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HARARE – Premier Soccer League (PSL) clubs have spoken out against the escalating scenes of violence at Barbourfields Stadium calling for responsible authorities to invoke appropriate disciplinary measures to deter hooliganism. Highlanders supporters turned riotous during the Bob 91 Super Cup semi-final tie against CAPS United on Sunday something which has become normal every time…

HARARE – The football leadership in this country must act decisively against the hooligans that marred Sunday’s Bob91 Super Cup play-off match between Highlanders and CAPS United at Barbourfields Stadium. United won the match, courtesy of goals from Roderick Mutuma and Takudzwa Mahori to seal a final berth against Dynamos, but the match will be…

HARARE – Stung by the constant criticism directed at him for the decaying state of local football, Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Cuthbert Dube has threatened to step down from his post. Addressing councillors at the association’s Extra-Ordinary General Meeting at the Zifa Village yesterday, Dube attacked his board members for failing to come up…

HARARE – Prince Edward and Arundel Schools emerged as the victors of the annual PE Sprint Challenge on Wednesday afternoon. The result saw them retaining the titles they won last year. The hosts were the toast in the boys’ Sprint Challenge category, finishing on 184 points followed by Peterhouse, who had 173 points while Heritage…

MUTARE – The Zimbabwe Davis Cup team will today conduct a tennis coaching clinic for Mantas Tennis Academy during its 2014 Annual Tennis Awards at Mutare Girls High. Zimbabwe’s United States-based number one player Takanyi Garanganga, Turkey-based number two Mark Finn and fourth-placed Spain-based Tinotenda Chanakira will conduct the coaching clinic. Former Zimbabwe Davis Cup…

GWERU – Gweru City Council management has admitted that renovations at Ascot Stadium, which was deemed unfit to host Castle Premier Soccer League matches, have not yet begun. The local authority only has less than a week to carry out the renovations recommended by the Zifa Grounds Committee. The 2015 Castle Premiership season is scheduled…

JOHANNESBURG – Stories dominating the Mzansi media industry this week were of two 1996 Africa Cup of Nations winning duo of John “Shoes” Moshoeu and former captain Neil Tovey lying in hospital critically ill.The two played a major role in Mzansi winning the 1996 African trophy and news of their poor health was greeted with…

CANBERRA – Zimbabwe seamer Tendai Chatara was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday for bowling two successive dangerous deliveries at West Indies record breaker Chris Gayle in their World Cup clash. The incident happened in the 50th over of the West Indies innings at Canberra’s Manuka Oval on Tuesday when Chatara bowled a…

JOHANESBURG – Mamelodi Sundowns striker Cuthbert Malajila always scores against AmaZulu, so says Brazilians coach Pitso Mosimane. The Zimbabwean netted his eighth League goal in a 1-0 defeat of Usuthu on Tuesday night, as Downs closed the gap on leaders Kaizer Chiefs to 10 points, but with a game in hand. Malajila, who also has…

HARARE – Despite the defeat to the West Indies on Tuesday, Zimbabwe cricket fans have applauded the team’s effort in the 2015 World Cup so far. Zimbabwe could not withstand the West Indies acceleration of scoring late in their innings as Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels piled on a one-day record stand of 372 to…