HARARE – A spirited second half performance by former champions Motor Action at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday failed to stop log leaders Highlanders from chalking up their thirteenth win of the season to take their unbeaten start to 20 games. Bosso got off to a flying start with both their goals coming in the first…
HARARE – The death of Ethiopian prime minister, Meles Zenawi more than a week ago was the third loss of an African leader in the last few months. The strongman’s demise came less than a month after that of Ghanaian president, John Atta Mills. Mills in turn died barely four months after Malawi’s head of…
HARARE – A Chitungwiza man, who was tortured by police officers in March after allegedly calling them “dogs and sons of prostitutes”, has lodged a $50 000 compensation claim. Shorayi George Tambure claims he was heavily assaulted by officers in the dormitory town, who then fabricated charges after realising the gravity of their irresponsible actions….
HARARE – Zimbabwe will begin preparations for Sunday’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Angola in earnest today following the awaited arrival of several foreign-based players from their respective bases abroad. By last night, the only foreign- based players that had reported for camp were defender Arnold Chaka of Botswana side Mochudi Centre Chiefs and…
HARARE – The Zimbabwean government should maintain its position to bar Essar Africa Holdings (Essar) from exporting raw iron ore, a leading mining expert said. Paul Jourdan — an independent South African mineral policy analyst and former Mintek chief executive, last week told the Zimbabwe High level Economic Forum in Victoria Falls that government could…
HARARE – Sometimes defeat, painful as it is, can be a blessing in disguise. The Zimbabwe Under-19 rugby side’s 44-23 defeat to Namibia in the deciding match of the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Under-19 Championships on Saturday, which effectively handed the Namibians the African title and a place at next year’s Junior World Rugby…
LONDON – Defending champion Shingo Kunieda ended Nyasha Mharakurwa’s dream of winning Africa’s first medal in wheelchair tennis at Eton Manor yesterday. The Zimbabwean fell to a 6-0, 6-0 defeat in a second-round match that took just 36 minutes. Mharakurwa said afterwards: “I feel good. I played calmly and I gave him a bit of…
HARARE – Ryan Cairns shot to the top of the Golden Pilsner Zambezi Tour Order of Merit following his FSG Lowveld Pro-Am victory in Triangle late last month. Cairns shot a final round two-over-par 74 to finish with a gross total score of six-under-par 282 to win the $7 012 prize money for first place….
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s top bodybuilder, Victor Hungwe, has cut down on the number of contests for the remainder of the year, opting to participate only in two regional events. Hungwe won the Mr Musclemania Zimbabwe last month, making it two titles in the year following his victory in the Shameem Classic in Cape Town in…
HARARE – Dynamos midfielder Milton Makopa must fight hard to reclaim his place in the team owing to Devon Chafa’s performance lately, says assistant coach Tonderai Ndiraya. Makopa has missed the last four DeMbare matches through suspension and illness, paving way for Chafa to take up the anchoring role in midfield for the defending Castle…
