DURBAN – Old Mutual Junior Sables coach Godwin “Jaws” Murambiwa feels the expectations thrust on the shoulders of his teenagers are unrealistic for a country lacking adequate structures to nurture junior rugby talent. The Old Mutual-bankrolled side won one and lost twice match at the U18 Coca Cola Craven Week at Botha’s Hill just outside…
ISTANBUL – Turkish officials say that nearly 8,000 police officers have been suspended, reportedly on suspicion of having links to the failed coup attempt at the weekend. Some 6,000 members of the judiciary and military, including generals, have been detained in connection with the coup. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to purge state bodies of…
HARARE – Harare City coach Moses Chunga revealed that star forward Raphael Manuvire has handed in a transfer request following another disappointing home draw against champions Chicken Inn yesterday. The former ZPC Kariba playmaker penned a one year contract with the Sunshine Boys at the beginning of the season and enjoyed a lot of game…
DURBAN – As most leading sportspersons boycott the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to the Zika virus, it seems Zimbabwean athletes going to Brazil are in the dark about the epidemic. Dozens of world-renowned sportspersons have pulled out of the global event that begins on August 5 in the Brazilian capital saying they…
HARARE – Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane has extended the tenure of the current Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Board of Control (ZNBWBC) until end of year. Veteran educationist and sports administrator Paul Nenjerama, whose term had expired on May 24, remains the chairperson with boxing judge Patrick Mukondiwa assuming the secretary general role. Hlongwane also…
HARARE – CAPS United emerged as the biggest winners during the Castle Lager Premiership mid-week action when they assumed pole position on the log. Having come under increased pressure to collect maximum points after two straight draws against Hwange and FC Platinum, the Green Machine responded with a polished performance to beat Tsholotsho 2-0 courtesy…
DURBAN – The Old Mutual Zimbabwe Under-18 rugby team have made wholesale changes as they seek to salvage some pride when they take on old nemesis Namibia in wet and cool conditions this morning. The side is yet to fire from all cylinders, only overcoming Griquas Country Districts16-9 courtesy of a last minute try before…
JOHANNESBURG – Following another failure in the Copa America final, this time against Chile, Argentina captain Lionel Messi announced he was quitting the national team as he had failed in his quest to lead them to any silverware. The failure by Argentina and Messi to win any major title was Messi’s fourth attempt without success….
HARARE – More stunning claims are emerging regarding the mad-scramble within President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF to control the aged and mysterious leader of a secretive apostolic sect, who is acclaimed by his followers for having uncannily prophesied in 1957 that independent Zimbabwe would be ruled by a man with the name of an…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s broke government has for the second successive month failed to pay the army on time, while also ominously remaining silent about when all civil servants will be paid their July salaries, if at all. Well-placed government sources told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday that authorities were frantically “trying to stitch together…
