HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket coach Andy “Bundu” Waller has bemoaned the postponement of Sri Lanka’s tour here, saying the development was retrograde. The Zimbabweans are currently on cloud nine following their 24-run win over Pakistan to level the two-match Test series last week, and Waller says it would have been ideal for his charges to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will know their pool opponents for the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan) when the draw is held in Cairo, Egypt, today. The Warriors were on Monday seeded ahead of today’s draw alongside hosts South Africa, DR Congo and Ghana. The decision for the seeding was based on the performance of the teams…
HARARE – With nine games to go in the 2013 Castle Premiership title race, Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi insists at least six teams in still in with a chance of landing the biggest prize in Zimbabwean football. The Sunshine Boys, recently dislodged from the top of the table by defending champions Dynamos, were held…
MUTARE – It was smiles galore for Mutare’s children living with disability last Friday as award-winning non-governmental organisation – Sport 4 Socialisation (S4S) gave them the opportunity to compete with their peers at the Institutional Adapted Physical Activity track and field athletics competitions. This year’s prestigious Rockefeller Foundation’s Next Century Innovators Award winner, S4S Coordinator…
HARARE – 22 INFANTRY Batallion emerged triumphant at the inaugural Mudzi Football Area Zone Tournament held at Kotwa High School in Mudzi at the weekend. The two-day tournament which saw more than 10 teams from Mutoko District taking part was sponsored by the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Cuthbert Dube. For their efforts the army…
LONDON – Ghana will play Egypt in the pick of the ties in the 2014 World Cup play-offs which decide who reaches Brazil. Egypt, the only side on the continent to have a 100 percent record in qualifying, were the one non-seeded team all the seeds would have hoped to avoid. African champions Nigeria were…
LONDON – David Moyes will sample the Champions League group phase for the first time Tuesday night when his Manchester United side host Bayer Leverkusen in their opening Group A fixture. Moyes was selected to succeed Alex Ferguson as United manager at the end of last season despite having only overseen two matches in the…
LONDON – Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey went from hero to zero and back again in a dramatic 2-2 draw against his former club Liverpool on Monday. Shelvey took just 87 seconds to open the scoring at the Liberty Stadium with his first goal for Swansea since being sold by Liverpool in pre-season. The 21-year-old didn’t…
HARARE – Winning a Test match for your country is a personal milestone, but one man who can be forgiven for basking in the glory of Tendai Chatara’s star performance for Zimbabwe in the series-levelling win over Pakistan is George Tandi. As a teenager in the early 90s, Tandi was earmarked to become Zimbabwe’s first…
BULAWAYO – How Mine midfielder Menard Mupera is getting better with age like wine. The former Black Rhinos, Highlanders and FC Platinum linkman is enjoying a new lease of life at Castle Premiership debutants How Mine and played a crucial role in his team’s 1-0 victory over Highlanders on Sunday. Mupera showed the commitment of…
