New era for Chess Federation
IT had been billed to be a close contest for the presidency but the Zimbabwe Chess Federation’s elective annual meeting witnessed a high degree of maturity and selflessness when two of the contestants agreed to unite.
AUSC Region 5 meetings underway
Zimpapers Sports Hub AS Zimbabwe hosts the African Union Sports Council Region Five meetings, chief executive officer Stanley Mutoya says they are looking forward to their committees reflecting and deliberating…
BELLY FLOP
JOSHUA ZIRKZEE arrived at Manchester United a stone overweight — and Erik ten Hag didn’t even want him.
BOY (9) SEEKS US$15k FOR HEART OP
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy is looking for US$14,970 so that he can undergo a heart operation in India.
Injured Djokovic to miss ATP finals
TURIN. – Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic yesterday said that he will miss the eight-man ATP Finals in Turin due to an “on-going injury”.
Sharma nears the end after Test series
NEW DELHI. – India must start planning for Rohit Sharma’s successor if the team do not play well in their five-Test series in Australia as the captain could very well retire from the longest format, former skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth has said.
Beitbridge bus robbers jailed 84 years each
Two armed robbers, who robbed passengers in a Beitbridge-bound bus of more than US$8 600 and R62 000 in cash in July, have been jailed for an effective 84 years each by the Chiredzi regional court.
A WINDOW OF HOPE FOR BOXING
LOCAL boxing is in a good space but there is room for more growth, despite a tough operating environment, a top boxing official has said.
NEYMAR GIVES POSITIVE INJURY UPDATE
SOCCER fans eagerly watched Neymar‘s return to Al Hilal in the AFC Champions League match against Esteghlal FC, marking his comeback after over a year sidelined.
State of emergency … PM denies proclamation is prelude to UDI
A STATE of emergency has been proclaimed in Rhodesia. The Minister of Law and Order, Mr Lardner-Burke, said in a statement yesterday that the emergency had been declared because there was a threat to a security in the country and that the proclamation would last for three months.










