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MELBOURNE. – Rafael Nadal struggled into his first Grand Slam quarter-final since 2015 at the Australian Open tennis tournament yesterday, as Serena Williams accelerated towards a record title and the…
Jose on lures of China
MANCHESTER. – A few hours after he became Manchester United’s record goalscorer, the club’s marketing department were, true to form, announcing their range of Wayne Rooney memorabilia – mugs and…
Kiwis complete clean sweep
CHRISTCHURCH. – Tom Latham and Colin de Grandhomme guided New Zealand to a series-sweeping nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second Test cricket in Christchurch yesterday after the visitors suffered…
India must back openers
NEW DELHI. – India’s opening batsmen have come under fire for poor starts in their last two home series against New Zealand and England but cricket captain Virat Kohli says…
Barcelona back in it
MADRID. – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as Barcelona shrugged off the loss of the injured Sergio Busquets to remain just two points behind Spanish…
Understanding the essence of vision
Where there is no vision, the people perish. . . Proverbs 29:18 Vision is a gift from God. When God gave vision to you, it was given to a certain…
Hosts Gabon out of AFCON
LIBREVILLE. – Gabon talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang admitted that the African Cup of Nations hosts had blown their chance and blamed a poor build-up to the soccer tournament after they were…
Sorry farmers, these rains may leave you licking bruised egos!
Obert Chifamba — If you’re curious where the phrase “raining cats and dogs” came from, add your name to the long list. Some think it originated in the 1500s, when…
Choosing the next African Union Commission chair
Cheryl Hendricks: Correspondent THE impending departure of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma from the key continental position of chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) has generated a highly contested election campaign for…
Breaking WHO’s glass ceiling
Jill W. Sheffield and Peter A. Singer This year, the World Health Organisation will elect a new Director-General. Last September, WHO member states nominated six candidates for the position: Tedros…