Daily Mail Tottenham have sacked Jose Mourinho with the club on course to miss out on Champions League football this season. Mourinho, 58, replaced Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019 but has now been dismissed after a dismal domestic campaign and failure in the Europa League. The bombshell axing comes less than a week before Tottenham
By Sports Reporter MAMELODI Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi described former Zimbabwe Warriors goalkeeper Washington Arubi as ‘one of the best goalkeepers in the country’ after the Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila goalkeeper produced heroics to send the holders crashing out of the Nedbank Cup on penalties. The 35-year-old veteran Zimbabwean goalkeeper produced a heroic performance which sent
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Cricket has beefed up its squad ahead of the visit by Pakistan following the inclusion of the experienced pair of former captain Brendan Taylor and top order batsman Craig Ervine ahead of the Twenty20 international (T20I) series which gets underway in Harare on Wednesday. The two veteran batsmen missed Zimbabwe’s last
By Sports Reporter Dynamos……..(1)2 Highlanders….(0)0 DYNAMOS set an early marker of their intentions ahead of the first domestic football season in almost two years after comfortably defeating fierce rivals Highlanders in the Independence Cup final at the National Sports Stadium. The Uhuru Cup encounter was the first domestic football match played in the country since
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE football legend and former Zimbabwe Warriors coach Rahman Gumbo is set to make a return to the Botswana Premier League after being confirmed as new head coach of newly promoted Sua Flamingoes on Friday. Flamingoes were declared First Division North League champions after last year’s decision by Botswana Football Association to
By Sports Reporter FORMER Soccer Star of the Year Joel “Josta” Ngodzo has retraced his footsteps back to his boyhood club Highlanders after the Bulawayo giants confirmed the return of the skilful linkman ahead of the new season which kicks off next month. Ngodzo, who has also played for FC Platinum and CAPS United in
By Sports Reporter BLACK-LISTED former Zimbabwe Cricket captain and coach Heath Streak could face further sanctions after government, through the sports ministry, has made a request to the National Prosecuting Authority to determine if the disgraced cricket legend committed any criminal offence under the country’s laws. This comes after Streak was Wednesday handed an eight-year
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE cricket legend Heath Streak has been banned for eight years after being charged with multiple breaches of the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s anti-corruption code, the world cricket governing body has revealed. According to the ICC, the former national captain and coach who is widely acknowledged as one of Zimbabwe’s greatest fast
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE international Khama Billiat has been named among the best performers in the CAF Champions League after his priceless goal guided South African club Kaizer Chiefs to the quarterfinals of the continent’s premier club competition. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder, who was making his first start for Chiefs since recovering from a serious
By Sports Reporter RESPECTED South African coach Pitso Mosimane has showered praises at Kaitano Tembo after the former Zimbabwe international recently reached a century of matches in charge at South African topflight club SuperSport United. Tembo became one of the longest current serving coaches in the South African Premiership after reaching his 100th game milestone
The Guardian SWEATY and tired, the players tussle before the winning goal is scored on a red-dust pitch at the No 1 ground in Mufakose, a township west of Harare. The football fans start up a chant on the touchline, triggering a frenzied response from opposing supporters, who break into rapturous song. This parched pitch
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE national cricket team captain Sean Williams has been recognised for his outstanding performances against Afghanistan last month after being nominated for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Player of the Month Award for March. The other nominees for the accolade are Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India. This
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE striker Tino Kadewere says it’s a great honour for the football star to be nominated for the prestigious Marc-Vivien Foé award. The accolade is given to the best African player playing in France’s Ligue 1. The 25-year-old Olympique Lyonnais forward is among 11 finalists shortlisted for the award early this week.
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S Warriors have remained outside the top 100 despite making huge strides by establishing themselves as one of the best performing teams in the region in recent years following their third successive qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The Warriors climbed five places up the global rankings table released
By Sports Reporter FC PLATINUM have begun preparations ahead of their quest for a fourth successive Premier Soccer League title after beginning their preparations ahead of the 2021 Premiership campaign which is set to kickoff next month. The PSL recently revealed proposals to have the elite league return under a cluster competition, which will be
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE national cricket team all-rounder Sikandar Raza is expected to miss the incoming tour by Pakistan which starts later this month after undergoing a successful surgery on his right arm. The 34-year-old middle order batsman and right arm off spinner, who was part of the Zimbabwe team during their recent tour against
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE tennis star Benjamin Lock continues to lift the country’s flag high on the professional tennis circuit after winning his first title of the year on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tour in Tunisia at the weekend. The 28-year-old player who is a key member of Zimbabwe’s Davis Cup team, had
By Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe senior national women’s football team is set to make a return to competitive action for the first time in four months after ZIFA secured an international friendly match against neighbours South Africa later this month. The Mighty Warriors last played competitive football in November last year when they featured at
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE-BORN British heavyweight boxer Dereck Chisora has confirmed linking up with Buddy McGirt, the 2002 Boxing Writers Association of America trainer of the year, ahead of his May 1 clash with New Zealander Joseph Parker in which a win could earn him a second crack at a world title. Chisora’s career has
By Sports Reporter AFTER recently qualifying for their third successive Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, the Zimbabwe Warriors will now shift their qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar following the release of the schedule of the first round of qualifiers by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday. Zimbabwe, who
