England hopeful Ben Compton smashes first-class double century in Zimbabwe’s Logan Cup
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HARARE – Ben Compton, cousin of former England batter Nick Compton who once showed interest in playing for Zimbabwe, has scored the first first-class double century of his career after recording a magnificent innings for the Manicaland...
‘It’ll be a very emotional game for both South Africa and Zimbabwe’
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HARARE – Most of Zimbabwe’s squad at the Over-60s Cricket World Cup beginning in India this week were star-struck young boys when the great South African all-rounder Mike Procter first crossed the border into their country and...
Jonno Campbell closes in on family milestone, earns maiden Zimbabwe call-up
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HARARE – Johnathan Campbell will become the fourth son of a former Zimbabwean player to also feature for the country in international cricket after the batsman was included in the African country’s squad for the forthcoming T20I...
India complete whitewash of Zimbabwe despite Raza heroics
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HARARE – A magnificent century from Sikandar Raza (pictured) wasn’t sufficient to get Zimbabwe to the 290 runs they needed for victory to avoid a whitewash by India in the final ODI of a three-match series at...
All-round Ryan Burl guides Zimbabwe to T20 series win over Ireland
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HARARE – All-rounder Ryan Burl bagged his second man-of-the-match award as Zimbabwe beat Ireland by four wickets to seal the T20I series 2-1 on Sunday.
Leg-spinner Burl first took 2-28 after Zimbabwe won toss and elected to field...
Versatile teenage sports star Daniel Erasmus excels beyond the fields and tracks
BY SPORTSCAST WRITER
HARARE – Multi-talented Zimbabwean sporting prodigy Daniel Erasmus has also proved to be a genius in the classroom.
The vice-captain of Zimbabwe’s Under-18 rugby team has recorded four ‘A’ grades in four science subjects in the 2022 Cambridge...
EXCLUSIVE: Former Under-19 World Cup star Nungu one of two young Zimbabwean cricketers suspended...
BY SPORTSCAST WRITER
HARARE – Sportscast can exclusively reveal bowler Nkosilathi Nungu as one of two players suspended on Tuesday for three months by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) after being caught using a “recreational drug in an out-of-competition case.”
This website has...
‘It’s tough to get over such a past’: Musakanda’s courageous journey to recovery
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO
HARARE - Haunted by a series of misfortune - which included a costly drink drive offence abroad and a part in a fatal accident that killed a fellow sportsman - Tarisai Musakanda’s life took an unexpected turn,...
ZIMCRICKET IN TURMOIL AGAIN: Why Dave Houghton has been sacked
BY SPORTSCAST WRITER
HARARE – It has emerged that the sacking of Dave Houghton as Zimbabwe’s cricket coach came after a recent contract renewal that gave him full control of the team, SportsCast has established.
66-year-old Houghton, a legendary former national...
A happy Zimbabwean story, at least, from Down Under
HARARE – Tinashe Panyangara travels four hours combined every week from state capital Melbourne to small town Traralgon, down the south-western part of Victoria, to play for one of the top cricket clubs over there.
It’s a distance of roughly...
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ZRU clears the air on ‘reappointment’ of Sables coach Brendan Dawson
HARARE – Brendan Dawson has not been re-appointed as Zimbabwe’s rugby coach, but will see out the rest of his contract concurrently with the...
