Are sports scholarships yielding desired results?

From Robert Mutsauki in ABUJA, Nigeria MANY talented and promising Zimbabwean athletes have over the years secured sports scholarships, mainly at colleges and universities in the United States of America.

Hoddle cries for quota system

LONDON. — Glenn Hoddle has called on the English Premier League to introduce a quota system to protect the England national soccer team. Ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers…

Huge gap at Real Madrid

LONDON. —  Mesut Ozil is a “special talent” who has left a huge gap in Real Madrid’s dressing room after his record-breaking £42 million transfer to Arsenal.

Bekele invites top runners

ADDIS ABABA. — On a cold and wet morning in the lush green hills high above Addis Ababa, Ethiopian track star Kenenisa Bekele circles a brick red track, slowly, steadily…

Woodward’s baptism of fire

LONDON. — It was around 10.50pm on Monday when Everton finally accepted a bid of £27,5 million for Marouane Fellaini, about five minutes later than their chairman, Bill Kenwright, predicted.

Mayweather angry

LOS ANGELES. — From the looks of things, all of the hype leading up to the September 14 Floyd Mayweather-Saul Alvarez boxing bout has gotten under Mayweather’s skin.

Bale not in first XI

LONDON. —  Gareth Bale is not certain to start for Real Madrid despite being the world’s most expensive soccer player, says assistant coach Paul Clement.

Murray backs squash

NEW YORK. — Reigning Olympic, Wimbledon and US Open tennis champion Andy Murray, who played squash as a youth before becoming a tennis star, is backing squash’s bid to join…

Cities trade blows

BUENOS AIRES. —The battle for the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics entered its’ final stages on Tuesday with the Istanbul bid saying in Buenos Aires that of the…

Boks ring changes

BRISBANE. — South Africa have made three changes for their Rugby Championship clash with Australia on Saturday with Bismarck du Plessis, Flip van der Merwe and Zane Kirchner drafted into…

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