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On a sweltering Friday afternoon last April, Kenneth Omokahire sat close to four neighbours outside his house in the Anibeze community in the southernmost Nigerian state of Bayelsa, lamenting to the men about coastal erosion in the town. “What else can we do?” asked 65-year-old Omokahire, whose former house was …

Cricket Australia have released the schedule for the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe set for August. Zimbabwe initially hoped to play a one-off Test match with Australia to be included in the schedule but their request was turned down by Cricket Australia due to the Aussies’ busy …

BAFANA Bafana’s qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations received a huge boost after their Group K opponents Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition. Caf said due to Zimbabwe and Kenya failing to get their Fifa suspensions lifted, they will “not participate in the Africa Cup of Nations Ivory …

The Confederation of African Football has set a new date for the Algeria CHAN Championship 2022 qualifying draw after the Initial draw for April 29 was postponed.  CAF says that the draw will be conducted on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, at 13h00 Cairo time (11h00 GMT) and …

– European nations have confirmed dozens of cases in what’s become the largest outbreak of monkeypox ever on the Continent, according to the German military. – The most recent surge in cases appears to have been spread among men who have sex with other men. The outbreak has quickly advanced …

Good tidings seem to be in store for Zimbabwe boxing following revelations the country will be host to two high profile events in July this year, it has emerged. Fresh from having earlier bagged a World Boxing Council (WBC) championship and the keenness shown by Amir Khan and, recently, Floyd …

THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has taken the Zimbabwe Warriors out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers claiming it had no money to host home matches in neighbouring countries. Last week, NewsDay Sport reported that the Warriors were due to participate in the Afcon qualifiers with …

Manchester City have beaten Liverpool to the Premier League title on a remarkable final day of the campaign. Pep Guardiola’s side came from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium, with Ilkay Gundogan grabbing a brace either side of a Rodri strike. Steven Gerrard’s Villa had …

More than a million people have now been sickened by what Pyongyang is calling a “fever”, state media said. Some 50 people have died, but it’s unclear how many of those suspected cases tested positive for Covid. North Korea has only limited testing capacity, so few cases are confirmed. North …

Renault controlled 68 percent of AvtoVAZ, the largest carmaker in Russia with the country’s top brand Lada, but was under pressure to pull out of the country since Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. Renault has funnelled billions of euros into the Soviet-era factory since the two automotive makers signed a …