GABORONE – Chad Idensohn was yesterday elated after scooping Team Zimbabwe’s first silver medal with a cracking 23.73 in the 50 metre swimming freestyle here at the on-going African Youth Games. The former St John’s College pupil, who moved to South Africa in 2012 in the quest of a better platform to help him realise…
HARARE – Zimbabwe women soccer assistant coach Johannes Chikaola insists the Mighty Warriors can qualify for the 2014 African Women’s Championships after losing 1-0 to Zambia in the first leg yesterday. Zambia scored through Hellen Mubanga in the second half to give the visitors a slender lead ahead of the second leg in Lusaka. Chikaola…
MUTARE – Charles Sibanda scored a brace to help Highlanders maintain poll position in the Castle Premiership with a convincing 3-1 win over Buffaloes here yesterday. The former FC Platinum midfielder can even contest that he be given the other goal and claim a hat-trick, but it was adjudged as an own goal after Liberty…
CHIREDZI – Chiredzi’s miserable start to the season continued after slipping to yet another defeat, this time falling 1-0 to champions Dynamos at Chishamiso yesterday. Patrick Kumbula scored the solitary goal for the defending champions in the 34th minute after beating on off-side trap, a goal that handed Chiredzi their sixth defeat of the season…
HARARE – Dominic Chungwa scored the all-important goal for CAPS United as they beat visiting Bantu Rovers 1-0 here yesterday. United coach Taurai Mangwiro paid tribute to his players, but bemoaned his side lack of killer instinct in front of goal. “The boys played well and I think we after scoring early on we could…
HARARE – Bernard Pswarayi, a fast bowler of rare talent in his heyday, believes Zimbabwe missed out on a generation of fine black cricketers who were either ignored by selectors, or were not given an opportunity to cement their places in the national side. Now working and living in South Africa, 39-year-old Pswarayi opened up…
GABORONE – The Zimbabwe Under-18 Sevens rugby team blew hot and cold here on Saturday before eventually doing enough to settle for bronze at the ongoing Africa Youth Olympic Games. Having started so brightly with three wins from their opening three matches on Friday, the Young Cheetahs were favourites to meet South Africa in the…
BULAWAYO – Chicken Inn head coach Joey Antipas was clearly a relieved man after his charges survived a second half onslaught by Chapungu to collect maximum points with a 2-1 win in a Castle Premiership encounter at Luveve Stadium on Saturday. The Gamecocks had raced into a two goal lead in the first half through…
HARARE – Castle Premiership newcomers ZPC Kariba scored two late goals against How Mine here on Saturday to salvage a 2-2 draw and maintain their unbeaten start to the 2014 season. How Mine looked poised to hand the Kariba-based side their first defeat in nine matches as they led 2-0 with a minute to go…
ZVISHAVAVNE – FC Platinum bounced back from the midweek defeat to Dynamos by hammering Triangle 4-0 in a one-sided Castle Premiership match at Mandava Stadium in Zvishavane on Saturday. The platinum miners came into yesterday’s match still aggrieved by the 1-0 loss to the defending champions on Wednesday through a hotly contested Ocean Mushure penalty….
