HARARE – Meeting long-distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia was a far-fetched dream for Collen Makaza. That all changed two weeks ago when the Zimbabwean found himself wrapped up in the arms the two-time Olympic Gold medalist at the finish line of the Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa. Makaza had put up an…
HARARE – Zimbabwe national women football team assistant coach Mebelo Njekwa is confident that his side will qualify for 2015 African Games when they host Ghana in the second leg qualifier this afternoon at Rufaro Stadium. Rosemary Mugadza’s ladies will be looking to overturn the 2-1 defeat which they suffered in the first leg in…
HARARE – Brazilian golfer Adilson da Silva hopes winning the 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open will go a long way in repaying the faith shown in him by a tobacco farmer, who brought him to Zimbabwe as 19-year-old. The 43-year-old shot four-under-par here yesterday to wrestle the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open lead away from Jbe’…
HARARE – Ryan Cairns is currently the pick of Zimbabwe’s golfers at the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open after a bogey free third round saw him close on three-under-par 213. The Harare-born professional golfer reeled in two birdies on his way to two-under-par 70, adding to his opening round 71 and second round 72. The 2012…
HARARE – Flame Lilly coach Nesbert ‘Yabo’ Saruchera says he is expecting nothing short of victory in today’s match against Castle Lager Premiership defending champions Dynamos at Gwanzura Stadium. The Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) team, who are making their debut in the top flight, have had a difficult start to life in the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket all-rounder Sean Williams is set to tie the knot with his fiancée Chantelle Dexter in Bulawayo this afternoon. The wedding is scheduled to start in the afternoon and will finish later in the night at Southern Comfort Lodge in the City of Kings and Queens. The wedding is set to feature…
JOHANNESBURG – I was in Cairo this week to witness the draw of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2017 qualifiers of which the finals will take place in Gabon. My interest specifically was on Zimbabwe, Mzansi of course as my adopted country and Zambia as one of the powerhouses of Cosafa. As we all…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-born South African golfer Dean Burmester moved within one shot off leader Jbe’ Kruger during the second round of the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open yesterday. Playing with the Zimbabwean flag on his bag, Burmester, who says he was “basically thrown out” of the country in 2003 at the height of the land re-distribution…
HARARE – UNDER-fire Castle Lager Premiership side CAPS United have lost the labour dispute involving seven of their players. Labour Court Independent Arbitrator Kenneth Nhongo presided over the case involving the Green Machine against Kenneth Bulaji, Dominic Chungwa, Dominic Mukandi, Stephen Makatuka, Tafadzwa Dube, Tendai Samanja and Ronald Pfumbidzayi. Nhongo ruled in favour of the…
HARARE – A tractor belonging to the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is set to be sold at a public auction today to offset ex-employee Nicky Dhlamini-Moyo’s det. The tractor will go under the hammer at Revelations Auctioneers, who are located in Willowvale, at 10 am today. According to a newspaper notice highest bidders will be…
