HARARE – Risning stars Tawona Muhwandagara and Tsitsi Mahere are the champions of the inaugural Rotary e-Club “Ambassador” junior tennis championship in the Under-12 boys and girls category respectively. Muhwandagara won a titanic battle against Andrew Chigaazira 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 to win the title in the Under 12 boys category. Mahere won all her matches…
ZVISHAVANE – John Phiri marked his return to the Shabanie bench with an easy 3-1 win over Triangle at Maglas Stadium yesterday. Shabanie started slowly but a Jimmy Tigere own goal in the 15th minute swung the game into the hosts’ favour. Shabanie then began to dictate pace, capitalising on sloppy marking by the Triangle…
HWANGE – Hwange started their Castle Premier Soccer League campaign with an emphatic 5-1 win against visiting Buffaloes at Colliery yesterday. Evans Rusike and Rodwell Chinyengetere scored a brace each while Tafara Chese scored the other to give new Buffaloes coach Luke Masomere baptism of fire. Buffaloes found their only goal through Kelvin Thembani. The…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Taurai Mangwiro believes his team lacked the cutting edge following a one-all draw against ZPC Kariba in their Castle Premiership opener at Gwanzura Stadium yesterday. The Green Machine overcame a poor first-half showing to eventually settle for a draw with second half substitute Dominic Chungwa cancelling a Pride Tafirenyike header…
BULAWAYO – The cruel side of football came to the fore yesterday at Barbourfields Stadium when outstanding How Mine defender Brighton Dube scored a late own goal to gift Dynamos a 1-0 win and maximum points in a pulsating Castle Premiership encounter. Dube had prior to the own goal been a front runner for the…
MUTARE – Mutare based army side Buffaloes have expressed relief after the Castle Premier Soccer League (PSL) approved the use of Sakubva Stadium this season. The border town was all but set to miss out of the 2014 Premiership edition after the league had earlier banned the use of Sakubva due to its bumpy pitch,…
HARARE – WHEN Jostein Mathuthu became the first coach to bring Premiership football to the resort town of Kariba many believed Mashonaland West province was finally regaining its place amongst local football’s elite. But events that have been unfolding at the Zimbabwe Power Company bankrolled club ZPC Kariba have seen those expectations withering into frustration….
LONDON – Sri Lanka face a daunting test of nerves from dominant India in Sunday’s all-Asian World Twenty20 final in Dhaka that is rich with incentives for both teams. If Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Indians win, they will become the first team to hold all three major limited-overs titles, having won the 50-over World Cup in…
BULAWAYO – Bantu Rovers head coach Methembe Ndlovu was man enough to admit that he was outfoxed by his opposite number Arthur Tutani after the top-flight returnees lost to Black Rhinos 1-0 in a 2014 Castle Premiership opener at Luveve Stadium on Saturday. Rovers dominated proceedings in the first half despite falling behind on 18…
CHIREDZI – Midfielder Thabani Kamusoko scored a stoppage time equaliser to deny Moses Chunga a winning return to the Castle Premiership with his Chiredzi FC side on Saturday at Chishamiso Stadium. Chiredzi, who played the better part of the game with 10-man after the sending off of goalkeeper Simon Kasikiri, were destined for all three…
