Battered Zim hope to bounce back in Currie Cup
CAPE TOWN – Zimbabwe are hoping to bounce back from three heavy defeats over the past three matches as the Currie Cup draw to a close, and have a chosen a strengthened side to face Valke on Saturday at...
Afghanistan complete series whitewash as Zim sink deeper
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HARARE – Afghanistan completed a 3-0 one-day international series whitewash over hosts Zimbabwe after ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan starred for the Asian side in the four wicket win on Thursday.
Man-of-the-match Khan picked 3-31 as Zimbabwe was bowled...
Zimbabwe continue free-fall as Afghanistan clinch ODI series
HARARE – Ibrahim Zadran (pictured) smashed an unbeaten century while Fareed Ahmad took three wickets as Afghanistan thrashed Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Monday to clinch the three-match one-day international series.
Afghanistan restricted the host to 228 runs in 50...
Mourinho: New Highlanders coach is ‘fantastic’
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BULAWAYO – Jose Mourinho five years ago described the new coach of Zimbabwean top-flight football club Highlanders as “fantastic” in a short video that has circulated following his fellow Portuguese’s appointment in the African nation.
Baltemar Jose De...
Afghanistan tour of Zim: Muzarabani returns for hosts, Williams still out
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HARARE – Zimbabwe has named a 15-man squad to face rivals Afghanistan in an important three-match ODI series, with senior player Sean Williams still missing from the side.
35-year-year-old batsman Williams didn’t feature in the recent T20I series...
‘Fake news’: Darikwa refutes Zimbabwe snub reports
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HARARE – Wigan defender and captain Tendayi Darikwa has Tweeted to deny reports that he has quit Zimbabwe’s national team due to displeasure over the state of affairs in the African country’s football structures.
A report in a...
Taylor: ‘My life was spiralling out of control’
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO
HARARE – Little voices in Brendan Taylor’s head whispered to him some four years ago that he had turned into an alcoholic, prone to the occasional abuse of drugs, and in need of professional help to overcome...
What next for Zimbabwean football?
BULAWAYO – The recent confirmation by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) that Zimbabwe will not be part of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers has left football followers pondering what the future holds.
The Warriors are the flagship...
Captain Musona quits Warriors as Zim await fate
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HARARE – Zimbabwe football captain Knowledge Musona has announced his retirement from international football, with the decision linked to the country’s current ban from the game by world football governing body Fifa.
The 31-year-old forward, who currently plays...
Wiese, Williams power Namibia to big win over Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO – A dominant all-round performance saw Namibia ease to victory by eight wickets over Zimbabwe to level the five-match T20I series. David Wiese (pictured) provided the stand-out bowling performance, taking three key Zimbabwean wickets to stymie the first...