admin‘Gravity’ tops weekend movie charts
LOS ANGELES. — “Gravity,” a new 3D thriller about two stranded astronauts floating through space, soared to the top of weekend movie charts, setting a box office record for the…
Former coach Taylor still haunted by World Cup failure
LONDON. — Former England manager Graham Taylor has warned current national soccer coach Roy Hodgson about the dangers of failing to qualify for the World Cup. Hodgson’s side tackle Montenegro…
Test underachievers seek redemption
CHITTAGONG. — Test cricket’s underachievers New Zealand and Bangladesh will strive to resurrect their fortunes after a dismal run when they open a two-match series in Chittagong today. Bangladesh are…
Egypt revokes Brotherhood NGO permit
CAIRO. — Egypt’s cabinet has ordered authorities to remove the Muslim Brotherhood from the list of approved non-governmental organisations following a judicial order, state media have reported. The move comes…
Chunga hails ‘Happy Valley’ team
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter MOSES “Bambo “ Chunga believes they have a very good team that can put the Eastern Region Championship race to bed in style and book their…
ZTA promotes health tourism
Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has stepped up efforts to market the country’s tourism by spreading its focus towards promoting health tourism. The authority has invited a South African…
Maximising chances pays off
Ben Chiganze A Bassfisherman’s Approach A couple of weeks ago we harvested handsomely at the mouth of Gwebi River at Darwendale Dam and we could not resist the temptation to…
The US raid on Libya, fraud of the war on terror
Bill Van Auken US DEFENSE Secretary Chuck Hagel proclaimed Sunday that two covert operations mounted by US Special Forces in Libya and Somalia over the weekend “send a strong message…
Rihanna’s videos causes outrage
RIHANNA faced an extra- ordinary backlash last night after even her fans branded her latest video “obscene”, “vile” and “pornographic”. Hundreds took to social networking sites to tell the singer…
Sharapova out of WTA Champs
ST PETERSBURG. — Maria Sharapova on Monday withdrew from the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul because of a right shoulder injury that has dogged her since before the US Open,…