JOHANNESBURG – South Africa are confident of ending a depressing record against Nigeria when they clash tonight in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Cape Town showdown is a highlight of the 14-fixture matchday 2 schedule along with Cameroon-Ivory Coast in Yaoundé and Egypt-Tunisia in Cairo. There were doubts whether the Nigeria game…
NEW YORK – Croatia’s Marin Cilic fulfilled the promise of his stellar junior career with a maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open, silencing self-doubts he admits made him wonder if his day would ever come. The 25-year-old Croatian, born in Medjugorje in Bosnia-Hercegovina near the border with Croatia, took up tennis at the…
HARARE – Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) is impressed by the turnout at the just-ended Astra Paints Tennis Centre Junior Championship held at Highlands Sports Club over the weekend. The tournament which is one of the biggest development tournaments on the local tennis calendar attracted players from as far as Victoria Falls this year. TZ administrator, Cliff…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Davis Cup team will be hoping to continue with their fine start when they face Nigeria in the 2014 Davis Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group III match at Smash Tennis Academy in Cairo, Egypt today. The Zimbabwe team begin their quest to qualify for 2015 Davis Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group II on a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket team’s historic win over Australia in the just-ended tri-series was followed with yet another momentous occasion when the tourists visited Glen View to conduct a mini-coaching clinic. The Baggy Greens media manager Matt Cenin together with four cricketers, all-rounders Mitchell Marsh and James Faulkner as well as seamers, Ben Cutting and…
HARARE – CAPS United fans are worried at their club’s continued on and off field problems and have called on club president Twine Phiri to find a lasting solution as soon as possible. The Green Machine have been in the spotlight, for wrong reasons, with the club struggling to secure funds needed for the team…
HARARE – Touring Bangladesh is never easy at the best of times. The hot and humid conditions, the worry of contracting one of the many stomach bugs, the unwavering stench of the various human bodily functions, and the low and slow wickets, tailor made for the Bangladeshi spinners, who for years have dictated terms to…
HARARE – Just days after suffering a 6-0 thrashing at the hands by FC Platinum, troubled CAPS United were afforded an immediate chance to avenge that humiliating defeat. The fading Cup Kings were paired against the platinum miners in the quarter-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup at yesterday’s draw held at Warren Park Beer hall…
BULAWAYO – The Highlanders executive has backed under-fire coach Kelvin Kaindu following weekend’s humiliation 4-1 defeat by Dynamos in the TM Pick n Pay Challenge Cup final at the National Sports Stadium. Bosso, who have failed to beat Dynamos in a competitive match since 2006, continue to suffer at the hands of their fiercest rivals…
HARARE – CAPS United great Mpumelelo Dzowa – who puts his career medal tally with Makepekepe at 37 – says his beloved club’s fortunes probably began to wane after it was infiltrated by individuals who treat the team as a “cash machine” and “milk cow.” Dzowa, who played for one of the better CAPS United…
