‘Football has no race, no religion, and no ethnic background’: Zimbabwe hopeful Summerfield
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HARARE – Many sporty young white Zimbabweans endeavour to be the next Andy Flower on the cricket field, the next Nick Price on the golf course, the next Kirsty Coventry in the swimming pool.
20-year-old Sebastien Summerfield has...
Peter Ndlovu: Scoring Africa’s Premier League goal is still ‘special’ for Zimbabwean
CAPE TOWN – Thirty years ago on Friday, Peter Ndlovu made an important piece of Premier League history for Africa.
Then still a teenager, the former Zimbabwe international became the first African to score in the rebranded English top flight,...
Versatile teenage sports star Daniel Erasmus excels beyond the fields and tracks
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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...
Winston Weekes handed historical role in cricketing ties between South Africa and Barbados
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HARARE – A Barbados cricket team will tour South Africa towards the end of next year on the invitation of PowerPlay Sports Academy, a sports school which works with Zimbabwean cricket development stalwart Steve Mangongo.
Barbadian-born Winston Weekes,...
Tapiwa Tsomondo starts, Aiden Burnett suspended as Sables face mighty Namibia
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HARARE – Zimbabwe will miss Aiden Burnett for Wednesday’s epic World Cup qualifier against old foes Namibia in France after the star loose-forward was suspended for one match due to a red-card he picked up in the...
Chiwandire “Takes Money” after retaining WBC super-bantamweight title with unanimous points victory
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HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Kudakwashe “Take Money” Chiwandire has retained her World Boxing Council super-bantamweight interim women’s title after comfortably winning an unanimous points decision over Mexican challenger Zulina Munoz on Friday night.
The bout, held at the Harare...
‘THIS ONE IS FOR YOU AND DAD!’: ZIM CRICKETER DEDICATES FIRST CENTURY TO FATHER...
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HARARE – Aliakbar Hamid, who has scored a maiden first-class century for Zimbabwean team Matabeleland Tuskers, was EIGHT years old when his father collapsed and died while playing cricket at Old Hararians Sports Club 14 years ago.
In...
Sam Curran ‘grit’ comes from his late dad, says Zimbabwean uncle of England’s World...
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO
HARARE – Sam Curran’s phenomenal performance to help England win the T20 World Cup is being cheered by family members back in Zimbabwe, the homeland of his father, and the glorious pace bowler’s place of upbringing.
England...
Steve Mangongo leads thriving private SA Academy on landmark tour of India
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HARARE – Former Zimbabwe national team cricket coach Steve Mangongo landed in India this week in charge of the Under-19 side of South Africa’s PowerPlay Sports Academy, a very exciting and thriving project he is a co-director of.
The...
Rinomhota’s delight after Zim debut: ‘I’m looking forward to many more games to come’
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HARARE – Midfielder Andy Rinomhota, who capped his international debut for Zimbabwe with an outstanding performance against Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday, is now hopeful of a long international career following the draw with...
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Sri Lanka fight back to win after a stuttering start against...
Sri Lanka were left reeling after a blistering Zimbabwe bowling effort early in their innings before an enterprising fifty from Dinura Kalupahana helped them...
