BULAWAYO – Highlanders reclaimed pole position on the Castle Premiership log after their 2-1 derby victory over How Mine here yesterday. A first half opportunist goal by Gabriel Nyoni and a well struck second half effort by Simon Munawa earned the Bulawayo giants a victory that saw them overtake overnight leaders CAPS United. How Mine…
HARARE – We have often been left in tears in Zimbabwean sport on most occasions we have put our fate in others’ hands. A recent example was at the ICC World Twenty20 earlier this year when we needed Netherlands to beat Ireland to progress to the Super 10 stage of the event, which was not…
HARARE – For a moment yesterday, Zimbabwe stood on the threshold of a third World Cup qualification berth, their first since 1991, after a gallant display to beat an organised Kenyan side 28-10 in Antananarivo. But their hopes were cruelly dashed by Namibia, who went on to massacre hosts Madagascar 89-10 later in the day…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders face a potential banana skin that might derail their title aspirations when they face How Mine in a potential explosive derby at Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon. Going into today’s match, Highlanders are in second place with 24 points, two behind leaders CAPS United, who beat Chicken Inn 2-1 yesterday at Luveve Stadium….
HARARE – The Zimbabwe national rugby team comes face to face with destiny in Antananarivo today when they face old foes Kenya in a match they must win to seal a place at next year’s Rugby World Cup. Brendan Dawson’s charges are precariously seating in second place with six points from their opening two games….
LONDON – Joachim Löw’s young Germany side beat France 1-0 thanks to first-half goal from Mats Hummels at the Maracana to reach the semi-finals of the 2014 Fifa World Cup yesterday. So many German players rose to the occasion last night, driving their team through to the semi-finals. Hummels blocked and scored. Manuel Neuer made…
LONDON – Luiz Felipe Scolari last night angrily claimed that Neymar had been “hunted” out of the World Cup after it was confirmed that Brazil’s star player has suffered a fractured vertebra and will miss the rest of the competition. A knee in the back by Colombia’s Juan Zuniga ended Neymar’s match in the 88th…
HARARE – Three local cyclists have teamed up with leading Zimbabwean motor company Dulys to stage a 3 600km ride along the entire border of Zimbabwe in an anti-poaching awareness initiative. Dubbed “Zim-boundary Cycle Challenge Against Poaching”, the gruelling ride, to take approximately seven weeks, is being funded by Dulys in an effort to raise…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s sole representative at the Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Stroke Play Championship, Kieran Vincent, put up a courageous fight to finish third at Polokwane Golf Club on Thursday. Fresh from a Junior Golf World Cup appearance in Japan, Vincent was undaunted by the illustrious cast of SA’s top young golfers with his steady…
JOHANNESBURG – A few writers caught my attention this week following failure by African teams to advance past the second round of the ongoing 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil. One African columnist termed the outrageous and avaricious nature displayed by African players at the World Cup as both embarrassing and not projecting a good…
