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LONDON. — Wayne Rooney will tell David Moyes that he wants to stay at Manchester United.
Both Rooney and new United boss Moyes are scheduled to return from holiday this week — and are heading straight for talks that will decide the England striker’s future at Old
Lawyer challenges water disconnections
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior ReporterA lawyer has filed a High Court application challenging municipalities’ tendency of disconnecting water from “defaulting consumers” without obtaining a court order.
Mr Farai Mushoriwa of Mawere and Sibanda law firm, although he contends that he fully paid for the water, argues that council had no authority at law to disconnect him.
Guardiola to give first Press conference
MUNICH. — Pep Guardiola will hold his first Press conference today as Bayern Munich head coach with club captain Philipp Lahm insisting the European soccer champions want to embark on a new era.Gay, Bolt book World Championships berths
LONDON. — Tyson Gay eclipsed Justin Gatlin and clocked the fastest 100m of the year to win the US World Championships trials.The 30-year-old 2007 world champion ran 9,75 seconds, matching his wind-assisted semi-final time in Iowa, to equal the 10th fastest 100m in history.
Scolari salutes Neymar
RIO DEJANEIRO. — Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari classed Neymar as a “genius” on Saturday and said his Brazil side were pumped up and ready for Wednesday’s Confederations Cup soccer semi-final.
Reds in control of Suarez, says coach
LONDON. — Coach Brendan Rodgers has stated that his English Premiership soccer side Liverpool are in complete control of the situation regarding Luiz Suarez and it is up to the club to decide if the volatile Uruguayan striker will be sold.Sharapova tears into Serena Williams
LONDON. — Maria Sharapova tore into Wimbledon tennis rival Serena Williams on the eve of the Championships, setting the tone for a tournament likely to be dominated by their unseemly public row.No easy way to title: Djokovic
LONDON. — World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has rejected suggestions he received an easy draw for Wimbledon.The Serb, champion in 2011, cannot meet Andy Murray, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal until the final, as they are in the other half of the draw.
‘Sorry Brazilians, World Cup must go on’
RIO DE JANEIRO. — For millions of football fans around the world how Neymar and Fernando Torres perform at the Confederations Cup is of far more interest than Brazilians protesting over social issues.
Machingura in dreamland
Collin Matiza Sports EditorFOR young schoolgirl Marlon Machingura from Banket, she never imagined in her wildest dreams that she would one day represent Zimbabwe at a major international sporting event overseas, let alone in a European country like Sweden.