JOHANNESBURG – The 2013 African Nations Cup finals gets under way next Saturday when Bafana Bafana take on first time participants Cape Verde at Soccer City. Close to 100 000 spectators will witness the opening ceremony and the eventual double-header which also features Morocco against Angola. The tournament promises thrills galore and organisers have assured…
HARARE – Rodreck Mutuma’s agent is confident the striker will travel to South Africa this weekend for a trial stint with Bloemfontein Celtic. Dynamos, however, insist the club will only allow the striker to cross the Limpopo if they get official communication from the Super Diski club. His agent Edzai Kasinauyo is however, confident that…
HARARE – Dynamos star defender Partson Jaure will stay with the Glamour Boys for another season to gain more experience, his manager has said. Jaure has had an outstanding debut season for the Glamour Boys last year, establishing himself at the heart of a mean DeMbare defence that gave very little away. The 21-year-old’s…
HARARE – Taipanei Charenzva, who captained the Zimbabwe basketball team at the All-Africa Games back in 1995, believes the sport will continue to sink if funding remains elusive. Basketball is now a barely recognisable discipline in the country despite being one of the major highlights of the Sixth All-Africa Games hosted by Zimbabwe. A centre…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has secured three home series in 2013 with Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka all lined up to tour the country in the year. Schedules have not been finalised, but Bangladesh will arrive in the country soon after Zimbabwe returns from the Caribbean at the end of March. Test cricket’s lowest ranked…
HARARE – FC Platinum defender Daniel Veremu has set his sights on a Zimbabwe national side return after his club bailed him out of the career-threatening Asiagate match-fixing scandal. The Mutoko-born defender was among players cleared by Zifa last year in the biggest scandal ever to hit Zimbabwean football on condition they paid admission of…
HARARE – Rising Zimbabwean starlet Farai Mutatu, who is attached to TNT Under-13 Boys Red in Michigan, United States, is in the running to win the 2012 US Youth Soccer Goal of the Year following his stunning overhead kgoal. Mutatu’s strike became an early contender for Goal of the Year back in April 16 last…
HARARE – Bantu Rovers have moved to clear the air on 2012 Castle Premiership Rookie of the Year Kuda Mahachi, saying the young midfielder belongs to the division one outfit and not Chicken Inn. The Zimbabwe youth international was on a one-year loan deal at top-flight side Chicken Inn, which expired on December 31. “We…
HARARE – Sean Williams and Ed Rainsford took major steps towards national team comeback while out-of-form all-rounder Elton Chigumbura was dropped from Zimbabwe’s upcoming West Indies tour training squad. If as expected Williams makes the final touring party, the 26-year-old batsman will be making a return to the team for the first time in two…
HARARE – Matabeland Tuskers and Manicaland Mountaineers both completed seven-wicket wins over Mashonaland Eagles and Midwest Rhinos in Coca Cola Pro50 Championship matches yesterday. Tuskers bowled out Eagles for 157 inside 43.2 overs at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo with former Zimbabwe international Sean Ervine claiming 3-31 in seven overs. Seamer Glenn Querl and spinner…
