SANDRA HOVE WITH the Zimbabwe Chevrons seeking a lift-off today when they face Sri Lanka in the ongoing Tri- Series in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, captain Sikandar Raza, pictured, has lamented the team’s batting collapse in the five-wicket defeat by Pakistan on Tuesday. The all-rounder believes the Chevrons should have built on the platform laid by opening…
SANDRA HOVE CO-HOSTS Zimbabwe and Namibia are bracing for the staging of the global youth cricket jamboree which International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah has described as the ‘cradle of greatness’. Zimbabwe and Namibia are among the 16 teams that will compete in the tournament which will feature 41 matches across 23 days from…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER ZIFA last night shredded a controversial decision by the Premier Soccer League (PSL) not to relegate clubs and expand the topflight league to 22 teams next year. The decision, which could have seismic developments in the country’s premier football division, completed a stunning end to a day that had been…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER THE local women’s game is set for transformation in the coming years following the launch of the Zifa Women’s Football Strategy in the capital yesterday. The strategy comes at a time when the local women’s football leadership has also been pushing hard for a more development-centred and professional approach to the…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER LOCAL football fans have renewed optimism ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations after watching the Warriors turn on the style to beat Qatar 2-1 in an international friendly in Doha on Monday night. The win, which was the Warriors’ first in 11 attempts — Zimbabwe had last won an…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER BLACK RHINOS and Black Mambas were the toast of the Zimbabwe Premier Volleyball League (ZPVL) season finale at Sunrise Sports Club in Belvedere after winning the men’s and women’s titles respectively. The weekend’s championship matches delivered intense competition, with culminating in victory for Black Mambas in the women’s division. Mambas, who…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER LOCAL top flight clubs have a major decision to make tomorrow as they decide on whether to adopt the proposed expansion of the PSL, with traditional giants Dynamos, Highlanders and CAPS United, noting that football must ultimately be the winner. Last week, local football mother body Zifa proposed that the…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER MORE than 100 martial artists drawn from all over the country were on show at the Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex over the weekend as they battled for the title of the finest karateka in the country in the Japanese Ambassador’s Karate Cup. This year’s tournament marked the 16th anniversary of an event…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER FORMER Warriors players have warned that the current tensions in the national team will negatively impact the team’s performance at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals set for Morocco next month. The misgivings come amid reports of simmering tensions between the recently appointed coach Marian ‘Mario’ Marinica and…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER FOUR-TIME Zimbabwe Women Premier Soccer League (ZWPSL) champions Herentals Queens are reveling in their recent title win with the coach paying tribute to his players for their never say die spirit. Vagoni Vebasa, as Herentals are known by their faithful, at one stage trailed the league’s two pacesetters at the…
