Liverpool galloping away with title
LONDON. — Liverpool needed the aid of VAR to re-establish their 13-point lead at the top of the English Premier League football table with a 1-0 win over Wolves on Sunday as a late Chelsea fightback...
View ArticleMoyo in man-of-the-match performance
Sports Reporter ZIMBABWEAN David Moyo was the toast of the day for his club Hamilton when he inspired the Scottish Premiership side to a rare away win with his first league goal at the weekend. Moyo...
View ArticleLeBron James honoured
LOS ANGELES. — American basketball super star LeBron James was named Male Athlete of the Decade by The Associated Press on Sunday, an honour voted on by AP member sports editors and writers. In the...
View ArticleBusy 2020 programme for NAAZ
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter WITH several major competitions lined up for next year, the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe have a busy programme ahead of them and their season is expected...
View ArticleThe return of David Moyes
LONDON. — Struggling West Ham said on Sunday they had appointed David Moyes as manager for the second time in a bid to safeguard their place in the English Premier League. Moyes, whose career has...
View ArticleCourt hits out at transgender athletes
MELBOURNE. — Australian tennis great Margaret Court has again condemned transgender athletes, while claiming the devil controlled the media and government, in fiery comments just weeks before she is...
View ArticleFerroviario eye Ariel Sibanda
Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter REIGNING Goalkeeper of the Year Ariel Sibanda might not don the Highlanders jersey next year as interest for Zimbabwean football players continues to increase...
View ArticleEyes on relegation dogfight
LONDON. — Liverpool appear to have the English Premier League football title wrapped up with a 13-point advantage over second-placed Leicester, but the fight to avoid relegation looks like being a...
View ArticleAn eventful sporting decade that belonged to Muripo
Tadious Manyepo Sports Reporter AN eventful decade which started with the staging of the FIFA World Cup on the doorstep in South Africa ushered in a new crop of sportspersons in Zimbabwe who have...
View ArticleAJ must vacate two titles
LONDON. – British world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua should vacate two world titles and push to fight the winner of Deontay Wilder’s rematch with Tyson Fury, according to Frank Warren....
View ArticleIbra set for Milan comeback
MILAN. – Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be officially presented as an AC Milan player on Friday, the Italian club confirmed on Monday. Ibrahimovic returns to the side on a six-month...
View ArticleKolisi pays back
CAPE TOWN. – South Africa’s Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi went to New York to pay tribute to a man who gave him a life-altering high school bursary. Kolisi was the recipient of a Vincent...
View ArticlePlayer seeks answers over missing dad
BOGOTA. – Colombian international footballer Juan Fernando Quintero on Monday demanded answers from the country’s new army chief over the fate of his father who went missing almost 25 years ago. “I...
View ArticleRooney back in English football
LONDON. – England’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney will make his debut for second-tier football side Derby against Barnsley tomorrow, the club’s manager Phillip Cocu confirmed. Rooney (34) joined...
View ArticlePogba wants trophies
LONDON. – Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola says the midfielder’s “heart” is with Manchester United – but adds he needs to be playing in a side capable of winning trophies. Pogba, who returned to United...
View ArticleGunners back Arteta with funds
LONDON. – Arsenal will provide newly-appointed manager Mikel Arteta with transfer funds this month to plug their leaky defence. Money is limited following three seasons without Champions League...
View ArticleZifa caught offside in kit distribution
Tadious Manyepo, Sports Reporter THE ZIFA board has come under attack for distributing football equipment meant for grassroots development to established clubs including some in the top-flight league....
View ArticlePSL hunting ground for regional clubs
Tadious Manyepo, Sports Reporter THE local league is fast becoming a popular hunting ground for the region with Zambia and Malawi joining the queue to lure top talent as Premiership football clubs...
View ArticleArteta earns first victory
LONDON. — Arsenal rang in the new year by giving boss Mikel Arteta his first victory as lacklustre Manchester United crashed to a 2-0 defeat, while Tottenham and Chelsea also slipped up in the English...
View ArticleSharp readies for Dakar Rally
Collin Matiza, Sports Editor IT will be all work and no play for the next two weeks for Zimbabwe’s Graeme Sharp as he tackles the most challenging rally event on earth and second biggest motorsports...
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