HARARE – Veteran drummer Silas Makumbe says Mutare-based Assegai Crew is a beautiful dream that won’t die as long as he lives. The unassuming Makumbe was among a group of Mutare youngsters who teamed up in the Eastern border city in 1991 to form Assegai Crew. Other founding members of the band that became famous…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket rookie, Luke Jongwe is poised to play his maiden ODI match after he was named in the 13-man squad to face South Africa this morning at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The 19-year-old all-rounder accounted himself well with both bat and ball during last month’s Zimbabwe A home series against associate…
HARARE – CAPS United stormed through to the quarter-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup after putting up a flawless performance to dispatch Chapungu 3-0 in a thrilling first round match here yesterday. Goals from Nicholas Alifandika, Ronald Pfumbidzayi and Honey Chimutimunzeve were enough for Green Machine to remain hopeful of bringing back the ‘Cup Kings’…
ZVISHAVANE – Norman Mapeza began his reign as the new FC Platinum coach with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bantu Rovers in the first round of the Chibuku Super Cup at Mandava Stadium yesterday. Mapeza, who took at Mandava to replace Lloyd Mutasa last week, quickly paid tribute to the FC Platinum fans and the…
KADOMA – Harare City caretaker coach Masimba Dinyero continued with his fine start at the Sunshine Boys when they knocked ZPC Kariba out of Chibuku Super Cup here yesterday. Dinyero, who replaced Bigboy Mawiwi last month, is still unbeaten in three league matches and extended that good start into the cup competition when Osbourne Mukuradare…
LONDON – Maybe now it should be clearer why Louis van Gaal has been telling anyone who cares to listen that nobody should be surprised if Manchester United’s rehabilitation takes longer than they would ideally like. He had warned his new club to expect some difficult moments and here was the hard evidence that the…
HARARE – It has been a turbulent week at Dynamos after the players refused to train for the entire week in the run up to this afternoon’s Chibuku Super Cup clash with Black Rhinos. The Glamour Boys failed to hold a single training session with players demanding the club pay them their outstanding signing-on fees…
HARARE – Highlanders will be seeking to redeem themselves when they face Shabanie Mine in a Chibuku Cup first round clash at Ascot Stadium this afternoon. The Bulawayo giants have gone for four league games without a win and will be hoping to win back the confidence of their supporters. With their last weekend defeat…
LONDON – Brendan Rodgers is prepared to wait until the final days of the transfer window to sign a replacement for Luis Suárez but believes Liverpool are better equipped for this season regardless of if another striker arrives. Liverpool have made inquiries for Radamel Falcao, Edinson Cavani and Samuel Eto’o, among others, since the collapse…
HARARE – Dynamos players have failed to find common ground with the club’s executive and have resolved to play tomorrow’s Chibuku Super Cup encounter against Black Rhinos under protest. The players say although they are still owed large sums of monies by the club they agreed to fulfil the match to ‘protect the integrity of…
