February 2014

HARARE – The Federation of International Cricketers Association (Fica) this week dispatched two representatives on a fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe following a widely-publicised payment dispute between local players and the board. Fica board member Tony Irish, who is also the South Africa Cricketers Association (Saca) chief executive, arrived in the country on Wednesday evening accompanied…

HARARE – Former Zimbabwe international footballer Carlos Max has resigned as chairman of the Arcadia Sports Association after a leaked WhatsApp video exposed a love affair between the married ex-defender and the model daughter of late legendary musician Andy Brown. The video of the cuddling “lovebirds” – which has gone viral on WhatsApp – shows…

HARARE – Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa has saluted the impact of the newcomers in his squad after the Glamour Boys sailed through comfortably to the next round of the African Champions League. Former Monomotapa attacking midfielder Ronald Chitiyo scored his first goal for the Zimbabwean champions against Mochudi Centre Chiefs in the second-leg of the…

HARARE – Zimbabwean golfers Micky Hough and Sheldon Steyn qualified for the Dimension Data Pro-Am that tees off this morning at Fancourt in George, South Africa. The two golfers, who had to play a pre-qualifier, now join seasoned Sunshine Tour contender Ryan Cairns as Zimbabwe’s representatives on the roster for the R3,75-million tournament. Hough shot…

HARARE – Alpine skier Luke Steyn made history by becoming the first Zimbabwean to compete at the Winter Olympics when he came 57th in the giant slalom race in Sochi, Russia, yesterday. This was the first time Zimbabwe was being represented in Winter Olympics.  It was a commendable performance by Steyn, who is ranked 1711…

HARARE – Zimbabwean tennis ace Cara Black and her Indian partner Sania Mirza bowed out of the ongoing Dubai Open tournament in a hard-fought women’s doubles first round match. Mirza and Black were defeated by Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Safarova 7-6, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9). The fourth-seeded Indo-Zimbabwean combination were hoping to capture their…

HARARE – Swimming – a sport which gave Zimbabwe its first individual Olympic champion – still struggles to attract sponsorship despite it being potentially one of the country’s most successful sports. Mashonaland Swimming Board chairperson Niroshia Abdulla said this ahead of the National Senior Swimming Championships which start at Les Brown in Harare today. Abdulla…