SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE’S Young Warriors sneaked into the semi-finals of the ongoing TotalEnergies Caf Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, COSAFA Qualifier in Johannesburg following a thrilling 4-4 draw with Namibia in their final Group B match yesterday. With the three of the semifinalists – South Africa, Angola and Zambia – already decided prior to yesterday’s…
SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE Cricket has unveiled Zimbabwe’s squads for the upcoming white-ball series against Afghanistan, with left-handed batter Ben Curran and left-arm pacer Newman Nyamhuri receiving their maiden national team call-ups. The series will be played at Harare Sports Club, starting with three T20 Internationals (T20Is), followed by three One-Day Internationals (ODIs). The first T20I…
CLOUD FUSIRESports Writer NGEZI Platinum Stars defender Kudzai Chigwida was the biggest winner after walking away with the Player of the Year award when the platinum miners celebrated their own at a colourful ceremony held at Baobab Stadium on Friday. The Mhondoro-Ngezi-based side failed in their bid to retain the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League…
Emmanuel MarambeSENIOR STAFF WRITER WALTER Musona made history yesterday after being named the 2024 Castle lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) Soccer Star of the Year, becoming the first player to win the award with two different clubs. Musona, who was also Soccer Star of the Year in 2021/22 with FC Platinum, was the star performer…
Emmanuel Marambe SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE winner of this year’s Soccer Star of the Year Award will be a tossup between Yadah’s Khama Billiat and Simba Bhora’s Walter Musona if the opinions expressed by local football fans are anything to go by. The 2024 Soccer Star of the Year as well as the first and…
SPORTS WRITER DEBUTANT Tinotenda Maposa was the last gasp hero for Zimbabwe as his 11-run contribution in the final over helped the hosts secure a nail biting two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third and final T20I at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday. Coming in at number nine, Maposa stepped up at a time…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE’s U17 boys and girls opened their TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Cosafa qualifier with massive wins against Eswatini and Mauritius respectively in Johannesburg, South Africa yesterday. El Shaddai Sadomba scored a hat-trick as the Young Warriors hammered Eswatini 5-1, with Tawanda Chakuchichi and Valentine Macheka weighing in with…
THE third edition of the CABS Candidates Chess Tournament gets underway at the National University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo today with a host of players from around the country set to compete for honours. The event, which ends on Sunday, has a prize fund of US$5,083 and will see participants competing in four…
THE Zimbabwe Chevrons will be seeking to restore some pride by pulling off a victory over visiting Pakistan when the two sides clash in the third and final T20I at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo today. Action gets underway at 1330hrs. Pakistan romped to lopsided victories in the first two T20Is, winning by 57 runs…
Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER marambee@dailynews.co.zw TITLE-WINNING coach Tonderai Ndiraya is poised to become the Scottland FC head coach after the ambitious premiership new boys’ bid to hire Norman Mapeza apparently hit a snag. Since sealing promotion to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League last month when they were crowned Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) champions,…
