HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Greg Bentley failed to qualify for this week’s Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung tournament yesterday. Bentley had a bad day on the course at the St Francis Links after the Zimbabwean shot a round of 82 to finish 10-over during the qualifying tournament held yesterday. With only limited places available…
HARARE – Comeback kid Mark Vermeulen century yesterday put Zimbabwe A 54 runs short of victory with four wickets in hand heading into the final day of the unofficial Test match against Afghanistan at Country Club. Zim A closed day three on 208-6 after 68 overs in their second innings chasing 261 runs for victory….
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket top franchise performers are set to gross up to $1500 per month the Daily News has learnt. According to the recommendations made by the Player Contracts and Performance Appraisal Committee (PCPAC) at least 40 players are set to get franchise contracts. The contracts would be spread equally among the remaining four…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa have retained their victorious Test squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare starting August 9.South Africa regained their No.1 Test ranking after three months when they beat Sri Lanka 1-0 in the two-Test series that concluded on Monday. It was Hashim Amla’s first Test series as full-time captain, following…
HARARE – Castle Premiership coaches have expressed gratitude at the knowledge they gained at the just ended two-day course with Spanish giants FC Barcelona coaches Isaac Oriol Guerero Hernandez and Daniel Alsina. The two Azulgrana coaches arrived in the country on Monday morning as part of a programme which was facilitated by Delta Beverages, the…
HARARE – CAPS United star player Hardlife Zvirekwi says it is difficult to cope with the defeat at the hands of rivals Dynamos in Sunday’s Harare derby at the National Sports stadium. The Green Machine, who have failed to beat DeMbare since April 2009, seemed on track to break the jinx when midfield enforcer Tendai…
LONDON – Liverpool must reconsider their forward options in the summer transfer market after Loïc Rémy’s proposed £8m move from Queens Park Rangers collapsed on medical grounds, although the club strengthened their defence on Sunday night by signing Dejan Lovren from Southampton. Rémy was expected to complete his switch from Loftus Road during Liverpool’s pre-season…
LONDON – Jan Vertonghen has insisted there is no truth in rumours he wants to leave Tottenham to join Barcelona and says he has been offered a new five-year deal to stay at White Hart Lane. Vertonghen, who moved to Spurs from Ajax in July 2012, has become a regular feature in Tottenham’s back four,…
LONDON – Louis van Gaal is understood to be deeply impressed by Juan Mata’s football intelligence and technical ability and has made him his first choice No 10 for Manchester United. Suggestions that the prospects of an Angel Di Maria move to United have improved are wide of the mark, with the club having no…
LONDON – Lewis Hamilton said he was “very, very shocked” to be asked by his Mercedes team to move over and allow teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg to pass him during Sunday’s tumultuous Hungarian Grand Prix. The incident, one of at least two in which Mercedes tried to persuade Hamilton to help Rosberg, came…
