adminDefeat wasn’t a tragedy, says Nadal
LONDON. — Rafael Nadal said his shock first-round defeat by Steve Darcis at Wimbledon was “not a tragedy” and refused to blame his exit on his persistent knee injury.While Darcis, the world number 135, played some inspired tennis, Spain’s two-time champion was clearly hampered.
Brazil wary of party spoilers Uruguay
BELO HORIZONTE. — Brazil may have waltzed through their group to reach the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup but they are only too aware of the party pooping abilities of tonight’s rivals’ Uruguay.Heads roll in Ethiopia Football Federation
ADDIS ABABA. — The Ethiopian Football Federation sacked its general secretary on Monday after the African nation admitted fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier, a gaffe likely to cost the team three points.Coaches in merry-go-round
PARIS. — Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, David Moyes, Manuel Pellegrini and Carlo Ancelotti are the stars in the biggest coaching merry-go-round in living football memory which is stealing all the attention from the players.
Real Madrid turn to Ancelotti
MADRID. — Real Madrid have appointed Italian Carlo Ancelotti as their new coach on a three-year contract, the Spanish soccer giants said yesterday. The former Paris St Germain manager will be presented today and will replace Jose Mourinho who left at the end of last season to join Chelsea.
Zim, Bots netball teams clash
From Brighton Zhawi in BLANTYRE, MalawiZIMBABWE clash with neighbours Botswana in a must-win Africa Netball Championship encounter at the Blantyre Youth Centre this afternoon.
The Gems, as the Zimbabwe team is called, were well beaten by defending champions in the opening match 43-68.
Zimbabweans should practise good voter education in the forthcoming elections
THERE is a feeling in many parts of Zimbabwe, particularly those concerned with the maintenance and promotion of national education, that the standard of what we generally term education has…
Saving the sacred land of our ancestors
THERE was a time when we did not talk about saving the environment, climate change, cutting down trees or the drought. In those days, the rivers, the land, the trees and the animals were all part of us. This whole area, from Save River, over to the mountains from Hwedza to Buhera and as far as Bimha and Gandachibvuva, belonged mostly to the
Bindura Nickel Corporation in capital predicament
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
NICKEL miner and refiner, Bindura Nickel Corporation says it has failed to secure additional capital for Trojan Mine and shareholders are now considering “strategic options” to
Mandela family meeting in Qunu
Close relatives of former president Nelson Mandela and chiefs of the Abathembu royal family gathered at his home in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, on Tuesday morning.