HARARE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi gave an emotional post match interview, fighting back tears in front of journalists after watching his side came from behind to register their first win of the season by beating Triangle 2-1 here yesterday. Coming into this match, Mawiwi was under increasing pressure having lost all six opening…
HARARE – Highlanders assistant coach Mark Mathe is in a bullish mood ahead of the Bulawo giants trip to Gwanzura Stadium tomorrow to face Castle Premiership surprise package ZPC Kariba tomorrow. Mathe will be again in charge of the Bulawayo giants in the absence of head coach Kelvin Kaindu who is still in the United…
HARARE – Distinguished jockey Kevin Derere says he will give Captain’s Tiger every winning chance in today’s 52nd edition of the Castle Tankard. The seven-year-old gelding will be one of 17 speed merchants bidding to give favourite, Coltrane, a run for his money, and hopefully claim Africa’s oldest sponsored race that will be run over…
HARARE – Embattled Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on-going restructuring exercise has put the game virtually on hold across the country. With the domestic season over, players out of contract and awaiting winter- deals it has become impossible for the coaches to tie down the local cricketers to any form of training. South Africa are expected in…
HARARE – Ndega Matsika might not have represented his country at any age group level throughout his 14-year playing career, but the former Buffaloes and Black Rhinos goalkeeper is indebted to Ephraim Masakure for shaping his career. Matsika, now 41, reckons Masakure, a former Tanganda, Black Rhinos and Tongogara goalkeeper as the most instrumental figure…
JOHANNESBURG – Since galloping more than 60 metres from his own half with the ball firmly under his control and holding off a defender to score one of the most amazing goals ever, many think Ivorian Yaya Toure should have been named Player of the Year in the English Premier League. Others argue that if…
LONDON – It may be an exercise in straw-clutching after his team’s capitulation at Crystal Palace but Lucas Leiva claims Liverpool have not given up hope of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing reviving their old club’s title chances against Manchester City. The West Ham United pair, Lucas admits, will be inundated with good luck messages…
LONDON – Fifa president Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, the Swiss newspaper Blick said yesterday. “I want to do this, because things aren’t over yet. My mandate is running out, but my mission is not finished,” the 78-year-old was quoted as saying by the tabloid….
HARARE – Netherlands says it will not advance Zimbabwe funds to finance its economic plans under the “Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation” (ZimAsset). Gera Sneller, the country’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, said the Dutch government will morally support the southern African nation, not financially. She suggested that Zimbabwe partners private investors rather than seek rescue…
HARARE – Chemco Holdings Limited (Chemco) has delisted from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange as equities ended a nine day bullish trend, with the key industrial index shedding 0.43 percent to close at 176.93 points Thursday. This comes as Chemco shareholders recently approved the group’s plans to convert a debt owed to TSL Limited (TSL) into…
