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LONDON. — Having finally rid himself of his French Open tennis curse, Novak Djokovic is chasing a third successive Wimbledon title to move one step closer to the first calendar Grand Slam in 47 years.
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HOUSTON. — Lionel Messi became Argentina’s all-time record goalscorer as the two-time world soccer champions outclassed the United States 4-0 to reach the Copa America Centenario final.
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Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter AS the Old Mutual ITF Futures Series tennis tournament continued yesterday, Zimbabwe’s top ranked player in the event Benjamin Lock booked his place in the quarter-finals when he beat Adriaan De Jager in the second round at Harare Sports Club.
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LONDON. — There are many reasons a player can be sent off in a game – reckless tackles, two yellow cards, even swearing at the referee in some occasions. But Swedish football saw a bizarre new offence which seems incredibly harsh.
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LONDON. — Andy Murray has been seeded second for this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament with Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams the top seeds.
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WELLINGTON. — Wales yesterday vowed to play “bold” rugby in their last chance this series to notch an elusive win against New Zealand, despite an ever-mounting injury toll in the touring squad.
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter THE High Court will today determine whether the insolvent zifa should be placed under voluntary sequestration and allowed to hand over its problems to a trustee. ZIFA admitted that they were now insolvent and unable to manage debts in excess of $6 million.
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Collin Matiza Sports Editor FORMER Zimbabwe international defender Chamu Musanhu, with the help of his colleagues in England, has embarked on an ambitious project to identify talented young UK-based players who have links with this country with the aim of grooming them for the Warriors.
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LAUSANNE. — Deficiencies in the anti-doping systems in Russia and Kenya have created doubts about the presumption of innocence for athletes from both countries, the Olympics chief said yesterday.
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LONDON. — It was the day we saw the sublime and the revolting from football’s most controversial player ever – June 22, 1986. Today marks 30 years to the day England suffered that infamous World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina, where Diego Maradona took centre stage.
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AFTER a show of vast improvement in the first Twenty20 International, Zimbabwe’s batsmen switched back to mediocrity in the second game on Monday and allowed India to claw their way back into the series.
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TOULOUSE. — Gareth Bale scored in his third straight game at Euro 2016 to guide Wales to a 3-0 win over Russia and then revelled at getting ahead of rivals England to top their group on Monday night.
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NEW YORK. — Maria Sharapova’s attorney John Haggerty hit out at World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) head Craig Reedie for comments he made about the Russian tennis star’s earnings.
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Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter LOCAL tennis players met with mixed fortunes yesterday at the ongoing Old Mutual ITF Futures Series at Harare Sports Club. While Benjamin and Courtney Lock maintained the momentum from Monday when they won their doubles encounter, to win their first round singles matches yesterday, it
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Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter UNDER-21 women hockey team assistant coach, Tendayi Maredza, says they need to assemble the best possible team for the Junior World Cup as the technical team made some new additions to the 18-member team announced on Monday.