JOHANNESBURG – Former Zimbabwe captain Benjani Mwaruwari has stopped training with South African Premiership side SuperSport as his playing future continues to hang in the balance. The possibility of retirement seems a strong option for the former Manchester City forward, who had spent the last few weeks keeping fit with SuperSport, after having done the…
HARARE – FC Platinum yesterday returned to winning ways after they completed a double over Gunners to compound the former champions’ relegation woes. With the result, Gunners still occupy the last relegation spot with 19 points from 23 games. Donald Ngoma opened Platinum’s account as early as the fourth minute before Benjamin Marere extended Platinum’s…
HARARE – Zimbabwe yesterday successfully hosted its first football indaba with the Asiagate match-fixing scandal hogging the limelight during deliberations. Zifa, the ministry of Sports, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and the corporate sector all attended the conference. Addressing reporters after the indaba, Sports minister David Coltart said he will now table before Parliament…
HARARE – Zimbabwe football coach Rahman Gumbo yesterday named a largely unchanged provisional 24-man squad for next month’s 2013 African Nations Cup final qualifier against Angola. The Warriors take on the Palancas Negras on the weekend of October 12-14 in Luanda carrying a 3-1 lead from the first leg played at Rufaro Stadium earlier this…
ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie Mine were left to rue a series of spurned scoring chances after they allowed Black Mambas to score a late equaliser to force a one all draw in a Castle Premiership match at Maglas Stadium yesterday. The asbestos miners — still smarting from a 1-0 loss to Highlanders in Bulawayo at the…
HARARE – A last-gasp winner by midfielder Masimba Mambare catapulted Highlanders back to the top of the Castle Premiership table on an afternoon Dynamos fullback Guthrie Zhokinyi’s late own goal against Chicken Inn in Bulawayo generously aided Bosso’s cause. The Bulawayo giants have now opened a one-point lead over second-placed Dynamos. Mambare’s winner against Hwange…
HARARE – Two late goals yesterday helped rejuvenated CAPS United chalk their third successive victory in the Castle Premiership. Makepekepe, who unleashed almost ceaseless attacks into the Rangers goal area, finally broke the relegation-threatened side’s resistance after 78 minutes through Hardlife Zvirekwi after goalkeeper Pedzisai Gumiremhete parried substitute David Rediyoni’s effort back into play. Former…
BULAWAYO – Defending champions Dynamos suffered a major setback in their title defence when they lost to Chicken Inn yesterday. A second half own goal by Glamour Boys captain Guthrie Zhokinyi gifted the Gamecocks with the winner on 79 minutes. The Dynamos centre-back beat his keeper George Chigova as they both tried to deal with…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Sevens rugby side left the country yesterday for Casablanca, Morocco, ahead of the Africa Zone qualifiers for the 2013 IRB Sevens Rugby World Cup. After bowing out at the semifinal stage of the Middleburg Sevens in South Africa last week, the Cheetahs are perfectly poised to qualify for next year’s World Cup…
CAPE TOWN – Zimbabweans dominated the Cape Town Marathon on Sunday morning, with Gilbert Mutandiro and debutant Alicen Manake clinching the respective men’s and women’s titles. The diminutive Mutandiro, who was fourth last year, was not entirely pleased with his winning time of two hours, 19 minutes, 16 seconds (2:19:16) in cold and wet conditions….
