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…
HARARE – Mashonaland Central Cricket Association (MCCA) board elections ended in controversy again when for the second time William Chaitezvi was elected chairman on Friday. The first elections were held on July 18 with Chaitezvi, who is also Mashonaland West board member, and four others emerging victorious but the result was declared null and void…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading junior golfers are finding the going tough at the RB Global Junior Golf Tournament in Germany where they have been blown away by the high standards of their illustrious opponents. Falcon College student Justin Kersten has been the country’s only bright spark with his opening round 75 and second round 80…
HARARE – Growing up in the impoverished dormitory town of Chitungwiza, Tendai Mashonganyika thought his only ticket out of squalor was going to be cricket. With rising unemployment, crime and drug abuse rampant across most of Zimbabwe’s poor communities, cricket became the only hope for many young men. Mashonganyika, a right-handed batsman, decided to follow…
HARARE – CAPS United striker Leonard Tsipa is in a race to be fit for Sunday’s Chibuku Super Cup clash against ZPC Kariba at Rufaro Stadium. The veteran striker, who returned to the Green Machine at the start of the season, has been the focal point of the Harare giant’s attack. Tsipa has spent the…
