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The Queen has attended the final night of an equestrian extravaganza show to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. The 96-year-old was met with a standing ovation as she arrived in the castle arena at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Celebrities including Tom Cruise, Helen Mirren and Katherine Jenkins appeared in the …

Juventus will hold fresh talks with the representatives of Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba, 29, on Monday. Mirror France striker Kylian Mbappe, 23, says he has “almost” made a decision on his future and will make an announcement “very soon” after being linked with a move away from …

MEETING for five T20Is in Bulawayo this week, Namibia aim to roll over African Full Member cricket rivals Zimbabwe. In the Associate world, seldom is there a safety blanket. One of cricket’s Cinderella stories of 2021, the Eagles of Namibia travel to Bulawayo to take on Zimbabwe in a five-match …

NGEZI Platinum coach Benjani Mwaruwari says he is satisfied by the progress his team has made since taking over the hot seat after his side recorded their first win since his arrival with a dominant 4-0 win against Tenax at Baobab Stadium on Saturday. A goal in each half by …

The biggest match in Zimbabwean football ended in disgraceful scenes on Sunday as fans ran amok at Barbourfields. It was the first time bitter rivals Highlanders and Dynamos locked horns in a competitive match in front of a full house since Covid-19 arrived in March 2020. Dynamos arrived in Bulawayo …

A high-profile Paraguayan prosecutor who fought against organised crime in his home country has been shot dead during his honeymoon in Colombia. Marcelo Pecci was on a beach on the idyllic tourist island of Baru when he was killed by two gunmen. Hours before the shooting, Mr Pecci’s wife had …

Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war in Ukraine, with even victory in the east potentially not ending the conflict, US intelligence has warned. The warning comes as fierce fighting continues in the east, where Russia is trying to take territory. Moscow refocused its troops on capturing the Donbas …

Sri Lanka has granted its military and police emergency powers to arrest people without warrants after a day of violence that killed seven people and injured more than 200 and resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the older brother of sitting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. As the Indian …

Madrid – Spain’s government yesterday sacked the country’s spy chief as part of a widening scandal over the hacking of the mobile phones of the prime minister and Catalan separatist leaders. Paz Esteban, the first woman to head Spain’s CNI intelligence agency, will be replaced, Defence Minister Margarita Robles whose …

The military court in Ouagadougou on Tuesday sentenced former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré and nine other defendants to pay more than 800 million CFA francs (1.2 million euros) in damages to the beneficiaries of former head of state Thomas Sankara and his companions assassinated in 1987. The amount of …