Soma-Phiri bares soul to Yours Truly
Phineas Mukwazo Talking Sport AMIN Soma-Phiri is arguably the longest serving player at Highlanders having donned the Bosso colours from 1985 to 1997. At the twilight of his career he…
Rosberg takes pole as errors cost Hamilton
Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Rosberg was 0.386 seconds faster than his Mercedes team-mate as Hamilton managed to secure second…
Dominant Chelsea go seven points clear
London — Chelsea coasted to a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, who were reduced to 10 men for more than an hour, to maintain their unbeaten start to the…
Sloppy Boks battle past Italy
Padova — The Springboks claimed an unconvincing 22-6 victory over Italy yesterday with a late try from Bryan Habana adding some respectability after a lacklustre performance.
Federer, Wawrinka win doubles
Lille — Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka gave Switzerland a 2-1 lead over France in the Davis Cup final with a commanding doubles win over Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet…
UN warns Ebola still far from over
New York — The head of the UN Ebola mission warned on Friday that the world was “far, far away” from beating the deadly outbreak and said a huge increase…
Plague outbreak kills 40 in Madagascar: WHO
Geneva — An outbreak of plague has killed 40 people in Madagascar, the World Health Organisation said, warning that the disease could spread rapidly in the country’s densely populated capital…
Robbers steal ‘Ebola blood samples’
Robbers in Guinea have stolen blood samples believed to be infected with Ebola, the Red Cross in the West African nation has said. The samples, stored in tightly wrapped vials…
Civilian leader takes charge in Burkina Faso
The army strongman who took charge of Burkina Faso since the ouster of long-time leader Blaise Compaore three weeks ago has formally handed power to interim civilian President Michel Kafando.
US-led strikes kill 910 people in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT — Air strikes by US-led forces in Syria have killed 910 people, including 52 civilians, since the start of the campaign against Islamic State and other fighters two months…






