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Zimpapers Sports Hub ZIMBABWE men’s cricket team claimed a second successive win at the African Games, beating Tanzania by four wickets with 21 balls to spare in Accra, Ghana yesterday. The back-to-back victories have given Zimbabwe the advantage ahead of the final group match against Nigeria, who stunned Namibia by three wickets off the final […]
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World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz cruised home to a 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 victory over Daniil Medvedev on Sunday to win a second straight Indian Wells ATP title, both coming at the Russian’s expense. Alcaraz captured his first title since Wimbledon last July and became the first repeat winner at Indian Wells since Novak Djokovic won […]
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Collin Matiza-Sports Editor PRAISES continued to roll in at the weekend for Pole Position Karts’ initiatives to promote karting within Zimbabwe. Last year the FIA-specified race and rental kart track won accolades from the FIA Africa Development Task Team consultant, Derek James, who was impressed with the good work being done at the facility. Globally, […]
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Tadious Manyepo-Sports Reporter NGEZI PLATINUM Stars coach Takesure Chiragwi reckons that it is just a matter of time before his charges start doing the right things and get off the mark. The defending league champions have dropped five points in their opening two games. They encountered a hump in their opening fixture against new boys […]
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Blessing Malinganiza-Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE international defender, Teenage Hadebe says friendly matches are always vital for team-building for the national teams. Hadebe was speaking ahead of the Warriors’ trip to the Four Nation tournament in Lilongwe, Malawi this week and also featuring Kenya and Zambia. The games will be used as part of preparations for the […]
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Innocent Kurira-Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS coach Kelvin Kaindu has come to the defence of his players’ conduct after defenders Peter Muduhwa and Andrew Mbeba have been criticised for overly aggressive behaviour on the field of play. Bosso players, with Muduhwa and Mbeba at the forefront, were criticised for questioning almost every decision made by match officials […]
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Ellina Mhlanga-Senior Sports Reporter FOLLOWING their participation at the African Games, Triathlon Zimbabwe national coach Pamela Fulton says they will continue to support and nurture their athletes so that they realise their full potential. Triathlon had four athletes — Andie Kuipers, Lorna Doorman, Rohnan Nicholson, and Callum Smith competing at the ongoing Games in Accra, […]
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Iga Swiatek dominated Maria Sakkari to win the Indian Wells final 6-4 6-0 on Sunday and claim the title for a second time in the California desert. In a rematch of the 2022 final, world No 1 Swiatek came out firing, building a 3-0 lead before Sakkari worked her way back into the set for […]
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Veronica Gwaze-Sports Reporter REIGNING Soccer Star of the Year, Qadr Amini has decided to commit to Ramadan while fulfilling Ngezi Platinum commitments in a bid to overcome what he believes are overwhelming challenges at home and in the game. Despite being Muslim, Amini rarely observed the month-long Ramadan in full while playing football with the […]
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Curtworth Masango-Sports Reporter CAPS United utility player Eric Manokore says their 2-0 win over Herentals at Nyamhunga on Saturday was a big result for the club. He believes the club needs to win games if they are going to register success this season. Makepekepe recorded their first set of maximum points of the season after […]
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Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe Football Association at the weekend axed the Young Warriors duo of Elton Chikona from Dynamos and Herentals’ Leon Daka over what the national association termed a breach of team protocol. Chikona and Daka were dropped from the Young Warriors team now in Malawi for the four-team tournament that also includes Kenya, […]
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Fungai Muderere-Sports Reporter FORMER Warriors, Dynamos and FC Platinum holding midfielder Thabani “Scara” Kamusoko believes his legs can still carry him following his recent move to Zifa Eastern Region Division One side Triangle United from Zambian Premiership side Nkana FC. In an interview from his new base, Kamusoko (36), who previously did duty for the […]
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Nottingham Forest have been docked four points for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules. The immediate loss of points mean Forest drop below Luton Town into the Premier League’s relegation zone. They are the second top-flight team to be penalised for PSR breaches after Everton lost 10 points in November, which was reduced to […]
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World No 1 Scottie Scheffler became the first man to win back-to-back Players Championships with a superb eight under-par-64 on Sunday, giving him a one-stroke victory at TPC Sawgrass. Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and Xander Schauffele all finished a shot behind Scheffler, with Clark going agonisingly close to forcing a playoff with Scheffler. All three […]
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Sports Reporter TEAM Zimbabwe member, Leeford Zuze is confident they will rise to the occasion as the athletics competition gets underway at the African Games in Accra, Ghana today. The Games are running until March 23. The athletics team left for Ghana last Thursday ahead of the competition that begins today. First on track would […]