LONDON – Novak Djokovic came through his toughest test at Wimbledon so far, beating the hard-hitting Tomas Berdych in straight sets on Wednesday to reach his 13th consecutive grand slam semi-final. Djokovic wasted four break points in the first set and was broken twice in the second, but he ultimately came through to record a…
LONDON – Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray remain on course for a Wimbledon final showdown after the top two seeds took contrasting routes into the last four on Wednesday. Djokovic will face Juan Martin del Potro for a place in Sunday’s final as the world No 1 clinched his 13th consecutive Grand Slam last four…
LONDON – An improbable scenario that would have prompted a polite chuckle among tennis fans two weeks ago is set to play out on Thursday when Marion Bartoli, Kirsten Flipkens, Sabine Lisicki andAgnieska Radwanska do battle in the Wimbledon semifinals. The odds on those players making the last four were 33 379-1 at the start…
BULAWAYO – Preparations for this year’s edition of the National Youth Games to be held in Bulawayo next month have gathered momentum with work on infrastructure to be used during the showcase already in progress. The Local Organising Committee (Loc) on Tuesday held a ground-breaking ceremony at Luveve High School to mark the start of…
HARARE – Wheelchair Tennis Association of Zimbabwe (WTZA) has been forced to postpone this year’s editions of the Harare and Bulawayo Open tournaments after failing to secure sponsorship. The tournaments were first held in 2010 after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) commended WTAZ for the strides they had made to develop the sport across the…
HARARE – The Harare Metropolitan Cricket Association four-team Twenty20 cricket tournament has received overwhelming support from various sponsors lining up to be associated with the event. At a time when the Harare Metropolitan Vigne Cup League is struggling to remain afloat due the lack of funding, it is not the same with the T20 tournament…
HARARE – The Season Four finals of the Forza Bhora Italian Club Five-A- Side will be held this weekend at the l Italian Sports Club in Strathaven. The day will see all the 24 teams drawn from the three leagues A, B and C participating but the major highlight will be the clash between Serie…
HARARE – The third event of the Telecel 2013 Drag Racing Series gets underway at Donnybrook on Saturday with two top drag racing vehicles from South Africa expected to be the star attraction. Dragpro Club, who run the sport of drag racing in Zimbabwe, usually use street cars for drag racing. However, this weekend’s event…
HARARE – CAPS United assistant coach Brenna Msiska feels his team’s next two matches will determine whether the Green Machine can force their way into contention for the 2013 Castle Premiership title. The Premiership reached its half way mark last month with Makepekepe defeating log leaders Highlanders 2-1 at the National Sports Stadium to move…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team failed to repeat the heroics of 2009 by bundling out in the Plate quarterfinal at the just ended IRB Sevens World Cup which was held in Moscow, Russia. Zimbabwe’s painful 26-17 loss to Samoa ended in controversial circumstances when two crucial decisions went the way of the Pacific…
