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By SportsCast Writer HARARE – The raft of changes to Zimbabwe’s side for the World Rugby Nations Cup second game against hosts United States of America on Sunday morning (01:30 Zim time) are not a direct reaction to the team’s performance in the 36-26 defeat to Tonga last weekend. The Sables put up a gallant performance to nearly beat Tonga in Colorado last week, with the team’s line-outs and some key players made to shoulder the blame for the loss after the African natio

HARARE – A proper ding-dong battle with its own soundtrack provided by the amazing fans at Castle Corner lit up the Harare night as Zimbabwe edged Bangladesh out, defending a total of 247 and wrapping up the ODI series 2-0 with a game to play. Ben Curran produced only the seventh instance of a Zimbabwean batting through the entire 50 overs but his 111 not out only became match-winning after a never-say-die bowling effort from his team-mates. At 169 for 3, they were being ba

HARARE – It was Newman Nyamhuri's day - with bat and ball, and in the field. First, he scored a career-best 33 from No. 9 to push Zimbabwe from 70 for 8 to 141. Then he took two catches in the deep, the first of them an agile effort while tip-toeing the fine-leg boundary. Nyamhuri also broke Bangladesh's 49-run fourth-wicket stand to open the floodgates for a memorable win. Zimbabwe successfully defended 141, beating Bangladesh by 25 runs. It was a bowlers' ODI played on

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Zimbabwe have rung changes for their World Rugby Nations Cup opener against Tonga in the early hours of Sunday (12:15 Zim time), with some regulars either named on the bench or missing from the match-day squad altogether. The Sables, who arrived in the United States last weekend ahead of the first match in Denver, Colorado, are building squad depth in a bid to assemble a group of capable players who can seamlessly replace starters and still d