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BERLIN. — Ex-world champion Vladimir Klitschko says he has “suffered like a dog” since losing to Tyson Fury, but has vowed to humble the controversial British heavyweight boxer in next month’s rematch.
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Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter KHAMA Billiat was given a standing ovation at Rufaro yesterday as the country’s football fans saluted their little genius for flying the country’s flag high in South Africa where he scooped all the big awards at a gala in Johannesburg on Monday night.
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Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter FORMER Premier Soccer League boss Twine Phiri has urged coaches to insert clauses in their contracts, especially when they take on posts in foreign lands, so that they are protected when the going gets tough.
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LONDON. — Marcus Rashford is off to France this summer after Roy Hodgson took a Euro 2016 punt. Manchester United’s teenage striker Rashford was included in England’s final 23-man Euro 2016 soccer squad announced yesterday as Danny Drinkwater and Andros Townsend dropped out.
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MANCHESTER. — Jose Mourinho is planning to get rid of Juan Mata and Daley Blind this summer. Blind and Mata will be high-profile victims of Mourinho’s arrival at Manchester United this summer, Sky Sports News understands.
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ZIMBABWE have sacked head coach Dav Whatmore and captain Hamilton Masakadza following the board’s review of the team’s performance at the World T20 in March.
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JOHANNESBURG. — Mamelodi Sundowns star Khama Billiat admits that 2015/16 will be a season never to forget. This after the 25-year-old took the season-ending #PSLAwards at Emperors Palace by storm on Monday night when he won every category he was nominated in.
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Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter Zimbabwe …………….. (2) 2 Uganda ……………….….. 0
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SYDNEY. — Brisbane’s Gabba ground will host Test cricket for at least another three years, it was announced yesterday, in daunting news for teams visiting Australia. Cricket Australia said a deal had been reached to play a Test annually at the venue until the end of the 2018-19 season, as well as a one-day or […]
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MADRID. — Juventus forward Alvaro Morata remains keen on a return to Real Madrid but admits a move to the English Premier League is “tempting”. The Spain striker scored an extra-time winner in the Coppa Italia final to seal an historic second consecutive domestic double for Juve with a 1-0 victory over AC Milan on […]
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JOHANNESBURG. — In-demand Martzburg United striker Evans Rusike says he would love to play alongside Willard Katsande at Kaizer Chiefs. The Zimbabwean striker is hot property at the moment, having scored the two goals against Jomo Cosmos that kept the Team of Choice in the top-flight.
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Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter THE National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe are intensifying their efforts to push athletes to qualify for various regional and international competitions. A meet is slated for June 12 at the National Sports Stadium B Arena with junior and senior athletes expected to compete.
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LONDON. — Lewis Hamilton says his Monaco Grand Prix victory means the world Formula One championship fight is “alive”, after he cut Nico Rosberg’s advantage to 24 points. After a problem-filled start to his attempt to win a fourth F1 title, Hamilton would have slipped the points equivalent of two race victories behind in the […]
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LOS ANGELES. — Lionel Messi must shrug off the gruelling demands of a globe-trotting schedule if he is to fulfill his dream of leading Argentina to a first major soccer tournament victory in 23 years at the Copa America Centenario.
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MADRID. — Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin has been included in Spain’s Euro 2016 soccer squad with coach Vicente del Bosque naming 19 of his 23-man pool ahead of yesterday’s deadline.