HARARE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi says by God’s will his side will overcome Highlanders Sunday afternoon at Rufaro Stadium to seize control of the Castle Premiership title race. The Sunshine Boys wasted a good chance of ascending to top spot on the log in midweek when they were held by the already relegated…
CALABAR – Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals after a 2-0 home win over Ethiopia in their playoff in Calabar on Saturday. After winning the first leg 2-1 in Addis Ababa last month, Victor Moses’ 20th-minute penalty and substitute Victor Obinna’s late free-kick secured Stephen Keshi’s side…
CASABLANCA – Ivory Coast qualified for a third successive Fifa World Cup on Saturday evening after drawing 1-1 away to Senegal in the second leg of their 2014 qualifying playoff at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, Morocco. Didier Drogba and co. won the two-legged tie 4-2 on aggregate and have joined Nigeria – 4-1…
LONDON – In For Love of the Game, Billy Chapel, played by Kevin Costner, stands on the pitcher’s mound and the play announcer says: “You get the feeling that Billy Chapel isn’t pitching against left-handers, he isn’t pitching against pinch-hitters, he isn’t pitching against the Yankees. He’s pitching against time. “He’s pitching against the future,…
HARARE – Rising karateka Tinashe Matika has sent tongues wagging with his recent achievements in the sport. The 17-year old Matika has made some giant steps since taking up the sport only five years agao. Matika will this weekend be upgraded to the prestigious black belt category due to his expots in the ring. The…
JOHANNESBURG – I was just reminiscing about football’s dirtiest players and whether such characters have a place in what undoubtedly is the world’s most popular sport. Thing is, soccer has always been considered a family sport, a game that unites families and even a nation at war. But this game, the world over, has produced…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will be searching for a new hero from Saturday’s Troutbeck ITU African Triathlon Cup following the retirement of the country’s leading triathlete Chris Felgate last year. Felgate, a veteran of two Olympic Games, bade farewell to his close to two-decade career on a high note after finishing second behind Henri Schoeman of…
HARARE – Lovemore Ncube, who captained Highlanders before crossing the Great Divide to play for the Bulawayo giants’ bitter rivals Dynamos, says there are some things in life worth doing all over again, and playing for the country’s biggest two clubs is one of them. Nicknamed Magents, Ve, or Star Force by fans and teammates…
BULAWAYO – Harare City will certainly be on a revenge mission when they host top of the table Highlanders in a epic Castle Premiership match at Rufaro Stadium Sunday. The above tie is the juiciest of all the Premiership penultimate encounters that will be played this weekend as it comes just a week after Bosso…
HARARE – Bulawayo will host this year’s Mbada Diamonds Cup final pitting Highlanders and How Mine. The final of Zimbabwe’s richest football competition will be staged at Barbourfields Stadium on November 30 in the country’s second largest city. Castle Premiership log leaders and title hopefuls Highlanders and new comers How Mine sailed through to the…
