MASERU – Lesotho’s capital Maseru will play host to the opening day of the 2013 Cosafa Under-20 Youth Championships today, with three matches lined up to get the regional showpiece underway with a bang. The tournament makes a return this year after a hiatus in 2012 and it is sure to draw interest from across…
HARARE – Robson Saurombe believes he is poised for greater heights after winning his first Zambezi Tour event by clinching the Hwange Open title at the Colliery on Sunday. The Mutare raised golfer shot a final round 73 to fend off the challenge of Tongo Charamba and won the title with a gross score of…
HARARE – When you have a father as committed as Mike Mawarire thriving in a sport where family support plays an integral role becomes an attainable goal. That is why it is no surprise siblings Tafadzwa, 17, Mike Jnr, 14, and Tyler, 10, are some of the best motocross riders on the local scene. Ever…
HARARE – Castle Premiership champions Dynamos will honour the club’s outstanding players for the just-ended season, which saw the Glamour Boys successfully retain their league title. DeMbare were crowned champions of Zimbabwean football for a third year in a row in stunning fashion, pipping Highlanders and Harare City to the coveted trophy on goal difference…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders’ midfield dynamo Peter “Rio” Moyo has rediscovered the blazing form that saw him ignite the local football scene at the beginning of the 2012 season. The dreadlocked player, who together with Mthulisi Maphosa was the driving force behind Highlanders’ great start to the season last year, chose the recent Mbada Diamonds Cup…
HARARE – Zimbabwe batsman Stuart Matsikenyeri has followed his childhood friend Tatenda Taibu into early retirement as the local game’s financial crisis continues to take a toll on the players. Matsikenyeri, 30, was one of the country’s brightest young prospects when he made his debut for Zimbabwe as a 19-year-old against Pakistan 11 years ago….
HARARE – Dynamos captain Murape Murape has no plans to retire despite winning five league titles with the Glamour Boys. Murape turned 33 in November and speculation was rife that the veteran midfielder would call time on his career at the end of the just-ended Castle Premiership season, which saw Dynamos extend their domination by…
LONDON – Bazil will present its coastal beauty and diversity when the World Cup draw takes place on Friday at Costa do Sauipe in the state of Bahia. Millions of football fans around the world will have their eyes on the resort near Salvador as anticipation rises for next year’s June 12-July 13 tournament. “It…
LONDON – Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year’s crown. The 30-year-old told BBC Sport: “I think…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s top tennis player Takanyi Garanganga progressed to the second round of the on-going Senegal F1 Futures with a victory over Henrique Sousa from Portugal. Garanganga maintain his fine run by dismantling Sousa 6-4 6-0 at Olympique Club storm into the second round. The Zimbabwe Davis Cup player will now face Benin’s Alexis…
