By Sports Reporter England-born Zimbabwe international Tendayi Darikwa is settling well at Cypriot First Division side Apollon Limassol. Barely a few weeks after joining the club, Darikwa scored his first goal of the season in just his fourth appearance over the weekend. After being handed a starting berth in their away encounter to APOEL at
By Sports Reporter England-born teenage striker Matthew Takawira has expressed his desire to represent Zimbabwe at youth level this season after signing a two-year scholarship deal at Premier League side Luton Town. The 17-year-old who plays as an out-and-out striker has been in the Luton Town Academy since the age of 12. He has gone
By Sports Reporter THE FIFA-appointment Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Nomination Committee is set to name Highlanders’ Portuguese head coach Baltemar Brito as the new interim Warriors head coach ahead of the national senior team’s return to international football later this year. The local football body recently advertised the vacant post ahead of the upcoming African
East Anglian Daily Times Teenage prospect Tawanda Chirewa has joined Premier League club Wolves having turned down a new deal at Ipswich Town this summer. The Blues will receive a compensation fee for the 19-year-old attacker. Paul Lambert handed Chirewa his senior debut as a sub at Colchester, in a Papa Johns Trophy match, back in November
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE missed out on qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after finishing a disappointing fourth out of 12 participating nations in the Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Affectionately known as the Cheetahs, the Zimbabwe side needed to win the continental competition to win the sole automatic
By Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS finally ended their run of three Castle Lager Premier Soccer League matches without a victory following an important 2-0 win against Yadah at Babourfields Stadium on Sunday to move within a point of leaders Ngezi Platinum Stars. Needing a victory to revive their faltering title hopes, Highlanders who had dominated the
By Sports Reporter HARARE giants Dynamos’ unbeaten run under new head coach Genesis Magombe was brought to a screeching halt following a 2-1 loss against a stubborn Bulawayo Chiefs at Babourfields Stadium on Saturday. DeMbare appeared to have revived their chances of challenging for the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League after going on a promising
By Darlington Gatsi THE way Highlanders’ supporters told a story was a warning, probably an outpouring of emotions, long suppressed. Allan Bhasvi, tasked to handle a blockbuster encounter pitting old foes Dynamos and Highlanders, pulled a trigger that burst a bubble of emotions. Bulawayo and Matabeleland provinces have carried an emotional trauma that emanates from
By Sports Reporter The Zimbabwe senior national women’s football team, the Mighty Warriors, have been placed in Group C along with Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho for the 2023 edition of the COSAFA Cup tournament slated for Gauteng, South Africa. The Mighty Warriors will make a return to international football in the regional competition which will
By Darlington Gatsi CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League has summoned Highlanders’ deputy captain Peter Muduhwa for instigating violence that rocked Barbourfields Stadium Sunday leading to an abandonment of its match against Dynamos. Muduhwa together with his club and Dynamos are set to appear before the PSL disciplinary committee over the violence. Highlanders’ deputy captain is accused of
By Darlington Gatsi PREMIER Netball League (PNL) side Greenfuel Queens is burning with mass exodus of players, who form the core of its squad, in protest over the club’s administration and handling of their welfare. This comes as the Chisumbanje-based side is preparing for a bruising weekend as it faces Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) and in-form Ngezi
By Darlington Gatsi CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League has been rattled by political tensions that characterised Sunday’s match pitting Highlanders and Dynamos. The much anticipated battle of Zimbabwe was abandoned in the 37th minute after violence erupted emanating from a match officiating dispute. In a statement, PSL chairman, who is also Zanu PF Member of
The Guardian Even as the WTA tour had shifted on to the European red clay season this year, Coco Gauff’s favourite surface and the period that brought her first grand slam final at the French Open in 2022, the 19-year-old was struggling. During the early days of spring, Gauff had taken a few early defeats,
By Darlington Gatsi in Bulawayo IT is a match that had all the ingredients for a spectacular afternoon. The rivalry between old foes, Dynamos and Highlanders had been renewed setting the stage for a bruising battle. In surrounding areas of Makokoba and Mzilikazi the atmosphere was palpable with excitement and anticipation as fans made a
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWEAN middle and long distance runner Faith Nyathi’s star continues to shine in the United States of America (USA) after she was announced as the Women’s Athlete of the Week announced by the Conference USA office last Tuesday. CUSA is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWEAN teenager Trey Nyoni has wasted very little time in settling well with the Liverpool under-18 side since his move from Leicester City after scoring a stunning hat trick for the Young Reds during their dominant 10-0 friendly win against Southend United on Friday. Nyoni made the switch from Leicester official towards
By Sports Reporter NGEZI Platinum Stars moved to the top of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League following a 1-0 win against inform Manica Diamonds at Baobab Stadium on Saturday to pile pressure on title favourites Highlanders ahead of their potentially explosive clash against Babourfields on Sunday. The Mhondoro-based outfit appeared to have wasted an
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE-LINKED teenage starlet Shumaira Mheuka was on target for the England men’s under-17 team as they showed plenty of promise before succumbing to a 3-2 defeat to Portugal in an enthralling game at the Pinatar Arena in Spain on Wednesday. The 16-year-old Chelsea under-18 striker who was born in England to Zimbabwean
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWEAN coach Kaitano Tembo remains hopeful that he will be able to turn the tide at struggling South African Premiership side Richards Bay despite their winless start to the season. Heading into the FIFA international break which starts this weekend, Tembo’s side came from behind to rescue a point against his former
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Cricket legend Heath Streak, who passed away last Sunday and was cremated as per his wishes, will get a State-assisted funeral in recognition of his contributions to the development of cricket. Streak passed on at the age of 49 at his family farm in Inyathi in Matabeleland North after a battle
