Cricket

BY NICK CHOUHAN HARARE – Mike Procter, who died in Durban last week aged 77 following complications with surgery, has been honoured by his ex-teammates from Zimbabwe who held a lunch on Tuesday in memory of the South African legend. Procter...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – The return of Dave Houghton as Zimbabwe’s coach might pave way for the selection of a troubled but talented fast cricketer with roots in the southern African country, who has been released by English county...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak, who is currently serving an eight-year international ban for dealings with illegal bookmakers, is reportedly critically ill. David Coltart, Zimbabwe’s former Sports Minister of Sports and a close friend of...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER BULAWAYO – The net seems to be closing in on notorious former small-time cricketer Dumisani Mankunzini after the serial fraudster was on Thursday remanded in custody to 18 November by a Bulawayo court on a raft of...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe has named an 18-man squad for its five-match T201 series with Namibia in Bulawayo. Whilst senior batter Sean Williams is still missing from the squad following the death of his father last month, Craig Ervine...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe all-rounder Sean Williams will play for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) team Comilla Victorians next season after being named in the full tournament draft released on Wednesday. The Cumilla City-based franchise is one of the most...

PERTH – Brimming with belief after humbling Australia's formidable one-day international side last month, Zimbabwe are back Down Under and determined to make the Super 12 stage at the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time. Zimbabwe, 11th in the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Praise doesn’t come so easily from Stephen Mangongo, because for a very long time he has accustomed himself to make his cricketers work hard for the applause, and use it to transform their lives. But the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe talisman Sikandar Raza has been rewarded for his scintillating form in white-ball cricket after he was signed by Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings on Friday ahead of the 2023 season. The 36-year-old Pakistani-born...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – You might have come across an image from Gweru, central Zimbabwe, in which the most outstanding player after a cricket game there is being presented with a dummy cheque of US$25 during a post-match ceremony! You’ve...