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HARARE – Bulawayo City have been summoned to appear before the Premier Soccer League’s Disciplinary Committee next month facing charges of match-fixing. Earlier this month, City suspended four members of their technical team, including head coach Philani Ncube, his assistant Farai Mujokoro, goalkeepers’ coach Reginald Buhali and kit manager Gift Mvala, after Border Strikers alleged…

HARARE – If things had gone to plan for Cuthbert Nyasango, the Rio Olympic Games might have witnessed the rivalry of a husband and wife. It would have been a rare treat to have a couple represent Zimbabwe at the quadrennial global sporting extravaganza. Cuthbert and his wife Faith have maintained a constant presence on…

JOHANNESBURG – If there is one thing Zifa president Phillip Chiyangwa has been credited for, it is rise of Zimbabwe football on the international arena. Not that most of the good fortunes of the game is purely because of his ascendancy into power. Yes, the businessman has played his part in stabilising the ship but…

HARARE – At first glance, it looks like an arid waste ground than a football pitch. It’s one of the scariest and dangerous surfaces to play such a physical sport, especially the kind of fearsome battles camouflaged as social football matches often witnessed here. It’s a potential source for some of the nastiest injuries in…

HARARE – The Stanbic Bank sponsored Stragglers Junior Cricket tournament gets underway tomorrow with over 400 under 12 cricketers expected to participate at the games to be hosted by Hartmann House and St George’s College in Harare. The tournament which is an annual event seeks to nurture talent at a tender age while at the…

MUTARE – Mutare City Rovers rallied from behind to edge past visiting Hwange 2-1 in a tense Castle Lager Premier Soccer encounter  here yesterday. Falling behind to a Gilbert Zulu strike in the 58th minute Rovers levelled the scores through a Kudakwashe Gurure penalty in the 86th minute before Elisha Mhaka bundled in the winner…

HARARE – Dynamos assistant coach Murape Murape has told his players to put their recent struggles behind them as they prepare to face Harare City in a Castle Premiership match today at Rufaro Stadium. The Glamour Boys have failed to garner maximum points in their previous six matches, drawing five while losing to lowly Border…

BULAWAYO – CAPS United suffered a major blow in their quest to dislodge FC Platinum from the top of the Castle Premier League after being thumped 3-1 by Bulawayo City at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday. After holding Dynamos to a 1-1 draw last week, Bulawayo City, who are without a permanent coach following the suspension of…

TRIANGLE – FC Platinum extended their lead at the top of the Castle Premiership table to five points after edging fighting Triangle here yesterday. Norman Mapeza’s charges rallied ahead through Nqobizita Masuku’s ninth minute strike but Tichaona Mapungwana restored parity with a screamer from outside the box eight minutes later. Tarisai Rukanda, however, restored the…

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) yesterday announced office barriers for their various key standing committees. Crucially, Zifa now have standing referees committee which will be responsible for selecting match officials for the various leagues across the country. The previous referees’ committee had been dissolved following Zifa’s dissolution to form the National Football Association…