CAPE TOWN – The Warriors of Zimbabwe are hoping that the huge support of their nationals living in Cape Town will inspire their team as they face Mali tonight in the Africa Nations Championship (Chan) quarterfinals. “We know what to expect against them and my boys are hungry to stay in this tournament,” Ian Gorowa,…
HARARE – History will be on Zimbabwe’s side when the Warriors take on Mali in Saturday’s 2014 African Nations Championship quarterfinal at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa. The Warriors booked their last eight berth after finishing second in Group B courtesy of Monday night’s 1-0 win over Burkina Faso. Masimba Mambare scored the…
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…
SYDNEY – Stanislas Wawrinka sensationally ended Novak Djokovic’s 25-match winning run at the Australian Open as he finally got the better of the defending champion yesterday. As the clock registered four hours, Djokovic placed a volley wide on Wawrinka’s first match point to give the Swiss a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 victory. Djokovic was…
SYDNEY – Zimbabwean tennis ace Cara Black and her Indian partner Sania Mirza squandered a position of strength to go down to world number one Italian combo of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in a hard-fought women’s doubles quarterfinal match at the Australian Open here Tuesday. The sixth-seeded Indo-Zimbabwean combination lost 2-6 6-3 4-6. Sania…
HARARE – Women’s Football League yesterday received a major boost after local cellular service provider NetOne unveiled a $75 000 package for the Charity Shield. The sponsorship comes as a huge relief to women’s football, whose league was inactive the whole of last year due to lack of funds. The NetOne knockout tournament will feature…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket yesterday declined to comment on a contentious reform proposal by the International Cricket Council (ICC) that could see the country lose its Test place by 2015. A leaked ICC document which has set out ideas for change shows the global cricket governing body tabling proposals that could have far-reaching effects on…
HARARE – Zimbabwe midfielder Willard Katsande revealed his delight after South African champions Kaizer Chiefs announced they have extended his contract with them until 2017. The hard-tackling holding midfielder joined AmaKhosi in 2011 after moving from Ajax Cape Town and has been a revelation since then. “I was never going to refuse to extend my…
HARARE – Silas Songani says he was surprised and almost stopped breathing when Danish top-flight side Sonderjyske agreed to sign him. The former Harare City winger had been with Sonderjske for the past two weeks and immediately caught the eye of coach Lars Sondergaard. ADIOS!: New Sonderjyske signing Silas Songani waves goodbye to family and…
CAPE TOWN – Zimbabwe coach Ian “Dibango” Gorowa has heaped praise on goalkeeper George Chigova after his impressive display between the sticks against Burkina Faso on Monday. The Warriors beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in a Group B encounter and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2014 African Nations Championship (Cha) for the first time in…
