HARARE – The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby franchise has turned down pleas from the country’s premier national team by naming key Sables players in the Cheetahs squad to play in next week’s South African leg IRB World Sevens Series in Port Elizabeth. The Sables will next month take part in the IRB-sanctioned Emirates Airline Cup of…
HARARE – A fledging advocacy outfit has brought a new twist to the Asiagate sanctions by vowing to legally represent individuals banned by Zifa after being found guilty of match-fixing and illegal betting, claiming the sentences are a violation of human rights. The Pan African Development Foundation (PANAD), chaired by former Dynamos Football Club chairman…
HARARE – Nelson Maziwisa, Zimbabwe’s deadliest striker in the just-ended 2012 domestic season, quietly slipped out of the country last week for trials with debuting South African Premiership side Chippa United. The Shabanie Mine forward, who scored 18 Premiership goals to clinch the Castle Golden Boot award, joined the fledgling Cape Town outfit early last…
HARARE – Top Seed Takanyi Garanganga enjoyed a convincing straight-sets win over Botswana’s Matong Phenyo to progress to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Twenty Third Centuries International Futures tournament. The All-Africa Games gold medallist maintained his unbeaten record at the tournament by dismantling Matong 6-0, 6-0. Garangaga will now face Lukas Marsoun of Czech Republic,…
HARARE – Former CAPS United captain Laughter Chilembe has spoken of his desire to return to his former club and help change the Green Machine’s fortunes next season. The Zambian defender arrived in the country yesterday for an indaba with the CAPS management and paid a courtesy call at the Daily News offices. Chilembe was…
HARARE – Shabanie Mine coach Luke Masomere has been left devastated after the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) omitted him from the list of 57 individuals given amnesty after they were found guilty of match-fixing and illegal betting in the Asiagate scam. The list of exonerated individuals includes 53 players and four officials. Some were pardoned…
HARARE – He might have taken Zimbabwean domestic football by storm in the just-ended 2012 season, but South African outfit Bidvest Wits insists Dynamos wizard Denver Mukamba still needs to prove himself that he has the required “quality” to play for them. Mukamba arrived in Johannesburg this week for a week-long trial stint with The…
HARARE – Relieved Motor Action coach Joey Antipas says he will now proceed with his plans to travel to Europe for coaching attachments following the lifting of his five-year Asiagate ban yesterday. Antipas, who had shelved plans to partake in coaching attachments in Denmark and Germany early next year, said: “I heard about it earlier…
HARARE – Zifa took its first steps in rebuilding the Warriors by appointing the association’s technical advisor Klaus Dieter Pagels as interim coach. The German takes over from Rahman Gumbo, who resigned last week after failing to guide the Warriors to next year’s African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. Pagels will choose his assistants….
HARARE – Borrowdale Brooke Golf Club — Wednesday club was sponsored by safeguard and the format was betterball stableford winners were: 1. C. Muronda and D. Benade 48 points c/o. 2. S. Kambasha and G. Maswera 48; 3. P. Van Vuuren and L. Ribeiro 45; 4. M. Maphosa and N. Samuriwo 44 c/o; 5. C….
