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….
HARARE – The Zimbabwe rugby team’s preparations for the defence of their African rugby title have been inflicted a heavy blow after financial woes forced the postponement of their South Africa tour next week. In contrast, Kenya, one of the Sables’ main rivals on the continent and a serious threat at this year’s edition of…
HARARE – SuperSport United striker Simba Sithole has been ruled out of the Warriors’ 2014 World Cup qualifier against Egypt at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday. The former CAPS United and Dynamos hitman missed yesterday’s morning training session due to knee problem. “Simba has been having a recurrent injury on his knee,” Warriors manager…
HARARE – The Brazil 2014 dream might be over, but Zimbabwe football coach Klaus-Dieter Pagels wants his players to play like their lives depend on it when they clash with Egypt in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. The Warriors, who are rebuilding under the German national and have shifted focus to the future, are…
YAOUNDE – Fresh off captaining Bafana Bafana to a 2-0 win over Lesotho in an international friendly at the weekend, Thabo Nthethe is confident South Africa can secure maximum points in their upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Bafana first play Central African Republic (CAR) at a neutral venue in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Saturday, and eight…
LUSAKA – Zambia play Lesotho on Saturday at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola but they will be without three of their key players. Stoppila Sunzu, the strong tall defender, is out due to injury and number one goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene is out due to suspension. To make matters worse is the fact that influential midfielder…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Warriors will get their preparations off the ground this morning for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Egypt at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday. The 25-man squad which was released last week was expected in camp last night. They will hold their first training session this morning at the National Sports…
BULAWAYO – Police outfit Black Boots kept the pressure on Southern Region division one log leaders Bulawayo Chiefs after their impressive 3-0 drubbing of newcomers Ajax Hotspurs at the weekend. Black Boots, who are now on 21 points from 10 games, scored through Tinashe “T-Boy” Dube, Tashinga Mungadze and Leeroy Ndlovu. Pacesetters Chiefs beat basement…
BULAWAYO – Chicken Inn forward Tendai Ndoro is fast emerging as the favourite for this season’s Castle Premiership golden boot award after netting his ninth goal of the season in his team’s 2-0 victory over Black Mambas last Saturday. The winger-turned-centre forward struck on 10 minutes to open the scoring for the Gamecocks after being…
HARARE – Zimbabwe have just concluded a tour with mixed results against Bangladesh, drawing the Test match series, then coming from behind to win the ODI series, and drawing the Twenty20 series. In all, the tour can probably be best described as satisfactory. Not bad, but, not the best either. When the team had an…
