Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The new banknotes come in denominations from 1 to 200By Shingai NyokaBBC News, HarareZimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG – the name stands for “Zimbabwe Gold”.It is the latest attempt to stabilise an economy that has lurched from crisis to crisis for the past 25 years.Unveiling the…

Image source, Macanthony UdokoroImage caption, Simi moved to the US with equally talented husband Adekunle GoldBy DJ EduThis is Africa presenter, BBC World ServiceNigeria’s queen of sweet vocals and catchy melodies is back with a new song All I Want and, as she says, it is “sticky”.”It’s the kind of song that plays in your…

Image source, British SwimmingImage caption, Brock Whiston has competed at three World Championships over her careerBy Elizabeth HudsonBBC Sport2024 British Swimming ChampionshipsDates: 2-7 April Venue: London Aquatics Centre Time: Heats from 10:00 BST in morning session. Finals session from 19:00Coverage: Finals sessions streamed live on BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website and app. Daily reports…

Anita Asante, who retired as a player in May 2022, is a coach with England Under-23s and a pundit for BBC SportRelationships between team-mates can be “challenging but not inappropriate,” says ex-England defender Anita Asante.Chelsea boss Emma Hayes said on Thursday that player-coach relationships and player-to-player relationships are inappropriate.Hayes also said relationships between team-mates can…

Megan Keith admits “through gritted teeth” the track 10,000m could be the event that suits her best, despite finding it “pretty boring”.The 21-year-old from Inverness, a European Under-23 cross country and 5,000m gold medallist, clocked 30 minutes 36.84 in California this month.That is inside the Olympic qualifying standard in her first 10,000m race and Keith…

British triathlete Georgia Taylor-Brown won the silver medal at the inaugural indoor World Cup in a thrilling sprint finish.Taylor-Brown, the 2020 outdoor world champion, was beaten to gold by Germany’s Laura Lindemann in a three-way race to the line in Lievin, France.American Gwen Jorgensen was third with all three women recording an official time of…

Jody Cundy won his 15th consecutive world title in the men’s C4 1km time-trial at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.The 45-year-old Briton edged out Australia’s Korey Boddington in the final to clinch the goal medal in a time of one minute and 4.120 seconds.Blaine Hunt defended his title in the men’s…

The Great Britain cycling team delivered their best ever world championship medal haul with 31 at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Brazil. The team won 13 gold, 13 silver and five bronze medals over the five-day event to top the medal table.On Sunday’s final day of racing in Rio, British riders clinched 11…

Mikaela Shiffrin returned from six weeks out with a knee injury to win the women’s slalom in Are, Sweden. The American’s 96th win of her World Cup career, which extended her own record, also marked an eighth season slalom title.That equalled a record shared by compatriot Lyndsey Vonn, for downhill, and Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark, in…