BULAWAYO – Chicken Inn won their first top-flight match against Highlanders since their entry into the Castle Premiership with a smash and grab 1-0 win in a Bulawayo derby at Barbourfields Stadium Wednesday. The hosts dominating most of the match but paid for their failure to convert their dominance into goals when Kuda Mahachi scored…
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia soccer officials admitted they fielded an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier against Botswana by mistake and said they would not appeal any Fifa disciplinary rulings made against them. “We have evaluated the situation and we came across the issue that we made a mistake,” Sahlu Gebrewold, chief executive of…
HARARE – The Homes World Cup, a tournament for kids from children’s homes, ended in Poland at the weekend with one of Zimbabwe’s players, Blessing Muparu, getting an opportunity to play alongside Arsenal star Lukas Podolski and former Manchester United winger Quinton Fortune in a “World Team.” “It was a life changing moment for him…
LONDON – Ethiopia, Togo and Equatorial Guinea are facing disciplinary proceedings for allegedly fielding ineligible players in the World Cup qualifiers, Fifa said on Sunday. Fifa said in a statement that Ethiopia, who hours earlier on Sunday beat South Africa 2-1 to finish top of Group A, had allegedly fielded an ineligible player in the…
HARARE – The Golden Pilsner Zambezi Tour resumes next weekend with the Open Classic scheduled to tee off on June 22 at Wingate Park Golf Club. The last tournament that was held by the tour was the Golden Pilsner Zimbabwe Open that took place back in April. The tournament is going to be played over…
PLYMOUTH – Pilgrims boss John Sheridan is still awaiting a response from Onismor Bhasera over the club’s offer of a new deal to the Zimbabwe international. Bhasera, Argyle’s player of the year, was initially given until Monday last to confirm whether he would be returning to Home Park for the 2013-14 League Two campaign. But…
HARARE – ZPC KARIBA maintained pole position in the Zifa Northern Region Soccer League with a 1-0 win over Forrester on Saturday. The log leaders collected maximum points through a Patrick Makuvaza first half strike. The win means the Kariba-based stay one point gap ahead of second-placed DStv Rangers, who beat Banket 3-1. Mushowani Stars…
LONDON – Paris St-Germain continue to covet the Tottenham Hotspur manager André Villas-Boas, having been offered no reason, as yet, to suppose their desire to lure him to the Parc des Princes will be dismissed out of hand by the Portuguese. The French champions are seeking a replacement for the Real Madrid-bound Carlo Ancelotti and…
HARARE – SuperSport will for the first time broadcast a Castle Premiership match live from Sakubva Stadium when Buffaloes hosts Dynamos tomorrow. Since the start of the 2013 season, the South African pay-per-view satellite sports channel has beamed live action from the various centres across the country. Tomorrow’s match pitting the Mutare-based soldiers and the…
HARARE – Inconsistency seems to be the new cancer that has hit ailing Zimbabwean schoolboy rugby giants Prince Edward. The glamour boys of schools rugby in this country have a proud history for the better part of 100 years, having churned out such legendary players as Ian Robertson, Tonderai Chavhanga, Piet Benade to name but…
