BELO HORIZONTE – Paulinho scored with a header four minutes from time to give Brazil a 2-1 win over Uruguay and take the host nation to the final of the Confederations Cup. Diego Forlan missed a penalty in the 13th minute after Chelsea defender David Luiz wrestled Diego Lugano to the ground. Brazil took the…
HARARE – The University of Zimbabwe Alumni in conjunction with Partners Golf Classic are set to host a golf tournament next month in a bid to raise funds for the UZ Golf Scholarship programme. UZ vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura said the tournament will be played at Country Club on July 12 and 13. “The objective of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Sevens rugby team arrived in Moscow this week ahead of the Rugby World Cup Sevens set to explode in the Russian capital at the weekend. The Cheetahs, who won the Bowls section in Dubai in 2009, have been placed in Pool C with Kenya, Samoa and Philippines, are coached by former Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Three budding Zimbabwean footballers will attend trials in Germany next month following a visit to the country by West Bromwich Albion chief scout Paul Andre Gibbons in February. The ex-West Brom trainer visited the country for the first time on the invitation of Glen View-based Maningi Soccer Academy for a two-week talent identification…
ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie Mine head coach Luke Masomere says it would be a bitter pill for him to swallow if his charges were to lose to Chicken Inn in Friday’s BancABC Sup8r Cup quarter-final clash at Mandava Stadium. The Chinda Boys went down 2-1 at home to the Gamecocks in a league encounter last Sunday…
ZVISHAVANE – FC Platinum caretaker coach Lloyd Mutasa says he is under no illusion at the challenge that awaits him at his new team but is excited by the task that is ahead. Mutasa was appointed to take charge of the Zvishavane-based club on an interim basis at the end of last week. The Warriors’…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket top order batsman Tino Mawoyo has made a hint that he might be available for selection for next month’s home ODI series against India. The talented opener from Mutare described by national team assistant coach Steve Mangongo as the “most technically correct batsman” resumed rehabilitation and gym work following a nagging…
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…
