HARARE – When the West Indies won the 2016 ICC World T20 trophy it was against the odds; a master-class show by Carlos Brathwaite in the final over against England. A display of desire, skill and enormous self-belief. What that didn’t show is a team let down by its West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), written…
HARARE – Despite a false start to the 2016 Castle Lager Premiership season, Harare City coach Taurai Mangwiro has insisted there is no need to panic yet as they prepare to take on Hwange at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow. The Sunshine Boys head into tomorrow’s game at the back of two defeats and one win in…
HARARE – St John’s College flyhalf Mufaro Mpisaunga scored a last minute try to give his side a hard-fought 21-18 victory over Falcon College at Jubilee Field during the Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival yesterday. Falcon have over the past years dominated local schoolboys rugby and not many expected them to lose a single game at…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe is convinced his team has a renewed belief which will inspire them to victory over bitter rivals Dynamos at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday. Chitembwe has given the Green Machine a fresh impetus, since he returned for a third stint as a coach towards the end of last year….
HARARE – The newly-formed Harare Chess Association (HCA) chairperson Farirai Gumbe says the sport helps improve the learning, thinking, analytical power, and decision-making ability of children. This comes after the association’s first successful maiden tournament dubbed the HCA Independence Chess Tournament held last weekend at Ambassador Hotel which saw 11-year-old Refiloe Mudodo from Marondera winning…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s lone decathlete Keegan Cooke got himself back in contention for a spot at the Rio Olympic Games after a good outing at the South African Championships in Stellenbosch. Cooke finished second in the event which puts him in good stead ahead of the 2016 Africa Championships to be held in Durban in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe suffered their third straight defeat in Group A at the ongoing World Rugby U20 Trophy after going down 22-42 to Fiji yesterday. The only positive the Junior Sables can take from yesterday’s performance is that they managed to restrict Fiji from reaching a half century on the scoreboard. Brendon Brider’s side came…
HARARE – CAPS United veteran forward Leonard Tsipa will go into this weekend’s Harare derby clash against bitter rivals Dynamos with one emotion drowning out all others — fear. It is the same gut-churning feeling he has taken into the Harare derby showdown over the past years that he has been involved. The fear of…
HARARE – Tallie Two will be the only local thoroughbred running at this year’s $50 000 Castle Tankard to be run at Borrowdale Park over 2 000m on May 7. Weighing 52kg and trained by Penny Fisher, the horse has however, been placed as an outsider to win this year’s edition by the bookmakers with…
HARARE – After missing out on the Castle Lager Premiership title to eventual winners Chicken Inn last season, FC Platinum are making their intentions clear in this year’s title race. Norman Mapeza’s men fought an intriguing battle last year for the championship before settling for third position behind the Gamecocks and second-placed Dynamos. While it…
