Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has allayed fears of a long-term absence for midfielder Moussa Sissoko, who suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s pre-season defeat by Barcelona. Frenchman Sissoko was replaced by Georges-Kevin N’Koudou in the first half of Tottenham’s International Champions Cup tie against Barcelona. The reigning Spanish champions won 5-3 on penalties after the match ended 2-2 after ...

Neymar has tackled critics who derided his play-acting at the World Cup, admitting he “overreacts” and blaming his “brat” like behaviour on his inner child. The Brazilian superstar was widely lambasted in Russia for his theatrical reactions to challenges which often left the world’s most expensive footballer wincing and rolling on the ground. “Boot studs on the shins, kick in ...

India has published a list which effectively strips about four million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their citizenship. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of people who can prove they came to the state by 24 March 1971, a day before neighbouring Bangladesh declared independence. India says the process is needed to identify illegal ...

Tributes have been paid to three former stars of the wrestling world who died on the same day this weekend. Brian Lawler, Nikolai Volkoff and Brickhouse Brown all passed away on Sunday aged 46, 70 and 57 respectively. The WWE said it was “saddened” to hear Lawler and Volkoff had died, while the National Wrestling Alliance sent its “deepest condolences ...

Voter turnout is high in Zimbabwe’s first general election since long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted, officials say. Foreign observers have hailed the election as an opportunity for Zimbabwe to break with its repressive past. The presidential election is expected to be a tight contest between the incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main rival Nelson Chamisa. Parliamentary and local elections ...

The National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) says it expects to close its investment portfolio in the country at K27 billion by the end of 2018. NAPSA Board of Trustees Chairperson, Marian Munyinda says the Authority’s investment portfolio currently stands at K25 billion. Ms. Munyinda says NAPSA’s investment portfolio by the 31st of December this year will represent 10 percent of ...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President, Andyford Banda says the move by President Edgar Lungu to request Turkey to help Zambia repay the $3 billion Eurobond is an indication that Zambia is likely to default. During bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart at State house over the weekend, President Lungu revealed that a Turkish company has offered to help Zambia ...

Minister of Health, Dr Chitalu Chilufya says government will this year begin training specialized surgeons locally at the Levy Mwanawasa Medical University which is adjacent to Levy Mwanawasa Teaching Hospital. Meanwhile a total of 15,000 health workers and 215 doctors have been recruited from 2017 to date out of the set target of 30,000 health personal and 500 doctors to ...

The ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) has declared a dividend valued at K81.4 million to the Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (IDC) which is a major shareholder. Speaking when he presented the K81, 421, 546 cheque, ZCCM-IH Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Pius Kasolo said ZCCM-IH made a profit of nearly K720 million which he says is the highest for all the ...

The Lusaka Magistrate court has summoned Congolese Rumba Maestro Agpepa Mumba also known as Koffi Olomide to appear in court without fail on the charge of assault. Mumba is alleged to assaulted photo journalist Jean Ndayisenga in Lusaka on 28th December, 2012. When the matter came up for plea before Lusaka Magistrate Naomi Sakala, Lawyer representing the complainant Gilbert Phiri ...