HARARE – He says his distinctive goal celebration — arms widespread and mimicking the journey of an eagle in flight — was because of his sharp alertness, just like the famous bird, a fox-in-the-box striker with the speed of thought and action to put away the slightest of chances. At the peak of his powers,…
HARARE – Dynamos secretary general Webster Chikengezha yesterday insisted the club are still active on the transfer market in the hopes of providing new coach David Mandigora with the arsenal he requires. The Glamour Boys have already been busy strengthening their squad ahead of the 2015 Castle Premiership season which start in March. DeMbare, who…
GWERU – Gweru-based Castle Premiership side Chapungu were left in disarray after the appointment of former Shabanie Mine coach as the club’s technical advisor. This move did not go down well with the Thornhill Airbase community that felt Tapera would usurp the authority of head coach John Nyikadzino. There were concerns that Tapera, who presided…
HARARE – After a disappointing week in week he was left out of Zimbabwe’s 2015 Cricket World Cup squad, Vusi Sibanda answered critics the best way he knows how by scoring runs. The 31-year-old was in outstanding form as he scored a blistering 99 off 101 to help Zimbabwe A beat Canada by seven wickets…
HARARE – New Dynamos goalkeeper Tonderai Mateyaunga says he gotten over the disappointment of losing the Castle Premiership title on the last day with ZPC Kariba last season. The DC Academy graduate, who spent last season with ZPC, was among the five new acquisitions paraded by the record Zimbabwe champions last Friday. The 22- year-old,…
HARARE – Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya has shown interest in securing a place in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for his division one club Gunners. The Daily News is reliably informed that PHD is currently engaged in negotiations to buy the franchise of one of the newly-promoted clubs as the…
HARARE – Zimbabwean boxer Charles Manyuchi is set to defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) International title against David Avanesya of Russia at a date and venue to be confirmed. The 26-year-old from Masvingo, who is rated the 30th best welterweight boxer in the world by the WBC, has a professional record of 15 wins,…
HARARE – FC Platinum are on the verge of securing friendly games as part of preparations for their 2015 Confederation Cup preliminary round tie against Kenyan side Sofapaka FC next month. The Chibuku Super Cup winners have engaged teams from Zambia, Botswana and South Africa in efforts to sharpen up ahead of Africa’s second-tier inter-club…
HARARE – Defenders George Magariro and Gilbert Banda, ex-captains at Dynamos and Highlanders respectively, have been offloaded by How Mine with the ambitious Bulawayo club confirming the capture of Tawanda Muparati and Benjamin Marare. Magariro and Banda, who in their prime skippered two of Zimbabwe’s biggest clubs, have been deemed surplus to requirement alongside goalkeeper…
HARARE – Selection is a contentious issue in the cricketing world, a source of intruding debate whenever squads are announced. It’s an inescapable subject of discussion for us here in Zimbabwe, too, particularly when it’s World Cup time. Taking a casual look, our World Cup squad announced this week appears a fairly-balanced side, if you…
