Transfer spending in steep rise

LONDON. — The amount of money spent on football transfers has risen sharply in the past six months, says Fifa, although the number of deals has fallen slightly.
The number of transfers fell by 2% in the

Pep lashes out at Barca

MADRID. — Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola whipped up a media storm in Spain yesterday by accusing his former bosses at Barcelona of trying to use coach Tito Vilanova’s cancer illness

Arsene Wenger tightlipped

JAKARTA. — Manager Arsene Wenger refused to be drawn yesterday on whether Arsenal would match Liverpool’s reported asking price for striker Luis Suarez, after a 30 million-pound bid

Rooney ‘gutted’ after injury ends Asian tour

BANGKOK. — Wayne Rooney said he was “gutted” yesterday after a hamstring injury forced him out of Manchester United’s Asian tour on the very first day with questions still unanswered

Mahendra Dhoni blasts India to last-over win

PORT OF SPAIN. — India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dragged his side to a pulsating one-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the final of the Tri-Nation Series at Queen’s Park Oval

Sheriff to help Zim handball

Collin Matiza Sports Editor
ZIMBABWE’S participation at the 2013 Partille Cup handball tournament, which was recently held in Gothenburg, Sweden, has aroused a lot of interest in the sport among a number of Zimbabwean sports followers who

Craven seeks to maintain form

Mbachi Mutukula-Maregere Sports Reporter
TOP female bowler Kerry Craven will be hoping to carry on with her good form as Highlands Sports Club smell victory in the Bob Mitchell and the Ethel Tomas Bowls Fours tournament which concludes

Junior golf team in camp

Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Junior Golf Union has named a strong six-member team who will take part in the Zone Six championships in Windhoek, Namibia, next week.
The six young golfers, who are already

Sithole’s toughest fight

Collin Matiza Sports Editor
FORMER president of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, Tommy Sithole, was yesterday facing one of his toughest fights as a sports administrator when he contested in the Association of African National

Young sables eye immortality

Paul Munyuki In POLOKWANE, South Africa
THE Zimbabwe Under-18 side is aiming for an historic feat here as they take on bitter rivals Namibia in their final game of the week-long Craven Week rugby festival at the Old Peter Mokaba

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