ALTHOUGH they are going to face a financial hit, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have become the first local big sporting organisation to pledge to support health officials’ fight against the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). ZC will be providing face masks and sanitisers to some of the country’s Covid-19 quarantine and isolation centres. Globally, the novel virus which…
©️ ZIMBABWE’S greatest footballer of all-time George Shaya says he is keeping well during the coronavirus-induced lockdown as he is accustomed to keeping indoors. So far the novel virus, which was first reported in Wuhan, China last November, has killed over 185 000 and infected over 2,6 million globally. Here in Zimbabwe, as of yesterday,…
WARRIORS coach Zdravko “Loga” Logarusic will not take a pay cut, at least for now, despite the current coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which has brought global sport to a standstill. Logarusic, who was appointed Warriors coach at the beginning of the year, had to wait for his national team debut following the outbreak of the novel…
©️ EXACTLY a year after he was sacked as Dynamos coach, Lloyd “MaBlanyo” Chigowe has finally opened up on the chaotic few months he was in charge of the Harare giants, describing the club as a “political hotbed”. Chigowe, a perennial feature in the DeMbare junior structures since the 90s, finally got his big break…
ZIMBABWE Premier Soccer League champions FC Platinum yesterday joined the media fraternity in mourning the passing on of the Daily News’ Assistant Editor Gift Phiri. The late Phiri, a native of Zvishavane, was an ardent Pure Platinum Play fan and always attended the team’s home matches whenever he got the chance to travel to Mandava…
SPORTS WRITER FORMER Warriors captain Tapuwa Kapini has praised Elvis Chipezeze for the way he has been performing for his Absa Premiership side Baroka FC. At the moment, the Super Diski is suspended due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in South Africa which has so far killed 52 people and infected over 3 000. Before…
Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR matongorere@dailynews.co.zw ©️ EVER since the coronavirus (Covid-19) broke out, football associations (FAs) on the continent have been chipping in to help their governments to combat the pandemic. However, here in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is still to make any meaningful contribution towards the corona fight. Across the globe, more…
NORMAN Mapeza has lauded the role Wiesław Grabowski played in mentoring and nurturing him into the star he later became both as a player and a coach. Grabowski, a Polish expatriate, is responsible for the careers of some of the best footballers to ever emerge from Zimbabwe through his Darryn Textiles outfit. Based in the…
Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR ZIMBABWEAN punters and fans of the English Premier League (EPL) will be glad to hear the news that all the 20 clubs agreed with plans to resume the 2019-20 season by the weekend of June 13-14. At the moment, the EPL which is the world’s most followed football league has been…
SPORTS EDITOR – ©️ WITH coronavirus (Covid-19) spreading across the globe, sports stars are now playing a leading role in helping combat the spread of the pandemic, but that is not the case here in Zimbabwe. With no cure in sight, the novel virus which was first reported in Wuhan, China last year has now…
