HARARE – Harris sailed through to the semifinals of the on-going second ITF South Central African Junior Circuit at Harare Sports Club yesterday. Courtney and Harris outclassed South Africa’s La Grange and Jd Malan 6-0, 6-3. It was a sweet victory for Lock after he suffered a shock second round defeat to South Africa’s wildcard…
HARARE – Hip hop new kid on the block, Tehn Diamond will this week perform at the Big Brother Africa eviction show alongside fellow artistes Junior Brown and Take 5. The award-winning young musician will grace the BBA platform for the first time. Tehn Diamond and Junior Brown’s manager Tsungi Zvobgo was excited about the…
HARARE – Masimba Mambare, captain of the local-based group of the Zimbabwe football team, insists the Warriors have the pedigree to pass the Zambia test and qualify for their third African Nations Championship (Chan) finals. The Warriors will host Chipolopolo at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday with the return leg set for the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium…
JOHANNESBURG – Wits are assessing former Kaizer Chiefs left-back Onismor Bhasera with a view of adding him to their roster for the new season. It was reported earlier this week by Soccer-Laduma that the 27-year-old Zimbabwean was in Johannesburg, however at the time the player’s agent, Ralph Nkomo, explained that he was in the country…
HARARE – Zifa Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) matches resume this weekend with log leaders Flame Lily clashing with DStv Rangers in a potentially explosive tie at Chikurubi on Saturday. Flame Lily top the log standing with 35 points, two ahead of ZPC Kariba and Mushowani, who are second tied on 32 points. The Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Khama Billiat’s agent Edzai Kasinauyo tells KickOff.com the player is “ready for anything” as negotiations continue behind the scenes. Billiat leaving Ajax became more of a reality on August 1 when it emerged the player has not been registered by the club for the 2013/14 season, but as it stands Billiat’s future is…
HARARE – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who helped broker Zimbabwe’s fractious coalition government, has questioned the fairness of the July 31 harmonised elections which saw President Robert Mugabe winning by a landslide amid allegations of vote-rigging. Ironically, Mbeki was accused by MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai of having a soft spot for the 89-year-old…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s chief election agent, Obert Gutu has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) requesting to be furnished with a full set of results for the “disputed” July 31 elections. Tsvangirai and his party allege that the election was stolen using systematic rigging and various election irregularities, including voters’ roll anomalies and…
MOSCOW – Russia’s highest court has reduced 11-year prison terms for jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner – by two months. The pair had asked the court to overturn their guilty verdicts and release them immediately. The ruling means Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, is set to be released in August…
HARARE – Popular radio personality Tichafa ‘Tich Mataz’ Matambanadzo, accused of defrauding Star FM of $126 000, has been freed on $150 bail. Mataz was employed by the State-controlled radio station as a programmes manager. Prosecutor Tungamirai Chakurira yesterday did not oppose the flamboyant DJ’s freedom, leading to magistrate Anita Tshuma releasing him on bail….
