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LONDON. — Leicester captain Wes Morgan hailed the English Premier League soccer champions as “a band of brothers” as they celebrated their astonishing title triumph on Monday night. Claudio Ranieri’s side…
Leicester awoken by gods of football
LEICESTER. — Off the tourist trail and loved by few but its residents, Leicester was a sleepy place until a king who died over 500 years ago and footballing triumph…
Media salutes The Foxes
LONDON. — Britain’s broadsheets and red tops displayed an uncustomary blue yesterday, the team colours of Leicester City, the club whose improbable success in winning the English Premier League soccer…
Khan not interested
LONDON. — Amir Khan says a boxing showdown with Floyd Mayweather is unlikely even if the American decides to come out of retirement.
Messi hails Leicester
LONDON. — Lionel Messi spoke for the great and the good of world soccer, not to mention millions of grassroots fans, when he acclaimed Leicester City’s extraordinary English Premier League…
Greatest sporting shock
LONDON. — At the start of the English football season last August, bookmakers in Britain were offering odds of 5 000-1 against Leicester City winning the Premier League title. 5 000-1?…
Taylor feared for the worst
LONDON. — Former England batsman James Taylor has said he feared he was about to die in the incident that led to the premature end of his cricket career. Taylor (26)…
Olympic Flame in Brazil
BRASILIA. — Embattled President Dilma Rousseff greeted the Olympic flame in Brazil yesterday, promising not to allow a raging political crisis, in which she could be suspended within days, to…
RBZ to address cash shortages…Problem not widespread -Central Bank works on import priority list
Business Editor— The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will this week announce policy measures to deal with the problem of cash shortages which have been experienced in some banks. The measures will…
‘Emerging market challenges lasting’
BRUSSELS. – The weakness of emerging economies could prove lasting as deep-seated structural problems rather than fleeting troubles are the root cause, posing a risk to growth even in advanced…