adminNadal, Federer showdown triggers buzz
NEW YORK. — The possibility of a first-ever US Open match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer has other players talking about which of the superstars is better with no…
Moyes comes short as United stumble
LIVERPOOL. — The manager’s defiant claims after defeat by Liverpool may be emulating Sir Alex Ferguson’s tactics but they sounded hollow. It was the classic diversion tactic, once favoured by…
Liverpool get their due reward
LIVERPOOL. — A year ago, Liverpool’s principal owner John W Henry was penning an 800-word appeasement letter to supporters to explain the club’s failure to strengthen on transfer deadline day. …
Deals that were set to shake the world
LONDON. — The Gareth Bale transfer is only the first of several mega deals going down on deadline day and, by the time the window closed last night, a lot…
The journey that Bale has travelled
LONDON. — For all the words that will be written about Gareth Bale after his world record transfer to Real Madrid, his career so far is a fairly simple one…
The day a Welshman lit up Madrid
MADRID. — All those lessons he has been taking recently paid off today when Gareth Bale stood before the Real Madrid faithful and addressed them in their own language. “It’s…
Forgive me, Osu appeals to Nigerians
BEVERLY OSU, one of the two Nigerian housemates at the just-concluded Big Brother Africa — The Chase edition has begged Nigerians to forgive her for the embarrassment she caused the…
Ethical pitfalls of workplace romance
Bradwell Mhonderwa Business Ethics ROMANTIC relationships are gradually becoming a common feature in today’s workplaces as more employees become involved. Workplace romance exists when two people working for the same…
Low cotton intake weighs down Aico
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business Reporter AICO Africa Limited has projected a significant loss for the year ended March 31 2014 largely weighed down by low intake volumes at its cotton small…
Kanye paid US$3m for Kazakhstan gig
KANYE WEST performed at the wedding of Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev’s grandson on Saturday and it is said he was paid US$3 million for the show. The rapper was invited…