LONDON – Maybe now it should be clearer why Louis van Gaal has been telling anyone who cares to listen that nobody should be surprised if Manchester United’s rehabilitation takes longer than they would ideally like. He had warned his new club to expect some difficult moments and here was the hard evidence that the…
KADOMA – Harare City caretaker coach Masimba Dinyero continued with his fine start at the Sunshine Boys when they knocked ZPC Kariba out of Chibuku Super Cup here yesterday. Dinyero, who replaced Bigboy Mawiwi last month, is still unbeaten in three league matches and extended that good start into the cup competition when Osbourne Mukuradare…
ZVISHAVANE – Norman Mapeza began his reign as the new FC Platinum coach with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bantu Rovers in the first round of the Chibuku Super Cup at Mandava Stadium yesterday. Mapeza, who took at Mandava to replace Lloyd Mutasa last week, quickly paid tribute to the FC Platinum fans and the…
HARARE – CAPS United stormed through to the quarter-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup after putting up a flawless performance to dispatch Chapungu 3-0 in a thrilling first round match here yesterday. Goals from Nicholas Alifandika, Ronald Pfumbidzayi and Honey Chimutimunzeve were enough for Green Machine to remain hopeful of bringing back the ‘Cup Kings’…
LONDON – Paul Scholes has described Louis van Gaal as “a mad genius” who will bring to Manchester United the combination of charisma, ability, intimidation and fear with which Sir Alex Ferguson inspired a succession of title-winning charges. “I haven’t really come across him a lot,” said Scholes, who retired in 2013 following a trophy-laden…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket rookie, Luke Jongwe is poised to play his maiden ODI match after he was named in the 13-man squad to face South Africa this morning at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The 19-year-old all-rounder accounted himself well with both bat and ball during last month’s Zimbabwe A home series against associate…
LONDON – Jose Mourinho claimed last season that Chelsea had the role of the ‘little horse’ in the title race, but on the eve of the new campaign he has a squad that can blow away their competition for the Premier League trophy. After the drama of last season, this is shaping up to be…
JOHANNESBURG – The global showpiece which is the English Premiership kicks off this afternoon with lots of intriguing promises from various clubs. Champions Manchester City have once again gone into the overdrive when it comes to recruitment by making use of billions from the oil money being poured in by the UAE Sheikhs. The noise…
HARARE – In his playing days, Tonderai Ndiraya was credited with engineering most of Dynamos’s goals from an offensive midfield position, but he says no amount of praises can make up for his failure to win the league title. The former Prince Edward schoolboy made his debut for the famous Harare side in 1998 aged…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe international footballer Edmore Chitato passed away yesterday. Chitato, 34, succumbed to a heart disease on Thursday evening at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. The former Hwange and Monomotapa forward survived by his wife Sibongile Kahondo and two children, Clara aged 14 and five-year-old son, Arshavin. Mourners are gathered at his parents’ home…
