Gareth Bale on fire

BARCELONA. — A Gareth Bale brace and a Marco Asensio lob helped Real Madrid make light work of Real Sociedad, running out 3-0 winners at Anoeta in their opening game…

Mustafi’s price tag

LONDON. — Arsene Wenger has been quoted a staggering £50million for Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi. And the Spanish club are trying to drive a hard bargain with Arsenal to raise enough…

Athletics enter post-Bolt era

RIO DE JANEIRO. — As doping-tainted athletics emerges from its darkest hour fighting to restore its credibility, the reality for track and field is that it will have to cross…

Chimene to pay for contempt of court

Chief Court Reporter Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister Mandiitawepi Chimene has been ordered to pay the costs of an application for contempt of charges filed against her in the High Court…

Mujuru: Perennial under-achiever

Tafadzwa Denhere Correspondent The body politic, and discourse at large, has been captivated by speculation and permutations regarding Dr Joice Mujuru, leader of Zimbabwe People First and former Vice President.

3 women robbed, sexually assaulted same day

Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Two Harare men, who were part of a group of eight, last week appeared in court after they allegedly took turns to rape three women along a…

Andy Murray upstaged

CINCINNATI. — Former US Open tennis champ Marin Cilic snapped Andy Murray’s 22-match win streak on Sunday to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title with a 6-4, 7-5 win…

Irishmen in trouble

RIO DE JANEIRO. — Brazilian police seized passports from three Irish Olympic officials accused of involvement in black market ticket ring in Rio. The early morning raid at the Irish office…

Rio pulled it off

RIO DE JANEIRO. — In the end, it was a tale of two Games. The yin and yang Olympics, one of stark contrasts between the feats on the field of…

Dietary salt intake a contributing factor

Correspondent Scientific studies have consistently demonstrated that a modest reduction in salt intake lowers blood pressure in people with hypertension and people with normal blood pressure, in all age groups,…