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,...
Zimbabwe stun Australia in historic ODI win
TOWNSVILLE, Australia – Zimbabwe stunned a nearly full-strength Australia by three wickets yesterday to claim a historic victory in the third one-day international in Townsville.
After leg-spinner Ryan Burl (5-10) played a starring role in dismissing the hosts for a...
Australia records eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe to claim ODI series in Townsville
TOWNSVILLE, Australia – Steve Smith and Alex Carey have delivered a winning partnership as Australia claimed its ODI series against Zimbabwe with a comfortable eight-wicket win with 212 balls to spare in Townsville.
Chasing a paltry 97 runs, openers David...
Zimbabwe qualify for second Netball World Cup
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PRETORIA – Zimbabwe has qualified for next year’s Netball World Cup in South Africa after beating neighbours Zambia 59-41 on Saturday in a play-off match of a qualification competition in Pretoria.
It will be a first World Cup...
Zimbabwe star footballers plead for solution as country remains suspended by Fifa
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HARARE – Two of Zimbabwe’s best international footballers have made a plea for the end of a prolonged impasse that resulted in the country being suspended from international football by world football governing body Fifa.
Zimbabwe was sanctioned...
Zimbabwe name inexperienced squad for Sevens World Cup
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HARARE – Zimbabwe have kept faith in their new crop of shorter format players for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa, next month.
Kudzai Mashawi, now the permanent captain of the team, will...
No Ervine yet but Muzarabani back as Zimbabwe leave for tough Australia tour
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HARARE – Wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva will continue to lead Zimbabwe in the absence of injured regular captain Craig Ervine while premier pace bowler Blessing Muzarabani has returned to the side for the daunting three-match ODI tour of...
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...
India hammer Zimbabwe in first ODI to take lead
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HARARE – Pacer Deepak Chahar was man-of-the-match with 3-27 as India hammered Zimbabwe by 10 wickets on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the three match one-day series as the host side was handed a reality...
India, Zimbabwe and the possibility of cricket’s version of a solar eclipse
There's nothing like staring into a sky full of stars, and feeling as though you're falling headfirst into the endless deep of the cosmos, to make you feel small and insignificant. India's visits to Zimbabwe are, like a solar...