HARARE – CAPS United, relishing the prospect of ending an eight-year title drought, are scheduled to get back to serious business today as they re-group to begin preparations for the 2014 season. Despite finishing the season empty-handed after crashing in the semi-finals of the Mbada Diamonds Cup and coming short in the Castle Premiership title…
ZURICH – Cristiano Ronaldo has banged his head against the brick wall for four years; now the brick wall has given way. Ronaldo was apparently doomed to be forever tortured and defined by the achievements of Lionel Messi. By regaining the Ballon d’Or from Messi, and winning the award for the first time since 2008, he…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team has been hit by injuries ahead of the ICC Under-19 World Cup after partaking in the unsuccessful tour of South Africa last week. The youngsters found the going tough during the five-day Franchise Cubs week in Stellenbosch, winning only one match out of five. The team, however, gained…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket team coach Andy Waller is optimistic that the domestic Twenty20 tournament set for next month will go ahead as planned. The tournament is scheduled for February 4 to 9 at Harare Sports Club and the national coach has earmarked the event to select his 15-man squad that will go into battle…
HARARE – Zimbabwe judokas Lazarus Arufandika and Sydney Chibwayi leave for Chad this morning for a week-long City of N’Ndjamena Judo tournament. Coach Smart Tiyazimba will be accompanying the duo to the Central African country. While in Chad, Tiyazimbi will attend a Level 3 coaching course, an Information Technology course on how to run competitions…
HARARE – Local football coaches has hailed the Warriors for a job well done, following their gallant performance which saw them hold Morocco to a goalless draw in their African Nations Championship (Chan) opener. The Warriors went into the match with the underdog tag on their heads as the odds were heavily stacked against them…
ZVISHAVANE – Former AmaZulu and Monomotapa defender Vorster Chitemu has joined Shabanie Mine as second assistant to head coach John Phiri. Phiri, who took over from Luke Masomere at the beginning of the month, said he decided to bring in Chitemu whom he worked with at Central Region Division One League side Town United. He…
CAPE TOWN – Partson Jaure, the Zimbabwe skipper, has warned Uganda Cranes ahead of their January 16th Group B tie in the ongoing Africa Nations Championship. The defender told MTNFootball.com that after starting with a draw against the fancied Morocco team, they are now determined to go all the way against Uganda. “Yes we respect…
MASVINGO – Zifa Eastern Region Division One side Masvingo United, who are on the verge of collapse due to financial challenges are keeping their fingers crossed after the Masvingo mayor, Hubert Fidze revealed his council’s desire to bankroll a team in the topflight league. Speaking during the Zifa Masvingo Province awards ceremony at the weekend,…
HARARE – Mantas Tennis Academy director of coaching Freeman Nyamunokora believes Pauline Chawafambira’s tennis scholarship to Arizona State University is further proof that the Mutare-based academy is by far the leading tennis conveyer belt in the country. The Zimbabwe female junior tennis ace, who had a sensational 2013 season, was awarded a four-year full tennis…
