Tendulkar’s chance to cap a great carrier

By Ben Dirs
AS a small boy I was something of a stats geek, poring over old record books in those pre-internet days and wondering how it was possible anyone could score 18 Test cricket centuries – as my hero David Gower had – let alone the 34 Sunil Gavaskar had amassed.

Kiwis face Kenya

CHENNAI.
Struggling New Zealand will be keen to resurrect their fortunes and start their Cricket World Cup campaign with victory against underdogs Kenya tomorrow.

Jaggers saga rages on

Borlscade Investments – the sole shareholder in JW Jaggers Wholesalers – has approached the High Court seeking an order to provisionally place the troubled firm under judicial management.

Wilshere grabs Xavi, Iniesta shirts

LONDON.
Jack Wilshere ended the “biggest night” of his soccer career by leaving the Emirates having been handed the shirts of Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, the two Barcelona heroes the Arsenal midfielder hopes to emulate.

10 teams for next WC

DHAKA.
The International Cricket Council backed their decision to restrict the next World Cup to 10 top teams, saying minnows were better suited playing the Twenty20 format.

Teenager rapes toddler

A 16-year-old boy in Gwanda has been arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl who had been left in his sister’s custody on Tuesday afternoon.

Girl set on fire in hut

Two Chinamhora men allegedly locked a 12-year-old girl in a hut and set it ablaze after she denied them permission to pass through her homestead.

Sanctions stall economic growth, says VP Mujuru

From Golden Sibanda in NYANGAVice President Joice Mujuru says a double digit economic growth rate is attainable if carefully planned and illegal sanctions are removed.The Vice President was addressing the…

Zimpapers, Iran Press Institute sign co-operation agreement

Herald Reporters
Zimpapers and the Iran Cultural and Press Institute yesterday signed a

Chitungwiza works towards city status

From Michael Chideme in KARIBA
Chitungwiza Municipality is gearing to become a city and is working hard to shrug off the “dormitory town for Harare” tag, town clerk Mr Godfrey Tanyanyiwa has said.

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