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From Brighton Zhawi in LILONGWE, MalawiTHE Zimbabwe men’s volleyball team lost 3-2 (25-18,19-25, 20-25, 25-23, 13-15) to rivals and neighbours Zambia in a pulsating Federation of International Volleyball Sub-zonal World Championship qualifier at the African Bible College yesterday.
Moyo set to fight
PRETORIA. — Elvis “The Bulawayo Bomber” Moyo will this weekend fight Danie “Tshwane Tornado” Venter in a warm-up boxing fight schedule for Pretoria.The six-round bout is billed for the Pretoria North City Hall on Saturday evening.
Zim lose first ODI
Paul Munyuki Sports ReporterA CENTURY by captain and man-of-the-match Virat Kohli and an unbeaten half-century by Ambati Rayudu powered India to a six-wicket win (with 31 balls remaining) in the opening game of the five-match Celkon One-Day International cricket series against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club yesterday.
Thumbs up for local snipers
Sports ReporterZIMBABWE’S regional director for the practical pistol shooting discipline, Tara Maidwell of Donnington Practical Pistol Club in Bulawayo, and Jason Corbett from Cleveland Pistol Club in Harare, have been provisionally approved by the Canadian-based International Range Officers’ Association for membership and accreditation.
‘Liverpool are now almost there’
MELBOURNE. — Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said yesterday he believes success is just around the corner for the Merseyside club, and urged the team’s owners to keep backing manager Brendan Rodgers.Pressure on City: Jose
LONDON. — Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has suggested that the pressure is all on Manchester City after their summer spending spree.New City boss Manuel Pellegrini has splurged the cash on Spanish duo Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas from Sevilla as well as Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina and Fernandinho
Soccer hit by deadly attacks
BAGHDAD. — Umm Ibrahim stood weeping near a symbolic gravestone at the football pitch in Baghdad where her 13-year-old son was killed in one of a spate of recent deadly attacks on Iraqi grounds.Japan suffers fresh trade deficit
TOKYO. — Japan logged another trade deficit in June on soaring import costs, reversing a year-earlier surplus although shipments picked up to key export markets including the US, China and Europe. The US$1,82 billion shortfall come a day after Tokyo lifted its view on the state of the world’s third-largest economy, using the word “recovery” for the firstLiquid makes the fibre dream a reality
Tonderai Rutsito TechSpot
LIQUID TELECOM ZIMBABWE, an Internet access provider, recently announced great strides it has made so far not just locally but also regionally as it consolidates its position as a regional fibre terrestrial giant. Managing director of Liquid Telecoms Zimbabwe Mr Wellington Makamure gave a full history of achievements scored by the terrestrial giant