HARARE – As 2012 draws to an end, it would be safe to say that Zimbabwean cricket fans had very little to smile about. The year got off to a disastrous start when the team embarked on a tour of New Zealand which had the makings of being a good and exciting tour. Zimbabwe last…
BULAWAYO – A groundbreaking ceremony meant to fundraise for Rising Stars Academy, a brainchild of former Zimbabwe international Agent “Ajira” Sawu, is set to take place here today. The academy, which was launched in July 2010, has a total of 69 young football players in three age groups, who are registered under the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Some of the finest chess players in the southern African region have converged in Harare to battle for honours in the Zimbabwe Chess Open Championship beginning today. International Master (IM) Robert Gwaze, fresh from clinching the Harare Grand Prix last week, will be odds-on favourite to clinch the title he last…
HARARE – Serial marathon champion Cuthbert Nyasango’s inspirational performance in 2012 safeguarded the Nyasango dynasty’s firm grip on long distance running in Zimbabwe. The 30-year-old Cuthbert was in a league of his own both on the domestic and international front whilst his wife Faith and sister Constance achieved constant podium finishes. But it was the…
HARARE – The country’s supreme sport governing body, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), this month crowned the country’s finest sportspersons of the year while different national associations and clubs have also honoured their own achievers of 2012. Another sporting year has come to an end. Pity, it has been a dismal one for Zimbabwe….
HARARE – Former Dynamos midfield star Archieford “Uche” Gutu has described his first season with Kalmar FF in the Swedish top-flight league as a “great learning experience” and says he is ready to step up a gear next year. A delightful playmaker with a keen eye for the gap and excellent timing in his…
HARARE – United States-based track star Ngoni Makusha believes the Bowerman Awards symbolise a wakeup call to athletes to keep striving for greater heights. The Bowerman is awarded to the most outstanding collegiate male and female athlete of the year. Makusha won the award last year after an inspirational outdoor season in which he was…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe international Clemence Matawu could make a return to the domestic league after it emerged the former Motor Action wizard is on the verge of signing for newly-promoted Castle Premiership side Triangle. The Lowveld side has also stepped up the chase for Dynamos’ out-of-contract fullback David Kutyauripo, who is being offloaded by…
HARARE – Premier Soccer League (PSL) chief executive, Kenny Ndebele, has declared the 2012 season a huge success. The 2012 season was the second year under the three-year deal signed between PSL and its official sponsor, Delta Beverage. The year also saw NetOne and Mbada Diamonds Company strengthen their ties with local football by…
HARARE – Happy festive season, sports lovers! Here’s to new beginnings, not to mention the end of 2012. Good riddance to that one! I mean, what a lousy year this has been for Zim sports! It made you miss the years when our dear Warriors would qualify for the African Nations Cup, and Kirsty Coventry…
