BERLIN – In my neighbourhood, they let off fireworks after the first, second and third goals. But after Toni Kroos sidefooted in the fourth, there was only silence. People started to shake their heads in disbelief rather than pump their fists into the humid summer air: “Was that another goal, or just the replay?” the…
LONDON – Argentina’s Sergio Romero saved two penalties in a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands to seal their first World Cup final place in 24 years after the first ever goalless semifinal at the end of extra time on Wednesday. Romero plunged low to his left to save the first penalty kick from defender…
HARARE – Top junior tennis players from across the world are set to grace three International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tennis tournaments from July 28 to August 15 in Harare. Some of the top players expected to participate in the boy’s category include Kenya’s top player Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai, who is ranked 146 on…
HARARE – Zimbabawe’s leading 16-year-old golfer Justin Kersten hopes to leave an indelible mark at the Junior Open Championship that tees off on Monday at West Lancashire Golf Club in England. The tournament runs concurrently with British Open Championship, golf’s third major tournament, which will be taking place at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake…
HARARE – For once in the long history of the Harare derby between Dynamos and CAPS United there could be goals in abundance, former Green Machine winger Alois Bunjira has predicted. Sunday’s Harare derby at the National Sports Stadium brings together two great rivals face-to-face in a match which might go a long way in…
HARARE – While most sport lovers have been going about their daily tasks red-eyed and bad-tempered due to lack of sleep, or their team being eliminated in the crucial round of the ongoing Fifa World Cup, I have thankfully no such trouble. Bright eyed and bushy tailed as ever, I have been rubbing my hands…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) is in advanced stages of restructuring the national side’s coaching and captaincy set-up in a move described by some insiders as racial, the Daily News can reveal. Under the proposal, coach Andy Waller will be relegated to a figurehead role of director of coaching, with his assistant Steve Mangongo taking…
BUENOS AIRES – AiresAfter a quarter of a century of reaching this stage of the World Cup as spectators, Argentina are due to play in a semi-final at last. The nation is gripped with anticipation, and as luck would have it the fixture falls on Argentina’s independence day – 198 years old, this is a…
LONDON – Robin van Persie did not train with his team-mates before Wednesday’s match with Argentina due to a stomach bug but Holland’s coach, Louis van Gaal, hinted that his captain would play in the World Cup semi-final regardless. The Manchester United centre-forward, who battled back from knee and thigh injuries to be fit for…
LONDON – Brazil rode a wave of emotion, patriotism and prayer to reach the World Cup semi-finals but Tuesday was the day when the weight of expectation caught up with them. Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari tried to explain their 7-1 defeat by Germany in purely footballing terms, saying their opponents played superbly and took their…
