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HARARE – Rising Zimbabwe pace bowler Blessing Muzarabani has quit international cricket for an England County Cricket deal automatically ruling himself out of the country’s tours of South Africa and Bangladesh respectively. The 21-year-old seamer from Rising Stars is understood to have signed a three-year contract with Northamptonshire joining in the footsteps of local cricketers…

HARARE – Aggrieved wheelchair basketball has welcomed the postponement of the Zimbabwe National Youth and Paralympic Games (NYG) owing to a typhoid outbreak in Gweru as a blessing in disguise. The Games will now be held in December with the new dates set to be announced at a later date after consultations with various stakeholders….

HARARE – The Zimbabwe rugby team is fully aware that a lot hangs in the balance in tomorrow’s Rugby Afrique Gold Cup match against Uganda in Kampala. The Sables arrived in Kampala on Tuesday evening and have so far held two training sessions ahead of tomorrow’s encounter at the Kyadondo Rugby Grounds. Any result other…

HARARE – Correctional Services Queens emerged winners of the inaugural Rainbow Amateur Netball League (Ranl) Heroes Tournament after edging Glow Petroleum Queens 44-42 in an entertaining final at Harare’s Morris Depot on Monday. The Pickglow-sponsored event saw 10 teams from around the country battling out for honours with each entrant guaranteed of at least $600…

HARARE – Anguish is expected to ensue as struggling Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have confirmed a massive restructuring exercise that will see almost all staff contracts ending this month not being renewed owing to financial constraints. ZC hit rock bottom after they failed to pay staff salaries and the senior men national team players in recent…

HARARE – While CAPS United displayed a unique brand of football led by their outstanding captain Hardlife Zvirekwi to emerge 1-0 winners over army side Black Rhinos at Rufaro Stadium over the weekend, head coach Lloyd Chitembwe believes they are still miles away from launching a serious title bid. CAPS trail log-leaders FC Platinum by…

HARARE – After grinding to an important 0-1 away win over Bulawayo City at the weekend, FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza wants his charges to continue picking up maximum points. Before travelling to Bulawayo, FC Platinum had lost to ZPC Kariba, drawn with CAPS United and Yadah FC. That poor run had also seen their…

Yadah…………………..……….. (1) 2 Herentals………………………. (0) 2 HARARE – Second half substitute Tafadzwa Chitukutuku scored a stoppage time brace as Herentals rescued an unlikely point against Yadah FC in a Castle Lager Premiership match yesterday. With Yadah leading 2-0, Chitukutuku was introduced into the game in the 69th minute for midfielder Archmore Majarira. The forward then…

HARARE – Zimbabwean coach Kaitano Tembo repaid the trust shown in him by the SuperSport United hierarchy after guiding Matsatsantsa to the semi-finals of the MTN8 in South Africa on Saturday night. SuperSport, who are defending champions of the richest knockout competition in the Super Diski, beat Orlando Pirates 4-3 after a penalty shootout. The…

HARARE – Some parents see their children as extensions of themselves and go to great lengths to make them succeed in an attempt to make up for their own failed dreams. Others are not overly concerned whether their children help them to resolve their own feelings of regret and disappointment but just find comfort in…