BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE ZIMBABWE’S Chevrons battled hard in the tough conditions in Bulawayo to score 243 runs and grab an 86-run first innings lead against Afghanistan that, barring inclement weather conditions, should set them up for a first Test win since 2021. And while Afghanistan had eaten into the Chevrons’ 86-run lead at the close…
Emmanuel Marambe SENIOR SPORTS WRITER ASPIRING Zifa board member Vincent Chawonza wants to end age fraud in football which he believes is a cancer that is holding back the local game. A proponent of grassroots football development, Chawonza has over the years been involved in promoting junior football through sponsoring tournaments and donating kits and…
FORMER Warriors goalkeeper and Magesi captain Elvis Chipezeze believes the struggling Betway Premiership newcomers will improve this month as they look to…
Emmanuel Marambe SENIOR STAFF WRITER NEWMAN Nyamhuri and veteran all-rounder Sikandar Raza shone with the ball on the first day of the New Year Test against Afghanistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday, as the visitors were restricted to 157 all out in their first innings. Afghanistan were bowled out shortly before the close…
Emmanuel MarambeSENIOR STAFF WRITER IN ANOTHER endorsement of local referees, 14 Zimbabwean match officials will serve on the Fifa panel this year following their approval by the world football governing body. The 14-strong list comprises of eight men and six women with 2023 and 2024 Referee of the Year Brighton Chimene leading the local cast…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER DYNAMOS coach Loyd Chigove says they are not losing sleep over the potential departure of several key players during the transfer window set to open tomorrow. The Glamour Boys who will be fighting on three fronts next season, namely the Castle Lager Premiership, Caf Confederation Cup and the Chibuku Super Cup,…
AFGHANISTAN veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in…
Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER FORMER Warriors and Dynamos player Kaitano Tembo has backed his ex-Glamour Boys team mate Makwinji Soma-Phiri’s candidacy for the Zifa president post ahead of the much-anticipated elections set for January 25 next year. Soma-Phiri is the only former player vying for the association’s top post and will be up against Philemon Machana,…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has hailed referee Andy Pycroft for reaching the remarkable milestone of officiating in 100 men’s Test matches. The 68-year-old former Zimbabwe international, who is a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel of Match Referees, achieved this incredible feat during the fourth Test between Australia and…
RAIN had the final say on the fourth day in Bulawayo as only 31 overs were possible with the first of two…
