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CHANTILLY. – Jamie Vardy is facing the axe for England’s Euro 2016 soccer opener against Russia. Roy Hodgson has not yet told his players the team he intends to pick for the Group B clash in Marseille tonight. But in their top-secret training sessions here in Chantilly this week, Sportsmail understands England have been practising in a […]
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BORDEAUX. – Gareth Bale and Wales will play their inaugural European Championship soccer finals game ever today mixing the joy of a special day with nerves over whether they can get back to winning ways. The Group B game will be the first time that a Wales team has appeared at a major tournament since June […]
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LONDON. – Paris Saint-Germain are hopeful that they can sign Barcelona superstar Neymar. The French club are considering activating his £153 million release clause in what would be the blockbuster signing of the summer and make him the world’s most expensive player.
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CAPE TOWN. – A new era dawns for the South African Springboks today when they tackle weakened Ireland in Cape Town in the first of three rugby Tests. The country that won the World Cup twice will have a new coach, a new captain, a new scrum-half, a new racial outlook and probably a new playing […]
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LONDON. – Arsene Wenger has fuelled speculation N’Golo Kante could join Arsenal by piling praise on the Leicester midfielder ahead of Euro 2016. The Foxes midfielder has a £20million release clause in his current contract and has already confirmed he will decide his future at the end of the tournament later this summer.
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LOUISVILLE. – Thousands of people came together across creeds and nationalities for a Muslim prayer service in remembrance of Muhammad Ali on Thursday, the start of a two-day farewell to the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero.
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PARIS. – Diego Maradona has launched a shock attack on Lionel Messi claiming that he has “no personality”. The 55-year-old was joined by Brazil legend Pele during a Euro 2016 preview event in Paris on Thursday and admitted that he has doubts about his compatriot. Pele asked Maradona if he knew Messi personally to which the 1986 […]
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Noel Munzabwa in MBABANE, Swaziland ZIMBABWE international goalkeeper Tatenda Mukuruva’s profile continues to grow with the Warriors number one landing a one-year renewable endorsement deal with English sportswear and football equipment supplier Umbro.
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Petros Kausiyo in WINDHOEK, Namibia WARRIORS coach Callisto Pasuwa believes that their opening Group A clash against Swaziland at the Sam Nujoma Stadium will set the tone of their 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup campaign here.
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Sports Reporter PREMIER Soccer League chief executive Kenny Ndebele, whose golden administrative hand helped transform the domestic top-flight league, is set to take over as head of secretariat at the newly-formed National Football Association of Zimbabwe.
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Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter HARARE City coach Moses “Bambo” Chunga says his men are ready for his first assignment against Ngezi Platinum in a Castle Lager Premiership tie at Baobab on Sunday.
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Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE cricket team coach Makhaya Ntini says the tour by India is the best thing that has happened to his charges as he believe the matches will go a long way to quench their hunger for international cricket.
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LOUISVILLE. — All of the roughly 15 000 tickets for today’s public memorial service in Louisville honouring boxing legend Muhammad Ali, the city’s most famous son, have been distributed, organisers said.
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CHANTILLY. — Marcus Rashford admits it does not seem real that he is in France as a member of the England soccer squad preparing for Euro 2016. The Manchester United striker has enjoyed a sensational five months since making his senior debut in a Europa League match in February.
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Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter RECORD Zimbabwe league champions Dynamos will play their next Castle Lager Premiership tie against Ngezi Platinum in an empty stadium at Rufaro. The Glamour Boys were punished for the crowd trouble that erupted after they were beaten 0-1 by FC Platinum at the same venue.