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ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) Board adopted a report by a Committee of Inquiry that investigated the country’s failure to qualify for the World Cup and recommended a major overhaul of the cricket structure. The report was tabled at the weekend by committee chairman Lloyd Mhishi, had input from various internal and external stakeholders and endorsed by…

Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER THE much-anticipated season opening spectacle, the Castle Challenge Cup pitting Ngezi Platinum Stars against Dynamos, has been slated for February 24, the top flight has confirmed. The match, the precursor to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, features the reigning Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions Madamburo against the current Chibuku…

FORMER Dynamos and Gaborone United coach Elvis “Chuchu” Chiweshe has been appointed head coach of Northern Region Soccer League side Karoi United. Chiweshe who also served as Harare City developmental side coach, takes over from Levison Selous who left the club at the end of last season. Chiweshe is confident that he will change the…

By Cloud Fusire fusirec@dailynews.co.zw SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has reassured the country that the giant National Sports Stadium will be ready to host international matches when the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers resume in June. This comes after the Warriors ended their two-year international exile by hosting their home fixture in the…

By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITERfusirec@dailynews.co.zw HARARE giants Dynamos are confident that their sponsorship deal with local energy giant Sakunda Holdings will be renewed in the coming weeks. The Chibuku Super Cup champions, who will kick-start their 2024 campaign with a Castle Challenge Cup clash against league champions Ngezi Platinum Stars, have been, together with Bulawayo giants…

ALL is set for the 16th edition of the prestigious Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup which will be staged on February 17 at the Troutbeck Resort in Nyanga, with competitors from at least 14 countries set to compete. This year, athletes from Austria, Algeria, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mauritius, Netherlands, Romania, South Africa, Tunisia, United Arab…

By Cloud Fusire TOP badminton player Thabani Mathe yesterday left the country to take part in the Azerbaijan Badminton International 2024 that will be held from February 8 to 11 at Baku Sports Hall Neftchilar, Baku in Azerbaijan. The three-day tournament which is being co-organised by the Badminton World Federation, Badminton Europe, National Olympic Committee…

By Emmanuel Marambe marambee@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S Chevrons have secured their biggest date yet after it was confirmed yesterday that one of the world’s big three, India, is set to tour the country in July for a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series. While the Chevrons have been on a downward spiral in terms of performances over the…