Messi hits 500, Ronaldo double saves Madrid
Madrid – Lionel Messi scored on his 500th Barcelona appearance as the European champions moved back to the top of the table with a 4-0 win over Real Betis as La Liga returned from a curtailed winter...
View ArticleYear 2015 in review
Ricky Zililo and Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporters THE year 2015 was another disappointing year for Zimbabwean sport although some people continue to hope that things will improve. Our sport,...
View ArticleWenger backs Arsenal for league title
London – Manager Arsene Wenger has rejected doubts about Arsenal’s title credentials, saying statistics back him up about the Premier League leaders on New Year’s day. Monday’s comfortable 2-0 win over...
View ArticleNakamba living his dream
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter NETHERLANDS based Young Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is living his dream in Europe, where he plays for top league side Vitesse and is confident that he will...
View ArticleChelsea enjoy first win under Hiddink
GUUS HIDDINK enjoyed his first victory since taking over as Chelsea interim manager as the troubled Premier League champions crushed Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday. After draws against Watford and...
View ArticleBattered Afghanistan seek immediate boost
Zimbabwe were desperate for a performance that yielded a win to keep the series alive, but were well on their way to another disheartening defeat in the third ODI before two batsmen resorted to...
View ArticleEngland’s Stokes stuns South Africa with epic 258
Close South Africa 141 for 2 (Amla 64*) trail England 629 for 6 dec (Stokes 258, Bairstow 150*, Hales 60, Root 50) by 488 runs THIS was joy, utter joy, no matter where your loyalties lie: a feat to...
View ArticleMadlangombe tourney finalists share spoils
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter THE annual Madlangombe December football tournament in Tsholotsho which is sponsored by South African based Zimbabweans Mthabisi Dube and Mthonisela Dumani ended...
View ArticleZim Cricket headed for good times: Chiza
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter PROPHET Blessing Chiza of Eagle Life Ministries has predicted 2016 to be a good year for Zimbabwe Cricket. Chiza believes the cricket prophecy is real and that...
View ArticleDjokovic wary as friend to coach Federer
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic admitted Sunday it will be bizarre to see his friend Ivan Ljubicic helping coach one of his greatest rivals, Roger Federer, this season. “Yes! Honestly, yes,” said...
View ArticleZifa to review Asiagate bans
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter AS part of fulfilling his campaign promise, Zifa president Phillip Chiyangwa’s executive will review the Asiagate bans at their next meeting. The bans to several...
View ArticleVan Gaal hopes Rooney sparks Man Utd upsurge
MANCHESTER UNITED manager Louis van Gaal paid tribute to Wayne Rooney after his winner against Swansea City lifted him to second place in the club’s all-time list of goal-scorers. Rooney superbly...
View ArticleKnox to captain Warriors
Knox Mutizwa Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter GOLDEN boot winner and Highlanders hitman Knox Mutizwa has been handed the armband for the Warriors following the ineligibility of regular skipper...
View ArticleProteas stumble, Bavuma delivers
SOUTH AFRICA lost three wickets for just five runs in the second session against England at Newlands yesterday with Hashim Amla (201), Faf du Plessis (86) and Quinton de Kock (5) falling. The good news...
View ArticlePaul Moyo bounces back
Senior Sports Reporter FORMER Hwange head coach Paul Moyo is set to bounce back into mainstream domestic football coaching at Zifa Bulawayo Province Division Two side Kombani. The Plumtree-based...
View ArticleGayle fined after tells female reporter, ‘Don’t blush, baby’
IT’s the type of comment you might expect to hear in a 1970s nightclub — not on the sidelines of a professional sports match. And it’s a comment that has cost West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle dearly,...
View ArticleTuskers seek better returns
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter MATABELELAND Tuskers will be seeking better returns from their batsmen to pull a shocker against Pro50 Championship table toppers Mashonaland Eagles at Queens Sports...
View ArticleRooney named England Player of the Year
MANCHESTER UNITED striker Wayne Rooney has been voted England’s Player of the Year for the fourth time after breaking his country’s scoring record, the Football Association announced yesterday. The...
View ArticleMashingaidze, Mighty warriors technical team to meet
Jonathan Mashingaidze Sports Reporter ZIFA chief executive officer Jonathan Mashingaidze is due to meet the Mighty Warriors’ technical team to discuss the women’s national team roadmap to the Rio...
View ArticleChapungu recalls loaned players
Chapungu coach John Nyikadzino Midlands Correspondent GWERU-based Premiership outfit Chapungu have recalled players they had loaned out as the club starts preparations for the 2016 season. Among the...
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