…local football mother body’s top brass conspicuous by absence from The Heart Stadium unveiling By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITERS SPORTS and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman Gerald Mlotshwa yesterday took a swipe at the Zifa Normalisation Committee (NC) leadership for not showing up for the official commissioning of the state of the art The Heart Stadium…
ZIMBABWE’S senior women’s netball national team, the Gems, are back in the country after a decent performance at the 2023 African Netball Championships held in Botswana. The Gems beat hosts Botswana 53-44 in the third and fourth place playoff to secure a podium finish and ensure they came back home with something to show for…
By Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER THE Chevrons just cannot win without Sikandar Raza. That’s the assumption from fans and observers alike as Zimbabwe’s Chevrons fell to a two-wicket defeat by Ireland in the second T20 international at Harare Sports Club yesterday. Raza, who was the Chevrons’ match-winner in the opening T20 on Thursday when he…
SOCCER star of the Year runner-up Obriel Chirinda, who also finished as second highest top goal-scorer in the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign, has paid tribute to his coaches and teammates for their role in what has been a stellar campaign for the hard-running forward. Chirinda was a shining star in a Bulawayo…
Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER marambee@dailynews.co.zw NGEZI Platinum Stars, who are still basking in the glory of winning their maiden Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title, have declared their intention to become one of the biggest clubs locally and beyond. Madamburo, who are set to represent the country in next year’s Caf Champions League following the…
AT LEAST eight scouts from some of Europe’s top clubs are expected to arrive in the country this Sunday for a three-day trial camp being facilitated by one of the leading football talent conveyor belts in the country, PrimeTime Academy. The event, dubbed International Combine 2023, will be held from December 11-13 at Alexandra Sports…
WARRIORS striker Admiral Muskwe is likely to have played for Exeter City for the last time with the League One side’s manager…
Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER TOP-FLIGHT League club Yadah Stars state of art The Heart Stadium is expected to be commissioned this Sunday with high-ranking dignitaries expected to grace the event. The stadium which is located at Yadah Hotel in Waterfalls, Harare will first accommodate 5000 people with the long-term plan being to then expand the stadium’s…
ZIMBABWE’S Chevrons get an immediate opportunity to make up for their embarrassing failure to qualify for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup when they host Ireland in a six-match series over the next fortnight. The Chevrons face Ireland in three T20s, before engaging the same opponents in a three-match ODI series next week. The…
AFRICA Cup of Nations-winning South African striker Shaun Bartlett and former Italian footballer Amedeo Mangone are set to oversee the upcoming WWS Soccer Scouting Camp that will be staged in the country from December 14-15. The Zimbabwe leg of the WWS scouting mission will be the second of three legs across the continent, with South…
