HARARE – Wheelchair Tennis Association of Zimbabwe (WTZA) has been forced to postpone this year’s editions of the Harare and Bulawayo Open tournaments after failing to secure sponsorship. The tournaments were first held in 2010 after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) commended WTAZ for the strides they had made to develop the sport across the…
BULAWAYO – Preparations for this year’s edition of the National Youth Games to be held in Bulawayo next month have gathered momentum with work on infrastructure to be used during the showcase already in progress. The Local Organising Committee (Loc) on Tuesday held a ground-breaking ceremony at Luveve High School to mark the start of…
LONDON – An improbable scenario that would have prompted a polite chuckle among tennis fans two weeks ago is set to play out on Thursday when Marion Bartoli, Kirsten Flipkens, Sabine Lisicki andAgnieska Radwanska do battle in the Wimbledon semifinals. The odds on those players making the last four were 33 379-1 at the start…
LONDON – Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray remain on course for a Wimbledon final showdown after the top two seeds took contrasting routes into the last four on Wednesday. Djokovic will face Juan Martin del Potro for a place in Sunday’s final as the world No 1 clinched his 13th consecutive Grand Slam last four…
LONDON – Novak Djokovic came through his toughest test at Wimbledon so far, beating the hard-hitting Tomas Berdych in straight sets on Wednesday to reach his 13th consecutive grand slam semi-final. Djokovic wasted four break points in the first set and was broken twice in the second, but he ultimately came through to record a…
CONAKRY — Guinea’s opposition and ruling party reached an agreement to hold the country’s long-delayed legislative elections in September, the opposition said Wednesday. Aboubacar Sylla, a spokesman for a coalition of opposition parties, said the opposition had agreed to several issues that had earlier been sticking points, including the use of a South African-based vendor…
HARARE – South African Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates have released Zimbabwean striker Takesure Chinyama, following the expiry of his contract. Chinyama was released together with Nigerian midfielder Onyekachi Okonkwo. “We have released them and given them their clearances. Their contracts have expired,” said Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza in an interview with the Sowetan….
HARARE – Popular secrets-spilling character Baba Jukwa has reached 200 000 followers on Facebook, escalating a push for the removal of President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF from power in the pending polls. In the run-up to the general elections, the faceless Facebook character is carrying out opinion polls to find out voter preferences for the…
HARARE – Temba Mliswa, the Hurungwe West aspiring Zanu PF MP has claimed that Mashonaland West provincial chairman John Mafa unsuccessfully tried to block his candidature for the parliamentary seat. The claims by the outspoken businessman-cum-politician come hardly a week after he was confirmed as the party candidate for the constituency. Mliswa told the Daily…
HARARE – CAPS United assistant coach Brenna Msiska feels his team’s next two matches will determine whether the Green Machine can force their way into contention for the 2013 Castle Premiership title. The Premiership reached its half way mark last month with Makepekepe defeating log leaders Highlanders 2-1 at the National Sports Stadium to move…
