HARARE – Dynamos’ dominance in the Castle Premiership looks under threat this season as the Glamour Boys continue to stutter in the defence of the title. DeMbare have dominated the Zimbabwean league in the last three years, on each occasion winning the title on goal difference. But that era of supremacy could all come to…
HARARE – CAPS United captain Tapiwa Kumbuyani has hailed his team’s commitment and determination after the Green Machine’s 3-0 win over Shabanie Mine on Sunday. Kumbuyani, who had an outstanding match for Makepekepe, feels the Harare giants can go on to mount a serious title challenge if they can improve on their away form. Pervington…
LONDON – Nigeria and Iran played out the first goalless match of the 2014 World Cup in their Group F clash at the Baixada Arena, Curitiba, on Monday, leaving both sides still chasing their first victory at a finals since 1998. The draw at the Baixada Arena left both unfancied sides still chasing their first…
LONDON – Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah said a lack of concentration caused his team to lose goals both early and late in a 2-1 defeat against the United States in World Cup Group G but he was confident his team would bounce back in their next two matches. The US got the quickest goal of…
LONDON – There are no ear-rings, bling or designer hair styles with Thomas Muller, but in a beauty contest against Cristiano Ronaldo in Salvador, the German delivered emphatic proof that substance beats style every time when you score a hat-trick. Muller, the winner of the Golden Boot at South Africa 2010, put the current holder…
HARARE – Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) Group Editor, Stanley Gama, is seeking a Constitutional Court referral in a case of criminal defamation levelled against him by a Harare businessman. This was after Harare magistrate Milton Serima dismissed his application for refusal of further remand yesterday. ANZ are publishers of the Daily News, the Daily…
GRENOBLE – F1 champion Michael Schumacher has left hospital in Grenoble and is no longer in a coma, his family says. The 45-year-old has been transferred to Lausanne university hospital in Switzerland, officials there say. Schumacher was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a severe head injury in a skiing accident in the…
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s al-Shabab militants have rounded up around 100 women and ordered them to comply with a strict Islamic dress code or risk being whipped. The women were arrested in Buale, about 300km (185 miles) south-west of the capital, Mogadishu. BBC Somali analyst Mohamed Mohamed says it is rare for al-Shabab to carry out…
HARARE – Saturday’s Miss Zimbabwe beauty pageant was by far the most innovative and impressive beauty showcase in Zimbabwe’s recent history, even though there is a glaring need to de-militarise the contest. Even the $300 admission fee could not dampen the spirits of the well-heeled who wanted to witness the crowning of a new Miss…
HARARE – The current Brazil World Cup tournament will affect the social life of many Zimbabwean households, for better or for worse, depending on which side you are on. Every four years, Zimbabweans go crazy when it is time for the soccer World Cup, with life literally changing. For a whole month, lifestyles are dependent…
