BULAWAYO – Decade-old Intwasa Arts Festival has partnered with the Bulawayo City Council to mark 120 years since Zimbabwe’s second largest city was established. According to the latest council report, Intwasa, which will take place in Bulawayo from September 23 to 27, will do a theatre production called Umbiko kaMadlenya with the support of the…
BULAWAYO – Rising artiste Emmanuel Majaya, 24, believes he has what it takes to make dancehall eclipse kwaito and house music in Bulawayo. The young artiste, who is better known by the stage name Bovas, told the Daily News that Bulawayo has no capacity to withstand Zim dancehall’s tidal wave. “Yes, it is not easy…
HARARE – South Africa removed Hamilton Masakadza for 19 runs as host Zimbabwe closed day three on 28-1 and trail by 113 runs in their second innings here yesterday. Masakadza was caught at third slip by South Africa vice-captain AB de Villiers while trying to fend-off a nasty bouncer from seamer Morne Morkel. Opener Vusi…
HARARE – Those of you who have been either brave or silly enough to have followed my columns in the Daily News will know that I have always, and I say again, always advocated for John Nyumbu. Not only because of his consistency with the ball, but he also has all the attributes a captain…
HARARE – John Nyumbu has always been a happy man and a happy cricketer. Nothing under the sun seems to wipe that infectious smile off his round face, even being made to wait for so long to make both his Test and international cricket debut at the age of 29. That permanent smirk grew even…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Brendon de Jonge finished tied for 41st place at the year’s final golf major the PGA Championship at a rain-softened Valhalla on Sunday. Three weeks after failing to make the cut at The Open Championship at Hoylake in Liverpool, the Zimbabwean ended the PGA Championship on two-under 282. Five other golfers –…
MUTARE – Buffaloes coach Luke Masomere is confident his team will avoid relegation from the Castle Premiership this season. The well-travelled coach watched his playersm who have not been paid their salaries and bonuses since the beginning of the season, beat fellow strugglers Bantu Rovers 2-1 at Sakubva Stadium on Saturday. Although they are not…
LONDON – Arsène Wenger praised his Arsenal players for creating a “positive platform” for the coming season with their 3-0 win against Manchester City in Sunday’s Community Shield and took particular heart from the team’s success in beating a fellow contender for the Premier League title. Goals from Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud…
LONDON – Peter Moores believes the “really tough ride” that Alastair Cook experienced over the eight long months between the start of last winter’s Ashes mauling and the first win in 11 Tests in Southampton could be remembered as a key phase in his development into a “special” England captain. Cook was smiling again at…
LONDON – Barcelona’s sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has not ruled out more signings to follow Thomas Vermaelen as the Catalan club continue their summer of rebuilding. Vermaelen completed his move to Barça on Sunday, signing a five-year contract at Camp Nou after joining from Arsenal for a fee that may eventually rise to £15m. The…
