Irish confirm 2023 Rugby World Cup plans

DUBLIN – Ireland will consider launching a bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup this week, the country’s sports minister said on Monday, hoping a politically-symbolic proposal will win it…

Armstrong’s credibility questioned

AMSTERDAM – Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen has questioned Lance Armstrong’s credibility after the American rider implicated the Dutchman in covering up doping at the 1999 Tour de France.

Nigeria match Italy goal-for-goal

ITALY and Nigeria shared the honours in a lively friendly at Craven Cottage on Monday night. Giuseppe Rossi put Italy ahead early on but Nigeria hit back with two goals…

Nadal heads ATP rankings

BERLIN – Rafael Nadal maintained first place in the men’s tennis rankings issued by the ATP on Monday. The Spaniard ensured he would end the year as world number one…

Tithe receipts expose maintenance cheat

Thandeka Moyo Court Correspondent A BULAWAYO man who lied to a magistrate about his earnings to reduce his maintenance payments was exposed after his ex-wife produced receipts from tithes made…

Bank fails to pay depositors

Senior Reporter A LIQUIDITY crisis affecting the country’s financial system began to bite yesterday after hundreds of Trust Bank depositors in Bulawayo failed to access their money.

He did this to her!

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter A WOMAN fled her home naked after being blinded by her knife-wielding husband who accused her of infidelity, a court heard. Doctors have told Miss…

Treasurer accused of blowing society funds

Court Reporter DAGGERS have been drawn among members of a burial society after a treasurer allegedly squandered about $5 000 and is now claiming it was misused by a deceased…

Zanu-PF seeks $3m for annual conference

Harare Bureau ZANU-PF has intensified efforts to raise $3 million required for the successful hosting of the party’s 14th Annual National People’s Conference set for Chinhoyi from 10-15 December this…

City artistes excited over hip hop awards nominations

Daisy Jeremani Entertainment Editor Bulawayo artistes are ecstatic after they were nominated in the Zimbabwean hip hop awards which will be co-hosted by Vimbai Mutinhiri and Munyaradzi Chidzonga at 7…