Paralympians lament shoddy Rio preps
Ellina Mhlanga Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE National Paralympic Committee secretary-general, Lewis Garaba, believes with better preparations, the country could have done better at the ongoing Games in Brazil. Zimbabwe had six athletes taking…
Banned Platini to address Uefa
Michel Platini has been given permission to address European football’s governing body Uefa when it meets this week — despite the former president being banned from all football activity. Frenchman Platini…
Man United announce record profit
Manchester United have announced total revenue of £515.3 million ($683.5m) for the year ending June 30, 2016. United have taken a record profit of £68m and in the process have become…
Wawrinka deserves to be in ‘big five’, Djokovic says
World number one Novak Djokovic says tennis now has a “big five” following Stan Wawrinka’s US Open triumph. Wawrinka beat Djokovic in four sets on Sunday to win his third Grand…
Bookies tip All Blacks to beat Springboks
Cape Town — The All Blacks will comfortably beat the Springboks in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test in Christchurch, local bookmakers have predicted. It’s been a torrid year for Allister Coetzee’s Springboks,…
Red Bull, Ferrari a threat to Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton says
Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton expects the challenge from Red Bull and Ferrari to make it a tough weekend for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix. Mercedes struggled in the same…
Weekend football review
After dominating the headlines for the entire week, the Manchester derby lived up to its billing as Pep Guardiola drew first blood in the battle with rival Jose Mourinho at…

