adminMisfiring Spain begin Euro defence
MADRID. — Coach Vicente del Bosque must cope with the absence of first-choice striker Diego Costa and try to reverse Spain’s recent inability to find the net when they host…
Giants tumble at US Open
NEW YORK. — Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Croatia’s Marin Cilic rocked the tennis world with stunning back-to-back US Open semi-final upsets on Saturday, sending two all-time greats Roger Federer and…
Monumental task for Boks
PERTH. — The Springboks will need a monumental effort to down the All Blacks, but coach Heyneke Meyer believes South Africa can win for the first time in New Zealand…
Obama’s big joke!
Antoine Roger Lokongo Brahim Senouci recently wrote a piece in his blog which well depicted an Africa at the crossroads. According to Senouci, ‘of course, slavery and forced conversions to…
Aussies bowled over by Zim
Jeffrey Murimbechi ELTON CHIGUMBURA and his men may not have headlined the final match of the triangular One Day International series which saw South Africa beating Australia by six wickets,…
Di Maria’s revelations
LONDON. — Angel di Maria has made the astonishing claim that his former club Real Madrid sent him a letter urging him not to play in the World Cup soccer…
United to spend more
LONDON. — Manchester United’s lavish spending has not finished. In January another £50 million has been allocated to sign more players in the wake of this summer’s £150m-plus spending spree…
Chinese firm to fund Gwayi power project
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter China Africa Sunlight Energy (Pvt) Limited will invest $104 million for the construction of a 240km Gwayi-Insukamini 400kva transmission power line which will be connected to…
Channel O nominees out
Africa’s leading urban music channel, Channel O, has announced the nominees for the 2014 Channel O Africa Music Video Awards. Spread across 14 categories, this year’s Channel O Africa Music…
England harbours match-fixers?
LONDON. — A group of footballers suspected of being involved in match-fixing are playing at English clubs with the knowledge of the Football Association.