June 2014

HARARE – Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has slammed Zifa’s plans to venture into farming, labelling it ill-conceived, non-profitable and against the association’s core business. Sports enthusiast Mliswa, who chairs the Sports, Arts and Culture parliamentary portfolio committee, had no kind words for Zifa president Cuthbert Dube during an indaba yesterday also attended by Sports…

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Cricket chief selector Givemore Makoni has branded first-class cricketer Robertson Chinyengetere “mad” and a ‘failed lawyer” in a stunning outburst on a Facebook fan page. Makoni’s rant came after he was invited by the administrator of the ZimCricket Talks page to explain why players from Takashinga Cricket Club, where Makoni is a…

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading junior golfers are optimistic of leaving an indelible mark at the Toyota World Junior Golf Championship in Nagoya, Japan, despite facing a daunting task to do so. The 72 holes Junior Golf World Cup, which follows a four-players-count-three scores format, is set to tee off in Toyota City on June 24…

HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby coach Brendan Dawson and technical director Liam Middleton believe the Sables have the quality to beat all three teams standing in the way of a first World Cup in 21 years despite lacklustre preparation. The Sables head to Madagascar for the qualifiers to face the hosts, Namibia and Kenya in a…

CONNECTICUT – The tournaments following Majors always appear a little unbuttoned, even more so, I presume, for the players, and maybe and hopefully the slightly relaxed vibe that’ll be present in the Travelers Championship is exactly what Brendon de Jonge needs to finally put four rounds together and clinch his first PGA Tour win.In eight…