Pellegrini considering Etihad job

LONDON. — Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Manchester City is one of “some very good options” he is considering. Pellegrini said his goodbyes to Malaga after his final game in charge on Sunday night

Sachin Tendulkar retires

NEW DELHI. — Indian cricket batting great Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League, saying it was the “right time” to stop playing the Twenty20

Lewandowski to sign for Bayern

LONDON. — Robert Lewandowski will sign for European soccer champions Bayern Munich, according to his agent. Asked yesterday on Poland’s TVN24 whether the Borussia Dortmund striker Lewandowski is

Crystal Palace promoted

LONDON. — Veteran striker Kevin Phillips came off the bench to score a superb extra-time penalty as Crystal Palace returned to the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Watford in the Championship

Nadal survives French Open scare

PARIS. — Rafael Nadal’s bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open title was given a huge scare by unheralded German Daniel Brands on Monday before the Spanish superstar prevailed 4-6, 7-6

Editorial Comment: Sadc has shown the way, ball now in our court

THE extraordinary Summit of Sadc Heads of State and Government which was held on the sidelines of the 21st Ordinary Session of the African Union General Assembly in the Ethiopian capital, Addis

Time to skim off political dross

Stephen Mpofu
Zimbabweans want elections yesterday because delaying them will be akin to denying people their justice. Passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill through both houses of Parliament last week

AU @ 50: Challenges, opportunities

Chinua Akukwe
The 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity , now known as the Africa Union, is an important milestone on the continent. For the past five decades, successive cohorts of

Press abandoning Fourth Estate role

Albert Nhamoyebonde
At the weekend I went through several newspapers, local and South African ones. The articles on Zimbabwe’s political situation were just negative, even after the signing of the Constitution by

When best finance Minister fails . . .

Panganai Kahuni
Western think-tanks, particularly from Britain and America, view Finance Minister Tendai Biti as the Best Finance Minister in Africa. This is regardless of the short period he has stayed in office. It is

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