World Athletics Champs upon us

THE IAAF World Championships in Beijing 2015, the leading competition of the IAAF World Athletics Series and the most important event on the sport’s 2015 calendar, is upon us. As…

Mukuhlani speaks on appointment

Senior Sports Reporter NEWLY elected Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has spoken on his elevation to the most powerful position in local cricket. The Bulawayo-based pharmacist takes over from Harare…

Rooney misfires as United held

MANCHESTER UNITED’s early-season goal-scoring problems resurfaced in a 0-0 draw with Newcastle United on Saturday that left them with just two goals from their opening three Premier League games. The spotlight…

Blatter warns of Fifa continental dominance

SCANDAL-HIT Fifa can never be dominated by one continent, outgoing president Sepp Blatter said on Saturday. Without going into details or naming anyone, Blatter said that in the past one continental…

Gatlin, Bolt into World Championship 100m semis

CONTROVERSIAL American sprinter Justin Gatlin underlined his status as 100m gold medal favourite at the World Championships with the fastest time in the first round. Gatlin, who has twice served doping…

Egyptian Brotherhood leader handed sixth life in prison sentence

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and several other prominent Islamists were sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for murder and inciting violence, judicial sources said, part of an…

Former Cote d’Ivoire PM to challenge Ouattara for presidency

Abidjan – Former Ivory Coast Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny registered as a candidate for president on Friday for elections in October, challenging incumbent Alassane Ouattara. Ouattara is the favourite to…

Sexual relations were consensual, claims Mandela grandson

Johannesburg — A grandson of the late Nelson Mandela who is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl, on Friday claimed the sexual relations were consensual. The 24-year-old suspect, who cannot be…

‘First Lady’ of Cambodia’s bloody Khmer Rouge dies aged 83

Phnom Penh – The former “first lady” of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime died on Saturday, according to a UN-backed tribunal, without victims ever seeing her face trial on charges…

Iran unveils new surface-to-surface missile, says seeks peace through strength

Iran on Saturday unveiled a new surface-to-surface missile it said could strike targets with pin-point accuracy within a range of 500 km and it said military might was a precondition…

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