LONDON – Brazil’s hopes of securing a sixth World Cup ended last night in abject humiliation at the hands of a rampant Germany with the hosts’ manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, accepting full responsibility for the Seleção’s “catastrophic” record defeat. The Germans scored five times in 19 frantic first–half minutes, with Joachim Löw, their coach, admitting…
HARARE – Whawha returned to the top of the Central Region Division One log standing after beating visiting Blanket Mine 4-2 over the weekend. The prison service side are now sitting on 25 points, one point ahead of second placed Tongogara. Luke Petros-Jukulile’s charges took full advantage of former log leaders Tongogara’s slump. The Kwekwe-based…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s karate team that took part at South Africa Shin Kyokushin National Championships held in Durban lived up to expectations after winning six different medals over the weekend. Kelly Mtisi was the only Zimbabwean to win gold medal in the men Under-80kg category with the four silver medal coming from Tinashe Matika, Phumulani…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) has been summoned to appear before a parliamentary portfolio committee on Education, Sport, Arts and Culture to give oral evidence on their programmes to spread the game to other areas. The committee is chaired by Zanu PF MP for Hurungwe Temba Mliswa and the hearing will take place…
HARARE – Optimism abounds in the CAPS United camp ahead of Sunday’s head-on collision with city rivals Dynamos in the Harare derby at the National Sports Stadium. This was evident in the way the Green Machine players laughed and joked during their training session at Larfarge in Mabvuku yesterday. Even the fact that regular starters,…
HARARE – As the nation examine the wreckage of heartbreak after Zimbabwe’s failure to qualify for the Rugby World Cup next year, the harsh reality of that disappointment becomes harder to accept. The sweet scent of the World Cup in England has been ruthlessly taken away from us, replaced by an unpleasant odour of great…
HARARE – In recent years the Harare derby pitting Dynamos and CAPS United has fallen short justifying its status as the flagship fixture in the Castle Premiership. CAPS have failed to beat Dynamos in the league since 2009 and matches between the two sides have become one-sided affairs. However, recent form suggests that this weekend…
LONDON – A jubilant Novak Djokovic said his mental strength was the key to winning Wimbledon for a second time, describing his five-set victory over the seven-times champion Roger Federer on Sunday as the “best grand slam final I have played in my career”. The Serb, who let slip a two-sets-to-one and 5-2 lead as…
LONDON – Argentina believe. That much was clear from the raucous celebrations whipped up by those clad in sky blue and white in the streets of Brasília on Saturday, or the selfies tweeted by joyous players from the dressing room and on the coach en route back to the airport. It was even vaguely discernible…
LONDON – Another semifinal is another battle of nerves for Joachim Loew, who risks becoming Germany’s nearly man. After eight years in charge of Die Mannschaft, Loew so far has one previous World Cup semifinal, the 2008 European Championship final and the Euro 2012 semifinal to show. No trophy. But the 54-year-old former assistant to…
