Cricket

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HENRY Olonga, the history-making cricketer, has issued an emotional apology after posting a premature death notice of his close friend and fellow Zimbabwean fast bowling legend Heath Streak last week. Australia-based Olonga’s retraction post has been well received...

LONDON – England will host Zimbabwe in a one-off four-day Test match in 2025 as part of a concerted effort to improve relations between the two cricket boards, officials said on Tuesday. It will be the first time Zimbabwe travel...

HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket coach Dave Houghton is set to embark on a 50km charity walk after joining forces with former international cricketer Brendan Taylor in a bid to raise US$250 000 towards the establishment of an affordable drug...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – A forthcoming global documentary, capturing cricket enthusiasm across different parts of the world, has reached Zimbabwe with some episodes being shot in the African country. Titled ‘100 Fans, 100 Stories’, the documentary is being produced with...

BY SPORTSCASTER WRITER BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe’s heart-breaking failure to qualify for the Cricket World Cup has come at great distress and anguish for the wife of the team’s superstar Sean Williams, the equally sporty Chantelle. Chantelle, who also hails from Bulawayo...

Hours after the first rumblings in Harare that would result in the coup that removed former President Robert Mugabe from power, a former Zimbabwean cricketer was asked whether unrest had also spread to Bulawayo. He laughed, "It takes time...

The player draft for the inaugural edition of the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 was held on Monday, less than three weeks before the much-awaited league gets underway. Scheduled for 20-29 July, with all matches being played in Harare,...

Sri Lanka have confirmed their place at the Cricket World Cup with a win over Zimbabwe, to leave three teams competing for the last remaining spot at the showpiece event in India later this year. The 1996 Cricket World Cup...

West Indies have failed to qualify for the 2023 ODI World Cup after losing to Scotland in the Super Six stage of the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. Only the two finalists of that tournament make it to...

After the riveting league phase, the men's ODI World Cup qualifier has reached the Super Six, where Zimbabwe, Netherlands, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Scotland and Oman will contest for two spots at the main event in India later this...