HARARE – In a surprising turn of events, the Tunisia Rugby Union (TRU) has unashamedly denounced the behaviour of the Sables players after they refused to take board in a “substandard hotel”. The Sables are scheduled to take on Tunisia in a 2018 Rugby Afrique Gold Cup match on Saturday. [Adz] The Zimbabwe rugby team…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza, pictured, is hoping his charges will maintain their momentum when the Castle Lager Premiership campaign resumes this weekend following a two-week break. The reigning champions went into the mid-season lay off six points clear at the top of the table with 44 points ahead of their nearest rivals…
HARARE – An improved Zimbabwe cricket team crashed out of the ongoing Twenty20 triangular series after going down by seven wickets in their third match against Pakistan here yesterday. The hosts’ final round-robin match against Australia tomorrow will only be of academic interest as they can no longer make it into Sunday’s final. Yesterday, there…
HARARE – Fans have called for the immediate resignation of the entire Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) board citing a number of grievances. The Zimbabwe Cricket Supporters Union (ZCSU)’s reasons for their disappointment range from maladministration, failure to develop the game, a shambolic domestic league, victimisation and blocking the formation of a players’ union. On Tuesday, ZCSU…
HARARE – Australia broke a number of records on their way to an easy 100-run win over struggling hosts Zimbabwe in the ongoing Twenty20 triangular series yesterday. The Baggy Greens’ merciless skipper Aaron Finch led from the front with a career best 172 which is now the second highest individual score in T20 cricket just…
HARARE – The Sables players had to sleep on the streets in Tunisia on Monday night after they refused to put up in a sub-standard hotel and protested non-payment of allowances by the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU). Zimbabwe is scheduled to take on Tunisia on Saturday in a 2018 Rugby Afrique Gold Cup match at…
HARARE – Donald Tiripano has been called in to replace injured seamer Kyle Jarvis ahead of this morning’s crucial triangular series Twenty20 match against Australia at Harare Sports Club. Jarvis injured his bowling hand while attempting a catch during Zimbabwe’s 74-run defeat in the opening match of the series against Pakistan at the same venue…
GWERU – TELONE FC bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a 3-1 win over Shesham in a super charged Zifa Central Region Division One League match on Saturday. Joel Luphahla’s side got the bragging rights of the Gweru derby courtesy of a Mostafa Ponyera brace while Blessing Bulagamo scored the other at…
HARARE – Mt Hampden-based Beta XI needed a last minute goal from MacKenzie Maratu to beat PAM United 1-0 and maintain their three-point lead at the top of the Zifa Northern Region Division One log table. The match looked like it was heading for a draw at Motor Action Sports Club with PAM United frustrating…
HARARE – Australia put aside struggles from their tour of England by expertly dispatching the number one-ranked Twenty20 side Pakistan by nine-wickets in the second match of the triangular series yesterday. It was just the tonic the Australians needed to forget about their tour of England where they lost 5-0 in the ODIs and 1-0…
