HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman Wilson Manase has defended the team’s tour to volatile Pakistan despite the directive by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) not to go ahead with the trip. The team returned home on Monday evening after deciding to conclude the series which was rocked by a terrorist attack outside the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe motocross riders held their own against world class opponents at the Monster Energy South Africa National MX Championship, in Port Elizabeth over the weekend. Young Emmanuel Bako underlined his growing status as one of the hottest emerging riders on the local scene by finishing first in his class. The trio of Kuda…
HARARE – Kwekwe emerged overall winners of the Polytechnics Cricket Tournament hosted by Harare Polytech at Old Hararians over the weekend. The Midlands side finished runners-up in Pool B behind leaders Bulawayo in the four-team group while Harare topped Pool A that had five teams ahead of second-placed Bulawayo. Kwekwe beat Masvingo in the first…
HARARE – Tongogara shot to the top of the Zifa Central Region Division One League table courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Midlands State University over the weekend. With seven rounds of action in the division, Tongogara now lead the log standings with 16 points while second placed Chrome Stars trail on goal difference. Former…
HARARE – Zimbabwe athlete Paul Madzivire has for the second time qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships after finishing in seventh place in the long jump at NCAA East Preliminary meet last Friday. The Florida State University State (FSU) student, who was seeded 34, finished the event with a best leap of 7.64m in his…
HARARE – Veteran jockey Quinton Riddle believes dark horses have surprised many in the last 26 editions of the OK Grand Challenge and reckons this year’s race may not be an exception. Riddle will be part of several top rated jockeys that will line up their horses at Borrowdale Race Park starting stalls on Saturday…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Brendon de Jonge finished tied for 22nd place at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Irving, Texas at the weekend. De Jonge closed the tournament on eight-under 269 after rounds of 70, 66, 63, 70 to pocket a cheque of $62,302 for his troubles. It was a good outing for the Zimbabwean, who…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe national cricket team jetted into a storm last night from Pakistan where the A-team escaped a terrorist attack at Gaddaffi Stadium that killed two people, with the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) threatening to take the game’s leadership to task. A police sub-inspector and a Pakistani citizen were killed when a…
HARARE – Supporters are a fickle lot indeed and the behaviour of Dynamos fans in recent weeks gives substance to this notion. DeMbare coach David Mandigora has received a lot of stick and abuse in recent weeks for his team’s performances. With all the indignation the Dynamos fans have towards their coach one would think…
GWERU – Hwange coach Nation Dube was left fuming at referee Munyaradzi Majoni after his side went down 1-0 to Whawha in a Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday. Dube was not pleased with the way Majoni handled the match and felt the referee from Kwekwe had an agenda to fail his team. A Kenneth…
