NAGPUR – Elton Chigumbura put to rest concerns over his form with a 13-ball 30 which helped set up Zimbabwe’s 14-run win over Hong Kong in the opening Group B match of the first round of the ICC World Twenty20 2016 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur yesterday. Zimbabwe’s total of 158 for…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has suspended board member for development Edzai Kasinauyo on suspicion of match-fixing. In a terse statement last night, Zifa implicated the former Warriors midfielder in a plot to fix this month’s 2017 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group L qualifier between Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The Warriors are scheduled…
HARARE – For Elvis Meleka, football offers a haven of hope beyond the heartache of family misfortune, an opportunity to enjoy a touch of escapism from those emotional wounds. Some of the images that linger in Meleka’s memories are not that pleasant. Long before he started playing in Zimbabwe’s top-flight football league, Meleka learned to…
HARARE – Highlanders and Dynamos are set to continue their long-standing battle for supremacy when they clash in the first leg of the Bob@92 Cup this Sunday at Barbourfields Stadium. The return leg is scheduled for the National Sports Stadium in Harare on March 19. The last time the country’s two giants met in the…
HARARE – Karateka Tungamirai Madzimbamuto was the toast of the Zimbabwe Karate Union (ZKU) delegation after winning a gold medal at the 5th Matlosana Cup in Klerksdorp, South Africa over the weekend. The Zimbabwe delegation travelled by road to South Africa but managed to shake off the fatigue caused by the long journey to win…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s judokas acquainted themselves well when they beat their Malawian counterparts during a tournament held to prepare for the Southern Africa Youth Games later this year. The Judo Association of Zimbabwe (Jaz) Under-20 side won three gold, two silver and two bronze medals while their Malawian counterparts managed two silver medals and a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Philip Chiyangwa has been appointed to the Cosafa Marketing Committee. Zifa board member for finance Philimon Machana was also appointed to the regional football body’s Finance Committee. In a March 7 letter to Zifa CEO Jonathan Mashingaidze, Cosafa general secretary Sue Destombes confirmed the appointments of the two…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders coach Erol Akbay says he will not rush to include the club’s newly-graduated Under-20 players into first team action as the 2016 season beckons. Most Bosso fans were impressed by the performances of the club’s junior players during a pre-season friendly against newly-promoted side Bulawayo City. The likes of Prince Dube, Adrian…
HARARE – Harare City captain Themba Ndlovu says their victory over CAPS United in the ZNA Charities Shield quarter-finals will help motivate his side ahead of this Saturday’s Africa Confederation Cup clash against Zanaco at Rufaro Stadium. The Sunshine Boys were 4-3 victors after a penalty shootout lottery having come from a goal down to…
MUMBAI – Zimbabwe cricket captain Hamilton Masakadza is hopeful his side will reach the Super 10 stage of this year’s ICC World Twenty20 which starts in India today. Masakadza and his teammates begin their campaign this morning with a Group B qualification match against Hong Kong at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. “From where we…
