By AFP AN unbeaten 104-run fifth-wicket stand between Harry Tector and George Dockrell gave Ireland a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday and a first Twenty20 series success in Harare. Tector scored 54 and Dockrell 49 as Ireland triumphed with eight balls to spare, winning the series 2-1, and gave Paul Stirling a perfect start
By BBC Sport IRELAND set up a T20 series decider against Zimbabwe on Sunday by clinching a tense four-wicket win over the hosts at Harare Sports Club on Saturday. A 87-run sixth-wicket stand between Clive Madande and Ryan Burl helped Zimbabwe post 165-6 in Harare. After losing early wickets, Harry Tector and Curtis Campher’s 66-run
By Sports Reporter WARRIORS defender Teenage Hadebe is on the market after his contract expired at American club Houston Dynamo. The Zimbabwean international, who played for the Chiefs for two years until leaving for Turkey in 2019, spent the past two seasons at the Major League Soccer (MLS) side. But Houston announced this week on
By Sports Reporter FORMER Warriors and Dynamos coach Kalisto Pasuwa continued his dominance on the Malawian football landscape after guiding Nyasa Big Bullets to a record-breaking fifth successive league title on Sunday. Nyasa Big Bullets were confirmed the winners of the TNM Malawi Super League title on the final day of the season following a
By Sports Reporter WOLVES boss Gary O’Neil admits Tawanda Chirewa is close to a first-team breakthrough. The 20-year-old England-born Zimbabwean starlet has been invited to train with the first team after a string of impressive displays for the Wolves U21 side and O’Neil is impressed by the youngster’s training ground form. “It’s really important, I’ve
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE football giants Dynamos finally ended their nine-year trophy drought after beating newly crowned league champions Ngezi Platinum Stars 2-0 to win the Chibuku Super Cup at Baobab Stadium on Sunday. The victory earned DeMbare the ticket to represent the country in the CAF Confederation Cup next season, while Ngezi, who recently
By Darlington Gatsi DYNAMOS will endure an 89-kilometer journey to Mhondoro Ngezi in a bid to reclaim its lost glory. Glamour has faded from the blue emblem of Dynamos enduring nine years without major silverware. Calisto Pasuwa last kept the trophy cabinet at the Harare giants clean with a Castle lager Premier Soccer league cup
Previously vilified by the sporting world, betting companies are today finding it quite easy penetrating the market and even securing big-money deals with sporting associations. Some of the biggest sponsorships today are coming from gaming companies, which means there is booming business there. At the start of this season, Arsenal entered a partnership with Betway
By Sports Reporter Zimbabwe international and Stade de Reims midfielder Marshall Munetsi is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury during his team’s Ligue 1 game against Stade de Rennes on Sunday. Munetsi was helped off the field by medics just 30 minutes into the game which his side went on to lose
By Wisden.com ZIMBABWE’S T20 World Cup 2024 qualification hopes took a major blow after Uganda beat them with five wickets and five balls in hand at Windhoek. Zimbabwe had struck early to reduce Uganda to 12-2 before Alpesh Ramjani launched a counterattack, hitting four fours and two sixes in a 26-ball 40 out of a
By Sports Reporter YADAH FC survived relegation by the skin of their teeth to preserve their top-flight status after stunning Harare giants Dynamos 2-0 on a final day fuelled with drama at the National Sports Stadium on Saturday. The Premier Soccer League outfit which is owned by the popular self-styled prophet Walter Magaya and affectionately
By Sports Reporter ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean youngster Michael Ndiweni has made a massive leap in his fledgling career after making his first team debut for English Premier League side Newcastle United on Saturday. Ndiweni was introduced as a 92nd-minute substitute as Newcastle United beat Chelsea 4-1 at St James Park to mark his first cap in
ICC Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton has labelled his side’s start to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier Africa Final 2023 as ’embarrassing’ and urged his players to try and put the performance behind them quickly and return to winning ways. Zimbabwe v Namibia, Scorecard Houghton’s charges were among the fancied teams to finish in
By Luton Today Warriors captain discusses 1-1 result in Rwanda Luton midfielder Marvelous Nakamba was left slightly disappointed to only pick up a point when starting for Zimbabwe in their World Cup qualifying 1-1 draw against Nigeria on Sunday. Following a 1-1 draw with Rwanda last week, the 29-year-old was captaining his country for the second Group C
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Warriors head coach Baltemar Brito has expressed satisfaction with the progress his team is making following their commendable 1-1 draw against Nigeria in their 2026 World Cup Group C qualifier in Rwanda on Sunday. Playing their home match at a venue in Rwanda, the Warriors were unlucky not to collect all
By Katie Roebuck | FEI.org DURING 2023, a different flag was regularly making an appearance on the international Eventing circuit. Zimbabwe now has a five-star rider in Julia Norman and she’s full of enthusiasm for what can be achieved with the African nation. Perhaps even a place at the 2028 Olympics. Norman, based in Wiltshire in
By Sports Reporter US-BASED Zimbabwean Mixed Marital Arts (MMA) star Themba Gorimbo will return to action against Ireland’s Kiefer Crosbie on February 3 at a yet-to-be-announced Ultimate Fighting Championship event. Gorimbo confirmed the booking on social media following an initial report from MMA Mania. The card does have an official location or headliner with further
By Sports Reporter Zimbabwe…….(1) 1 Nigeria………….(0) 1 ZIMBABWE were made to rue a golden opportunity to register their first victory against continental heavyweights Nigeria following a 1-1 draw against the former African champions in their 2026 World Cup qualification match at the Huye Stadium in Bature, Rwanda on Sunday. Playing “at home” in Rwanda due
By Staff Reporter FORMER Dynamos FC and Warriors goalkeeper George Chigova has died aged 32. Chigova who was playing for SuperSport United in South Africa reportedly collapsed and died at his home. He suffered a heart attack earlier this year in July and had not fully recovered. More to follow…
By Leopold Munhende | Chief Correspondent ENGLISH Premiership outfit Luton Town’s highly rated midfielder Marvelous Nakamba has promised that everyone in Zimbabwe’s camp is geared up for their 2026 World Cup Qualifier clash against Rwanda on Wednesday. Nakamba is part of Coach Baltemar Brito’s 23-man squad set to battle with The Wasps of Rwanda and
