Ex-Zimbabwe goalkeeper George Chigova dies suddenly in South Africa
Former Dynamos goalkeeper and Zimbabwe George Chigova has died after collapsing while training with his club SuperSport in South Africa.
Chigova was reported to have been diagnosed with a heart ailment and took a bit of time out off the...
Esrom Nyandoro: ‘People don’t give enough credit to guys like Rahman Gumbo’
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HARARE – Legendary former Zimbabwe and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Esrom Nyandoro says it was the late coach Rahman Gumbo who fine-tuned his craft as a player to be the household name he became in his homeland and...
Nigeria announce squad to face Lesotho and Zimbabwe in opening World Cup qualifiers
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro has named his 23-player squad for this month’s 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
The list was unveiled in a statement released by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday.
The Italian Serie...
Ireland to tour Zimbabwe again in 2023 for white-ball series
Ireland will be touring Zimbabwe to play a bilateral series for the second time in 2023 as Zimbabwe cricket confirmed the itinerary for the white-ball series in December.
The two teams will first square off in a three-match T20I series,...
Raza new Zimbabwe T20 captain, Ervine to lead in ODIs and Tests
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HARARE – All-rounder Sikandar Raza has been appointed Zimbabwe’s new T20 captain, replacing fellow veteran Craig Ervine.
Ervine, who was skipper in both white-ball formats at international level, will now lead the side in ODIs and Test cricket.
It...
‘We’re girls, but please, pay us too’: Zimbabwe Women 7s go unpaid after failed...
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HARARE – Zimbabwe’s women Sevens rugby team appears to have lost patience in their quest to get paid following last month’s Olympic qualification tournament in Tunisia.
Aggrieved players spoke anonymously to SportsCast, with one teary team member suggesting...
Liverpool starlet Mabaya among Zimbabwe’s new call-ups for World Cup qualifiers
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HARARE – Isaac Mabaya, the Liverpool attacking midfielder of Zimbabwean heritage, has been named in the Southern African country’s squad for two World Cup qualifiers this month.
19-year-old Mabaya, an academy product at the Merseyside giants, was rewarded...
Zimbabwe crash to series defeat after letting Namibia off the hook
Zimbabwe players were at their best and at their worst in the final T20 international against Namibia in Windhoek on Monday.
A wonderful bowling performance saw the hosts dismissed for 101, only for the tourists to throw it all away...
John Kelley: ‘Anybody who confidently predicts the result should be locked up!’
BY JOHN KELLEY IN PORTSMOUTH
Potentially one of the greatest rugby matches since that 19th century day when a schoolboy picked up a soccer ball and ran with it at Rugby School in the English Midlands, is to be staged...
Sikandar Raza’s fifty guides Zimbabwe to a convincing win over Namibia in the 3rd...
Zimbabwe took on Namibia in the third match of the five-match series. The match took place at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek and saw the Zimbabwean side emerge victorious in the contest by six wickets. With the win...