HARARE – Zimbabwe’s women football team has stepped up preparations for their Unity Day Challenge match against Lesotho at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow. An 18-member squad, which went into camp last week, has been training at Barclays Bank Sports Club under coach Rose Mugadza and her assistants. The match is part of the team’s preparations for…
HARARE – After breaking several bones, not many athletes will have the will, let alone courage, to keep going But Zimbabwe’s multiple motocross champion Jayden Ashwell is no ordinary athlete, he is a fierce fighter. Aged 17 and still to turn professional, the Marondera-born star’s love for speed has seen him breaking 24 bones in…
HARARE – Outstanding players for this year’s BancABC Sup8r Cup yesterday received their individual awards at a function held at the bank’s offices in the capital. Shabanie Mine captain Tafadzwa Mombeshora, who was voted Player of the Tournament, received a trophy and $1 000 prize money. There was also a trophy and $1 000 prize…
GABORONE – Zimbabwean midfielder Elvis Meleka, the reigning footballer of the year in Botswana’s top-flight league, has warned his countrymen Dynamos against complacency when the Zimbabwean giants take on his Mochudi Centre Chiefs in the African Champions League. Dynamos were drawn to play Mochudi in the preliminary round of the Champions League early next year….
HARARE – Highlanders midfield star Peter “Rio” Moyo will only join the Warriors’ preparations for the Chan finals next week after returning from a trial stint in South Africa. Moyo – who rediscovered his form towards the end of the 2013 season, was included in coach Ian Gorowa’s provisional squad for the tournament – to…
HARARE – Veterna Dynamos midfielder Murape Murape has welcomed the African Champions league draw and has backed the Harare giants to progress to the mini-league stages of the inter-club competitions. Dynamos, who failed to scale the first round hurdle of the tournament in the past two years, are aiming to qualify for the mini-league stage…
HARARE – The latest impasse in Zimbabwe Cricket continued yesterday after domestic matches were cancelled due to a continued player boycott. Zimbabwean cricketers last week resorted to industrial action due non-payment of salaries and match fees, stretching g overs several months. In honouring their threats, senior players boycotted domestic limited overs matches on Sunday. Second…
HARARE – Zimbabwean golfer Ryan Cairns has shifted base to the United States in an effort to take his promising career to the next level. Harare-born Cairns, who played played on the Sunshine Tour until recently, was the best Zimbabwean golfer still plying his trade on the African continent. “After an unforgettable year full of…
HARARE – Bulawayo giants Highlanders are reportedly chasing the signature of promising Chicken Inn defender Lawrence “Dazzy” Mhlanga, who interestingly, happens to be a product of the Bosso junior structures. Mhlanga had an impressive loan stint at relegated Monomotapa in the just ended season and his exploits have attracted a number of top flight teams…
HARARE – Zifa and Umbro yesterday announced a partnership in which the British sportswear supplier becomes the official apparel and equipment supplier for the Warriors at next year’s African Nations Championship (Chan) finals. Although financial details of the agreement were not released, Zifa, who prior to this deal had no official kit sponsor, are eager…
