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LONDON. — Wales have confirmed Ryan Giggs as their new soccer manager on a four-year contract. Giggs will be taking on his first major managerial role, his only experience so far having come in a four-game stint in interim charge of Manchester United after David Moyes was sacked.
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MELBOURNE. — Rafael Nadal dispelled any injury worries to storm into the Australian Open second round yesterday as Venus Williams led a slew of seeds out of the tournament in a dark day for American tennis players.
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LONDON. — Cyrille Regis has died aged 59, and stars from across the football world have paid tribute to the ex-West Brom star. Regis won five caps for England between 1982 and 1987, having been one of the stars of the Baggies team between 1977 and 1984.
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Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) have said there is need to take sport to a level where the country can compete for medals at international events instead of just making the numbers.
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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani is confident of hosting a flawless event when 10 countries converge in Zimbabwe for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in two months’ time.
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ZIMBABWE cricket team skipper Graeme Cremer blamed lack of game time after the Chevrons produced a woeful batting performance to lose the opening match of the triangular series to hosts Bangladesh by eight wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium yesterday.
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Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter LIFE Is Good from the Amy Bronkhorst yard was a comfortable winner of the 1 100m Hachiman Sprint at Borrowdale Park on Sunday. It was an interesting result for the runner, who was partnered by Randall Simons.
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LIVERPOOL. — Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City stars to use their dramatic 4-3 defeat at Liverpool as a warning to guard against complacency.
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CASABLANCA. — Zambia thrashed Uganda 3-1 in the 2018 African Nations Championship (Chan) Group B soccer match at the Stade de Marrakech in Morocco on Sunday.
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PARIS. — The referee who kicked a player during a French Ligue 1 game and then sent him off has been suspended “until further notice”, the French Football Federation (FFF) said yesterday.
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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE international Evans Rusike’s stock has risen dramatically, with the highly-rated striker having a R5.5 million price tag placed on him as ABSA Premiership giants Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport United have joined the race for his signature.
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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter A DOMINANT performance against minnows Papua New Guinea in the opening match of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 has given Zimbabwe the confidence they needed to achieve their target of reaching the Super League place at this year’s edition.
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Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor ZAMBEZI Cheetahs coach Gilbert Nyamutsamba was left a satisfied man as Zimbabwe got their Rugby Sevens World Cup preparations off to a start with the staging of the first of a series of training camps, which ended at Harare Sports Club yesterday.
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DHAKA. — Zimbabwe cricket coach Heath Streak has said that his team remain the underdogs in the tri-series, which also involves hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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England. — Liverpool scored three times in nine minutes on the way to a dramatic 4-3 win over Manchester City yesterday which ended the Premier League leaders’ unbeaten start to the season.