adminRio joy for Mo Farah
RIO DE JANEIRO. — British distance runner Mo Farah recovered from a dramatic fall to defend his 10 000m title as Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson ended the Olympic reign of compatriot…
Pakistan level series
LONDON. — Yasir Shah took five wickets as Pakistan marked the country’s Independence Day with a 10-wicket win over England in the fourth Test cricket at The Oval yesterday.
Zambia’s peaceful polls commendable
ONCE again, Zambians have shown that they are peace-loving people who can cast aside their political differences and exercise their democratic right to vote in a manner devoid of violence.
Neymar scores
RIO DE JANEIRO. — Neymar led Brazil into the semi-finals of the Olympics soccer tournament with his first goal of the competition to edge the third of a trilogy of…
Man U off to flying start
BOURNEMOUTH. — Manchester United made a flying start to the Jose Mourinho era as goals from Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic sealed a 3-1 win in their English…
Serena shaken
Los Angeles. — Serena Williams will work to put the heartbreak of early Rio Olympic exits in singles and doubles behind her as she heads the women’s tennis field at…
Aussies still afloat
COLOMBO. — Half-centuries from skipper Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh kept Australia in the hunt after Dinesh Chandimal’s ton for Sri Lanka dominated yesterday’s play in the third and final…
Heartbreak for Zim athletes in Rio
Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S hopes for a medal at the ongoing 2016 Rio Olympic Games are getting slim with each passing day as most of the athletes have already bowed out…
SADC dominates creative space
Stanely Mushava Literature Today This year, Southern Africa is upstream in the creative scheme of things. The sub-region emerged as the continent’s foremost literary bloc this year, with a dazzling show at…
It never rains for Russians
RIO DE JANEIRO. — Russian track and field suffered a final humiliation at the Rio Games on Saturday when the sport’s governing body suspended long jumper Darya Klishina, removing from…