international trends.
This will highlight non-financial information that provides a balanced presentation of the sustainability performance