Burkinabe team denied visas
LONDON. — Nigeria’s international friendly soccer match with Burkina Faso today in London has been called off after several Burkina Faso players failed to gain visas to enter the UK.…
Federer, Wawrinka pull through
MIAMI. — Roger Federer survived a brave challenge from American qualifier Frances Tiafoe before emerging with a 7-6 (7/2) 6-3 victory as he got his Miami Open tennis title bid…
Chisora to fight Helenius
LONDON. — Six years after Robert Helenius won a controversial split decision against Dereck Chisora, the two will do it again at the same arena in Helsinki, Finland, in a…
Patrick in betting scandal
THE HAGUE. — Former Dutch soccer star Patrick Kluivert, currently director of football at French club Paris Saint-German, owed up to one million euros to a criminal gang after racking…
Farm downsizing exercise resumes
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent GOVERNMENT has resumed the farm downsizing exercise suspended in 2015 and is prioritising pieces of land that exceed the recommended maximum size or where beneficiaries have died…
Robert Pires wants Wenger to stay
LONDON. — Arsenal legend Robert Pires has said that Arsene Wenger signing a new deal is far more important than either Alexis Sanchez or Mesut Özil signing contract extensions at…
Biographies better than self-help books
Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader I consider myself a wide reader, someone who is generally knowledgeable on most subjects. My preference is more for fiction than fact when it comes to…
Dozens detained in Russia opposition protests
MOSCOW. — Several opposition rallies, most of which were unsanctioned, took place in Russia yesterday. A number of people were detained for disorderly conduct. Opposition figure Aleksey Navalny is among those…
Caf boss Amrani resigns
ACCRA. — Morocco’s Hicham el Amrani has resigned as the secretary-general of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) with a new leadership set to takeover.
Pliskova advances
MIAMI. — Fifth-seed Agnieszka Radwanska had her bid to repeat her 2012 success at the Miami Open tennis tournament ended by Croatian veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni at Crandon Park. But second-seed…


