adminZimbabwe to host WBO event
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterAN opportunity for local boxing fans to watch an international bout on their doorstep is beckoning when Zimbabwe is expected to host a World Boxing Union bantamweight title fight in August.
Mushowani lights up the stars
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports ReporterMUSHOWANI Stars were the toast of the Zifa Northern Region Division One soccer league on a weekend when Moses Chunga and his steamrolling Hippo Valley scored half-a-dozen goals in the Eastern Region.
Zim Destroy Griquas
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Mangongo takes a bow to the Indians
Sports ReporterNATIONAL cricket team assistant coach, Steve Mangongo, has described the India squad to tour Zimbabwe as a dangerous outfit which should give them a high level of competition they need to improve their game.
Athletics team off to Ukraine
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterYOUNG Zimbabwean sprinter Michael Songore says the whole team is excited at the prospects of representing the country at a world event for the first time in their careers.
The team of eight athletes was last night scheduled to leave for Ukraine for the International Association of Athletics Federation World Youth Championship in Donetsk.
Rooney in United role
LONDON. — Wayne Rooney showed his Manchester United colours as the Premier League champions confirmed Russian airline Aeroflot as their “official carrier”.The striker, who is rumoured to want a move away from the club this summer, joined his team-mates and manager David Moyes for an unveiling ceremony at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo wants to retire at Real, says club president
MADRID. — Cristiano Ronaldo wants to play out the rest of his career at Real Madrid, club president Florentino Perez said in an interview yesterday.The Portugal forward and former World Player of the Year has a contract with the Spanish giants until 2015 but media speculation has linked the 28-year-old with a possible move