JOHANNESBURG – Didier Drogba scored as Ivory Coast overcame Senegal 3-1 in Abidjan on Saturday to boost hopes of a third consecutive World Cup appearance. The 35-year-old striker converted a penalty after five minutes at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Lamine Sane conceded an own goal and Salomon Kalou netted soon after halftime. But Papiss Cisse pulled…
HARARE – Shabanie Mine players are set to be rewarded for lifting the BancABC Supr8 Cup last month any time soon, a club official said. On Tuesday, players told the Daily News on condition of anonymity that they were yet to receive their share of the prize money almost a month after winning the tournament…
HARARE – CAPS United assistant coach Saul Chaminuka believes the brief resignation of his boss Taurai Mangwiro this week should serve as a unifying factor for everyone at the club. Mangwiro quit as CAPS coach on Sunday following the 3-1 away defeat to Shabanie Mine before reversing his decision on Tuesday after holding talks with…
HARARE – Zimbabwean rugby selectors have continued to spread their net wider in search of local talent dotted around the globe as the Sables seek to return to the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 21 years. The selectors named an expanded squad of 50 made up of a wide range of players…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa launched a furious tirade at his players during a team meeting at the club’s training ground yesterday, warning them that he will not tolerate any more performances like their last two outings. Pasuwa – seemingly shaken by the team’s poor showing in their recent matches – spent more than…
HARARE – Ex-Zimbabwe and Old Hararians utility forward Rocky Gurumani has tipped his former club side to clinch this year’s Lion Lager National Rugby League title after reaching this weekend’s final. OH clash head on with Old Georgians in a blockbuster final in the capital on Saturday after both teams cruised through their semi-finals last…
HARARE – Despite being home to the mining fields that have given birth to the Mbada Diamonds Cup, Manicaland province has had to watch from a distance as Harare giants Dynamos dominate the competition since its inception two years ago. But Mutare flag bearers and Mbada Diamonds Cup quarter-finalists Buffaloes want to change all that…
HARARE – Zambia’s Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions (OQBP) has ordered the Zimbabwean Boxing Board of Control (ZBBC) to stop “interfering” in the career of Charles Manyuchi, saying only the Zambian stable has rights to the Zimbabwean pugilist. The Lusaka-based stable has for the last six months made sure Manyuchi is in shape to defend the…
LONDON – Striker Samuel Eto’o was expected to join up with Cameroon’s national team in France after going back on a decision to retire from international football, he told reporters on Tuesday. Cameroon’s long-standing captain and leading scorer will link up with the rest of the squad preparing in Lisses in France ahead of their…
ACCRA – Richard Kingson has been passed fit for Ghana’s 2014 World Cup playoff against Egypt next Tuesday after an injury scare on Monday night. The experienced goalkeeper was substituted in the 58th minute of Doxa’s home fixture at against Apollon. It was feared he had picked up an injury which could have sidelined him…
