ZVISHAVANE – FC Platinum continued with their new found dominance over Monomotapa with a 2-0 victory in a Castle Premiership match at Mandava Stadium on Sunday. Goals from Winston Mhango and Michelle Katsvairo helped the platinum miners move into fourth place on the log level on 36 points. Monomotapa had not lost to Platinum in…
BULAWAYO – Premiership debutants How Mine completed a double over Highlanders after registering a smash and grab 1-0 victory over their more illustrious neighbours at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. Highlanders reject Warren Dube scored the decisive goal on 50 minutes to secure a first Premiership victory over Highlanders for How Mine coach Philani “Beefy” Ncube….
HARARE – Shabanie Mine secretary general Pithias Shoko says hosting the BancABC Sup8r final in Zvishavane is a befitting tribute to two teams whose rivalry is becoming one of the biggest derbies in domestic football. The asbestos miners clash with their bitter rivals FC Platinum at Mandava Stadium next Saturday in the final of the…
HARARE – The past week belonged to the Musona brothers Knowledge and Walter, who both scored their first goals for their respective clubs on Saturday. The Musona siblings were under pressure to prove their mettle with Knowledge being the victim of the success of his previous spell in South Africa. Since his return to Kaizer…
HARARE – Old Hararians skipper and flyhalf Tichafara Makwanya fancies his team’s chance of reaching their first Lion Lager National Rugby League final since 2007. The Harare giants have been paired with their bogey team Matabeleland Warriors in the semifinals after the round robin stage of the league was completed at the weekend. Mat Warriors…
LONDON – Former Pakistan cricket greats and fans demanded a new national team captain and coach on Sunday after an embarrassing defeat against minnows Zimbabwe in the Harare Test. Zimbabwe, who only started playing tests in 2011 after a six-year exile due to lack of players and facilities, pulled off an upset 24-run win against…
CHRISTCHURCH – South African coach Heyneke Meyer refused to blame the referee for his team’s disappointing 15-29 loss to New Zealand on Saturday. The All Blacks took the outright lead in the Rugby Championship in Auckland. In a match marred by a red card for Springboks hooker Bismarck du Plessis, after two yellow cards for…
MADRID – Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed a contract extension with Real Madrid, the La Liga club said on Sunday. Spanish media reported Ronaldo’s new deal extends his contract by three years to 2018 and lifts his net annual salary to €17m (£14.24m). The deal would appear Manchester United fans’ hopes that Ronaldo may return to…
LONDON – Mesut Özil shrugged off the after effects of a stomach virus to inspire Arsenal to a tricky 3-1 victory at Sunderland whose manager, Paolo Di Canio, was sent off. Özil, newly arrived from Real Madrid for £42.5m, picked up the bug but recovered in time to set up Olivier Giroud for Arsenal’s first…
LONDON – Mamadou Sakho, who could make his Liverpool debut at Swansea City Monday tonight, hopes to repair a career that began to unravel on a wintry night in northwest France in January 2012. Sporting the captain’s armband for Paris Saint-Germain, Sakho conceded a penalty with a rash sliding challenge on an opposition forward in…
