Sadio Mane: Liverpool winger one of world’s best, says Senegal coach
Senegal will play their first World Cup match since 2002 when 26-year-old Mane and his countrymen take on Poland in Moscow on Tuesday (16:00 BST). BBC Cisse captained the 2002 team to the...
View ArticleEgypt forward Mohamed Salah will need to pass a fitness test to feature...
Liverpool’s Salah sat out the 1-0 loss to Uruguay after injuring his shoulder in last month’s Champions League final. TimesLive “He is fit. I hope he will be fit to play. In the previous match we...
View ArticleNikola Kalinic: Croatia send striker home after back injury claim
Croatia forward Nikola Kalinic has been sent home from the World Cup after he refused to come on as a substitute during the 2-0 defeat of Nigeria. The 30-year-old cannot be replaced, meaning Croatia...
View ArticleLATEST: World Cup results, fixtures
In World Cup matches played yesterday, Sweden edged South Korea by a goal to nil in the only Group F encounter. In Group G matches, Belgium eased past Panama 3-nil while Tunisia lost 2-1 to England. In...
View ArticleDynamos, Highlanders clash in challenge match
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter DYNAMOS team manager Richard Chihoro believes their showdown against Highlanders at the National Sports Stadium today will be a competitive match. The game starts at...
View ArticleZamalek Table Billiat Offer
Egyptian giants Zamalek have officially tabled an offer for Zimbabwe international Khama Billiat and indicated they are prepared to part with a salary bill of $450 000 per year in a big money move. The...
View ArticleSuarez seeks World Cup redemption
NIZHNIY. – For a player who has made so many headlines at the World Cup, it is appropriate that Luiz Suarez will make his 100th appearance for Uruguay at football’s biggest tournament. Barring any last...
View ArticleSaruchera Believes
By Takudzwa Chitsiga Cranborne Bullets coach Nesbert “Yabo” Saruchera says his team is on the right track despite a goalless draw against a determined Banket United in the Runyararo Service Stations...
View ArticleDembare, Bosso Clash
DYNAMOS coach Lloyd Mutasa is excited by the prospects of facing traditional rivals Highlanders tomorrow in a curtain-raiser to the exhibition match between the World Class Legends and their Zimbabwean...
View ArticleMid-week party at NSS
Former Juventus defender Gianluca Zambrotta and ex-Real Madrid and Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes are among the World Legends that will clash with the Warriors Legends in an exhibition match at...
View ArticleSenegal edge Poland to register first African world cup win
SENEGAL deservedly defeated Poland in a game of few chances to claim the first win by an African team at the World Cup – although there was a hint of controversy about their second goal. M’Baye Niang...
View ArticleLukaku shines as Belgium wallop Panama
A stunning volley from Dries Mertens and a Romelu Lukaku double broke the resistance of a brave Panama side on their World Cup debut as Belgium cruised to a 3-0 win in their opening Group G game on...
View ArticleHarry Kane grabs brace as England collects three points
England captain Harry Kane scored twice including a stoppage-time winner as he led his side to a last-gasp 2-1 win over Tunisia in their opening World Cup match on Monday. Kane stooped at the far post...
View ArticleEgypt face early WC elimination after defeat by Russia
Russia moved to the brink of qualifying for the last 16 of the World Cup after the host nation beat Mohamed Salah’s (pictured) Egypt in St Petersburg. Russia, who beat Saudi Arabia 5-0 in their opening...
View ArticleIAAF World Under-20 champs: Zim ups preps
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter WITH seven athletes having already qualified for the IAAF World Under-20 championships in Tampere, Finland, next month, director in charge of junior development Silas...
View ArticleLimping Dynamos to reinforce squad
Tadious Manyepo Sports Reporter DYNAMOS assistant coach Lloyd Chigowe says the team will focus on reinforcing all its departments in the mid-season transfer window period as they eye a strong finish to...
View ArticleCosta keeps Spain in the hunt
MOSCOW. – Spain squeezed 1-0 past dogged Iran in their World Cup Group B encounter last night thanks to a fortuitous goal from Diego Costa, but the Europeans suffered a string of second-half scares....
View ArticleFrance vow to up the ante
YEKATERINBURG. – With their title rivals failing to fire, France have vowed to ramp up the intensity and put their stamp on the World Cup with victory over Peru today. The match kicks-off at 5pm....
View ArticleDrag racers back at Donnybrook
Collin Matiza Sports Editor DONNYBROOK Raceway, the home of local motorsport, will once again come alive this Sunday when the Sables Dragpro Club stage the second round of the country’s most popular...
View ArticleICC Tours programme released
DUBAI. — The International Cricket Council, on behalf of its Members, yesterday released the men’s Future Tours Programme from 2018-2023. The FTP provides clarity and certainty around all bilateral...
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