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Prince Philip, the Greece-born royal who as the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving consort to a British sovereign, died Friday. He was 99. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle,” the royal family announced. “Further announcements will be made in due course. The …

Egypt has held a spectacular parade to celebrate the transport of 22 of its ancient royal mummies through the capital, Cairo, to their new home in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation. Crowds on Saturday gathered to witness the multimillion-dollar spectacle of the 18 kings and four queens making the …

AstraZeneca on Wednesday released new data on its COVID-19 vaccine — which the company says shows a 76 percent effectiveness rate in preventing symptomatic cases of the coronavirus. The data release is the latest salvo in a back-and-forth with US regulators, who accused the London-based pharmaceutical company of “cherry picking” …

The Government of Zimbabwe has engaged Mozambique to allow France-based footballers Tino Kadewere and Marshall Munetsi to use their chartered plane to travel for the Afcon qualifiers. The Mozambique FA is chartering it’s players playing in France and ZIFA wants to capitalise on that. The French football chiefs have indicated …

South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe is set to become the eighth president of CAF – the Confederation of African Football – since 1957. He’ll take over from Ahmad Ahmad after a two year ban was placed on Ahmad by FIFA – Federation Internationale de Football Association, world football’s governing body. Motsepe must work with FIFA to run the sport …

Nine months after the pandemic began, birthrates began to fall in many advanced economies, early data shows In Italy, births plunged 21.6% in December from the previous year, according to first estimates by Italy’s statistical agency.PHOTO: MATTEO BAZZI/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK By Margherita StancatiUpdated March 4, 2021 8:31 am ET ROME—Angela Di Iorio wanted to …

By Ray MunyoroThe Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ) has initiated a campaign calling for the return of football in the country. The campaign, running under the hashtag #BringBackFootball, has been endorsed by influential voices including coaches and footballers. FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza believes it is time for football to …

The Pakistan women’s cricket tour of Zimbabwe has been ended prematurely following an announcement by Emirates Airlines that they were temporarily suspending flights into the country. A statement from Zimbabwe Cricket on Thursday said they had come to an agreement with their Pakistan counterparts to cut the tour. “Zimbabwe Cricket …

Two big-spending Egyptian clubs have been confirmed as having the financial muscle to sign Zimbabwe international midfielder Khama Billiat. Reports in South Africa are that Kaizer Chiefs are contemplating massive restructuring at the end of this campaign and would be tempted to cash in on Billiat. South African publication, KickOff, …

SuperSport United chief executive Stan Matthews has responded to rumours linking Zimbabwean forward Evans Rusike with a move away from the club. “There are no player movements for us in this window,” said Matthews as quoted by KickOff Rusike has been linked with moves to Maritzburg United and Amazulu. There …