HARARE – Highlanders returned to the top of the Castle Premiership with a 3-1 win over Black Rhinos at Barbourfields Stadium, powered by a Charles Sibanda brace. The Bulawayo giants had to come from behind after Lincoln Samaraya scored for the army side on the stroke of half time. Gabriel Nyoni levelled for Bosso on…
LONDON – The Netherlands staged a dramatic late comeback to win 2-1 and ensure that Mexico’s FIFA World Cup last-16 hoodoo continued. Leading 1-0 with two minutes remaining in Fortaleza yesterday, Miguel Herrera’s men stood on the verge of reaching the last eight of the tournament for the first time since 1986, having exited in…
HARARE – CAPS United turned on the style in the second half to rally from behind and overcome Hwange 2-1 in a Castle Premiership match here yesterday. Bustling Green Machine forward Dominic Chungwa cancelled a Gilbert Zulu’s first half strike soon after the resumption while Leonard Fiyado ensured Makepekepe register their third straight win with…
HARARE – Zimbabwe got their 2015 Rugby World Cup qualification quest off to a flying start with an emphatic 57-22 win over Madagascar in front of a strong 35 000 crowd in the rugby-mad island on Saturday. With a tougher tie against traditional rivals Namibia coming up on Wednesday, the Sables will need to improve…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Taurai Mangwiro will look to prove that Makepekepe are genuine title contenders when they take on high-flying Hwange at the Nationals Sports Stadium today. Makepekepe will be hoping to continue with their fine form at home where they have not lost a match this season. United have forced their way…
ZVISHAVANE – FC Platinum had a late first half strike from Marshall Mudehwe to thank for their win 1-0 over a determined Bantu Rovers side in Castle Premiership match at Mandava Stadium on Saturday. The result came as a huge relief for the home side’s coach Lloyd Mutasa after consecutive draws against Highlanders, Black Rhinos…
HARARE – ZPC Kariba coach Saul Chaminuka blasted referee Nomore Musundire for showing him a red card in a Castle Premiership match with Chiredzi FC which ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Chaminuka was incensed with Chadya’s decision show a second yellow card to winger Luckmore Makura for diving in the 40th minute. The…
BULAWAYO – The lack of quality strikers in the local game stuck out like a sore thumb as defending champions Dynamos and hosts Chicken Inn played out a goalless draw in a Castle Premiership encounter here yesterday. And inevitably both sets of coaches cited lack of quality finishing as the major reason behind their respective…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe national rugby team put one foot forward in their quest to earn a 2015 World Cup berth after a walloping the hosts Madagascar 22-57 in this coastal city of Antananarivo on Saturday. The Sables outweighed and outmuscled the hosts at the breakdown and scrum time, duly racing to a 22-0 lead…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s junior golfers’ efforts to better the country’s previous standing at the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan were in vain after they finished last in the 15-nation team event that ended on Friday. Zimbabwe’s Stuart Krog, Justin Kersten, Kieren Vincent and Mbongeni Maphosa were in trouble from the opening round after…
