adminBarca seal La Liga title
MADRID. — Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has hailed the club’s players after they sealed their fourth La Liga title in five years on Saturday night.The Catalans didn’t even need to step foot on the pitch to mathematically secure their 22nd league championship as Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Espanyol left Los Blancos seven
Serena wins Madrid Open
MADRID. — Serena Williams retained her Madrid Open title yesterday with a devastating display to beat world number two Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4.The title is Williams’ 50th of her singles career and extends her amazing run over Sharapova who she hasn’t lost to in 12 meetings since 2004. “Thank you to everyone, to all my
Conte hails Juve’s title-winning players
MILAN. — Juventus coach Antonio Conte has paid tribute to his “extraordinary” players after they lifted the league trophy on Saturday night following a 1-1 draw with Cagliari.Juve secured their 29th league title last week but had to wait until their final home game of the season to be presented with the Scudetto.
Roberto Mancini angry with Manchester City officials
LONDON. — Roberto Mancini was publicly critical of the Manchester City hierarchy after their FA Cup final defeat for failing to stop speculation about his future.The build-up to City’s 1-0 loss to Wigan was overshadowed by reports that Mancini would be sacked as manager and replaced by Malaga’s Manuel Pellegrini.
Ethiopian Dreamliner bounces back
Walter Muchinguri and Kudakwashe PembereETHIOPIAN Airlines’ latest acquisition, the Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner, returned to Harare skies on Thursday last week ahead of its deployment to service the Harare-Addis Ababa-via-Lusaka route, and others starting last Saturday.
Africa revenue rises, poverty remains
Martin Kadzere in CAPE TOWN, South AfricaREVENUES being generated by many African countries from natural resources have increased, but a decade of highly impressive growth has not brought comparable improvement in the standards of living, according to the latest report by African Progress Panel.