SA banks caught in a bad place at a bad time

On the face of it, one would think investors would pile into South Africa’s bank stocks after a year of healthy profits and growing loan books – but the sector,…

Allardyce bemoans lack of quality as Leeds on the brink

LONDON. —  Leeds United have a lack of depth in their squad that makes fighting for Premier League survival a tough task, according to manager Sam Allardyce, who watched his…

Sri Lanka cricket chiefs re-elected after term limits dropped

COLOMBO. — Sri Lanka’s sports minister suspended controversial regulations on term limits on administrators and allowed the cricket board to re-elect its office bearers Saturday, avoiding a possible international ban.…

Murray withdraws from French Open

LONDON. — Britain’s Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open to prioritise the grass-court season in the build-up to Wimbledon. Murray, 36, has only played at Roland Garros once…

Man City celebrate title with victory over Chelsea

MANCHESTER. — Manchester City celebrated a third successive Premier League title triumph with victory over Chelsea in a relaxed party atmosphere at Etihad Stadium. City were confirmed as champions without…

Brighton secure European football with win over Southampton

BRIGHTON. —  Brighton & Hove Albion ensured they will play in Europe next season for the first time in their history after beating Southampton 3-1 at the Amex Stadium in…

Blitzboks dumped out of London7s

LONDON. —  The Springbok Sevens season came crashing down at the London 7s on Saturday as they were soundly beaten by New Zealand 32-21 in their final pool game, meaning…

Chinhoi wins Zanaco Masters in playoff

LUSAKA, Zambia – Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi has won a couple of times on the Safari Tour, but on Sunday he clinched his first title of global significance when he won…

Youths gather for Zanu PF Mash West interdistrict

Walter Nyamukondiwa in Zvimba Thousands of youths have gathered at Kutama, Zvimba district for the Mashonaland West provincial youth inter-district meeting amid pledges for unwavering commitment to fight drug and…

Cholera claims 2 lives in Zvimba, dozen hospitalised

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau THE Health and Child Care ministry is working to ensure that suspected cholera cases reported in the Zvimba district are contained. The disease is suspected…

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