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 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 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 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 WOMEN’S cricket in Zimbabwe is set for a major boost after the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Committee granted One Day International (ODI) and Test status to all full-member women’s cricket teams including the national side, affectionately known as the Lady Chevrons. According to a media release, the ICC Cricket Committee, led
Daily Mail Bradford Bulls hooker George Flanagan has been suspended for 10 matches and fined £250 after being found guilty of ‘attacking an opponent’s testicles’ for the second time in 18 months. The incident occurred in the 32nd minute of the Bulls’ Challenge Cup second-round 41-16 loss to Featherstone Rovers on March 21. Flanagan, who
By Sports Reporter ENGLAND-BASED Zimbabwe cricket sensation Tawanda Muyeye has made a massive leap in his fledgling cricket career after signing a three-year contract with English county cricket side Kent on Wednesday. The 20-year-old former Zimbabwe youth international sport scholar at Eastbourne College in the United Kingdom, has been on the radar of several top
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Cricket has confirmed the dates of the upcoming tour of the country by Pakistan in April-May for two Test matches and three Twenty20 international (T20I) games. Pakistan are expected to arrive in Zimbabwe on April 17 ahead of the series in which all matches will be played at Harare Sports Club,
Press Trust India ALL the 22 members of the Pakistan squad and 13 officials tested negative for Covid-19 on Thursday and they will leave the country for the twin tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe on Friday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had carried out Covid-19 tests four times on all the players and officials
By Sports Reporter UNITED States based Zimbabwean triple jump Chengetayi Mapaya enhanced his hopes of qualifying for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games after breaking the country’s 23-year-old triple jump record at the weekend. The 22-year-old, who is on a sports scholarship at Texas Christian University (TCU), achieved the feat at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
By Sports Reporter AFTER capturing the WBC Africa welterweight title in Namibia, rising boxing star Brendon Denes will with continue his ascendancy when he battles for the Africa Boxing Union (ABU) super welterweight title in Tanzania later this month. Zimbabwean Brendon Denes (26), who is affectionately known as “Boika” faces off against the highly-rated Tanzanian
By Sports Reporter INSPIRATIONAL Zimbabwe cricket team captain Sean Williams has hailed his young side after the Chevrons powered their way to a rare away Test cricket victory with a 10-wicket demolition of Afghanistan, inside just two days, at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Despite missing several key players due
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE took early control of the first day of the Test against Afghanistan on Tuesday after a superb bowling performance from fast bowlers Blessing Muzarabani and Victor Nyauchi was later backed up by captain Sean Williams at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE. On a thrilling opening day in which
By Sports Reporter RISING Zimbabwe cricket sensation Wesley Madhevere is unfazed by the fact that his team will be without their senior players for their upcoming bilateral series against Afghanistan which gets underway this Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Chevrons, who are without experienced stars Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine, Kyle Jarvis
By Sports Reporter THE profile of Zimbabwean cricket coach Trevor Penny continues to grow around the world following his latest appointment as the lead assistant coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. Penny will work with the Royals’ Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, captain Sanju Samson and the leadership team
By Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe national cricket team left the country on Friday for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ahead of their historic maiden Test series against Afghanistan early next month with head coach Lalchand Rajput backing his charges to impress despite the absence of several experienced players. Next month’s series will mark the first
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S preparations for the Test series against Afghanistan have been dealt a major blow after the experienced pair of Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine were omitted from the inexperienced squad announced on Monday ahead the team’s departure for Abu Dhabi, UAE on Friday. The Chevrons are scheduled to play against their bogey
By Sports Reporter IRELAND Cricket has announced the schedule of Zimbabwe’s tour of the European country in August which will see the two teams clash in three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and as many Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The two sides were initially set to meet in Harare next month, but the tour was postponed due
By Sports Reporter RWANDA Cricket Association has backed Zimbabwean coach Leonard Nhamburo to turn around the fortunes of their women’s cricket team following his appointment as their new head coach on a two-year contract recently. The 40-year-old mentor from Harare’s high-density suburb of Glen View takes over the hot seat from Ugandan Joshua Mwanja who
Cricket Addictor THE Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that the Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe for two tests and three T20 internationals in the month of April will go ahead as planned. The Pakistan Cricket Board and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) agreed to end their women’s limited-overs series in Harare after just one game due to the
