HARARE – Zimbabwe will send at least 86 athletes to this year’s edition of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games set for Gaborone, Botswana in December. The Games which are held once every two years and on a rotational basis are the brainchild of the AUSC Region 5 formerly the Supreme…
HARARE – Warriors and Kaizer Chiefs star Khama Billiat finally broke his scoring duck in the Absa Premiership for Amakhosi when he netted in the 2-2 draw on Wednesday night against Bloemfontein Celtic at FNB Stadium. Billiat, who made a sensational Bosman ruling move from defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns during the off-season, had started life…
HARARE – The Mighty Warriors were yesterday handed a relatively fair draw in Group C alongside guest nation Uganda, Swaziland and Namibia for the Cosafa Women’s Challenge scheduled for Port Elizabeth, South Africa next month. The tournament will run from September 12 to 22 and staged across two venues — the 10 000-seater Wolfson Stadium…
HARARE – After derailing Ngezi Platinum Stars’ Castle Lager Premiership hopes, Mutare City Rovers have now set their sights on defending champions FC Platinum ahead of this weekend’s clash. Rovers travel to Mandava Stadium this Saturday to face the log leaders in their quest to survive relegation from the top flight league. Last weekend, Ndega…
GWERU – Whawha opened up a one-point lead atop of the Zifa Central Region Division One League despite a 1-1 draw against Shesham at Whawha Grounds at the weekend. The draw means Whawha are now on 25 points, one ahead of second- placed ZPC Munyati, who lost 3-1 away to Tongogara. Shesham took the lead…
HARARE – Triangle United coach Taurai Mangwiro has set his sights on third placed Chicken Inn as the 2018 Castle Lager Premiership heads towards the home stretch. The Sugar Sugar Boys picked up their third consecutive win by defeating relegation-threatened Bulawayo City 2-1 at Gibbo Stadium on Sunday. The home side had taken the lead…
HARARE – At least over 200 budding cricketers between ages of nine and 12 converged at St George’s College and Hartmann House for the annual Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe grassroots cricket development programme which kicked off on Monday. The week-long cricket showcase, courtesy of a partnership between Stragglers Cricket Club and leading financial institution, Stanbic Bank,…
GWERU – Rodrick Mutuma returned to haunt his former paymasters when he grabbed a brace to hand Nichrut the much-needed 2-0 victory over Yadah FC in a Castle Lager Premiership match on Sunday. Mutuma, who missed the midweek visit to ZPC Kariba through injury, summoned all his experience to score a double for the Shurugwi-based…
BULAWAYO – A solitary Tawanda Nyamandwe first half strike was all ZPC Kariba needed to end Chicken Inn’s eight-game unbeaten run while easing their relegation worries in a Castle Lager Premiership match on Sunday. The home side struggled throughout the match and it was seemingly clear they missed the services of their key players…
RUSAPE – Tonderai Ndiraya blasted his team’s attitude after suffering a huge blow to their title ambitions following a disappointing defeat at the hands of fighting Mutare City Rovers in a Castle Lager Premiership match on Sunday. Ndiraya’s charges came into the match in need of nothing less than a victory after log leaders FC…
