Bosso’s rude awakening
Erol Akbay Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS got a rude awakening when they stumbled 0-1 to Ngezi Platinum Stars in the Chibuku Super Cup semi-final at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday,...
View ArticleSouthern region set to revive wheelchair basketball
Allen Khumalo, Sports Reporter THE southern region is on the verge of reviving wheelchair basketball, with former players set to meet at Freedom House on Sunday to create a new executive committee...
View Article‘Act like men’: Mourinho lashes out at Man United players
Jose Mourinho Manchester United’s players must behave like men in the wake of their humiliating 4-0 Premier League hammering by Chelsea, manager Jose Mourinho (pictured) said on Monday. The Portuguese...
View ArticleBrazil legend Carlos Alberto dies at 72
Carlos Alberto Brazil legend Carlos Alberto, the captain of the 1970 World Cup-winning side, has died aged 72. He scored one of the greatest goals in World Cup history in the 1970 final against Italy,...
View ArticleArsenal want Wenger to stay
Arsene Wenger Arsenal hope Arsene Wenger remains their manager beyond the end of the season, but the London club said Monday there was no rush to hold fresh contract talks. The 67-year-old recently...
View ArticleTricky ties for D1 title chasers
Hebert Dick Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter IT’S make or break for the four Southern Region Division One Soccer League title chasing teams when they face tricky opponents in today’s midweek...
View ArticleHappy national team call up for Gumbo
Shadreck Mlauzi Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter IN-FORM Hearts of Oak midfielder Happy Gumbo’s exploits have earned her a Mighty Warriors call-up to prepare for the forthcoming Africa Women Cup...
View ArticleSundowns set for Club World Cup debut
Mamelodi Sundowns will represent Africa at the Fifa Club World Cup at the end of the year in Japan after winning the 52nd edition of the Caf Champions League. Masandawana, or the ‘Brazilians’, as...
View ArticleU21 team unfazed by defenders drop out
Menfree Tanyanyiwa Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe Under-21 netball squad technical bench is not panicking over the dropping out of two defenders from the team due to age ahead of...
View ArticleSri Lanka jet in for two-Test series
Heath Streak Mehluli Sibanda in Harare THE Sri Lankan national cricket team arrived in Harare yesterday for a two-Test series against Zimbabwe and a triangular one-day international series also...
View ArticleIziqholo regroup: Tsholotsho players end strike, focus on Bosso
Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter TSHOLOTSHO FC players ended their week-long strike yesterday to focus on the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie against Highlanders set for Barbourfields...
View ArticleHamilton not worried about Rosberg’s reliability
Hamilton and Rosberg Cape Town — Trailing Nico Rosberg by 26-points on the Drivers’ Championship table, Lewis Hamilton said that he can’t be worried about his team-mate’s reliability as we reach the...
View ArticleTough times for Mafu in Botswana
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter FORMER Highlanders head coach Bongani Mafu seems to be finding the going tough in the Botswana Premier League as he is yet to register a win at his new club...
View ArticleChina to train rugby players, coaches by 2021
Zhang Dazhong CHINA is to spend £80m to launch a professional rugby league and the county aims to have one million players in five years’ time. World Rugby and the programme’s sponsor, e-commerce...
View ArticleGive Pogba time, Mourinho reiterates
Jose Mourinho Cape Town — Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho feels star signing Paul Pogba needs time to adjust to life in England as well as playing in the English Premier League. Following a record...
View ArticleBaobab to host Chibuku Super Cup 2016 final
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter BAOBAB Stadium in Mhondoro will stage the 2016 Chibuku Super Cup final featuring hosts Ngezi Platinum Stars and FC Platinum on November 5, the Premier Soccer...
View ArticleZimbabwe brace for Sri Lanka
Chris Mpofu Eddie Chikamhi, Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE cricket team captain Graeme Cremer has backed the Chevrons to succeed in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka beginning at Harare Sports Club...
View ArticleMbalula rewards Sundowns with R700 000
Cape Town — Minister of Sports and Recreation Fikile Mbalula has rewarded Mamelodi Sundowns with R700 000 after their Caf Champions League heroics. The Chloorkop side travelled to Egypt over the past...
View ArticleHighlanders court Kalusha Bwalya
Kalusha Bwalyaa Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter TITLE chasing Highlanders are planning to invite African football icon Zambian Kalusha Bwalya as guest of honour at the club’s end of year awards...
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