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HARARE – Newly-appointed Dynamos president Solomon Sanyamandwe has backed current coach Lloyd Mutasa to turn around fortunes at the club and finish the season in a respectable position. Sanyamandwe was appointed the new president to succeed Kenni Mubaiwa, who stepped down last month citing irreconcilable differences with the all-powerful board chairperson Bernard Marriot Lusengo. Mubaiwa…

HARARE – Barely three months after pouring out his heart on being neglected in an interview with a local weekly, former Commonwealth Boxing champion and Zimbabwe boxing legend Langton “Schoolboy” Tinago has died without getting the recognition he had yearned for. Tinago passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning at Gweru General Hospital…

HARARE – University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students Tinaye Muzenyi and Thembela Ndlovu brought cheers to the tertiary institution and the country at large after their recent triumph in the women’s doubles tennis, where they won gold at the 9th All Africa University Games held in Ethiopia recently. Muzenyi, a Civil Engineering student and her doubles…

HARARE – For the first time this season, FC Platinum have failed to pick up maximum points in two straight Castle Lager Premiership matches, something that has left the race for the title wide open. Until their 1-2 defeat to ZPC Kariba at Mandava Stadium a fortnight ago and last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Yadah…

HARARE – Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa hopes his side can quickly conclude their negotiations that will see FC Platinum’s want-away midfielder Brett Amidu return to Harare to play for the Glamour Boys in the second half of the season. DeMbare are struggling for creativity in central midfield which has seen them fail to build on…

Highlanders………………………(0) 1 Herentals………………………………0 BULAWAYO – Highlanders finally remembered how to win when they beat Herentals in a Castle Lager Premiership match at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday. Midfielder Nigel Mukumbe scored the only goal for the home side just four minutes after the half time break to finally break the Students resistance. This was Bosso’s first win…

CAPS United………………..0 Bulawayo Chiefs………….0 HARARE – CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe slammed the application and attitude of his players after a disappointing goalless draw against lowly Bulawayo Chiefs in a Castle Lager Premiership match yesterday. In all honesty, Makepekepe were lucky to get at least a point in this match because Chiefs caused some anxious…

Shabanie Mine…….(1) 2 Dynamos…………….(1) 2 ZVISHAVANE – Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa was disappointed by his side’s poor defending which cost them two points in yesterday’s draw with Shabanie Mine in a Castle Lager Premiership match yesterday. Shabanie got their goals from double scorer Nigel Papias while Blessing Moyo and Obey Mwerahari were on target for…

HARARE – Ngezi Platinum Stars’ faltering Castle Lager Premiership title challenge faces further scrutiny when a high-flying Triangle United visit Baobab Stadium on Saturday. Ngezi Platinum have lost their last four Premiership matches on the trot which has seen their chances of winning the title quickly evaporate. Tonderai Ndiraya’s side started  the season on fire…

ZVISHAVANE – Pamushana High School picked their second Copa Coca-Cola title after beating Guinea Fowl in the final yesterday while in the girl’s category Nyamauru High School won their first ever title following victory over Bulawayo’s Mpopoma High School. Pamushana found themselves in the final after they were awarded their abandoned semi-final tie against Prince…