adminRosberg eyes F1 title
AUSTIN. — Nico Rosberg dismissed the notion that he was happy to finish second in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix and stay on course for his maiden drivers world Formula…
Stokes seals victory for England
CHITTAGONG. — Ben Stokes took the last two Bangladesh wickets in three balls as England won a thrilling first Test cricket by 22 runs in Chittagong yesterday, narrowly depriving their…
IOC hires whistle-blower
LAUSANNE. — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has hired Russian doping whistle-blower Vitaly Stepanov as a consultant and is helping his runner wife Yuliya, a spokesman said yesterday. The Stepanovs were…
Yego cheats death
NAIROBI. — Kenya’s world javelin champion and Olympic medallist Julius Yego said he was “lucky to be alive” after a car crash. The 27-year-old athlete was driving to his Eldoret home…
Pakistan scent victory
ABU DHABI. — Pakistan pressed West Indies hard for a series-clinching win in the second Test cricket after setting a daunting 456-run target on the fourth day in Abu Dhabi…
Malaysia to scrap F1
KUALA LUMPUR. — Malaysia is considering halting the annual Formula One Grand Prix race after its contract ends in 2018 due to declining ticket sales and TV viewer-ship. The government and…
Bogus watchman waylays lovebirds, rapes woman
Court Reporter A 36-year-old man masqueraded as a neighbourhood watch officer and raped a 19-year-old woman for taking a walk with her boyfriend during the night. Thompson Nyamare from Caledonia Phase…
Govt to avail $36m for cotton inputs
Business Reporter Government will avail approximately $36 million towards the cotton inputs support scheme for the 2016-2017 farming season as it seeks to achieve lint exports of 90 000 tonnes…
Iyasa wins Aussie award
Naledi Sande Arts Reporter Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) scooped an award for Best Music in the production “Mein Bauenhof” (My Farm House) at the Austrian Stells awards held on…
Unheralded Shumbahuru strikes right chord
Tawanda Marwizi Unheralded gospel singer Innocent Shumbahuru who has been mistaken for Blessing Shumba has finally struck the right chord following the release of his fifth album titled “Natsirai Mwari”.