JOHANNESBURG – I was having a chat with Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim Shakes Mashaba this week when he took me down the memory lane regarding Mzansi football and some of its past heroes. Although Mashaba is considered one of the greatest defenders ever, the Bafana mentor was modest in naming a host of other players…
BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe international and Highlanders defender Thulani “Biya” Ncube says junior football development must be taken seriously for the country to regain its lost glory. Ncube, who is now based in the United States, is in the country ahead of the third edition of his Under-14 Biya and Friends tournament starting today at…
MUTARE – Zimbabwean athletes need to select carefully the races they take part in order to produce stellar performances a senior Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) official has said. SRC Manicaland provincial Coordinator Shupikai Berejena was speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Tanganda Tea Company Half-Marathon. “Athletes should not just compete anyhow as is the case with…
HARARE – St John’s College student Kyle Hinde heralds a rowing team that is set to compete at the Junior World Championships to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next month. The five-member squad of girls and boys is scheduled to leave Zimbabwe on July 30 for the five-day competition. Rowing Association of Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Towering Zimbabwe junior rugby lock Eli Snyman is over the moon after being named Blue Bulls U19 Vodacom team vice-captain for the Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship. The role is a major endorsement of the rising lock’s potential and leadership skills but the former St John’s College captain insists he is keeping his feet…
HARARE – Private colleges from across Harare today converge at the National Sports Stadium for Harare Independent Colleges Educational Advisory Council (Hiceac) ball games. The tournament will see seven districts namely, Glen view-Mufakose, Warren-Malborough, Northern-Central, Ep-Mafara, Chitungwiza, Mbare and High Glen fighting for honours in basketball, soccer, volleyball and netball. Hiceac sports committee chairman Nkululeko…
HARARE – The Young Warriors were handed a relatively easy fixture when the 2015 African Games men’s football tournament draw was conducted yesterday, but assistant coach Saul Chaminuka quickly warned of the need for adequate preparations if the team is to do well. Zimbabwe have been drawn in Group A where they will face hosts…
HARARE – The Old Mutual Zimbabwe Under-16 rugby team yesterday showed the national rugby side that Namibia is not invincible after all. The Junior Sables put up a courageous fight to beat Namibia 21-7 in the Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week at the Izak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. Namibia have become Zimbabwe’s bogey side…
HARARE – Shunning any sense of inferiority and bringing their A game into the limited over series which begins today at Harare Sports Club is what Zimbabwe coach Dav Whatmore is hoping can catch India cold. Zimbabwe cricket are seeking a fiery start to the first ODI against the former world champions who are without…
HARARE – Police have opened a docket on former Zimbabwe football international Harlington Shereni who is accused of “vanishing” without paying the services of people he had “contracted” to prepare for his failed testimonial ma. Borrowdale police have opened a docket — CR 382/06/15 — after receiving reports that the former CAPS United, Air Zimbabwe,…
