HARARE – Bowler Prosper Utseya snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat for Zimbabwe A against Canada yesterday with a clinical 46-ball 36 runs as the hosts won by one wicket with four balls remaining here yesterday. Canada batted first and were restricted to 170-9 in 50 overs while Zimbabwe A laboured to 176-9…
HARARE – New CAPS United coach Mark Harrison says he is unmoved by legal action threats emanating from his old club Black Leopards, also launching a scathing attack against South African clubs for hiring and firing coaches willy-nilly. The well-travelled Harrison, 54, was unveiled United coach on Wednesday, barely 24 hours after announcing his resignation…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) yesterday named their 15-man squad for the 2015 addition of the ICC World Cup which will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand in just over a month’s time. After the recent debacle in Bangladesh, nobody knew what to expect as we hold our breaths in anticipation. Events took a…
HARARE – Mark Harrison was yesterday unveiled as the new CAPS United coach on a three-year deal barely 24 hours after quitting South African Division One side Black Leopards. The 54-year-old Briton takes over from Taurai Mangwiro, who resigned from the club last December to join Harare City, and will be assisted by former Makepekepe…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) will have a lot of explaining to do to Fifa after equipment belonging to the latter was auctioned yesterday owing to debts. Computers Zifa uses to register players on the Fifa Transfer Matching System (TMS) were auctioned off at KM Auctions in Harare yesterday. “The Zifa auction went…
LONDON – The future of Lionel Messi at Barcelona has been thrown into doubt after reports of a fall-out between the player and head coach Luis Enrique. Enrique’s position is not thought to be under threat despite reports of a confrontation between Messi and Barca’s board over the authoritarian approach of the club’s former midfielder….
LONDON – Fifa vice president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan will stand for election in a bid to oust Sepp Blatter as leader of football’s scandal-hit world governing body. The 39-year-old Prince Ali declared his intention yesterday to stand as a candidate in the Fifa presidential election on May 29 in Zurich, where…
LONDON – Steven Gerrard’s Long Goodbye started in style and all at Liverpool will hope that it climaxes back in London with an emotional farewell on his 35th birthday – the day of the FA Cup final. In his first game since announcing that he would be leaving the club at the end of this…
HARARE – As a strength and conditioning coach, I personally operate and encourage others to operate by these three rules:1. Do no harm (create a safe environment for the athlete) 2. Apply appropriate levels of progression and regression (allows for a step by step process) 3. Enhance performance (this is the end goal) None of…
HARARE – The Footballers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Fuz) will next week hold a training camp for all out-of-contract players to help them find new clubs ahead of the 2015 season. It will start next week Wednesday at the National Sports Stadium and the players will be working with selected local coaches to regain their fitness…
