HARARE – The National Rugby League (NRL) enters into week seven this weekend, but former champions Old Georgians have requested the postponement of their match against Gweru Sports Club after contributing three key players to national duty. Table topers Old Hararians are on the highway this weekend and travel to Zvishavane to square off with…
MOSCOW – When Kenya and Zimbabwe step on to the Luzhniki Stadium turf Friday morning, this will be more than just a Rugby World Cup Sevens Pool C encounter, it will also be a duel for African supremacy. Kenya and Zimbabwe are among the continent’s other dominant sides in the sevens version of the game. The…
HARARE – As the Under-17 Copa Coca Cola provincial finals kick off Friday across the 10 provinces of Zimbabwe, three schools have a chance to leave a mark on the country’s most prestigious soccer tournament. Mzilikazi High School, Hippo Valley and Churchill High School are the leading tournament winners, having all won the title four…
LONDON – Novak Djokovic has been visiting a Buddhist Temple in an effort to escape the pressure-cooker atmosphere of a grand slam, the Serb said after bringing calm to Wimbledon with a comfortable straight sets win on Thursday. The world No 1 moved seamlessly into the third round by beating 30-year-old American qualifier Bobby Reynolds…
LONDON – Serena Williams was so shocked by the defeats of Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova and the injury carnage of black Wednesday at Wimbledon that she feared she would be next on the hit-list. Defending champion Williams saw title rival Sharapova, the third seed, beaten by Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito, just hours…
FORTALEZA – World and European champions Spain reached the Confederations Cup final with a 7-6 penalty shootout win over Italy following a goalless draw in their semi-final on Thursday. Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci was the only player to miss when he skied the 13th penalty of the contest high over the bar before Jesus Navas…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo’s oldest township of Makokoba will this Sunday host a six-team football tournament to honour its prominent sons and daughters, both living and departed. A spokesperson for the organisers, Zenzo Moyo, said the initiative is part of their efforts to correct the stereotype that Makokoba is a place associated with crime and other…
HARARE – Three Zimbabwe wheelchair tennis players left the country yesterday for the Soweto Wheelchair Open tennis tournament in South Africa. Zimbabwe’s top female wheelchair tennis player Molin Muza together with two male players Daniel Buleya and Alexender Mkandla, will represent the country at the tournament that is expected to run from tomorrow up to…
HARARE – Premiership side Buffaloes’ caretaker coach Timothy Masachi has issued a warning to Dynamos ahead of the two sides’ quarterfinal clash in the BancABC Sup8r Cup this Sunday. Masachi said the Mutare soldiers’ win in the league over DeMbare last Wednesday was not a fluke and they are eager to repeat that feat when…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders midfielder Peter Rio Moyo has launched a passionate plea to the clubs fans not to press the panic button yet following a string a poor results. The Bulawayo giants have lost two games on the trot after going down 1-0 to Chicken Inn in the Bulawayo derby before succumbing to a 2-1…
