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Craig Ervine worked his way to a maiden double century, cashing in on the final day of a tepid game in Sharjah that predictably ended in a tame draw. For the first time in the history of Test cricket, there were 500-plus scores in three different team innings. In the final session, Ervine edged past his career-best Test score, set way back in 2017, and marched along to convert it into his maiden Test double. It marked his first Test ton since 2024, which also came against t

Samoa produced a clinical display to defeat Zimbabwe 43-7 and open their World Rugby Nations Cup campaign in style, running in seven tries in the sides’ first-ever Test meeting at Wakefield’s DIY Kitchens Stadium. The Tusi Pisi-coached outfit were in control from the outset and never looked back after winger Latrell Ah Kiong crossed for the first of his three tries in the seventh minute. Ah Kiong’s powerful finish in the corner gave Samoa an early foothold and the winger

By Brian Matamba HARARE – Zimbabwe face one of their toughest examinations in recent years on Saturday when they take on a Samoa team loaded with international experience, ex-All Blacks and players from some of the world's leading rugby competitions. It is a tough ask for the Sables against the Oceania side in a World Rugby Nations Cup clash at the DIY Kitchens Stadium in Wakefield, England. While the Pacific islanders may not necessarily command the same attention as

HARARE – Former Zimbabwe cricketer and administrator Ray Gripper has died at the age of 88. Opening batsman Gripper’s innings of 279 not-out for Rhodesia against Orange Free State in the 1967-68 season remained a Currie Cup record for a prolonged time. Raymond Arthur Gripper was born on 7 July 1938 in Harare (then Salisbury), in the then colony of Southern Rhodesia. In his adulthood, Gripper balanced cricket with his full-time occupation as a farmer. He was the father o