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Isdore Guvamombe Features EditorTHE City of Gweru in the Midlands province is famed for its cold weather and an array of traffic roundabouts, for, whichever direction you take from the Central Business District, you are assured to come across a roundabout. Others call Gweru the City of Progress. Whatever one calls it, Gweru has a rich political history, going back to the days when it
Man City best-paid team in the world
LONDON. — Manchester City have become the best paid sports team in the world after leapfrogging Barcelona and Real Madrid for this year’s top spot. Since billionaire Sheikh Mansour’s takeover in 2008, City have become a global force on and off the football pitch, with the average wage of a first-team player rising to a whopping £5,2 million a year.Cara reaches second round
Sports ReporterACE Zimbabwean female tennis player Cara Black is through to the second round of the women’s doubles at the AEGON Classic in Birmingham, England. Black and her partner Marina Erakovic of New Zealand continued to find success in the doubles game. They got a first round victory at the AEGON Classic on Tuesday when they eased into the quarter
Teenage girls lose in Tunisia
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE’S teenage girls got off to a false start at the World Junior tennis qualifiers in Tunis, Tunisia, when they fell 0-3 to Morocco in their opening match. The tournament, which started on Tuesday and will end on Saturday, is featuring six countries — Egypt, Madagascar, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe are being represented
Golf team announced
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Ladies Golf Union have announced a local team that will take part in this year’s edition of the Gilbertson and Page tournament to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from June 21-27. ZLGU president Nancy Dube said they have chosen a competitive team which is already practising. “We have chosen a strong team that can bring us good results as
Women bowlers line up intense preparatory programme
Sports ReporterZIMBABWE women’s skip Kerry Craven is confident that they will put up a good showing at the Africa States bowls competition as they have lined up an intense three-month preparatory programme ahead of the tournament. The Africa States is scheduled to take place at Eros Bowling Club in Windhoek, Namibia, and Zimbabwe’s confidence also
Brendan Rodgers bullish
LONDON. — Bullish Brendan Rodgers believes he is finally piecing together the soccer transfer puzzle that will launch Liverpool’s top-four assault in the English Premiership.The Reds’ boss has quietly performed a major overhaul of the Anfield squad since arriving a year ago, dramatically reducing the wage bill by axing some of the overpaid dead