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Manchester. — Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and goalkeeper Ederson will miss Manchester City’s FA Cup quarter-final game against Newcastle United due to injuries, manager Pep Guardiola said yesterday. Ederson was forced to come off during their 1-1 Premier League draw with Liverpool following a challenge on Darwin Nunez, conceding a penalty. Meanwhile, De Bruyne has […]
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MANCHESTER. — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag expects to have several key players back from injury for their FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool tomorrow, with Rasmus Hojlund, Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka all training this week. “They returned on the pitch. Partly in the start of the week and today we had a session […]
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England head to an equally resurgent France today holding an outside chance of pipping Ireland to a Six Nations title not many would have predicted at the start of the campaign. Steve Borthwick’s side need a bonus point victory in Lyon, with Paris’ Stade de France out of use due to it being prepared for […]
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Miami. — Lionel Messi, Inter Miami star and Argentina national team player, has overtaken LeBron James, famous basketball player from the LA Lakers, as the athlete with the highest market value in the world at the moment. “SportsPro” has listed the 50 athletes with the highest market value today, and the results show that Lionel […]
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Mohamed Salah has become the first Liverpool player to score 20+ goals in seven consecutive seasons in a row. The Egyptian forward was in scintillating form as the Premier League giants tore apart Sparta Prague in the second-leg of their Europa League meeting. After Darwin Nunez and Bobby Clarke had scored in the opening eight […]
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Defending champions Manchester City will play record winners Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals while Barcelona take on Paris St Germain after the draw was held at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon yesterday. Arsenal returned to the quarterfinals for the first time in 14 years and they play Bayern Munich which will give the German […]
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Jurgen Klopp has issued an apology following an angry incident with referee Artur Dias in Liverpool’s win over Sparta Prague. The Reds boss was unable to contain his frustration as he unleashed an outburst in the official’s direction on Thursday evening. It had been a comfortable night for Liverpool who were 4-0 up after just […]
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Pretroria. — Carlos Alcaraz said he surprised himself by staying focused despite being stung on the forehead at Indian Wells on Thursday after the Spaniard’s quarter-final against Alexander Zverev was interrupted by a swarm of bees. The world number two was serving in the third game of the match when the bees descended upon him. […]
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Liverpool will play Italian outfit Atalanta in the quarterfinals of this season’s Europa League after the teams were paired together in yesterday’s draw, which left open the possibility of the Anfield side meeting Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in the final. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, who are still in contention to win a quadruple this season, will […]
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Ghana have re-appointed Otto Addo as their new coach following the exit of Chris Hughton at the end of the dismal first round exit at the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast earlier this year, officials said yesterday. Addo is to take over the reins permanently in May, but will take charge of […]
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Mauricio Pochettino has urged Chelsea to book a return to Wembley in the FA Cup after revealing some of his nervous players were unable to sleep before their League Cup final defeat against Liverpool. Pochettino’s inconsistent side host Championship leaders Leicester in the last eight of the FA Cup tomorrow. With the semifinals of the […]
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Zimpapers Sports Hub PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has hailed the national women’s cricket team for winning gold at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana. The Lady Chevrons made history by becoming the first team to win cricket gold at the African Games after beating South Africa in dramatic fashion on Wednesday. Zimbabwe beat South Africa by […]
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Ellina Mhlanga Senior Sports Reporter ATHLETICS team manager Aaron Whyte believes they stand a good chance for better fortunes at the 13th edition of the African Games already underway in Accra, Ghana. The continental event that roared into life last week ends on March 23. The athletics competition is running from next Monday to Friday. […]
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Zimpapers Sports Hub WHEN Zimbabwe international striker Tino Kadewere left Olympique Lyon for Franch Ligue 1 rivals Nantes for the remainder of the season pending a permanent transfer, his new club was sitting higher on the standings. Two months down the line, Lyon are now 10th in the 18-team league and further from the relegation […]
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Veronica Gwaze Sports Reporter AFTER failing to pick maximum points against Highlanders in the opening fixture of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League at Barbourfields Stadium last week, Dynamos will be approaching Hwange with a conscious mind. In what became a sweet return for Highlanders Head Coach Kelvin Kaindu as he put together a 2-1 […]