HARARE – When Munyaradzi “Hakeem” Mandaza entered the country’s bodybuilding for beginners contest, the Mr Novice, the young man from Chitungwiza never imagined that a year later, he would be in the running for Big Brother’s $300 000 windfall. The 22-year-old hunk won the Mr Novice Fitness Physique in March and walked away with no…
Pirlo celebrates centenary in style LONDON – Italy’s Confederations Cup opener against Mexico was scoreless until midway through the first half, when the Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo swept home a sumptuous free-kick from 25 yards. It was the first goal the Azzurri had ever scored at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Estádio do Maracanã, and yet…
BULAWAYO – SOUTHERN Region division one pacesetters Bulawayo Chiefs thrashed New West 4-1 to maintain their stranglehold on pole position in an ill-tempered encounter at the weekend. New West never recovered from a horrendous first quarter of the game in which they conceded from the penalty spot and then had their defender Zibusiso Hadebe sent…
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 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…
JOHANNESBURG – Mighty Warriors coach Rosemary Mugadza hailed her team’s performance after holding Banyana Banyana to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly match here on Saturday. Though the Mighty Warriors have only one competition this year, the COSAFA tournament in October, the team is not taking any chances in their quest to remain sharp….
LONDON – Laughing at the state of Australian sport has become something of a, well, sport lately. Yet we should not indulge in the pastime without a certain degree of anxiousness. There remains the feeling that we must do it while we can, make the most of a rare opportunity, because tomorrow they’ll probably be…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Callisto Pasuwa is aiming to extent his team’s unbeaten run when the Castle Premiership programme resumes on Wednesday. The defending champions, who played to a one-all draw with Monomotapa in a friendly match on Saturday, will resume their campaign against troubled Buffaloes at Sakubva on Wednesday. Dynamos, who are in second place…
HARARE – Prince Edward School are the champions of the inaugural Hammer and Tongues Invitational Schools Soccer Tournament after beating Mufakose High 2 at St Georges College over the weekend. Zimbabwe youth international Tino Kadewere scored the all-important goal in the final as Prince Edward edged Mufakose 1-0 in a closely contested final. That goal…
MAPUTO – Egypt secured their place in the knockout stage of the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers when they defeated Mozambique 1-0 at the Estadio da Machava in Maputo on yesterday afternoon. Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the match in the 40th minute to help the Pharaohs maintain their perfect record of five…
