HARARE – It seems that no matter the sport, Zimbabwean teams always find themselves having to qualify for major events, or even to progress to the next round that much harder than most teams. Naturally, the team’s five wicket win over the Netherlands on Wednesday was a massive relief, as it kept the hopes alive…
ZVISHAVANE – FC Platinum burst into the Castle Premiership in 2011 in style, luring the best players to Zvishavane, earning the moniker “Moneybags” after splashing money like never before in local football. In November 2011, FC Platinum had done almost everything in preparation for a coronation as Zimbabwe league champions with one weekly paper already…
HARARE – ZPC Kariba’s participation in the 2014 Premier Soccer League (PSL) is hanging in the balance after government reportedly barred the power company from putting money into football in the wake of the country’s deepening economic crisis. The Kariba-based club, which was promoted into the PSL from division one at the end of last…
HARARE – It was another nail-biting encounter in Sylhet yesterday as Zimbabwe squeaked home by five wickets when Vusi Sibanda smashed the ball over long on for six to keep Zimbabwe’s World Twenty20 hopes alive against a Netherlands team that only have two Dutchmen playing for them. Before we talk about the quick fixes of…
LONDON – Chelsea reached the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 aggregate win against Galatasaray on Tuesday, with Real Madrid joining them in the last eight after thrashing Schalke 04 9-2 over two legs of their last-16 tie. Chelsea’s clash with Galatasaray was finely balanced after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, but the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Sevens rugby team went into camp on Tuesday in Harare to prepare for the Hong Kong leg of the IRB World Sevens Series, which starts on March 28. The Hong Kong stopover is part of the qualification process for core membership on the whirlwind nine-legged World Sevens Series circuit. The Cheetahs will…
HARARE – After winning the Bob90 Super Cup on Sunday, there was more good news for Dynamos on Tuesday when midfielder Devon Chafa agreed to pen a new one-year deal with the Harare giants. Chafa, who returned from a six-month Fifa doping ban two weeks ago when he played in the African Champions League match…
HARARE – It goes without saying that today is an absolute must win game for Zimbabwe when they take on the Netherlands, who are undoubtedly the more confident of the two teams after they dispatched the UAE by six wickets on Monday in the ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers. In the short time we have been…
MUTARE – Although Buffaloes have lost their most outstanding players from last season, the arrival of new coach Luke Masomere has ushered in a new era at the Mutare-based club. The soldiers lost to forward Steven Sibanda, who was the league second highest scorer with 13 goals in 2013, to FC Platinum, while the rock-solid…
HARARE – Nigel Munyati, who is coming to the end of his term as Zifa board member in charge of marketing, believes being an “outsider” on the outgoing board not only made him realise how badly football was being run in the country, but instilled a burning desire in him to want to correct things….
