HARARE – CAPS United president Farai Jere has joined the Makepekepe family in mourning the death of the team’s fan Monica “Sele” Kwarire saying he “learnt with shock about her passing on”. Kwarire, who was popular amongst the Green Machine family with her eccentric dancing in the terraces during United’s matches, died on Monday after…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Japan Karate Association Shotokan team scooped a bronze medal at the JKA/WF Africa Cup held in Johannesburg, South Africa over the weekend. Zimbabwe came third in both the Kata and Kumite categories during the competition that also saw seven other African countries namely South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, DRC and…
HARARE – If you hadn’t been following the recently concluded two-match Twenty20 series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, you would probably have thought that losing by 13 and 15 runs respectively sounded like two closely-contested matches. Sadly, there was no real contest between bat and ball. The combination of an appallingly slow pitch and some very…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket coach Dav Whatmore has challenged his batsmen to take a responsible approach in today’s ODI series opener against Pakistan at Harare Sports Club. The hosts go into this ODI series low on confidence after a 2-0 defeat in the Twenty20 series on Tuesday. Zimbabwe’s bowlers put in a good shift during…
HARARE – Newly-appointed Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane has launched an ambitious bid to try and have the Warriors reinstated into the Russia 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. The Warriors were booted out of the competition before even kicking a ball by Fifa following the failure by the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to pay former coach…
HARARE – World football governing body Fifa has blocked an attempt by under-fire Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Cuthbert Dube’s desperate attempt to stop Saturday’s hugely-anticipated Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). The Zifa Assembly is scheduled to meet at the Zifa Village this weekend with Dube and his entire board facing the axe. In a bid…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket team’s slide continued yesterday when they fell to a 13-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in their opening Twenty20 encounter. The defeat does not give a true reflection of the team’s struggles with the bat. Had the visitors, whose fielding was quite encouraging, had been very clinical, they could have…
HARARE – Tsholotsho coach — Lizwe Sweswe — whose side is battling to remain in topflight football has promised to derail steamrolling FC Platinum when the two sides meet this weekend. Sweswe declared that pressure is on Norman Mapeza and his impressive boys who are yet to lose in 14 straight league matches. Mapeza takes…
HARARE – Matabeleland Tuskers’ all-rounder Sean Williams has joined Mid West Rhinos following his decision to relocate to Harare. The left-hander opted to drive half the distance between Bulawayo and Harare to play for the Kwekwe-based franchise side. Williams successfully made his return to the national team at this year’s Cricket World Cup in Australia…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Junior Men triathlete Drew Williams was the first African home in the storm-interrupted ITU World Triathlon Championships that were reduced to duathlon in Chicago, America on Thursday. The St Johns College schoolboy raced home in 50th place out of 79 competitors in a time of 00:56:29 in the competition that was reduced…
