HARARE – Title-chasing Castle Lager Premiership side CAPS United have joined the race to sign want-away Harare City playmaker Raphael Manuvire. Manuvire handed in his transfer request last week after falling down the perking order in new coach Moses Chunga’s plans. The 2015 Soccer Star of the year nominee has not made Chunga’s squad in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe A went down to South African A by an innings and 81 runs at Bulawayo’s Queens Sports Club yesterday to give the visitors a 1-0 series win after drawing the first unofficial Test match in Harare. The locals were dismissed for a measly 133 all out inside 56 overs for their second…
HARARE – Newly-promoted South African side Highlands Park yesterday unveiled 12 new signings including Zimbabweans Augustine Mbara and Charlton Mashumba ahead of the new Super Diski season. Mbara joined the Gauteng-based side after his contract at Dynamos ran out at the end of last month while Mashumba signed from relegated side Jomo Cosmos. The club…
HARARE – Mighty Warriors coach Shadreck Mlauzi says his main priority is to see that his side progresses to the knock-out stages of the Rio Olympic Games next month. Zimbabwe have been drawn in a very tough Group F which also comprises Canada, Germany and Australia for the tournament which kicks off on August 5….
DURBAN – Kings Park Stadium in Durban, known as The Shark Tank to adoring fans, is a mecca of rugby in South Africa. Two Zimbabwean brothers have made the 52 000 capacity stadium their home for the last eight years – one on the pitch, and the other in the stands. That has been the…
HARARE – As the 2016 Castle Lager Premiership reached the halfway mark this weekend, it was abundantly clear that there is something glaringly lacking – goals. It seems local strikers are getting goal-shy with each passing season if you look at the stats from previous years. This year with most teams having played at least…
HARARE – CAPS United emerged as the biggest winners during the Castle Lager Premiership mid-week action when they assumed pole position on the log. Having come under increased pressure to collect maximum points after two straight draws against Hwange and FC Platinum, the Green Machine responded with a polished performance to beat Tsholotsho 2-0 courtesy…
HARARE – Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane has extended the tenure of the current Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Board of Control (ZNBWBC) until end of year. Veteran educationist and sports administrator Paul Nenjerama, whose term had expired on May 24, remains the chairperson with boxing judge Patrick Mukondiwa assuming the secretary general role. Hlongwane also…
DURBAN – As most leading sportspersons boycott the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to the Zika virus, it seems Zimbabwean athletes going to Brazil are in the dark about the epidemic. Dozens of world-renowned sportspersons have pulled out of the global event that begins on August 5 in the Brazilian capital saying they…
HARARE – Harare City coach Moses Chunga revealed that star forward Raphael Manuvire has handed in a transfer request following another disappointing home draw against champions Chicken Inn yesterday. The former ZPC Kariba playmaker penned a one year contract with the Sunshine Boys at the beginning of the season and enjoyed a lot of game…
