JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will today close what will go down as undoubtedly the best African Nations Cup tournament ever held, with the Rainbow Nation setting lofty standards for future hosts of the continent’s premier football showpiece. Following a successful hosting of the World Cup in 2010, the Afcon tournament has been a piece of…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe youth international medium fast bowler Ethan Dube rues a knee injury for taking away his chance of representing the national team when it gained Test status in 1992. He however finds solace in that he was part of a ground breaking group of black cricketers, who broke onto the then white…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe and Dynamos goalkeeper Gift “Umbro” Muzadzi has completed his switch to the newly promoted Castle Premiership side Triangle. Muzadzi, who has been at Northern Region Division One side Twalumba, signed a one and half-year contract with Triangle yesterday and will double-up as the club’s assistant coach and goalkeepers’ trainer. The club’s…
JOHANNESBURG – Sunday’s African Nations Cup final will either reawaken a sleeping giant of African football, or announce the arrival of a new one. But for Nigeria, who were last crowned champions of Africa almost two decades ago, blowing this glorious opportunity to reclaim their long-lost status as an African football powerhouse will be such…
HARARE – Battle lines have been drawn for an intriguing domestic Twenty20 contest between Mashonaland Eagles and Mountaineers at Harare Sports Club Sunday. Both teams boast of numerous records that makes the clash even more exciting but leaving the past aside; currently the two sides have the T20’s best batsman and bowler in the season…
JOHANNESBURG – They might have confounded expectations by reaching the final, but the mood in the Burkina Faso camp does not suggest the surprise package of the tournament feel they have already achieved the best they possibly can. One man who strongly believes the Stallions have not yet outstretched their full potential is their coach…
HARARE – Dynamos will face their final vital test of their preparedness for this year’s edition of the African Champions League when they clash against Highlanders in Bob 89 Super Cup first leg this afternoon at Barbourfields Stadium. The second leg will be held at Rufaro Stadium in two weeks time. It is never an…
HARARE – Matches between the Mashonaland Eagles and the Mountaineers always seem to be close and exciting affairs. You need only think back and remember the nail biting final between the two teams back in the final of the Stanbic Twenty20 competition in 2011. The only disappointment of this final is that both teams will…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Test cricketers Heath Streak and Grant Flower, the current national team bowling and batting coach respectively, have expressed disappointment at being left out of the upcoming West Indies tour. The two ex-internationals were dropped from the tour in what is believed to be a cost-cutting measure. “Obviously I would have loved…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket made an announcement on Tuesday that has left every cricket followers in the country speechless and flabbergasted. The announcement was that both Heath Streak and Grant Flower, who are the national bowling and batting coaches respectively, will not be traveling with the national team to the West Indies. The team are…
