HARARE – Zifa Eastern Region Division One League pacesetters Hartley Academy have opened a five-point gap after beating visiting Masvingo United 2-0 over the weekend. Harare-based Hartley Academy now lead the log standings with 37 points — with a game in hand. Masvingo City, who were on second place before the weekend games, fell further…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket convener of selectors Kenyon Ziehl says Elton Chigumbura’s captaincy will be one of areas to be reviewed when his panel meets for the post-mortem of the India and New Zealand incoming tours. Zimbabwe struggled against a second string Indian side, losing the ODI series 3-0 before drawing the Twenty20 series 1-1….
HARARE – New Zealand were ruthless in the lone Twenty20 encounter here yesterday as they wound up their successful tour of Zimbabwe with an emphatic 80-run victory over the hapless hosts. Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura completed a whitewash by winning the toss for the fourth consecutive time in the series and elected to bowl. The…
TRIANGLE – A ten-man Triangle dumped a determined Tsholotsho out of the Chibuku Super Cup first round on penalties after the two teams were deadlocked in regulation time yesterday. Tsholotsho failed to take full advantage of the one-man advantage after the home side’s defender Jimmy Tigere was sent off in the 18th minute. This left…
HARARE – A section of CAPS United fans bayed for interim coach Mark Mathe’s head after the Green Machine bowed out of the Chibuku Super Cup first round following defeat to ZPC Kariba on penalties yesterday. The match had ended 2-2 after regulation time and went straight to penalties. United got their goals from Leonard…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket umpire Langton Rusere drew the wrath of local cricket fans in last month’s home series against India after he sent Elton Chigumbura back to the pavilion while officiating as a television umpire in the second ODI. A close call that took several minutes of meticulous verification after the Zimbabwe skipper was…
HARARE – Zimbabwean sprinter Francis Zimwara (pictured) has set his sights on qualifying for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics when he takes part in next month’s All-Africa Games. The former Ziscosteel athlete was forced to watch the 2012 London Games on television after missing out on the qualification time by mere seconds. The 26-year-old…
JOHANNESBURG – It was this past Saturday, August 1 at a freezing Harry Gwala Stadium in KwaZulu-Natal. I had driven all the way to KwaZulu Natal from Gauteng hoping my “hommies” would make me proud. But having driven 600km, I was left counting the costs of my journey at the end of 90 minutes. The…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has finally charged the trio of vice-president Omega Sibanda, board members Bernard Gwarada and Miriam Sibanda months after their suspension. Women’s football boss Miriam Sibanda was the first to be suspended back in April this year while Omega Sibanda and Gwarada later followed on June 16. The three…
HARARE – A solid final round of 72 propelled Falcon College student Justin Kersten to a respectable eighth place finish at the RB Global Junior Golf Tournament in Germany yesterday. Kersten shot four birdies and an equal number of bogeys to register a composed even par round which saw him climb 15 places up the…
