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Sports Reporter— CITY Hornets are holding the Harare Basketball Men’s A League spellbound on their return to elite competition and have finished the first round, unbeaten and at the top of the log table.
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BARCELONA. – He’s one third of the world’s most deadly strike force in football – but it’s not all about flicks, tricks and goals for Neymar and his partners in crime.
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NEW DELHI. – Virat Kohli’s grand dream is to raise one of cricket’s all-time best teams who would succeed irrespective of conditions and across formats, the 28-year-old said yesterday.
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LONDON. – Manchester City’s fragility and Arsenal’s durability will be under the microscope at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as both clubs try and keep in touch with English Premier League soccer leaders Chelsea.
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LONDON. – Chelsea maintained their stranglehold on the English Premier League by beating Sunderland 1-0 on Wednesday night to register their 10th successive win and move six points clear at the top of the soccer table.
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BRISBANE. – Australia captain Steve Smith shone in the Gabba floodlights with a sparkling century to put Australia in a commanding position on day one of the first Test cricket against Pakistan yesterday.
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Sports Reporter— TEAM Zimbabwe’s chef de mission at the African Union Sports Council Region Five Under-20 Youth Games currently underway in Luanda, Angola, Chiedza Mafunga has expressed satisfaction with the team’s efforts so far.
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LOS ANGELES. – A golf year featuring four first-time men’s major champions, the return of Tiger Woods and Olympic competition set the stage for more thrills in 2017.
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YOKOHAMA. – Real Madrid booked their place in the Club World Cup final by beating Club America 2-0 yesterday, although FIFA’s new video technology was again the talking point after confusion reigned following Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury time strike.
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LONDON. – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has defended Marcos Rojo, saying the defender is a “clean player”, after his Crystal Palace counterpart Alan Pardew said the Argentine should have been sent off for a two-footed tackle on winger Wilfried Zaha.
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LONDON. – Antonio Conte reckoned his high-flying Chelsea would enjoy a very merry Christmas after ensuring they would go into the festive period top of the English Premier League soccer table with a 10th straight victory on Wednesday night.
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LIBREVILLE. – Gabon insists it is ready to host the African Cup of Nations soccer finals despite concern about the state of preparations amid political instability just one month ahead of the opening ceremony.
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Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter— THE feud that has soured ZIFA and Premier Soccer League relations took another turn yesterday with the association taking a tougher stance and ordering interim chairman Kenny Mubaiwa to implement a raft of measures they believe should whip the top-flight body into line.
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Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor— CHAMPIONS CAPS United were yesterday crying foul over the decision by the Premier Soccer League to deduct a huge chunk of money from their Castle Lager Championship prize to offset the fines that Makepekepe have been accruing over the years.
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Paul Mundandi Sports Reporter— AFTER ending their marriage with David “Yogi’’ Mandigora, Triangle have now set their sights on luring an expatriate coach with Dutchman Errol Akbay and Zambian Tennant Chilumba understood to be among their prime targets.