HARARE – “The hardest thing is knowing where I was before, knowing how I worked to get there, and losing it all in a matter of seconds.” True to his words, Raphael Manuvire’s career went up in smoke in a matter of seconds after the ZPC Kariba midfielder was at the receiving end of a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s teenage golf star Sean Crocker got his 2015 season off to a flying start after bagging the AmateurGolf.com San Diego Amateur presented by Callaway Golf over the weekend. The University of Southern California freshman recovered from a first round 75 to post a tournament-low 67 on Sunday before going on to win…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team manager Nick Singo says the rains have adversely affected his side’s preparations for the five-day Franchise Cubs week that began in Stellenbosch, South Africa yesterday. He was, however, adamant that against the odds, the teenagers will compete favourably at the five-day annual tournament. Zimbabwe will be hoping to gain…
LONDON – Southampton and Senegal midfielder Sadio Mane will miss the Africa Cup of Nations because of a calf injury.Mane, 22, suffered the injury in Saints’ 2-0 Premier League win over Arsenal on January 1 and missed Sunday’s 1-1 FA Cup draw with Ipswich. “Sadio has an injured calf muscle, it will be four to…
JOHANNESBURG – Kaizer Chiefs striker Bernard Parker made a timely return from injury to be part of the 23-man Bafana Bafana squad travelling to Equatorial Guinea for the Caf Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2015. He last played for South Africa in the 5-0 loss to Brazil in March. The match was played in Johannesburg….
SYDNEY – The world No1, Serena Williams, credited an on-court coffee for her recovery after she stormed back from a first set bagel to beat Italy’s Flavia Pennetta in her opening match of the year at the Hopman Cup yesterday. The 33-year-old American looked all at sea during the opening stages of the early morning…
LONDON – David Moyes hailed Real Sociedad’s 1-0 defeat of Barcelona as his “happiest night” since joining the club last November. The former Manchester United and Everton manager oversaw an heroic defensive effort from his players, who came under incredible pressure after holding on to a lead granted by Jordi Alba’s own goal in the…
HARARE – Discredited musician-cum-politician, Energy Mutodi — a self-confessed follower of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa — has spewed another cocktail of controversial New Year wishes and bizarre conspiracy theories that could put the acting president under further pressure from Zanu PF hardliners. Writing on his Facebook page at the weekend, the fraud-accused businessman and prominent…
HARARE – Innscor Africa Limited (Innscor) has appointed commercial lawyer Addington Chinake as its new chairman to replace David Morgan, Business Live can reveal. While the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed conglomerate was reportedly finishing up formalities for the announcement, market insiders said the 45 year-old was due to be unveiled soon as the processes were “virtually…
HARARE – EX-BANCABC Zimbabwe (BancABC) managing director Hashmon Matemera, has been appointed AfrAsia Bank Zimbabwe Limited (ABZL) managing director – nearly 10 months after Tineyi Mawocha’s departure. As exclusively revealed by Business Live in September last year, the ex-central banker has taken over at the former Kingdom Bank Limited with effect from January 01, 2015….
