By Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER BOWLER Richard Ngarava’s five wicket haul proved ultimately futile as Zimbabwe fell short to fall to a two-wicket defeat in a dramatic match in Colombo yesterday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Chevrons were pegged back by Sri Lanka, losing managing 209 in just under 45…
By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER NEWLY-APPOINTED FC Platinum chairman Dumisani Sisale, is rooting for the club’s head coach Norman Mapeza to bring back the premier league title to the Zvishavane-based side. Pure Platinum Play, who won consecutive league titles until last year, had an indifferent campaign last season, which saw them finish fourth on the…
Brazilian football legend Mario Zagallo, who won four World Cups as a player and coach, has died aged 92. Zagallo was a…
By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITERfusirec@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE international striker Tino Kadewere is determined to make the most of his season-long loan move to French Ligue 1 side Nantes. The Warriors striker Kadewere earlier this week signed a loan deal with Nantes that includes an option of purchase.Additionally, Lyon stands to benefit from a 25% share in the…
By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER BULAWAYO Chiefs have re-appointed former coach Thulani Sibanda as the head coach of the team for the upcoming top-flight league season. The coaching job at the Twitter Kings job fell vacant after the club parted ways with Johanisi Nhumwa whose contract expired on December 31.Sibanda, who guided the Bulawayo-based side to…
Zimbabwe Men’s Cricket caretaker coach Walter Chawaguta is backing his team to turn around their poor form when they face Sri Lanka in a limited-overs series that will kick off this Saturday at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. The Chevrons will first face off in three ODI matches scheduled for 6 to 11…
By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER IT IS early days in the local transfer window but already several Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clubs have acquired new players in addition to tying down existing ones to new contracts. Barely four days into the window, many significant transfers have already been concluded as premiership clubs prepare for…
ZIMBABWE’S T20I captain Sikandar Raza has been nominated for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023 award, alongside World No.1 T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, Uganda’s Alpesh Ramjani and New Zealand’s Mark Chapman. Winners of the ICC Awards 2023 will be announced later this month. Eight different nations are represented in the T20I categories,…
ICC Awards 2023 nominees will be revealed from today up to Friday covering nine of the 13 individual categories will highlight the star performers who excelled during the last calendar year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced the upcoming programme for the ICC Awards 2023, which will celebrate the standout performers in international cricket…
FORMER Highlanders striker Patrick “Mboma” Mpofu will be laid to rest on Friday at Umvutcha Cemetery in Bulawayo. Mboma, 39, passed away on Monday at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo after being unwell for some time. Mourners are gathered at his family home, house number 30247 in Entumbane near Zothile Shops. Mboma, whose twin brother Paul…
