HARARE – An emotional Taurai Mangwiro yesterday called for calm from the club’s supporters saying it was imperative that they pull together if at all the club is to end its title drought. The United gaffer was speaking to journalists after his side had survived a late scare from Chicken Inn to keep in touch…
KADOMA – Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa slammed the state of the turf at Rimuka Stadium after watching his team being held to a goalless draw by Black Rhinos in a Castle Premiership match yesterday. Last year, Dynamos were also held to a nil-all draw here by Rhinos after launching wave after wave of attack against…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders yesterday once again dropped points after the goalless draw with city counterparts How Mine in an uninspiring Castle Premiership match. Bosso took their number of draws to eight this season while How Mine finally salvaged a point after having gone for four games without a win. “I think if we look at…
MUTARE – Buffaloes and Shabanie Mine cancelled each other out in a pulsating Castle Premiership match here yesterday. The army side made their work difficult after goalkeeper Blessing Mwandimutsira punched a long and powerful Zvenyika Makonese throw into his own net without any serious challenge after just one minute. Watungwa Watungwa, however, gave the asbestos…
HARARE – Zimbabwe yesterday beat Afghanistan by eight wickets at Country Club to draw the two-match unofficial Test series one all. Playing under the Zimbabwe A banner, the hosts restricted Afghanistan to 169 in the first innings with seamers Cuthbert Musoko and Neville Madziva taking three wickets each. Zimbabwe then totalled 157 runs as Richie…
JOHANNESBIRG – Russia will play Uruguay in a two-legged play-off for the final spot at the 2015 World Cup. The Russians, bidding to reach a second consecutive tournament, beat Zimbabwe 23-15 in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Uruguay ran out 28-3 winners over Hong Kong in Montevideo to claim the other spot in the decider….
JOHANNESBURG – Former Santos and Orlando Pirates defender, Zvenyika Makonese, has revealed that he is looking to play his football in South Africa again. As reported by Soccer Laduma, the 37-year-old has been playing for Shabanie Mine back in his home country of Zimbabwe, having signed a one-year deal in March. He has been experiencing…
JOHANNESBURG – Kaizer Chiefs right back Siboniso Gaxa said that newly recruited striker Ovidy Karuru has shown that he yearns to be part of the Amakhosi set-up and that he is motivated at the prospect of winning silverware at Chiefs. The Siya crew revealed on Wednesday, July 30 that the Zimbabwean had penned a deal…
BULAWAYO – St John’s College are the champions of this year’s Schools Hockey Super 12 tournament after beating Falcon College 1-0 in closely-fought match at Khumalo Hockey Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday evening. The Rams had their midfielder Peter Landsay to thank after he scored in the second half to win the prestigious schools hockey…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s quest to qualify for the 2015 Rugby World Cup came to a screeching halt yesterday after the agonising 23-15 defeat to Russia in Siberia. The Sables, who were hoping to reach their first Rugby World Cup since 1991, fell behind early and had to chase the game from the onset. Although Brendan…
