HARARE – Last week, one of our fellow papers published two articles lambasting Zimbabwe cricket players for their early World Twenty20 exit, labelling them “flops.” Depending on which side of the fence you sit, you may possibly agree with the writers, or you may find this rebuke baseless and brash. So, let’s take a bit…
HARARE – Eight years of failure to win the title and constant decline have had their toll on CAPS United. A club known as the Cup Kings because of the trophy cabinet laden with honours, Makepekepe are no longer the feared side they once were at the turn of the new millennium when they swept…
LONDON – With Bayern Munich due at Old Trafford tonight, Rafael da Silva’s enforced removal at half-time was not what David Moyes wanted at the weekend against Aston Villa. The manager’s defence already looks severely depleted. After two goals from Wayne Rooney had answered Ashley Westwood’s early free-kick for Aston Villa, the first-choice right-back felt…
LONDON – Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino and his Atletico Madrid counterpart Diego Simeone clashed as rival players in their native Argentina and there will be no quarter given when they meet in the last eight of the Champions League tonight. A callow Simeone was not yet 18 when he faced Martino, nearly 10 years his…
HARARE – Zimbabwean karatekas who are set to travel to Japan for the All-Japanese tournament this month are struggling to get sponsorship despite their achievements in previous outings. The country’s top karateka Sensei Samson Muripo will be joined by fellow countrymen Naison Chituwa and Lovemore Nyamutswa for the tournament. Muripo revealed the karatekas’ plight to…
HARARE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi says that his side is ready to mount a serious championship challenge this season after missing the title in 2013 only on goal difference. The Sunshine Boys, who are in their third year in the top flight league, lost 4-2 on penalties to Dynamos on Sunday in the…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo giants Highlanders’ struggle to find the right combinations continued last Sunday with yet another unconvincing display that belies the talent at their disposal. Bosso were eliminated from this year’s edition of the Independence Trophy tournament after losing 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out to FC Platinum and their performance during large parts of…
MUTARE – Moses “Bambo” Chunga is a greying wily football wizard. But last season he may have worked his magic into a quandary by winning promotion for a side whose owners did not want the honour – or at least later realised they could not afford playing in the Castle Premiership. Chunga led Hippo Valley…
HARARE – World football governing body, Fifa has given their thumbs up to the Zimbabwe Football Elections (Zifa) elections held at the weekend and endorsed the newly elected Cuthbert Dube-led board. Dube received an overwhelming seal of approval from the Zifa electorate to land the highest post in Zimbabwean football for a second term on…
MASVINGO – Cricket fans in Masvingo have hit out at Zimbabwe Cricket over reports of plans to disband the Southern Rocks franchise in a streamlining exercise aimed at tackling the association’s financial woes. ZC has been reeling under a severe financial crisis which resulted in the local cricket governing body securing a $3 million loan…
