Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw ZIFA president Felton Kamambo and his board have been accused of not taking seriously the severity of the financial crisis currently being faced by the top flight clubs during this current coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Zifa is currently sitting on at least US$700 000 after receiving US$500 000 from Fifa and…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw AS THE South African Absa Premiership awaits resumption, Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Shaun Bartlett has taken time to shower praises on former Warriors skipper Willard Katsande for his influence in the Amakhosi dressing room. Katsande has flourished at Amakhosi since his arrival in 2011, a year after he burst into…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE batsman Brendan Taylor is overjoyed after finally returning to training last week after a long lay-off due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The government imposed a lockdown in March and banned any participation in sports as a measure to contain the spread of the novel virus. The measures were…
CASTLE Lager Premiership teams are now on edge as the proposed bailout from the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is yet to come through. Zifa president Felton Kamambo earlier this month promised to pay out a stimulus package to all the top flight teams and women’s football which would cushion them from the financial challenges they…
SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw AS ZIMBABWE football authorities dither on aligning the season to the international calendar, it is a different scenario on the continent where previously odd leagues are now moving with the times. Local football has always been played between March and December but the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has prevented the 2020 season from…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) could now find themselves without a home venue in the capital after Harare Sports Club (HSC) applied for an eviction order against the organisation following a dispute over non-payment of rentals since 2017. The application seeks to have the lease agreement entered into by both parties in…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE Heath Streak Cricket Academy is on cloud nine after they were granted permission to resume training by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) during the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown. All sporting events were suspended in March when the novel virus began to spread across the world and in Zimbabwe. While the…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynewsonsunday.co.zw ©️ ZIMBABWE international forward Tino Kadewere could not have asked for a better mentor in a star-studded dressing room at his new French club Olympique Lyon than Dutch international Memphis Depay, who he describes as a “machine”. The ex-PSV Eindhoven and Manchester United forward, who has been at Lyon since…
CHAMPIONSHIP side Charlton Athletic are banking on Zimbabwe international Macauley Bonne to fire them to safety when the English second tier league resumes today after the coronavirus (Covid-19) break. With Charlton top striker and leading scorer Lyle Taylor refusing to play any further matches for the Addicks, all the responsibility of scoring the goals…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) vice president Gift Banda wants his disciplinary hearing which was supposed to have been held today cancelled after questioning the association’s motive. Banda has been fighting against his suspension since last February and has been winning the case at every turn. However, Zifa kept on…
