Kiplagat searches for victory

LONDON — Kenyan marathon world champion Edna Kiplagat loves London and after a disappointing Olympic performance wants to finally last taste victory in the city she considers a second home.

Hove honoured in USA

Collin Matiza Sports Editor
TALENTED Zimbabwean tennis player Vusa Hove was this week named as the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week in the United States.
Hove is currently on a tennis scholarship at University at Buffalo in New Jersey where he was this week named as the MAC Player of the Week following his superb display on

Carrick shortlisted

LONDON — Manchester United’s Michael Carrick is on a shortlist of six for the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award.
Gareth Bale, Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez, Eden Hazard and Juan Mata are also nominated.

Wenger has faith in Giroud

LONDON. — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Olivier Giroud will not shirk the responsibility of spearheading the club’s bid to secure a place in next season’s Champions League soccer.

Wayne Rooney to stay

MANCHESTER. — Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday dismissed speculation linking Wayne Rooney with a move to French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
England international Rooney has reportedly been a target of the French capital club, despite having two years of his five-year contract to run at Old Trafford. But ahead of their

Alex Song not happy at Barca

MADRID. — Alex Song is far from knowing happiness at Barcelona, according to his retired footballer uncle Rigobert Song.
The former Cameroon captain said his nephew, who joined the Blaugrana from Arsenal last August for a fee of 15 million euros, is not in high spirits because he’s not been given

Heath Streak impact being felt

Firdose Moonda
HEATH Streak is no longer Zimbabwe’s bowling coach. Not officially, at least.
After their attack flirted with handing over the advantage on the second evening, Streak, whose contract was not renewed for financial reasons, got on the phone.

Zim in strong position

Paul Munyuki Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE thrust themselves into a very strong position to win the first Test against Bangladesh after a rather wild day at Harare Sports Club where wickets tumbled all over the show but the hosts did enough to retain their dominance.

Single women’s kids have rights too

Rosenthal Mutakati Ghetto Blast
LIFE after divorce is a small cross children of single mothers have to bear to the grave because of our unsophisticated society’s myopic view of women who leave marriage to seek love, comfort and romance elsewhere. Children raised by single fathers suffer the same fate, but

We have not dealt with fundametal party issues — Gumbo

Lloyd Gumbo The Interview
A LOT has been happening in Zanu-PF which has seen the party restructuring the Bulawayo provincial leadership while a high-powered delegation led by party national chairperson Cde Simon Khaya Moyo was sent to Manicaland to ascertain the

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