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Olympique Lyon coach Rudi Garcia believes Tino Kadewere’s slow start to life at the club is due to how he was affected by the death of brother but he will gear up soon. The lanky striker lost his brother Prince in August and came back to Zimbabwe for the funeral …

Dynamos goalkeeper is close to making his move to newly-promoted DStv Premier League side Moroka Swallows. Negotiations between DeMbare and Moroka over Chinani’s possible transfer to South Africa are reported to be in place. H-Metro quotes its source as having said: The two teams are negotiating and the deal is …

Conor McGregor says he is coming out of retirement for a boxing fight with Manny Pacquiao in the Middle East. The former two-weight UFC champion, 32, retired from fighting in June – for the third time in four years. He returned to face Floyd Mayweather in his first professional boxing …

Zimbabwean pair of Kevin and Elvis Moyo have parted ways with Chippa United following the termination of their contracts. The two brothers were signed by the Port Elizabeth-based side from FC Platinum in July 2019 on two-year deals. They had a year left on their contracts, and the club moved …

Lionel Messi has launched his latest attack on Barcelona’s hierarchy by criticising the way the club treated strike partner Luis Suarez, who left for LaLiga rivals Atletico Madrid this week. Captain Messi, who threatened to leave Barca last month and recently hit out at president Josep Maria Bartomeu’s leadership of …

Zimbabwe Cricket are planning to take men’s head coach Lalchand Rajput to Pakistan for their upcoming tour and for that they would be requesting the authorities in Islamabad to issue a visa for the former Indian batsman. Zimbabwe are scheduled to tour Pakistan for three ODIs and as many T20Is. …

David Haye is “thankful” the coronavirus pandemic delayed Dereck Chisora’s heavyweight boxing fight against Oleksandr Usyk. He believes it will work out helping the Zimbabwe-born Briton to victory. The two were supposed to clash on May 23 at the O2 Arena in London, but the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK …

HIGHLANDERS are about to reap rewards for the role they played in the development of Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba and Turkey-based defender Teenage Hadebe about a decade ago. Nakamba turned out for Highlanders in 2007 and 2008, touring Durban, South Africa with Bosso as an Under-15 player in a …

AC Milan have confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be taking in a period of quarantine. The 38-year-old must self-isolate after seeing it revealed that he is a carrier of the coronavirus. The enigmatic Swedish striker is the only member of playing and coaching staff …

Chelsea have announced the signing of Edouard Mendy from Rennes, with the goalkeeper joining on a five-year deal at a cost of £22 million ($29m). The move has been in the works for some time, with Goal having previously reported that the Blues had been in the market for a …