January 17, 2025

Retail sector struggles signal impending crisis

THE struggles of Zimbabwe’s formal retail sector are more than just a tale of declining sales and closures, they are a harbinger of deeper economic troubles if systemic issues, particularly currency instability, are not addressed.The plight of major retailers like TM Pick n Pay, OK Zimbabwe, and FoodWorld, as detailed in our page 3 story…

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Haaland signs new Man City deal until 2034

Erling Haaland has signed an extraordinary new nine-and-a-half-year deal with Manchester City.The 24-year-old superstar has committed his future to the club until the summer of 2034 in what is thought to be one of the most lucrative sporting deals in historytalkSPORT understands Haaland’s new basic salary makes him the first ever Premier League player to earn £500,000-a-week,…

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Chicago Fire in Neymar talks to end Saudi stay

Chicago Fire are in talks over a surprise move to bring Brazil striker Neymar to Major League Soccer.The 32-year-old is out of contract with Al-Hilal in the summer after two years in the Saudi Pro League.The Eastern Conference side would be able to make the deal work financially and negotiations are continuing with the Pro…

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Osaka retires injured from Australian Open

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after she was forced to retire injured from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.Japan’s Osaka was playing in the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time since returning from maternity leave last year.The four-time major winner stormed to a 4-1 lead in…

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Sabalenka ‘pushes to the limit’ to progress

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka continued her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title with victory over Denmark’s Clara Tauson in straight sets.The 26-year-old Belarusian was made to work for her 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 win on Rod Laver Arena but secured victory in two hours six minutes to progress to the fourth round.There were 11…

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Man Utd reject Napoli move for Garnacho

Manchester United have turned down an approach for winger Alejandro Garnacho from Italian side Napoli.The Serie A side have made Garnacho, 20, their number-one target and plan to use money raised from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s impending move to Paris St-Germain.However, they have failed with an initial approach for Garnacho that fell significantly below the Red Devils’…

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