HARARE – Zimbabwe national football team coach Ian Gorowa has blamed shoddy preparations for their failure to beat Mozambique in a 2014 World Cup Group G encounter at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday. The Warriors were held to a 1-1 draw by the Mambas which means that they finish the campaign bottom of the group with…
HARARE – Probably the storm is over and Sean Williams might bounce to the squad for the second Test match against Pakistan after accepting a 12-month contract with Zimbabwe Cricket on Wednesday. The Matebeleland Tuskers all-rounder opted out of the just ended first Test match that Zimbabwe lost by 221 runs on the final day…
MUTARE – The other Saturday, although La Sakubva Football Club’s Under-18 were leading Sheckon Stars 4-0 with a team that did not have five of its most talented players who were with the Manicaland Under-20 team at the National Youth Games its owner and Coach Timothy ‘Sicho’ Masachi was not in celebratory mood. Fine, his…
JOHANNESBURG – Cape Verde Islands shocked Tunisia 2-0 in Rades Saturday to reach the Africa zone play-offs in the 2014 World Cup qualifying competition. Platini and Nhuck – two of many Cape Verdean footballers who use nicknames – scored in the first half to trigger celebrations in the islands state of 500 000 inhabitants. Victory…
LONDON – Sebastian Vettel took another step towards his fourth straight Formula One championship with victory in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, the scene of his first win five years ago. It was the German’s sixth win of the season, his third here and the 32nd of his career as he extended his lead to 53…
JOHANNESBURG – Tom Saintfiet has quit as coach of the Malawi national team following his side’s 0-2 loss to Nigeria in a 2014 World Cup qualifying game in Calabar on Saturday. The former Zimbabwe coach Saintfiet whose appointment was ratified on July 2 by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) explained that he had an…
HARARE – Zifa Northern Region Division One log leaders ZPC Kariba maintained their fine run with a 4-2 victory over Commando Bullets at Chaminuka Stadium on Saturday. Tinei Chitora scored a brace while, Livison Salesu and Pride Tafirenyika weighed in with a goal each for the Kariba-based side to pour more misery on troubled Commando….
HARARE – Victor Hungwe, the “Beast” has made a U-turn on his earlier decision not to participate at the Mr Zimbabwe, set for November 2. The athlete from Body Active Gym in Borrowdale made a sensational announcement last month ruling him out of the country’s premier bodybuilding competition to pursue an international pro-card. Hungwe made…
HARARE – Zimbabwe national football team might be out of contention for a 2014 World Cup place but captain Masimba Mambare believes Sunday’s encounter against Mozambique is an opportunity to build on their new found form. The Warriors who seat at the root of the African Zone Group G with just one point from five…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket team lost the first Test to Pakistan by a crushing 221runs after a disappointing morning session on the fifth and final day at Harare Sports Club on Saturday morning. The beauty and ugly nature of Test cricket is the ability to strike when it matters most and the inability to hang…
