adminMozambique, Zambia battle for second
MOZAMBIQUE and Zambia clash in their penultimate 2015 Africa Cup qualifier today in a battle for second place in Group F. The Mambas and Chipolopolo head into the match at…
Equatorial Guinea to host Afcon 2015
EQUATORIAL Guinea have been named as the hosts for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football has confirmed to the BBC.
‘Tough for Spain to match past glories’
IT will be very hard for a new-look Spanish squad to revive former glories quickly, midfielder Santi Cazorla said yesterday. Coach Vicente del Bosque has overhauled the squad of the…
Premier League salary rockets to £2.3m
THE average annual salary of Premier League footballers has broken through the £2m barrier for the first time, a new survey has revealed.
Federer admits he was relieved he did not whitewash Murray
MAGNANIMOUS in victory, Roger Federer told reporters that he was happy to have lost the penultimate game of Thursday night’s match at London’s O2 Arena and thus spared Andy Murray…
Zambia succession battle spills into courts, mystery candidate emerges
BARELY had deceased Zambian president Michael Sata been buried Tuesday, than the gloves came off. The battle had been simmering but the combatants took the ring in full zest after…
Sudan warplanes bomb S Sudan border zones
Juba – Sudanese warplanes have bombed South Sudan wounding six civilians in areas bordering war zone regions where Khartoum is trying to crush rebel fighters, reports said yesterday.
G20 leaders gather for summit
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott have arrived in Brisbane for the G20 leaders summit, where the crisis in Ukraine is expected to take centre…
Nigeria’s Chibok falls to Boko Haram
Boko Haram has seized the town of Chibok, in Borno state in north-east Nigeria, from where 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped more than six months ago, officials say.
Liberia to end Ebola state of emergency
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said that she would not seek an extension to a state of emergency imposed in August over Ebola. Her announcement on Thursday is a sign…