HARARE – Utility backs Tangai Nemadire and Gerald Sibanda have opted out of Zimbabwe’s squad for the tough Rugby World Cup qualification play-off tie against Russia in Siberia on August 2. Old Hararians speedster Nemadire, who played fullback in the initial qualification tournament in Madagascar few weeks ago, is not new to falling foul of…
HARARE – Chemhanza High School successfully defended the Under-16 Copa Coca-Cola trophy after beating Oriel Boys High 2-0 in the final yesterday. Led by inspirational captain Tatenda Tumba, Chemhanza beat Mutare High 1-0 in the quarter-finals to storm into the semi-finals. They then beat Mzilikazi 1-0 in the semi-final to progress to the finals. Chemhanza…
HARARE – Sikandar Raza’s maiden ODI century helped Zimbabwe crush Afghanistan by eight wickets at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series. Raza’s blistering 133-ball 141 that was laced with seven sixes and 11 fours also completely overshadowed a landmark reached by Afghanistan’s 17-year-old opener Usman Ghani,…
HARARE – Rodrick Mutuma’s late strike thrust Dynamos into the semi-finals of the One Wallet Cup and extended their dominance over CAPS United in the second instalment of the Harare derby in as many weeks. The Glamour Boys’ win sees them the only seeded team remaining in the knock out tournament that has seen big…
MIDDLEBURG – Zimbabwe’s Under-18 rugby team will be hoping change of fortune when they face Namibia this morning in their final game at the Coca Cola Craven Week at Middleburg High School. Zimbabwe and Namibia are the only two national sides that play in this tournament, against South African provincial select sides. The Young Sables…
HARARE – Zimbabwean golfer Bendan de Jonge missed the cut on his British Open debut yesterday after finishing four-over par 148 after two rounds. Although a number of golfers were still on the course at Hoylake by the time of going to press yesterday, the projected cut for the tournament was at level par. This…
BULAWAYO – Sean Williams’ 65-ball 70 was the leading performance in Zimbabwe’s comfortable six-wicket win against Afghanistan in Bulawayo that gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the four-match ODI series. Williams joined his captain Brendan Taylor in the middle when the team was still 135 runs adrift of the target and carefully set about…
HARARE – How Mine have been hit hard by injuries ahead of this afternoon’s One Wallet Cup quarter-final derby clash against city rivals Highlanders at Ascot Stadium in Gweru. Inspirational captain Menard Mupera is in aplaster and so is holding midfielder Fungai Chirinda. This effectively rules out the pair for today’s clash with Bosso. Chikurupati…
ZVISHAVANE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi was left disappointed with winger Phineas Bhamusi who missed a penalty which saw the Sunshine Boys crash out of the One Wallet Cup first round here yesterday. The match had ended 1-1 after regulation time and went straight to a penalty shootout and the Sunshine Boys lost 7-6….
ZVISHAVAVNE – A late sublime strike by Clemence Matawu strike was all Chicken Inn needed to reach the semi-finals of the One Wallet Cup at FC Platinum’s expense yesterday here. With the match seemingly headed for a draw and a penalty shootout, Matawu made a clever run into the Platinum box where e met a…
