By Sports Reporter CHAMPIONS FC Platinum put the icing on their 2018 championship glory when they beat season rivals Ngezi Platinum 1-0 on an afternoon they finally laid their hands on the premiership championship trophy at Mandava Stadium on Saturday. Striker Gift Mbweti ensured the home side received their trophy in style after scoring the
Timeslive Nigeria were made to forget their Tokelo Rantie special deal as South Africa served up their new Percy Tau-Lebo Mothiba combo instead, Bafana Bafana toughing out a 1-1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw at FNB Stadium on Saturday. But somehow, in meetings with South Africa, more often than not Nigeria seem to come
BBC The five-man shortlist for the 2018 BBC African Footballer of the Year award has been announced. This year’s nominees are Medhi Benatia (Morocco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Thomas Partey (Ghana) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt). The vote opened on Saturday, 17 November at 19:00 GMT and closes on Sunday, 2 December at 20:00.
By Sports Reporter UK-BASED Zimbabwe international Tendayi Darikwa has expressed his delight at finally realising his dream of featuring for the Warriors in a competitive match after playing a key role in the back-to-back 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against DR Congo last month. In his first in-depth interview since making his international debut,
By Sports Reporter FORMER World Boxing Council (WBC) silver welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi will host a 12-bout international tournament featuring fighters from Zimbabwe and neighbouring Zambia at Prince Edward School next Saturday (November 24). The international boxing tournament dubbed, “Rumble in the City” will be the third in a space of 12 months to be
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE national women’s cricket team stars Chipo Mugeri and Modester Mupachikwa have been handed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase their talent at the global stage. The two have been named in the Women’s Global Development Squad (WGDS) that will play in the run-up to the Women’s Big Bash League in Sydney, Australia.
By AFP Former Olympic football gold medallists Cameroon began their qualifying campaign for the 2020 Tokyo Games with a 3-0 home victory over Chad on Friday. The teams meet again Tuesday in N’Djamena in the second leg of a first-round qualifier and it would now be a major shock if the Rigobert Song-coached Cameroonians did
By AFP Mohamed Salah scored in the final minute to give Egypt a 3-2 home victory over Tunisia on Friday in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations match between two countries who have already qualified. The Liverpool star chipped the ball into the net to complete the scoring in a seesaw matchday 5 struggle during
By KickOff.com Ajax Cape Town have reached an agreement with the Premier Soccer League to finally bring the protracted Tendai Ndoro matter to an end. The long-winded ‘Ndorogate’ saga is at last behind us with The Urban Warriors announcing they have finalised an out-of-court settlement with the PSL (NSL) on Thursday. The matter was initially
By espncricinfo.com The confidence of doing well in conditions where better teams have struggled is Zimbabwe’s biggest gain in Bangladesh, according to Hamilton Masakadza, their captain. In the second Test, Zimbabwe fought back after conceding a 218-run deficit but pushed the game into the second session on the final day. They eventually lost the Test
By Agencies Bangladesh routed visiting Zimbabwe by 218 runs in the second Test on day five at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday. With this win, Bangladesh leveled the two-match series 1-1 as they lost the first game by 151 runs at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium last week. Bangladesh capitalised on a nice and flat
By AFP Former France international Franck Ribery on Thursday issued a public apology to French television pundit Patrick Guillou, who he reportedly insulted and assaulted following Bayern Munich’s away defeat to Borussia Dortmund at the weekend. “I had a meeting with Patrick Guillou yesterday in Munich,” Ribery said in a video posted on Bayern’s website
By Sports Reporter LIBERIA have been dealt a major blow ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group G qualifier against Zimbabwe after their Norway based star striker Sam Johnson was ruled out of the crucial match to be played at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia on Sunday. Johnson, who
By Robert Tapfumaneyi BOSSY businessman and current ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa has boasted Zimbabwean football lived off his personal pocket while urging government to play a role in funding national team engagements. He was speaking in Harare Tuesday while accepting an Achievement Award by 10 ZIFA provincial chairpersons for his “unwavering support” and “development of
AFP Wayne Rooney says he is honoured to make a final appearance for England and happy for manager Gareth Southgate to decide his playing time Thursday against the United States. Former Manchester United star Rooney, in video comments released Monday by his Major League Soccer club DC United, detailed his excitement at earning his 120th
By Espn.com HAVING watched Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque bat for close to two days after they had Bangladesh on the ropes at 26 for 3, Zimbabwe have been given a thorough lesson in how to apply themselves on a pitch that has occasionally offered something for the bowlers. “Our batters can learn a thing or two from him [Mushfiqur],
By AFP Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules, the English governing body announced Monday. The FA said the allegations related to events that took place in January of this year. Sturridge is alleged to have broken rules that prohibit the passing
By AFP Interim Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari was appointed permanent coach on Monday after overseeing a startling upturn in the European champions’ fortunes since he stepped in to replace Julen Lopetegui. “Everything is in order. Real Madrid have worked out his contract and there are no problems,” the Spanish football federation stated. Solari has
By ESPNcricinfo Zimbabwe were dealt a major blow in the Mirpur Test against Bangladesh, after fast bowler Tendai Chatara was stretched off with a suspected Grade 2 tear on his left quadriceps muscle. The injury occurred in the 100th over of the Bangladesh first innings. Chatara pulled up while running in to deliver the over’s third ball,
By AFP Reigning champions Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 derby win at home to Manchester United on Sunday as Liverpool maintained their title charge with a 2-0 victory over basement club Fulham. Chelsea, like the top two, remained unbeaten in league action so far this season but
