Moyes, Scholes say goodbye

LONDON. — Alex Ferguson thanked Manchester United’s supporters and urged them to stand behind his successor, David Moyes, after an emotional final home game as manager at Old Trafford yesterday.

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.

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

Barca 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

All African states must follow Zim’s example

Zimbabwe is at the moment an oasis of indigenisation in Africa and there is no doubt that it has become inevitable for all African countries to follow Zimbabwe’s footsteps on total independence.

Let us hear you Mr Tsvangirai!

Tafara Shumba

An ordinary citizen is naturally afraid of elections due to some skirmishes that usually characterise this process. It is the duty of the political leadership to instil confidence within the electorate and allay fears of political violence.

Know Your Author: Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, was born in Kenya, in 1938 into a large peasant family. He was educated at Kamandura, Manguu and Kinyogori primary schools; Alliance High School, all in Kenya; Makerere University College (then a campus of

Africa must unite for true freedom, prosperity

Title: Africa Must Unite
Author: Kwame Nkrumah

‘Killer’ Nadal wins Madrid title

MADRID. —Rafael Nadal sealed his fifth title in seven tournaments since returning from a seven-month injury layoff as he claimed a third Madrid Masters title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Stanislas Wawrinka yesterday.

Electricity betrays MDC ideological void

A GOVERNMENT lives to serve and to cushion the lives of the people over which it presides. Inadequate resources limit the socialist ideal in which the state suckles all the needy, but this spirit

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