HARARE – Good sportsmanship is highly revered in modern sports. It is what makes an athlete a role model. This newspaper is committed to the promotion of sportsmanship, and to this end, this week we have honoured Monomotapa goalkeeper Artwell Mukandi as Star of the Week. Not for his heroic performance between the posts, but…
HARARE – Chrome Stars moved into fourth place in the Central Region Division One Soccer League with a 1-0 win over inconsistent FC Platinum Under-19s at the weekend. Luke Jukulile-Petros’s charges swapped places with Gwanda-based Vumbachikwe, who are wilting in the heat of the race for the championship. Vumbachikwe lost 1-0 to second-placed FC…
BULAWAYO – Former Premier Soccer League campaigners Bantu Rovers have opened a two-point lead at the summit of the Southern Region Division One log standings after edging New West 2-1 at the weekend. Goals from veteran players Johannes Ngodzo and Abraham Mbaiwa propelled Reuben Tsengwa’s side to their 16th win of the season, which took…
HARARE – Prince Edward (PE) were on Sunday crowned Nash Top Schools’ Basketball champions for the second consecutive time after edging rivals Mutare Boys High (MBHS) 28-26 in a thrilling final in Marondera over the weekend. The Harare school won the tournament in 2009 and last year. Mutare were champions in 2010. However, it was…
MASVINGO – The world’s biggest labour union, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), has lobbied football governing body Fifa to strip Qatar of the right to host the 2022 World Cup for allegedly violating workers’ rights. Qatar, a Muslim-majority country with Islam as the state religion, allegedly prohibits workers from joining trade unions. The international…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Under-16 sevens rugby team emerged triumphant from the Middlesburg Sevens in South Africa at the weekend as the country took its first step to groom the youth side for the 2014 Youth Olympics and the 2016 Olympics qualifiers. The schools side showed great pace and skills to win the Under-16 category of…
HARARE – Bankers Soccer League log leaders ZB are just a point away from securing their first title after they collected maximum points against Stanbic on Sunday following a walkover. ZB added three points to their tally after Stanbic failed to pitch up for the match despite being the home team. The pacesetters, who have…
HARARE – Nick Compton’s selection into England’s Test squad for the upcoming tour of India has effectively ruled out the possibility of an international career with Zimbabwe for the top-order batsman. The 29-year-old stylish opener — born in South Africa to a British father and Zimbabwean mother – revealed his intention to qualify for Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Hwange captain Rodwell Chinyengetere, who suffered a terrible injury in the coalminers’ 3-0 loss to Monomotapa on Saturday, has been ruled out for eight weeks. The Warriors forward suffered a double fracture on his right leg shin after a nasty collision with Monomotapa goalkeeper Artwell Mukandi an hour into Saturday’s Castle Premiership tie…
HARARE – Dynamos survived a second half siege on their goal by Motor Action to collect maximum points courtesy of Rodreck Mutuma’s strike in the Castle Premiership yesterday. The defending champions took their points tally to 52 points from 22 matches; three ahead of second placed Highlanders, who edged Shabanie Mine 1-0 at Barbourfields Stadium…
