BULAWAYO – Bulawayo Public Library last week received a donation of books worth more than $8 000 from mining giant Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats). The donation comes at a time when the library is facing closure owing to financial constraints. The library, which was established in 1896 with a mandate of promoting a reading culture…
HARARE – Three red cards, a fist fight and missile throwing characterised the fall of Dynamos from the Chibuku Super Cup and the rise of Black Rhinos here yesterday. The ugly scenes were triggered after a moment of fortune saw Chauya Chipembere score eight minutes from time through Nesbert Padzarondora’s shot that took a sharp…
BULAWAYO – South Africa flexed their muscles in fine style with a convincing 97-run win to take a 1-0 lead in the first of three one-day internationals here yesterday. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl on a pitch that was drier than normal, and took considerate turn from the start. After a quiet…
GWERU – Pasca Manhanga scored the solitary goal as Highlanders exorcised the Ascot jinx, beating Shabanie in the first round of the Chibuku Super Cup here yesterday. Highlanders had not won at Ascot this season, losing to Chapungu in the CG Msipa Charity Cup and to How Mine in the Netone One Wallet Cup. Bosso…
HWANGE – Hwange were left to rue missed chances here yesterday after a goalless draw led to a penalty shoot-out which they went on to lose 4-3 to Triangle and crash out of the Chibuku Super Cup. Triangle goalkeeper Ronald Mudimu saved two penalties and converted another himself to emerge the hero for the Lowveld…
MUTARE – Chiredzi FC dumped Buffaloes out of the Chibuku Super Cup in a drama-filled seven-goal thriller here yesterday. David Temwanjira and Tawanda Muyendi scored braces with a goal each either half. The army side’s goals came through Kastigu Zhuwakinyu, Lloyd Katongomara and captain Jacob Muzokomba. The match had a 10-minute delay after the Lowveld…
HARARE – World Navi Northern Region Division One Soccer pacesetters Gunners maintained their position on top of the standings despite being held to a one-all draw by Seven Flames on Saturday. Second-placed Flame Lilly failed to take advantage of Gunner’s draw to go top after they were also held to a goalless draw by league…
LONDON – Zimbabwe international, Kingsley Lang, is set to return to the Jersey squad for the first time in over a year. The 26-year-old’s last Championship match for Jersey was at the end of the 2012-13 season at Cornish Pirates, having first moved to the club in July 2011. Lang was part of the Zimbabwe…
LONDON – Tanya Gombera has been named head coach of the Northern Illinois University women’s tennis team, NIU Associate vice-president and director of athletics, Sean T Frazier, announced last Thursday. Frazier said Zimbabwean Gombera is well-equipped to become the ninth head coach in the history of the Huskie women’s tennis programme. “Tanya Gombera quickly rose…
HARARE – As the battle to succeed President Robert Mugabe reaches alarming levels, Zanu PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa, has come out firing, describing as nonsense, accusations that he was plotting to topple the 90-year-old leader from power. In what has been described as a “desperate” and “final assault” on Vice President Joice Mujuru’s…
