HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby coach Brendan Dawson believes his side’s breakdown play and ruck technique is a key area they’ll need to improve ahead of the Sables’ World Cup qualifiers in Madagascar at the end of the month. Dawson presided over the team’s first field training session at St John’s College in Harare yesterday morning…
HARARE – Reigning Mr Zimbabwe, Champion Chienderamwano, has been ruled out of the Mr and Ms Ironman contest to be held in Kadoma in a fortnight. Chienderamwano is currently nursing a shoulder injury and hopes to be ready for the Musclemania Zimbabwe contest set for August 9 at Ochi City. The Botswana-based bodybuilder, who is…
HARARE – Tongogara moved to the top of Zifa Central Region Division One leage after beating Silo United 1-0 over the weekend. The Kwekwe outfit now lead the log standing with 20 points, three ahead of second-placed Whawha. Early pacesetters Chrome Stars could forever live to rue the costly defeat to Whawha that saw them…
HWANGE – Dynamos’ defeat at the hands of Hwange at the weekend was purely down to the collective teamwork by the coalminers and the industry of Zimbabwe international defender Eric Chipeta. The tall defender, who was making his last appearance for the Hwange before moving to South Africa with Chippa United, scored the only goal…
SAO PAULO – Mexico’s inspired keeper Guillermo Ochoa ended Brazil’s 10-game winning streak but while home fans were frustrated at the lack of goals manager Luiz Felipe Scolari says his side are improving with each match. “In my opinion, and it is just my opinion, the team played at least 10 percent better than we…
LONDON – Much-fancied Belgium suffered a case of stage fright in their first World Cup match in 12 years and had to battle back from a goal down to beat gutsy Algeria 2-1 with two goals late in the game in their World Cup Group H opener on Tuesday. Substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens…
HARARE – Former Harare mayor Elias Mudzuri is reportedly in the running for the MDC presidency, although he acknowledges wrestling with whether to run or not given the “political challenges” he might face for attempting to dethrone party leader Morgan Tsvangirai. While MDC officials say Mudzuri was already doing the groundwork for his challenge, the former…
BAGHDAD – Iraqi government forces are engaged in heavy clashes with Sunni insurgents who have made major advances in the past week. Parts of the city of Baquba – just 60km (37 miles) from Baghdad – were briefly taken over by the rebels. Reports say 44 prisoners were killed during fighting at a police station…
MPEKETONI – At least 12 women were abducted during the latest attack on Kenya’s coast, which also left 15 people dead, residents have told the BBC. President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed “local political networks” for the overnight raid on two villages near the town of Mpeketoni. But Somalia’s al-Shabab group had earlier said it was…
LONDON – For a successful democracy, it is fundamental to have a free and impartial judiciary. In this country, perceptions of the judiciary have been coloured by suspicion of allegiance to Zanu PF. President Robert Mugabe has appointed the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, judges of the Supreme Court, Judge President and judges of the…
