HAMILTON – Chris Gayle’s love of late-night loafing – something his social media accounts bear testimony to – have made him cricket’s version of New York: the man who never sleeps. His captain Jason Holder confirmed as much, albeit in a slightly more serious context. “Chris is awake. I can assure you he’s awake. He…
HAMILTON – Zimbabwe believe the guile of coach Dav Whatmore can help them spring a World Cup upset by beating the West Indies, senior batsman Hamilton Masakadza said yesterday. Zimbabwe head into today’s pivotal Pool B match at Canberra’s Manuka Oval level on points with the unpredictable Caribbean cricketers and responding well to the much-travelled…
HARARE – Nkululeko Sibanda — businessman and owner of Zifa second-tier football side Twalumba FC — has died after a short illness. The former Black Mambas sponsor, who is also husband to Zifa board member — Miriam Sibanda — died at Parirenyatwa Hospital on Saturday evening where he had been taken ill, according to the…
HARARE – The Sports and Recreational Commission (SRC) has ruled out reducing the contentious six percent levied on football clubs arguing it is the one sustaining their operations. Local teams were praying for a relief through reductions from the SRC which levies football clubs and other sports disciplines. SRC, board member Dave Ellman-Brown said they…
HARARE – CAPS United got themselves pre-season bragging rights over arch-rivals Dynamos yesterday, but new gaffer, Mark Harrison conceded he still has a lot of work to do. The Green Machine needed a penalty shoot-out to beat bitter rivals Dynamos in a pre-season challenge match organised by the Chinese Federation of Zimbabwe (CFZ) at Rufaro…
HARARE – Scott Vincent continued his thrilling run of form after his opening round 5-under-par 67 saw him hold the individual lead at the Puerto Rico Classic in Puerto Rico over the weekend. Vincent fired seven birdies and two bogeys in the first round to see him take a two-stroke lead on three players. Hot…
HARARE – Newly-promoted Tsholotsho Football Club coach Lizwe Sweswe says his team is ready to challenge established clubs in the Castle Premiership when the new season begins early next month. Sweswe’s charges won the second-tier Zifa Southern Region Division One league ahead of second-placed Technosphere and third-placed Black Boots last year. “I am happy with…
HARARE – With two weeks left before Zimbabwe’s much-anticipated Davis Cup tie against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) is racing against time to raise $45 000 to host the match. Zimbabwe will play the Europeans in the 2015 Euro-Africa Zone Group II, the country’s first home tie in years. Initially, TZ were appealing for…
HARARE – Zifa president Cuthbert Dube said he is ready to crack the whip on board members who are cheating the nation by fighting personal agendas rather than serving the game in the country. Dube’s remarks came as Zifa was yesterday exposed as a divided organisation whose board members take turns to take a dig…
JOHANNESBURG – On a mild Tuesday evening, two former friends turned into sworn enemies.It was a night when Willard Katsande squared up against his former trusted lieutenant Kingston Nkhatha. In January, the burly striker (Nkhatha) stunned the football fraternity by walking out of the Kaizer Chiefs village to join rivals SuperSport United in a stunning…
