Bolt offered contract with Maltese club

Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has been offered a two-year contract to play soccer with a Maltese club, ESPN reported, triggering speculation he may be set to walk out from…

Kompany unfazed by expiring City contract

Cape Town — Manchester City centre-back Vincent Kompany insists he is not concerned about signing a new deal and feels very comfortable at the club. The Belgium international’s current deal…

Russia World Cup added $14bn to economy

Doha — The 2018 World Cup added more than $14 billion to the Russian economy, more than one percent of the country’s gross domestic product, tournament organisers said in Doha…

Mourinho charged by FA over abusive language

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been charged by the Football Association for abusive language following his side’s Premier League win over Newcastle United this month, English soccer’s governing body…

Spain win gives England rare feeling of beating the best

Seville — Even as the noise swelled and the pressure mounted, Gareth Southgate stood firm as the youngest England side this century recorded a statement win in Spain. After an…

Jayasuriya responds to ICC corruption charges

Cape Town — Sri Lanka legend Sanath Jayasuriya has responded to the ICC’s corruption charges against him, saying he always acted with “integrity and transparency”. The now 49-year-old Jayasuriya, who…

Man mistook for wanted activist, bashed

Chronicle Reporter A 36-year-old Bulawayo man last Tuesday had to seek refuge at Emakhadeni police post after an angry crowd mistook him for a wanted fugitive and attempted to effect…

Kanye West meets President Museveni…Gifts him a pair of sneakers

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday met Kanye West and and his wife, reality TV mogul Kim Kardashian West at State House Entebbe. They were accompanied by Kanye’s father, Raymond…

Kenyan officials charged in court over Rio Olympics graft

NAIROBI. — Several Kenyan officials were charged in court on Monday for abuse of office and misappropriation of funds from Rio Olympic Games.

Post-poll violence hearings begin…Witnesses nail MDC-Alliance supporters for destroying property

MDC-Alliance supporters went on a rampage, destroying property worth tens of thousands of dollars following the July 30 harmonised elections, the Commission of inquiry into the post-election violence that rocked Harare on August 1 heard yesterday.

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