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By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – Zimbabwe star flyhalf Ian Prior reckons his former English Premiership club Harlequins provides the perfect setting for his international colleague Edward Sigauke to shine on his introduction to professional rugby. The London club signed the 22-year-old speedy Zimbabwe winger last week after a blazing start to his international career, in which he has scored eight tries in 12 Tests for the World Cup-bound Sables since his debut at the Africa Cup

HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has appointed experienced New Zealand coach Mark Coles as the substantive Head Coach of the Zimbabwe Senior Women’s National Team following a rigorous recruitment process. He brings extensive international coaching and high-performance experience, having previously served as head coach of both the Pakistan and Scotland women’s national teams. Coles also supported Scotland’s men’s side, while his career has included a spell as high pe

HARARE – Brad Evans produced a superb all-round performance, claiming two wickets before smashing his maiden T20I half-century, but Zimbabwe went down by 48 runs to South Africa in the final of the tri-series in Windhoek on Sunday. Set a daunting 206 for victory, Zimbabwe slipped to 61 for seven before Evans launched a spirited counterattack, striking an unbeaten 56 from only 31 deliveries to lift his side to 157 all out. Earlier, South Africa had won the toss and

WINDHOEK – Zimbabwe survived a huge scare from Namibia to clinch a thrilling five-run win in Windhoek, recovering from 101/6 to post 195/6 before holding their nerve in the final over. Namibia, who had opened the tri-series with an impressive win over South Africa, looked out of the contest at 76/6 in the chase before Zane Green and Alexander Volschenk produced a stunning 109-run seventh-wicket stand off only 49 balls. Zimbabwe had started strongly after being asked to bat,