‘Chigova ready for Europe’
By Petros Kausiyo Warriors goalkeepers’ coach Brenna Msiska, basking in the glory of the heroics of George Chigova, believes the country’s first-choice goalminder is now ripe to take a crack at clubs...
View ArticleMubaiwa throws in the towel
By Eddie Chikamhi Beleaguered Dynamos were left at the crossroads yesterday after the club’s president Kenny Mubaiwa tendered his resignation citing pressure and excessive interference from the board...
View ArticleZlatan Ibrahimovic blast Swedish media
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has launched a scathing attack against Swedish media, whom he believes cost him a place in the national team’s 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. Ibrahimovic, 36, is considered the...
View ArticleArjun Tendulkar: Sachin’s son named in India under-19 squad
The son of legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun, has been picked for the national under-19 team. The team will play five one-day internationals and two four-day matches in Sri Lanka in...
View ArticleEngland out to bury WC ghost
LONDON. – Harry Kane says England must “believe it can be different” at the World Cup soccer finals if they are to end their 52-year run without silverware. England last lifted a trophy at the 1966...
View ArticleZim beat SA in polo
Prince Mukuna Sport Reporter THE Zimbabwe national polo team beat neighbours South Africa 12-8 at the Zimbabwe Polo grounds over the weekend. The game marked three years of sponsorship by Titan Law who...
View ArticleNeymar rallies Brazil
VIENA. – Brazil striker Neymar says the five-time champions are dreaming of yet another World Cup soccer success in Russia. The Paris Saint-Germain forward struck his 55th international goal to go...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s Gems in good start
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter THE senior national netball team opened the campaign to defend their title at the ongoing Pent Series on a positive note when they overcame hosts Namibia 52-51 in a...
View ArticleWill an African team reach World Cup semis?
LONDON. – “When I first started to coach Cote d’lvoire I said to Didier Drogba: ‘We have some fantastic players and we can go far in the World Cup.’ He said: ‘No we can’t’.” Sven-Goran Eriksson is...
View ArticleMighty Warriors disappointed
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter AFTER seeing their hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations dashed at the very last moment, the Mighty Warriors are licking their wounds. They had...
View ArticleMutasa’s happy return
DYNAMOS coach Lloyd Mutasa has for the first time spoken about his decision to return to the post of head coach at the club, just over a month after he was fired by the Harare giants, and replaced by...
View ArticleAnother Zimbabwe Cricket official faces corruption charges
ZIMBABWE Cricket board member Enock Ikope has become the second Zimbabwean cricket official inside five months to be charged with breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code,...
View ArticleNigeria strong and calm under Rohr, for now
Coach Gernot Rohr has restored stability to Nigeria heading into the World Cup. The German brought a sense of calm to a team that went through five coaches in two years following the 2014 tournament in...
View ArticleHow the World Cup favourites are shaping up
THE phoney war is over and most of the big guns have arrived in Russia ahead of the start of the World Cup on Thursday. AFP Sport takes a look at how the favourites are shaping up. Brazil In 2014,...
View ArticleWE SHOULD BUILD ON COSAFA SUCCESS
Phillip Zulu in LEEDS, England THE Warriors won the COSAFA Cup and deserve to be saluted for their efforts and never-say-die-spirit. Coach Sunday Chidzambwa, Rahman Gumbo and Brenna Msiska deserve all...
View ArticleAlways feel good to beat England for the first time
LONDON. — There’s a first time for everything, of course, but when it comes to beating England at cricket, that first time tends to feel extra sweet. Here are five of the most recent triumphs of the...
View ArticleMashrhino Handball Cup held
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter Organisers of the Mashrhino Handball Cup are convinced their efforts to contribute to the growth of the sport are paying off after they successfully held the fourth...
View ArticleSportspersons hail Government
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter SPORTSPERSONS from different disciplines that were rewarded by the Government on Monday in Harare have said it’s a welcome development that motivates them to continue...
View ArticleNewcomers face off in Div One
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter AL BURAAK coach Naison Muchekela will not read much into the suspension of his two players, Mostaf Mugadzaweta and Charles Lumbimani, ahead of their Runyararo Service...
View ArticleBambo questions COSAFA Cup glory
Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter DESPITE Zimbabwe’s continued successes at the COSAFA Cup, football legend Moses “Bambo” Chunga believes ZIFA need to keep prioritising development ahead of...
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