adminBNC struggles to keep afloat
Business ReporterNICKEL 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 raise the funds.
Tobacco deliveries top 150m kg mark
Business ReporterTobacco farmers have so far earned US$565,6 million from the sale of 153,1 million kilogrammes of tobacco at an average price of US$3,70 per kilogramme since the opening of the marketing season in February.
Snowden still in Moscow airport transit: Putin
TURKU. — Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden was still in a transit zone at a Moscow airport and the sooner he selected his final destination the better.Mayweather, Alvarez kick off 11-city tour
NEW YORK. — Boxers Floyd Mayweather and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stared each other down for nearly a minute and the cheers from the fans packed into Times Square grew louder by the second.Injury outs Balotelli
RIO DE JANEIRO. — Italy striker Mario Balotelli will play no further part in the Confederations Cup and is to return home to receive treatment on a thigh injury, team doctor Enrico Castellacci announced on Monday.Defeat 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.