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Security guard plotted to kill Mugabe in South Africa
An ITV security guard plotted to kill Robert Mugabe at the World Cup Final in South Africa by breaking his neck, a sports commentator has claimed.Sports journalist Ned Boulting, 53, said that ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:51hrs | 6344 | by Staff reporter
Josta joins Makepekepe
CAPS United have completed their transfer business following the acquisition of midfielder Joel "Josta" Ngodzo from Highlanders.The Harare football giants finalised the deal with Ngodzo on dea...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Blunt Bosso concerns Brito
HIGHLANDERS coach Baltermar Brito admits that their last two games have not been up to scratch and the team needs to improve their conversion rate.After firing blanks in the draw against strug...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:52hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Brito defends 'weird' tactics
HIGHLANDERS coach Baltermar Brito has defended his decision to deploy some players out of position, arguing that he plays players in positions where they have potential to thrive and make the team bet...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Macheso is bigger than Ngwazi but .....
THE raging comparison of Sungura legend Alick Macheso and the emerging sungura star Mark Ngwazi reminds me of the late 1990s when a colleague brought Macheso's debut album, Magariro, to a party....Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:49hrs | 1485 | by Staff reporter
The effects of bogus Zifa actions on Zimbabwe youth
As Zimbabwe remains suspended from international football, players in the country – from a very promising rookie who made his national team debut as a schoolboy to the established professionals plyi...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:24hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Bogus ZIFA fighting a losing battle
ZIFA lawyer Chenaimoyo Gumiro insists the association's recent Congress was in line with their constitution, and the April 23 resolutions, which included revoking Felton Kamambo's mandate, are not onl...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:10hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo and crew are not thieves, crooks still at Zifa
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) executives have said they are eager to stand trial and clear their names after their suspension by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) on a number...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:11hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son in-law led SRC must wake up and smell the coffee
THE latest response by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to the public discourse on Zimbabwe's suspension by Fifa has put to rest the false and misguided narrative by the Sports and Recreati...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:31hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Stupid SRC insists on Zifa restructuring
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has said it will only request Fifa to lift the suspension of Zifa after completing the reforms that it is undertaking in the local game.Zifa was susp...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Bogus Zifa told not to use CAF funds
CAF have ordered Zifa to stop accessing funds in their coffers that were deposited by the continental football body as well as Fifa, saying a defiance by present office bearers will lead to disciplina...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi experiment backfires?
IT was always coming and it has proven to be an expensive experiment for Ngezi Platinum Stars.The Castle Lager Premier Soccer League side yesterday went separate ways with their coach Benjani ...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:31hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sports facilities in sorry state
BULAWAYO residents have lamented over the city's poor state of sports and recreational facilities, which they say points to deteriorating service delivery by the local authority.Bulawayo Progr...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:46hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Bosso struggle to victory
Highlanders 1-0 Bulawayo CityHIGHLANDERS might have failed to replicate the poetic football they have been exhibiting lately, but they bounced back to winning ways, halting Bulawayo City's three-m...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 06:27hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Bosso out to reclaim their home from Bulawayo City
IT'S a derby of two tales when Highlanders and Bulawayo City FC face-off on Sunday with the former aiming to bounce back to winning ways while the latter continues with their survival fight.Th...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa fighting for his political life'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is fighting for his political life ahead of a Zanu-PF congress slated for October, according to political analyst Ibbo Mandaza.Mandaza believes the Zanu-PF leader,...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 18:23hrs | 7417 | by Staff reporter
Chauya Chikwata for real, this time?
FOR new Zimbabwe Saints FC benefactor, Adrian Mtungwazi, the return of one of Zimbabwe's most successful and famous football clubs will not be possible if Chauya Chikwata's leaders continue pulling in...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube booed
A SECTION of Zimbabwean supporters Sunday got an opportunity to voice their disgust over the country's poorly run economy, by booing finance minister Mthuli Ncube at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, wh...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 19:25hrs | 3517 | by Staff reporter
Dembare sweat for draw
Dynamos 0 - 0 FC PlatinumDEFENDING champions FC Platinum turned up flat and giants Dynamos were equally uninspiring as the eagerly-awaited Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match between th...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:13hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mahachi's son taken by Social Welfare
THE Department of Social Welfare has reportedly taken into custody Kudakwashe Mahachi's four-year-old son pending the conclusion of the criminal proceedings against the embattled footballer.Ma...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:07hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Brito loses first game as Highlander coach
Whawha FC 2 - 1 Highlanders FCHIGHLANDERS coach Baltermar Brito tasted defeat for the first time after his side was edged by a resilient Whawha outfit in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:07hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to promote peace
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied the nation to cherish peace and unite to develop the country.He said Zimbabweans need to take a leaf from the unity shown by the Johanne Marange Apostolic Churc...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Chunga appointed in key ZIFA committee
FORMER Warriors captain Moses "Bambo" Chunga has been included in a strategic planning committee that has been appointed by the ZIFA board.The ZIFA executive committee led by acting president ...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:04hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Brito wants playing turf fixed
WITH less than two months in Zimbabwean football, Highlanders coach Baltemar Brito has seen the worst of the local game, with the latest being the standard of playing fields.As he heads into h...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:04hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza demolishes illegal structures
Chitungwiza Municipality started destroying illegal structures, often tuckshops, at the start of a 30-day blitz on Wednesday to remove them, especially those under power lines and over sewers. ...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:03hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Chikwata set for financial windfall
STRUGGLING former giants Zimbabwe Saints could be set for a financial windfall after the club successfully negotiated a new deal with a diaspora-based company.The club appears to have turned a...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:30hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Warriors kicked out of CHAN because of illegal Zifa Board
ZIFA have insisted that there is no need to rush the nation back to international football as systems are being put in place to ensure Zimbabwe returns stronger from the FIFA suspension. The W...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:28hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
What transition? Zimbabwean politics is no football game
The Zanu PF Congress is less than six months away and many hold their breath to await the much anticipated outcome. Lest we become so consumed in the euphoria that almost switched off our brains in th...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 10:12hrs | 1484 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Bruce Grobbelaar 'turns down' BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
Ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar is set to slip through the fingers of Strictly Come Dancing bosses after turning down an opportunity to appear on the show later this year.BBC producer...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:25hrs | 1863 | by Staff reporter
Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini cleared of fraud in Swiss trial
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday.Blatter, who led FIFA for 17 years, was clear...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 10:14hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
Illegal Zifa Board engages Chiyangwa?
