HARARE – Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Philip Chiyangwa says the media and football stakeholders need each other for the growth of the game. Chiyangwa, who was recently appointed Fifa secretary general for Anglophone countries, was speaking as the guest of honour at media workshop organised by the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League. “Football and…
HARARE – Yet again the score books will suggest that the second Test played between Zimbabwe and New Zealand at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo was a one sided affair. And, for the casual reader who glances at the result, they would certainly think that Zimbabwe were and probably always will be out of their…
BULAWAYO – Part-time spinners Ish Sodhi and Martin Guptill bagged three wickets each as Zimbabwe folded on the final day of the second Test to hand New Zealand a comprehensive 254-run victory in Bulawayo yesterday. New Zealand won the two-match series 2-0 after bowling Zimbabwe out for 132 in their second innings, though the home…
HARARE – Young golf sensation Danielle Bekker pushed top female golfer Claire Minter to the wire during the Old Mutual Zimbabwe Ladies’ Golf Union (ZLGU) Open Strokeplay Championships over the weekend. In the end, Minter needed to maintain a cool head to edge the 13-year-old in a three-hole playoff at Borrowdale Brooke Golf Course. Her…
HARARE – Although they heavily lost their entire group matches at the Rio Olympic Games, the Mighty Warriors definitely won many admirers. The aggregate scoreline in the all three of the Zimbabwe national women’s football side was 15-3 but that did not stop the side from leaving an indelible mark on the Games. Ranked 93rd…
HARARE – Zimbabwe interim coach Makhaya Ntini said his charges lack self-belief but they can play better what they did against New Zealand in the first Test at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The first match concluded on Sunday after the Black Caps sealed an innings and 117 runs victory over the hosts with a…
HARARE – The first observation that leapt out at us after Zimbabwe’s innings and 117 run loss to New Zealand after the first Test match was that local players are desperately short of red ball cricket. The domestic system has been curtailed and shortened due to the financial constraints which have spread through the sport…
HARARE – Underfire Harare City coach Moses Chunga was a relieved man after he guided his charges to a 2-0 home win over ZPC Kariba here yesterday. This was Chunga’s first win at Rufaro Stadium since taking over from deposed gaffer Taurai Mangwiro before the mid-season break. Defender Crispen Dickson was the unlikely hero when…
BULAWAYO – Forward Dominic Chungwa scored his second goal inside three days to propel CAPS United to 0-1 victory over Tsholotsho yesterday at Luveve Stadium to move just two points behind log leaders FC Platinum. Chungwa was also on target on Sunday when United beat Highlanders 1-0 at the National Sports Stadium to rekindle their…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) has admitted that they failed to give the Sables a good platform to perform during this year’s Africa Cup Group 1A campaign. Cyprian Mandenge’s side were relegated to the Africa Cup Group 1B following home defeats to Kenya and Uganda. ZRU did not organise any warm-up matches for the…
