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By Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER NEWLY-CROWNED champions Ngezi Platinum Stars dominate this year’s Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Soccer Stars of the Year finalists’ list after the trio of striker Takunda Benhura, goalkeeper Nelson Chadya and the inspirational Qadr Amini were yesterday selected among the country’s 11 outstanding performers. Having been the most dominant side…

By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER fusirec@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Football Association (Zifa) has parted ways with the long-serving trio of Xolisani Gwesela, Wellington Mpandare and Wilson Mutekede with the Normalisation Committee (NC), which is currently in charge of day-to-day affairs at the local football mother body indicating that the separation has been by mutual agreement. The trio…

YOUTHFUL striker Michael Ndiweni on Saturday became the latest player with Zimbabwean roots to make his English Premier League bow when he came on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Newcastle United in their 4-1 victory over Chelsea. Ndiweni, whose stock rose rapidly last season when he starred for the Newcastle United Under 18 team by…

ZIMBABWE’S campaign for a place at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 suffered a massive blow after they slipped to a shock five-wicket defeat at the hands of Uganda in a qualifier match played at the United Cricket Ground in Windhoek yesterday. Put in to bat, Zimbabwe lost Tadiwanashe Marumani in the first over,…

By Emmanuel Marambe CAPS United ended an otherwise disappointing campaign with a flourish as they overcame fellow Harare side Herentals 3-1 here yesterday. In a match played on a soggy National Sports stadium surface it was Makepekepe who appeared to cope better with the conditions as they roared back from conceding an early goal to…

By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER WHEN the day started, five teams were in the relegation matrix. By the end of the day, three had been demoted from the top flight league. As Yadah, who began the day two points above the relegation zone and needing a win to guarantee safety were ran out 2-1 victors over…

THE Cheziya-Gokwe High School trio of Ishmael Kaitano, Gamuchirai Gogoma and Ezywell Mutema acquitted themselves well on their global debut at the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships in Montesilvano, Italy. Led by seasoned coach Blessing Jemani, the three teenagers, who were chosen to represent the country on the global stage after outshining all and sundry…

EMMANUEL MARAMBESports Writer ZIMBABWE are set to host the second edition of the Caf African Schools Football Championship, Cosafa Qualifier in which 11 countries from the region will be represented. The qualifier, which will feature boys’ and girls’ U15 teams, is scheduled for December 14-16 in Harare with the winners earning the ticket to represent…

BY EMMANUEL MARAMBESports Writer IT MAY be coronation day for Ngezi Platinum Stars when the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League concludes with the final three matches taking place in Bulawayo, Harare and Hwange today, but the battle for fifth place pitting Herentals and Highlanders is set to keep things interesting with the initiative likely…