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BARCELONA. — Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has been accused of tax fraud to the tune of £3,4 million. A lawsuit was lodged against the Barcelona forward and his father by a state prosecutor for the north-eastern region of Catalonia in Spain. The complaint has been submitted for trial in Gava, the upscale Barcelona district where the 25-year-oldVettel agrees contract extension with Red Bull
LONDON. — World champion Sebastian Vettel has agreed a contract extension with the Red Bull Formula One team. It means the 25-year-old German will stay at the team until the end of 2015. Vettel has been with Red Bull since 2009, claiming 29 victories, 39 pole positions, and winning three successive world titles. In March 2011, he agreed a newWoods eyes historic victory
ARDMORE. — Tiger Woods tries to follow in the iconic footsteps of Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan this week with a historic victory at Merion despite heavy rains that have drenched the 113th US Open golf tournament. The year’s second major championship begins today on the old 6,996-yard course with the red wicker baskets atop its flagsticks,Prices go up in Brazil ahead of World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO. — Tourists planning to flock to Brazil for the World Cup soccer finals a year from now should brace for some of the world’s highest housing, restaurant and transport prices. Prices have gone through the roof, particularly in the country’s tourism gateway Rio, which this month is one of the hosts for football’s Confederations Cup andFletcher’s mom dies
LONDON. — India coach Duncan Fletcher flew to South Africa on Tuesday following the death of his mother, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced.Former Zimbabwe international and England coach Fletcher saw India beat the West Indies by eight wickets at the The Oval on Tuesday to book their place in the semi-finals of
Jairos Jiri Band reincarnates
Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
Jairos Jiri Band, arguably one of the most popular bands to emerge from Zimbabwe, is set to bounce back under the leadership of Daniel Gonora, one of the two surviving members. The band, which was once fronted by the legendary composer and lyricist Paul Matavire, collapsed in 1998. “Most of the band members died and I am only left with
Envoy applauds local arts sector
Arts CorrespondentITALIAN Ambassador to Zimbabwe Stefano Mascatelli has applauded the local arts sector for its major role of uniting the two nations through cultural projects. He said the Italian Embassy in Zimbabwe which was last week inducted into the Zimbabwean cluster of the European Union National Institutes for culture EUNIC, was going to bring on board its
ZTA hunts for UNWTO theme song
Entertainment Reporter
A WHOPPING US$30 000 from the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is up for grabs for any producer who comes up with the best UNWTO theme song. The song should be in line with the 20th session of the UNWTO which is being organised under the theme “The Beat Is Here” as well as the national tourism brand payoff line “Zimbabwe – A World of Wonders”.
Muzawazi eyes another record-breaking feat
Entertainment ReporterAFTER successfully claiming the title of the first African to cross the African continent north-to-south by land on a research expedition that clocked 24 000km, 17 African countries in six months in 2010, Errol Tapiwa Muzawazi has set his eyes on travelling across the world by road, and finally beat the great 14th Century African explorer Ibn Battuta.