FORMER ZIFA president Phillip Chiyangwa has pledged to work with the current football leadership to speed up the engagement processes between the local stakeholders and FIFA for a quick solution to Zi...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:33hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
Heads to roll at Dembare
HEADS could roll at Dynamos whose leadership is finalising investigations on the age-cheating saga which rocked the club's junior team at the Marvelous Nakamba Foundation Invitational Under-17 footbal...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 07:56hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
SuperSport Utd dismiss Masiyiwa links
SOUTH African Premiership football side SuperSport United have said their club is not on sale after it was this week linked with a possible takeover by Zimbabwean billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa....Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 18:03hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders man-of-the-moment - Makaruse
CURRENT Highlanders' second longest serving member Godfrey Makaruse is enjoying a new lease of life playing as a left wingback under Portuguese coach Baltemar Brito.Brito has converted Makarus...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:05hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Bosso coach hails Zimbabwe football standards
HIGHLANDERS coach Baltemar Brito has hailed the standards of Zimbabwean football, describing the local game as highly technical and physical.This follows his team's 1-1 stalemate with Ngezi Pl...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:03hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teenager signs first professional contract with Newcastle United
England-born Zimbabwean teenage striker Michael Ndiweni and seven other teenagers have put pen to paper on their first professional contracts with Newcastle United.Michael Ndiweni, Jamie Miley...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 18:56hrs | 2992 | by Staff reporter
Bosso draw away again
Ngezi Platinum Stars 1-1 HighlandersNGEZI Platinum Stars survived a late onslaught to share the spoils with visiting Highlanders in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played here yesterday...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:56hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Ngezi in no holds barred encounter
BUOYED by impressive wins in their last fixtures, and their dugouts underlined by equally high-profile coaches, Highlanders and Ngezi Platinum Stars are expected to churn out a no holds barred encount...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:28hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Cheating wife sex tape leaked
INFIDELITY is heart wrenching and being cheated on by someone you love can be devastating.And for a married Bulawayo woman Shylet Cassandra Ncube, it has come to pass that "lies kill a relatio...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:12hrs | 2208 | by Staff reporter
Benjani is hiring?
FOLLOWING the opening of the mid-season transfer window on Friday, Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Benjani Mwaruwari, wants to sign a holding midfielder and three forwards.Last Saturday, Mwaruwari ...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:12hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Musona finishes as club's top scorer in Saudi Arabia
HE might have since called time on his international career with Zimbabwe but his former Warriors captain Knowledge Musona continues to prove that his professional football career is far from over....Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:52hrs | 3694 | by Staff reporter
Fifa set to snub bogus Zifa board's request for recognition
For the first time, since the Felton Kamambo-led leadership was illegally elbowed out by the political machinations at ZIFA, and replaced by an illegitimate committee led by Gift Banda, FIFA have ackn...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:42hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
CAPS Utd to replace Chitembwe
AILING Castle Lager Premiership football giants CAPS United have identified Bulawayo Chiefs assistant coach Thulani Sibanda as a possible replacement to Lloyd Chitembwe should the latter fail to redee...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:42hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Injury forces Nyoni into early retirement
FORMER Highlanders and Caps United winger Gabriel Nyoni has been forced into retirement about a year-and-a-half since he sustained an injury while in the colours of South African second-tier club Cape...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 18:33hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Mark Ngwazi comparison an insult to Macheso, says promoter
LOCAL music promoter, Wanisayi ‘Mahwindo' Mthandwa, has scoffed at comparisons made on social media between rising star, Mark Ngwazi and Sungura maestro, Alick Macheso, saying the debate is an insul...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 12:37hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba targets better season with Villa
WARRIORS and Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is hoping for a better 2022/23 English Premier League (EPL) season as his side starts its campaign on August 6 away to promoted Bournemouth, home ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:22hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Grassroots Soccer closes shop in Zimbabwe
GRASSROOTS Soccer Incorporation (GRS) will wind up its operations in Zimbabwe on Thursday this week, after 20 years in the country, rendering over 200 people jobless.Grassroots Soccer, headqua...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:21hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Bosso brighten Brito's first game in charge
Highlanders 3 - 2 Black RhinosA possession-based style of play signalled the start to Portuguese coach Baltemar Brito's tenure as Highlanders' head coach by beating Black Rhinos in a Castle La...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:11hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Dembare disqualified from Nakamba tourney for age cheating
DYNAMOS Football Club have had their Under-17 team disqualified from the Marvelous Nakamba invitation football tournament which heads into the semi-finals at White City Stadium today for using an over...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:15hrs | 1179 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fans eager to see changes
HIGHLANDERS fans will be eager to see some of the changes in approach made by new coach Baltemar Brito when their team takes on Black Rhinos in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League at Barbourfields St...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:15hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
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