BULAWAYO – It is increasingly becoming clear that Joey Antipas and his Chicken Inn side have their eyes on the local football’s biggest prize – the championship! After an insipid performance in the first 20 minutes in which play was restricted to the middle of the park, the Gamecocks got into the groove to dispatch…
HARARE – A late Dominic Chungwa goal eased pressure on CAPS United coach Mark Mathe as the Green Machine beat Flame Lilly 1-0 here yesterday. Mathe, who was recently given a two-game ultimatum by the club’s bosses, should consider himself lucky after his side toiled to win against the prison wardens. Flame Lilly matched United…
TRIANGLE – A ten-man Triangle dumped a determined Tsholotsho out of the Chibuku Super Cup first round on penalties after the two teams were deadlocked in regulation time yesterday. Tsholotsho failed to take full advantage of the one-man advantage after the home side’s defender Jimmy Tigere was sent off in the 18th minute. This left…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City coach Philani “Beefy” Ncube has quelled promotion talk by insisting his side is aiming for a top four finish rather than the championship. The former How Mine coach’s modest approach is seen as an attempt to lift off pressure from his pace-setting players. The Zifa Southern Region Division One side sits…
HARARE – New Zealand were ruthless in the lone Twenty20 encounter here yesterday as they wound up their successful tour of Zimbabwe with an emphatic 80-run victory over the hapless hosts. Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura completed a whitewash by winning the toss for the fourth consecutive time in the series and elected to bowl. The…
HARARE – Track star Gabriel Mvumvure and Zimbabwe’s Davis Cup hero Courtney Lock have been be ruled out of the African Games set for Congo-Brazzaville next month.Mvumvure was recently hospitalised due to hypertension and that effectively threw spanners into his season. Lock who starred in Zimbabwe’s win over Moldova last month will also not make…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket convener of selectors Kenyon Ziehl says Elton Chigumbura’s captaincy will be one of areas to be reviewed when his panel meets for the post-mortem of the India and New Zealand incoming tours. Zimbabwe struggled against a second string Indian side, losing the ODI series 3-0 before drawing the Twenty20 series 1-1….
HARARE – Zimbabwe national rugby team’s hopes of being crowned 2015 African Champions received another blow after loose forward Kingsley Lang tore his quad muscle during Wednesday’s training session. The England-based forward is now in a race against time to be fit for tomorrow’s Africa Cup A1 clash against Namibia. Lang’s injury has further fuelled…
HARARE – Zifa Eastern Region Division One League pacesetters Hartley Academy have opened a five-point gap after beating visiting Masvingo United 2-0 over the weekend. Harare-based Hartley Academy now lead the log standings with 37 points — with a game in hand. Masvingo City, who were on second place before the weekend games, fell further…
HARARE – Mighty Warriors captain Felistus Muzongondi yesterday admitted they were facing a mammoth task as they begin preparations for their rescheduled Olympic qualifier against Ivory Coast next week. The Mighty Warriors, who are scheduled to troop into camp today to start preparations need to score at least four goals without reply if they are…
