HARARE – Beleaguered Castle Premiership club Highlanders were yesterday ordered by the Labour Court to pay outstanding sign-on fees to former players Bruce Tshuma and Heritein Masusku. Bulawayo independent arbitrator Washington Chitima ruled that Bosso still owed Tshuma $5 500 as part of his signing on fees dating back to January 2011. On top of…
JOHANNESBURG – Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Knowledge Musona has joined Belgian side KV Oostende from Germany’s Hoffenheim. Musona has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Oostende, who are also home to Bafana Bafana midfielder Andile Jali. The Zimbabwean forward moved to Hoffenheim from Chiefs in 2011, but has seen little game-time in the Bundesliga. Musona was…
HARARE – David Mandigora admits he is under pressure to replicate Calisto Pasuwa’s success after his appointment as new Dynamos coach yesterday. Mandigora returns to Dynamos for a second spell, having guided the Harare giants to their first league title in a decade back in 2007. He replaces Pasuwa, who has declined a new deal…
HARARE – Stephen Mangongo was yesterday sacked as Zimbabwe cricket coach just two months before the World Cup gets underway in Australia and New Zealand. Mangongo’s sacking comes after Zimbabwe’s worst tour in history, losing all three Tests and five ODIs in Bangladesh. The horrific tour sparked off an uproar among followers of the game…
HARARE – When the name Zimbabwe Cricket is mentioned, those blessed with sight would always have a long hard look at the facial reactions of the person they would be talking to. Some would simply give a shrug and sigh of resignation, others would have volcanic eruptions of anger, while others would become emotional, even…
HARARE – The first recorded Olympic Games was in 776BC and ever since Olympians have resided at the tip of the sporting iceberg and they are quite simply the best at what they do. They represent the pinnacle of human ability when it comes to sport and they are exceedingly good at it. If Team…
LONDON – Former World Cup winner and Arsenal’s record goal-scorer Thierry Henry will take a role at Sky Sports as a television pundit following his retirement from soccer.The 37-year-old Frenchman scored 51 goals in 123 appearances for his country as he helped them win the 1998 World Cup and European Championships in 2000, while picking…
LONDON – Zimbabwean schoolboy rugby powerhouse Falcon College completed a satisfying tour of the United Kingdom at the weekend, recording two big wins and losing the last game narrowly. The Matabeleland side – coached by former Sables centre Brendan French – first beat Crypt School 54-21 in Cheltenham last Monday before crossing over to Wales…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s two biggest football clubs, Dynamos and Highlanders, seem to be still stuck in the past judging by events in recent weeks. The two clubs have in recent weeks placed job vacancy notices in the press for the position of head coach. Dynamos were left in a quandary after their coach for the…
HARARE – Zimbabwean champions Dynamos have shortlisted five coaches from the list of more than 30 applicants hoping to replace four-time title winning gaffer Calisto Pasuwa. The five are being engaged in talks to assess their demands and conditions before picking the most suitable coach who is scheduled to be unveiled at a press conference…
