PARIS – Novak Djokovic hit out at Roland Garros officials after his epic five-set defeat to Rafael Nadal on Friday, claiming that his demands for the Court Philippe Chatrier surface to be improved were ignored. The world No 1 twice battled from a set and a break down to lead 4-2 in the fifth set…
PARIS – Defending champion Rafael Nadal moved closer to an historic eighth French Open title Friday when he defeated world No 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 9-7 in a titanic semifinal. In Sunday’s title match, the third seed will face fourth-seeded compatriot David Ferrer who ended French hopes of a first champion…
BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe youth international and Highlanders striker Ackim Mpofu is flying the Zimbabwean flag high in the United States where he is studying at Cushing Academy. The 18-year-old has been described by the New England Preparatory School Soccer website as “one of the best or the best player in Cushing’s history” in an article…
HARARE – Zimbabwe star midfielder Ovidy Karuru has described Zimbabwe’s dead-rubber World Cup qualifier against Egypt on Sunday as a battle the Warriors need to conquer as a way of appeasing their long-suffering fans. Karuru has clawed his way back into the Warriors fold under hard-to-please Warriors coach Klaus-Dieter Pagels after falling out of favour…
HARARE – The late Zimbabwe bodybuilding legend, George Takundwa, was remembered during the Mr and Ms Iron Man contest held in Kadoma last Saturday. The auditorium at the Odyssey Centre rose to their feet to observe a minute of silence just before the contest in honour of a man who dedicated his entire life towards…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Tenant Chilumba has been linked with a move back to his native Zambia to fill in the vacant post at Power Dynamos. Chilumba joined Platinum at the start of the year from Hwange and enjoyed a brief good spell with the Zvishavane-based side. However the platinum miners have gone on…
HARARE – Troubled local sports agency, World Wide Scholarships (WWS), has lured a Manchester City Academy scout to conduct trials in Zimbabwe. WWS has courted controversy in recent months ranging from embezzlement of funds intended for overseas attachments for aspiring junior sportspersons and allegations of mistreatment of employees. WWS president Munyadzi Maraire was recently arraigned before…
HARARE – Three Zimbabwe junior tennis players have stepped up their preparations for the qualifiers of the World Junior Finals tournament set for Tunisia next week. The trio of Karen Machisa, Kim Bhunu and Munashe Kaome will represent Zimbabwe against five other nations, South Africa, Madagascar, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. Only the winner of the Tunisian…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe youth development team will play their South Africa counterparts during the international polo tournament to be staged at Bushman Rock Polo Club this weekend. Bushman Rock, approximately 40km to the east of Harare, is a newly established club in Zimbabwe. The Omnia Zimbabwe youth team will be represented by Smart Kusiwa, Alexis…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket has appointed a three-man technical department to spearhead the national women cricket team for next month’s World Cup qualifiers set for Ireland, the Daily News has learnt. The trio of former national team player Mluleki Nkala, Southern Rocks assistant coach Shepherd Makunura and Midwest Rhinos women’s coach Clement Mahachi form the team….
