LONDON – Arsene Wenger has challenged his Arsenal players to use the FA Cup semi-final against holders Wigan to lift their shattered spirits.Wenger’s side head to Wembley with their confidence in tatters after a miserable run ended their hopes of winning the Premier League and left them fighting to secure qualification for the Champions League….
HARARE – A clinical Mashonaland Eagles thrashed hapless Southern Rocks by an innings and 94 runs in a Logan Cup that finished in the hours of Wednesday morning on the final day at Harare Sports Club yesterday. The Eagles only needed 4.1 overs to wipe out the Rocks tail having closed the third day three…
HARARE – With no golfer ranked under 500 in the world, Zimbabwe faces a daunting task to eclipse their well-travelled opponents let alone land the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open that start today at Royal Harare. However, that has not stopped local golfers from believing they can mount a strong challenge and perhaps cause major upsets…
CHIREDZI – Triangle coach Biggie Zuze is bracing for the first edition of the Castle Premiership Lowveld derby against rivals Chiredzi FC this weekend. The two teams had mixed fortunes in the opening weekend of the season with Triangle suffering a 3-1 humiliation at the hands of Shabanie Mine away at Maglas Stadium. New boys…
LONDON – Captain Iker Casillas said Real Madrid were given a Champions League wake-up call as they lost 2-0 to last season’s beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund in their quarterfinal second leg match but still went through to the last four 3-2 on aggregate on Tuesday. Germany winger Marco Reus scored both Borussia’s goals to spark…
LONDON – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes his side gave ‘absolutely everything’ in their 2-0 UEFA Champions League quarter-final win over Paris Saint-Germain. After a disappointing 3-1 defeat at the Parc des Princes in the first leg, a late Demba Ba goal sent the Blues through on away goals – setting up their seventh semi-final…
HARARE – Zimbabwean athlete Paul Madzivire continues to shine at after he finished second in the long jump during the Crimson Tide Invitational tournament at Sam Bailey Stadium in the US at the weekend. Madzivire, who is a Florida State University State (FSU) fourth-year economics student, finished the event with a leap of 7.60 metres…
HARARE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi says defeat to Chicken Inn in the opening match of the 2014 Castle Premiership season over the weekend should serve as a “wake-up call” for his players. The Sunshine Boys, who finished third in the league last year, looked the team to beat this season after acquiring several…
HARARE – After a fabulous start to his 2014 season, local golfer Ignatius Mketekete is hoping to carry his impressive form into this week’s Golden Pilsner Zimbabwe Open. The Zimbabwe Open, the country’s premier golf tournament which is sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, starts tomorrow at Royal Harare Golf Club. Mketekete is high on confidence…
HARARE – Sixteen-year-old Mashonaland Eagles opening batsman Nick Welch has wasted absolutely no time in piling up the runs in only his second first-class match, drawing high praise from his coach Stephen Mangongo. The St John’s College form four pupil, a member of the Zimbabwe Under-17 team, was thrown into the deep end by Mashonaland…
