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ZURICH. — Fifa passed a decision today (yesterday), 22 July 2013, to lift the suspension of the Cameroonian Football Association (Fecafoot) given that the conditions previously set have been met.Bulldogs stop Dragons
Jeffrey Murimbechi Sports CorrespondentTHE Churchill Bulldogs broke the St George’s Dragons’ unbeaten run with a 26-17 victory on Saturday afternoon at Churchill.
Prior to the match, the Dragons had been unbeaten since the Cottco Rugby Festival in May.
Gold jumps to one-month high
SINGAPORE. — Gold gained 1,7 percent to a one-month high yesterday on technical buying after the US dollar slipped, but the precious metal is still down more than a fifth in 2013. Bullion’s appeal as a hedge against inflation has been dented by expectations that the US Federal Reserve will eventually pare back its bond-purchase programme. The
Phil Mickelson saluted
GULLANE. — Phil Mickelson’s win in the British Open at Muirfield on Sunday drew praise from fellow golfers starting with Justin Rose, who denied the American in his home Open last month.Rodgers expects Suarez to stay
MELBOURNE. — Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said yesterday he expects unsettled star Luis Suarez to stay with the club after the Uruguay striker arrived in Australia to join his teammates in “great spirits”.Robin van Persie upbeat
SYDNEY. — Robin van Persie says Manchester United will prove wrong any rival clubs who view the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson as a sign of weakness at Old Trafford.Van Persie scored the fifth goal in United’s 5-1 victory against the A-League All-Stars in Sydney on Saturday as David Moyes secured his first win as manager since succeeding
‘Embrace inclusive business in Africa’
Business ReporterAfrica should embrace inclusive business, a concept that brings together low-income people in a value chain, as a means of poverty alleviation while also achieving other Millennium Development Goals, a UN Development Programme official has said.
Film producer hits back at censors
WHEN filmmaker Jahmil XT Qubeka described his film “Of Good Report” as “Little Red Riding Hood from the wolf’s perspective” he didn’t know the remark would come back to bite him. It was banned from opening the Durban Film Festival last Thursday because it is said to contravene the Child Pornography Act. But the film’s producer, Mike Auret, a lawyer,Gunners beat Nagoya Grampus
TOKYO. — Ryo Miyaichi was among the players on target as English Premiership soccer side Arsenal beat Nagoya Grampus 3-1 in their latest Asian Tour friendly match yesterday.In front of a packed house of 45 000 fans at the Toyota Stadium, the Gunners got off to a superb start as Olivier Giroud opened the scoring early on.
No to Zim dollar: CCZ
Business ReporterThe Consumer Council of Zimbabwe says the economic environment is not conducive for the return of the Zimbabwe dollar.
Speaking at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce Public Private Dialogue seminar held in Harare last week, CCZ deputy executive director Mrs Rose Mpofu said that