By Emmanuel Marambe DYNAMOS have set their sights on another derby victory over their arch-rivals CAPS United when the two sides clash in a blockbuster Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday. DeMbare, who last week suffered a setback in their bid for a first league title since 2014,…
BALTEMAR Brito has been appointed Warriors coach on a short-term contract with the duo of Bongani Mafu and Genesis Mangombe coming in as his assistants. Brito, whose stock in local football has risen after he masterminded a swift turnaround in Highlanders’ fortunes, which has seen the Bulawayo giants now firmly in the hunt for a…
By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER HERENTALS striker Tino Benza stoked the fire ahead of the Students’ premiership clash with FC Platinum at Mandava stadium in Zvishavane on Saturday. Benza, who scored the solitary goal when Herentals defeated the reigning Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions in the reverse fixture at the National Sports Stadium on May…
By Emmanuel Marambe CAPS United president Farai Jere has thrown his weight behind head coach Lloyd Chitembwe who has been under intense scrutiny following a seven-match winless run that has attracted the ire of the club’s supporters. Chitembwe’s men are just three points above the drop zone with 27 points from 23 games. After six…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE FORMER Premier Soccer League (PSL) secretary-general Leslie Gwindi has waded into the debate around the country’s stadium crisis, describing the current situation as a deplorable one demanding urgent action. Six Harare-based top flight teams, Dynamos, CAPS United, Herentals, Yadah, Black Rhinos and Cranborne Bullets have been playing their home league games at…
By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITERfusirec@dailynews.co.zw THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season, which descended into mayhem last Sunday leading to the abandonment of the Dynamos-Highlanders game at Barbourfields Stadium, resumes today with three of the league’s top four teams in action as they look to maintain their title charge. The crowd trouble that caused the abandonment…
SIX players who helped Manchester City win the Treble in 2022-23 are among the nominees for the men’s player of the year…
By Cloud Fusire THE National Athletics of Zimbabwe (Naaz) is stepping up preparations for next year’s All Africa Games amid expectations that a sizeable number of athletes will be able to meet the qualifying standards. Already, five Zimbabwean athletes have qualified for the 13th African Games which are set for Accra, Ghana next year from…
By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE’S under-18 chess team put up a commendable performance at the just-ended African Youth Chess Championships held in Cairo, Egypt. The nine-day tournament, which took place from August 31 to September 9 with teenage chess players from all 54 African countries, was dominated by the hosts who fielded 180 competitors. Team…
By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER THE Zifa Normalization Committee (NC) has vowed to use all of its power to combat hooliganism in Zimbabwean football, which reared its ugly head at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday and forced the cancellation of what had otherwise been an exciting football match between the two biggest clubs in the nation, Dynamos…
