CAPE TOWN – Zimbabwe coach Ian Gorowa has paid tribute to his players whom he says made a formidable journey to reach the semi-finals of the African Nations Championships (Chan) in South Africa. The 2-1 quarter-finals win over Mali on Saturday night saw the Warriors progress to the last four of the continental tournament reserved…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), reeling under a crippling player strike, has turned down a request by Cricket South Africa (CSA) to play a one-off Test match before the ICC World Twenty20 scheduled for Bangladesh in March. ZC is scheduled to host South Africa for two Test matches, three One Day Internationals and a T20…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders head coach Kelvin Kaindu is expected in the country today to take charge of the team’s pre-season’s preparations. This was revealed by Bosso Chairman Peter Dube on the sidelines of the team’s Annual General Meeting at the Highlanders clubhouse at the weekend. Kaindu has been furthering his coaching knowledge in his native…
BULAWAYO – Former Njube Sundowns utility player Mephias Webb could still be playing competitive football at the age of 37 had it not been for work commitments. Webb was forced to hang up his boots in 2010 when Sundowns merged with Chicken Inn because of work commitments but the former Sundowns captain says he is…
JOHANNESBURG – A lot of reactions have dominated sports headlines this side following Bafana Bafana’s sub-standard defeat to Nigeria and failure to go beyond group stages of the on-going Chan tournament being hosted here in Mzansi. By his own admission, under-fire coach Gordon Igesund admitted last Sunday’s the defeat was one of the lowest moments…
HARARE – SportsAids Project has launched a five year plan that seeks to reduce HIV and AIDS prevalence among youths through sports. Over 40 000 young people between the ages of 10 to 24 are set to benefit from basic information on HIV and AIDS while promoting sporting skills. The project aims to establish sports…
BULAWAYO – The Bulawayo Pool Association (BPA) chairperson, Godfrey Kondo will be seeking re-election at the association’s elective Annual General Meeting at Raylton Sports Club today. Kondo, who has been at the helm of pool in Bulawayo for the past two years, will battle it out with Kings Player, Denis Tirivanhu. Tirivanhu promised to change…
HARARE – Striking Zimbabwe cricket players are hoping the forthcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board meeting will help break their impasse with Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC). The players have been at loggerheads with ZC since last year and a series of meetings with board chairperson Peter Chingoka have failed to break the deadlock. The striking…
HARARE – When England embarked on the return leg of the Ashes last November, very few people would have anticipated such a one-sided affair. And yet, that is exactly what it was. England were out batted, out bowled, and generally out thought in all facets of the game. The fact that England also had problems…
HARARE – Zimbabwe tennis ace Takanyi Garanganga yesterday coasted into the quarterfinals of the 2014 Royal Lahaina Challenger in United States. The Zimbabwe Davis Cup player upset Canada’s Frank Dancevic 7-5 6-3 at USTA Pro Circuit event hosted in the state of Hawaii. Garanganga defeated Dancevic in an hour and 35 minutes with a first…
