HARARE – Mavhuto Chapani grew up in the small mining community of Muriel in Mutorashanga, kicking a ball and hoping one day he would play for his boyhood club CAPS United. Just like in most mining communities, structures for the development of sports were available and at the age of 14, Chapani had already made…
HARARE – Zimbabwe tennis ace Takanyi Garanganga put up another spirited performance at the just ended Senegal F2 Futures tournament. The US-based Garanganga reached the semifinals of the tournament before he was eventually knocked out by Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Aldin Setkic 6-3, 6-2. In the quarter-finals, Garanganga struggled to overcome Alexis Klegou 6-4 5-7 6-2 to progress…
BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak’s academy will next week take in its first batch of apprentices as part of their inaugural holiday training programme. This was revealed at a press conference held at the academy’s premises, located at Mcdonalds Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday. The Heath Streak Consultancy and Sports Development chief…
HARARE – Zimbabwe motocross starlet Tristan Grainger is hoping to use the Zimbabwe Summer Series that gets underway on Saturday to rediscover the form that saw him complete a memorable season last year. The country’s premier motocross competition will be held over four days, with two motocross events on December 7 and 15 and two…
HARARE – Dynamos chairman Kenny Mubaiwa says the Zimbabwean champions’ debt of $57 500 for charges of indiscipline is “a plot by the Premier Soccer League bosses to push Dynamos out of the league.” What was expected to be a magical 20th Zimbabwean title has turned into a nightmare as Dynamos could remain with just…
HARARE – Parliamentarins yesterday tore into the Sports Recreational Commission (SRC), accusing the country’s supreme sports regulatory body of dragging the sector into a mess. The legislatures overwhelmingly concurred that the SRC – which is appointed by the Minster of Sports to oversee the administration of sports in the country – has failed to take…
LONDON – Roberto Martínez has told Everton to break their “damage-limitation” mentality in the Premier League’s toughest away fixtures as they prepare for tonight’s reunion with David Moyes at Manchester United. Everton have not won at Old Trafford since 1992 and that dreadful record also continued at Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool under Moyes, who did…
HARARE – For the past three years, all the talk in Zimbabwean rugby has centred around the dream to go to the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 22 years. Zimbabwe’s Sables last played in the World Cup back in 1991 in a tournament staged in five European counties. But a talent drain,…
HARARE – Rising Zimbabwean swimming sensation Robyn Lee continues to shine after she won four gold medals and one bronze from five races at the Junior African Championship in Zambia over the weekend. Zimbabwe finished in third position with four gold medals and two bronze with the second bronze medal coming from Peter Wetzlar. Other…
HARARE – FC Platinum captain Daniel Vheremu has added to the uncertainty surrounding a number of the club’s senior players by admitting he is not sure whether he will stay in Zvishavane next season. The former Zimbabwe defender joined Platinum in 2011 when the club was promoted into the Castle Premiership, losing the league title…
