Fielding makes the difference as India go 2-1 up against Zimbabwe
Shubman Gill played the classic anchor. Ruturaj Gaikwad the disruptor at No. 4. And Washington Sundar proved simple offspin can be sexy.
At the end of it all, India took a big step towards winning the five-match T20I series against...
Meet the ‘Andy Flower pupil’ who has had to trade his bat for a...
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO
HARARE – When the great Andy Flower popped over at Lilfordia for a brief visit eight years ago, euphoria engulfed the “little school in the bush.”
Zimbabwe’s finest cricketer of all time wasn’t hanging around for too long,...
Abhishek strikes 46-ball ton as India give Zimbabwe a thrashing
India's first step into a new era of T20 cricket began with a stumble on Saturday, but they dusted themselves off well and truly to close out the weekend with a portentous win headlined by their most futuristic player....
Western Force great and ex-Australia Under-20 star Ian Prior joins Zimbabwe national team
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HARARE – Former Australia Under-20 half-back Ian Prior will join Zimbabwe on Saturday ahead of the Africa Cup later in July, on course to finally make his senior international rugby debut.
33-year-old Prior was born in Queensland, Australia,...
ZC finalises appointment of Zimbabwe coaching staff
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has finalised the appointment of new coaching staff for the Zimbabwe Senior Men’s National Team, in line with the recommendations made by the Mhishi Committee of Inquiry that was established to probe the team’s...
‘There is bound to be some of these hiccups’: Zim 7s on the back-foot...
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HARARE – Zimbabwe Sevens rugby coach Ricky Chirengende admits that a “tall order” faces his team at the ongoing Africa Cup in Mauritius as the Cheetahs target qualification to the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.
Zimbabwe lost 24-21...
‘He scored lots of goals because he was real, and that’s how he also...
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HARARE – Norman Maroto – the last player to reach the 20-goal mark in a season in Zimbabwe’s top-flight football league – achieved this scoring feat because he stayed true to himself, according to ex-teammate Leonard Fiyado.
Maroto...
‘We have X-factor across the field’: Confident Zim 7s coach targets World Rugby Challenger...
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HARARE - Ricky Chirengende, the Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team coach, believes the young side he is taking to next week’s Africa Cup in Mauritius is oozing with quality to go all the way in the tournament and...
Sammons to choose assistants, talks delay Zimbabwe squad selection for India’s visit
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HARARE - New Zimbabwe cricket coach Justin Sammons is free to choose the rest of his backroom staff, a process that has delayed the African team’s squad announcement for July’s tour by world giants India.
South African Sammons,...
Like England with Maro Itoje, Zimbabwe introduces it’s own ‘Nigerian’ engine-room
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HARARE - Some years back, a colleague once light-heatedly remarked how he couldn’t wait for Tochukwu Emwerem to make his debut for Zimbabwe in Test cricket, the venerated five-day format of the sport played then only by...
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Gush of fury as Sakunda, City of Harare plunge into nasty...
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HARARE – Gloves have been taken off after Sakunda Holdings announced it has withdrawn its offer to refurbish the municipality-owned Rufaro Stadium,...
