By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE-BORN British heavyweight Dereck Chisora has called out New Zealander Joseph Parker for “war” ahead of their likely clash in a headline fight in London in April. Chisora is poised to face former WBO heavyweight champion Parker on April 20 at London’s 02 Arena, the venue of his last fight where he
KickOff Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri says he was unconcerned by the hostile environment at Stamford Bridge during their FA Cup defeat to Manchester United. The atmosphere towards Sarri turned toxic once United surged ahead thanks to first-half goals from midfield duo Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba. A crescendo of boos greeting of boos greeted
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has retained Hamilton Masakadza as national team captain for all three formats of the game ahead of the 2019/2020 season with wicketkeeper batsman Peter Joseph Moor being named new vice-captain. The decision to keep faith with Masakadza was made by the ZC board of directors following its recent meeting,
By Sports Reporter DERECK Chisora could be set for a quick return to the ring after France-based heavyweight Carlos Takam called out the veteran Zimbabwe-born British heavyweight boxer for a rematch following their initial bout six months ago. The 35-year-old Harare-born fighter stopped Takam in an exciting fight in which he was trailing going into
By Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG: Maria Sharapova earned her first WTA win in her native Russia for 13 years after beating Daria Gavrilova 6-0, 6-4 in the first round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Monday. In a win which sets up a second-round match against Russian No. 1 Daria Kasatkina, Sharapova brushed aside
By Associated Press MELBOURNE: Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka is the first player from Asia to top the men’s or women’s tennis rankings — and the youngest woman to make her debut at No. 1 in nine years. “I feel like I’m literally just still learning,” the 21-year-old Osaka said. “Everyone kind of adjusts to
By AFP Rafael Nadal hopes home fans will still love him after he broke their hearts by completing an Aussie hat-trick at the first Grand Slam of the year. The Spanish world number two has only faced Australians so far at Melbourne Park — and sent all three packing in double quick time. James Duckworth,
By AFP Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic’s relentless drive towards more Australian Open glory cranked up another gear Saturday with third round drubbings, as Naomi Osaka and Elina Svitolina survived big scares to stay in the hunt. On day six at Melbourne Park, 23-time Grand Slam Williams crushed Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 before
www.msn.com Serena Williams is inarguably one of today’s most exciting tennis players to watch — not solely because of the energy she brings to her matches, but also because she, as of late, has eschewed traditional tennis outfits for everything from tutus to catsuits. At the Australian Open on Monday night, the tennis legend didn’t
By AFP A focused Serena Williams sent an ominous Australian Open warning with a 49-minute first-round demolition Tuesday as world number one Novak Djokovic destroyed his opponent as he targets a record seventh title. US Open champion Naomi Osaka also stormed through, but world number one Simona Halep was lucky to stay alive, needing to
By AFP Serena Williams has adopted a low profile ahead of the Australian Open, but rival players admit the American’s shadow looms large in Melbourne as she eyes a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown. Williams won her 23rd title and seventh at Melbourne Park while eight weeks pregnant two years ago, and now attempts to
By Sports Reporter FORMER Zimbabwe Olympic Committee chief executive Robert Mutsauki has bounced back into mainstream sports administration after being appointed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to spearhead the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) Strategic Plan for 2019-2024. The renowned sports administrator served as technical director of the Association of National Olympic Committees
By AFP Roger Federer took the honours in the much-anticipated mixed doubles clash with fellow great Serena Williams in what the latter described as the “match of her career” at the Hopman Cup in Perth Tuesday. In the biggest mixed doubles drawcard in the 31-year history of the tournament, in what is expected to be
Mirror Floyd Mayweather admits his bizarre exhibition against Tenshin Nasukawa could end in disaster. The boxing legend takes on the Japanese kickboxing star over three rounds under boxing rules in Tokyo on New Year’s Eve. The result is irrelevant as the fight will not count towards either man’s record. And Mayweather insists he is not
By Sports Reporter FORMER Zimbabwe Cricket captain Tatenda Taibu is not ruling out another sensational return to the national team following his surprise return from retirement recently to play for Sri Lankan first class cricket side Baduraliya Sports Club. The 35-year-old Zimbabwean wicket-keeper batsman appears to have got his comeback to first class cricket off
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Netball Association (ZINA) president Leticia Chipandu has appealed to the corporate world to financially assist the national team ahead of its maiden appearance at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England next year. The national netball side, which is affectionately known as the Gems team, qualified for the tournament for the
By AFP Serena Williams has described the new changes to the ‘Special Ranking’ rule introduced by the WTA for 2019 as “great” and believes the move will encourage more players to take a break from the tour to have children then come back to resume their careers. Under the new rules, returning mothers who have
By Sports Reporter WORLD heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua is backing one of his idols, Zimbabwe-born Dereck Chisora to overcome Dillian Whyte in their scheduled rematch. The British heavyweight rivals will collide for a second time on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. They first met two years ago, with Whyte winning a very
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S leading tennis player Benjamin Lock capped off a memorable season on tour after winning the International Tennis Federation (ITF)/ Digicall Futures tennis tournament at Maties Tennis Clu in Stellenbosch, South Africa on Sunday. The top seed faced a tough task as he battled against South African Davis Cup star Ruan Roelofse,
IOL CAPE TOWN – The Blitzboks made a big statement against Zimbabwe with a massive 43-0 win to make it two-out-of-two on Day One of the Cape Town Sevens. After beating Samoa in their first task of the second leg of the 2018/19 World Sevens Series, the South Africans made quick work of their opposition
