HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby team manager Losson Mtongwiza has resigned from his post over differences with the union’s leadership, which came to a head following publication of racism claims in the game levelled by the long-serving administrator. Mtongwiza’s tirade against the ZRU, contained in a leaked dossier to the union’s president John Falkenberg, sparked some…
HARARE – Mashonaland successfully defended their Senior National Swimming Championship title at Les Brown pool yesterday. Mashonaland finished with 3 252 points followed by Matabeleland with 1 481 points while Mashonaland Country District finished on third position with 339 points. The champions dominated in both female and male categories, getting 1 689 points in the…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders caretaker coach Mark Mathe believes the Bulawayo giants are improving with each passing week although a lot of work still needs to be done in the final third. Mathe told reporters at the end of Bosso’s friendly match against FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday, which ended in a 1-0 victory…
HARARE – Former Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa says the Zimbabwean champions should expect a sterner test against Congolese side AS Vita in the African Champions League. DeMbare host Vita in the first leg of the first round at the National Sports Stadium on Saturday. Vita – who are currently in second place in DRC’s top-flight…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Taurai Mangwiro could be charged with improper conduct for his outspoken criticism of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) management, the league’s chief executive Kenny Ndebele said yesterday. Mangwiro lambasted the league for failing to release the fixtures for the 2014 season on time in an interview with this publication on…
HARARE – Dynamos have agreed to sell goalkeeper George Chigova to South African club SuperSport United for $120 000, the Daily News can reveal. Chigova has been on the radar of a number of South African clubs after starring for the Zimbabwe national team at the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan) in South Africa, where…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe cricket team got into camp yesterday to begin preparations for the ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh next month. The 15-man squad for the tournament, which begins on March 16, was belatedly submitted to the ICC on Friday following a player strike that had put the team’s participation in doubt. Players have…
HARARE – Zimbabwean athletes, sports administrators and ordinary people at the weekend gave cancer patients another chance to fight the scourge by taking part in the Husqvarna Mud Run in Harare. Close to a thousand people took part in the two-kilometre run at Innovate High Performance Centre in Harare with proceeds going to the Cancer…
GWERU – Premiership returnees Chapungu fired early warning shots ahead of the upcoming season with an emphatic 5-1 win over Confederations Cup participants How Mine in a friendly match at Ascot Stadium on Sunday. Chapungu, who are making a return to the Premiership after a lengthy stay in the second-tier leagur, have been doing well…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa has saluted the impact of the newcomers in his squad after the Glamour Boys sailed through comfortably to the next round of the African Champions League. Former Monomotapa attacking midfielder Ronald Chitiyo scored his first goal for the Zimbabwean champions against Mochudi Centre Chiefs in the second-leg of the…
