ZVISHAVANE – New FC Platinum caretaker coach Lloyd Mutasa heaped praises on goalkeeper Francis Tizai after his heroics at Mucheke Stadium earned them a BancABC Sup8r semifinal berth at the Highlanders expense. The Zvishavane-based platinum miners beat Bosso 3-1 on penalties after their tie had finished goalless on Saturday. Tizai, who made his name with…
TRIANGLE – Agrippa Murimba’s solitary strike, six minutes from regulation time, was enough to see Monomotapa into the semifinals of the BancABC Sup8r Cup at the expense of Motor Action on Sunday at Gibbo Stadium. In the semis, Monomotapa will now face FC Platinum, who beat Highlanders 3-1 on penalties on Saturday. Just a week after…
TRIANGLE – Dynamos healed the wounds of the league loss to Buffaloes by defeating the Mutare-based soldiers 2-0 on Sunday at Gibbo Stadium to storm into the semifinals of the BancABC Sup8r Cup. DeMbare sprung off the starting blocks with two first half strikes from defender Augustine Mbara and midfielder Russell Madamombe within the opening…
LONDON – Germany’s Sabine Lisicki caused one of the biggest shocks in recent history in the women’s event as she upended five-times champion Serena Williams 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Monday. The 24th-seeded German trailed 3-0 in the final set but stormed back to dump out the world No1…
LONDON – Formula One and tyre supplier Pirelli faced a full-on crisis on Sunday after the British Grand Prix came close to being stopped for safety reasons due to a spate of explosive high-speed blowouts. The spectre of Indianapolis 2005, when only six Bridgestone-shod cars competed in a farce of a US Grand Prix because…
HARARE – Harare Sports Club put up a sterling performance at home to dismantle Western Panthers 89-7 in a one-sided National Rugby League match on Saturday. Sports Club utility back Teddy Hwata was the toast of the day as he converted 12 of the 13 tries scored by the home side yesterday. To cap off…
HARARE – The town of Triangle will explode on Sunday when Gibbo Stadium hosts two BancABC Sup8r quarterfinals featuring Dynamos vs Buffaloes and Monomotapa vs Motor Action. Action kicks-off at 12:30pm when the competition’s defending champions Motor Action take on Monoz. The Mighty Bulls and Monomotapa met in the league last Monday at Rufaro Stadium…
MASVINGO – FC Platinum goalie Francis Tizai saved two penalties to give new caretaker coach Lloyd Mutasa a 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Highlanders in a BancABC Sup8r quarterfinal on Saturday after the tie had ended goalless at Mucheke Stadium. The match marked Mutasa’s return to domestic club football after he was fired by Dynamos…
TRIANGLE – Motor Action and Monomotapa could not find the final touch to break the deadlock as the first half of their BancABC Sup8r quarterfinal ended goalless at Gibbo Stadium. The score line could have been different had either side’s strikers been more clinical in front of goal. But with both teams meeting…
TRIANGLE – Agrippa Murimba’s second half strike earned Monomotapa a 1-0 win over Motor Action in a BancABC Sup8r quarterfinal at Gibbo Stadium on Sunday. Biggie Zuze’s men will now meet FC Platinum, who beat Highlanders 3-1 on penalties on Saturday, in the semifinal set to for sometime in July. The two teams could…
