HARARE – Castle Premiership returnees Black Rhinos have acquired seven new players from Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) division one teams as the army side seek to bolster their squad ahead of the 2013 season. Chauya Chipembere have also signed four DStv players in the form of defender Bruce Homora, midfielders Milton Kureva and Ndabazile…
HARARE – Veteran educationist and sports administrator Paul Nenjerama is the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Boxing and Control Board (ZNBBC) announced by Sports minster David Coltart yesterday. Nenjerema and his new board have been tasked with leading local boxing back to its glory days after years of stagnation. The other members of the…
HARARE – David John Lewis, a significant contributor to life in Zimbabwe, passed away in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, at the age of 85. His contributions had been to the legal profession, to sport and its administration, in services to agriculture and in the promotion of the country’s economy. David’s family had been in…
HARARE – One of Zimbabwe’s greatest sports personalities of all time, Kirsty Coventry, has kick-started her two-week tour of the country in which she hopes to inspire budding sports stars to become their own heroes. Partnered by Econet Wireless, Croco Motors and African Sun, Coventry’s team is expected to begin their outreach programme at Marondera’s…
HARARE – CAPS United have completed the signing of nine new players in a bid to turn around the club’s fortunes. Following a season in which the Green Machine played some enterprising football but still found themselves fighting relegation, the club has roped in two strikers in search of elusive goals. Free-scoring striker Dominic Chungwa,…
HARARE – Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu says he is well aware of the threat posed by Mamelodi Sundowns ahead of the South African giants’ Zimbabwean tour opener against his side next Wednesday. The Brazilians, who will play Highlanders, Dynamos and CAPS United on a five-day whistlestop tour of the country, will kick start against…
HARARE – Overmatched and outplayed by a clearly superior opponent in the Test series, you would think New Zealand were in for another hiding by South Africa in the one-dayers. The Proteas are an extremely talented group of players and as the number one Test team in the world, they are currently taking no prisoners…
HARARE – South African champions Orlando Pirates have decided against signing Zimbabwean midfielder Ronald Chitiyo and defender Byron Madzokere, who were on a weekly-long trial at the club. Monomotapa midfield star Chitiyo arrived in South Africa last week after an excellent season with Monomotapa United and was named Zimbabwe’s third best player in the 2012…
HARARE – Zimbabwean player agents fear the staging of the African Nations Cup in South Africa will limit the chances of local players hoping to secure contracts in that country. The Nations Cup has given South African football scouts a wonderful opportunity to asses a diverse array of players from across the continent in a…
HARARE – David Lewis, one of the greatest cricketers to emerge out of Zimbabwe, died peacefully in Johannesburg on Saturday at the age of 85. Lewis, who was born in Bulawayo on July 27, 1927 and was a fluent Ndebele speaker, captained the Rhodesia national team in the pre-Independence era before becoming a president of…
