HARARE – Australia cricket coach, Darren Lehmann has refused to be drawn into the politics of demonising Zimbabwe saying that his team is here on sporting business. The former Australian left-hander said they were happy to be in here as to fulfil the on-coming One Day international tri-series that also includes the hosts and South…
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Premier League has just kicked off and although it is business as usual, the most critical question commentators are grappling with are dwindling crowds at matches. Never in the history of the game has stadiums been so empty and here is Mzansi sporting federations are intending to have an emergency…
HARARE – Broadcaster Charles Mabika has described him as a “high calibre midfielder” while ex-CAPS United star Stanford “Stix” Mtizwa says Joseph Takaringofa’s talent was unmistakable from the first time he played against him. His rise to fame in the 90s coincided with the popularity of Jamaican dancehall artist Shabba Ranks, which earned the Mutare-born…
HARARE – International Master (IM) Rodwell Makoto left an indelible mark at the Chess Olympiad held in Tromso, Norway earlier this month. The Olympiad hosted some of the world’s best chess playing nations but Makoto proved his worth finishing with a credible 8/11 points in a star studded field on board two. That performance was…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s top golfer Brendon de Jonge had a good start to the first-round of The Barclays, the opening tournament of the four-event FedExCup playoffs on Thursday. De Jonge is currently joint second together with Americans Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan as well as Englishman Paul Casey after firing an opening round of five-under…
HARARE – Nobody said it would be easy. Nobody gave Zimbabwe any real chance of winning against South Africa in the ODIs. Perhaps, if we had rolled back the years to the late nineties, or early 2000s, people would have given Zimbabwe a chance. Not much, but a chance all the same. This series however,…
HARARE – After a turbulent start to the season, sanity seems to have prevailed at Harare City, who hope to continue their revival against How Mine this afternoon. The Sunshine Boys, last season’s second runners up, had a nightmarish start to the 2014 Castle Premiership season under Bigboy Mawiwi, losing their opening six matches. That…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu was a relieved man yesterday after his side got back to winning ways in the Castle Premiership against Triangle in Bulawayo yesterday. Bosso had gone for four league games without collecting maximum points. Chief striker Charles Sibanda also broke his duck with the solitary goal yesterday following weeks of…
HARARE – Dynamos returned to the top of the Castle Premiership standings despite being held by Hwange yesterday. Dynamos were the first to score in the first half through Tafadzwa Rusike before Hwange staged a late comeback to equalise through Farayi Fimisayi. The Harare giants are now on top with 36 points, one point ahead…
HARARE – All-rounder Mitch Marsh says Australia – one-day cricket’s top-ranked team – bring “a good attitude” to Zimbabwe for an ODI triangular series with the hosts and South Africa next week. The Australians, touring here for the first time in 10 years, landed at Harare International Airport yesterday afternoon ahead of the first game…
