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Newcastle United extends Zimbabwe starlet's contract ahead of 2023/24 season
ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean teenager Michael Ndiweni is set to continue his development at Newcastle United after signing a new deal with the English Premier League side ahead of the new season.Th...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba 90 minutes away from history
ZIMBABWEAN international Marvelous Nakamba is 90 minutes away from making history by guiding English Championship side Luton into the Premier League.Today's game against Coventry City at Wembl...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba stars as Luton beats Sunderland to reach Championship play-off final
WARRIORS star Marvelous Nakamba's resurgence after a forgettable start to the season continued on Tuesday evening after the midfielder reached the Championship play-off final with Luton Town.T...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba's Luton date Sunderland
Marvelous Nakamba's Luton will take on Sunderland in the Championship play-offs after a dramatic end to the Championship, the English second-tier league on Monday.At one point it looked like L...Published: 10 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Marvelous ending for Nakamba
AFTER a gruelling 10-month race, the English Championship is now set for a frenzied ending tomorrow, with Zimbabwean football fans keeping a close eye on proceedings.While champions Burnley an...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu picks Yaya Toure as best African export
Ex-Coventry City star Peter Ndlovu overlooked all Ghanaian players to have played in the English Premier League and settled on Yaya Toure as the best African export to the English top-flight.T...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Loga's absence delays Warriors squad
WARRIORS coach Zdravko Logarusic's continued absence is the reason why Zifa is delaying announcement of the squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia early next month, ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Tendayi Darikwa takes Wigan Athletic captaincy
Tendayi Darikwa is the Wigan Athletic captain for the 2021/22 season, with Max Power and Jamie Jones forming the Club's leadership team as vice-captain and Club Captain. Darikwa arrived at the...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Benjani gets his UEFA A badge
FORMER Warriors skipper Benjani Mwaruwari says he wants to chart a new career path in coaching after completing his UEFA A coaching licence. The 42yearold did his course in Belfast, Ireland, rec...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Answers still needed for Warriors horror show
THE horror show in Egypt as we succumbed to a 4-0 thumping to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at AFCON on Sunday night sums up the mediocrity in the ranks of Zimbabwean football. We wer...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 17:11hrs | | by Phillip Zulu
Darikwa chooses Mwaruwari
WARRIORS and Nottingham Forest defender Tendayi Darikwa has joined the endless debate on who was the best between legends Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari.Darikwa gave his opinion on the deb...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 Top Zambian Footballers
The Football Association of Zambia manages football in the country. Casino online gamblers enjoy betting on Zambian football because it's full of surprises....Published: 24 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | 8 | by Sports Reporter
Study abroad opportunities‼
Zim Scholars Trust in conjunction with Cyprus International University (CIU) a fully accredited and Internationally recognized University located in North Cyprus, is inviting you to attend a Recruitme...Published: 07 Jan 2018 at 17:57hrs | 1 | by Zim Scholars Trust
Zimbabwe-born England defender signs for Sunderland
Everton have loaned defender Brendan Joel Zibusiso Galloway to Championship newcomers Sunderland on a season-long deal.Galloway, 21, has made 21 appearances for the Toffees since joining from ...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by BBC
Peter Ndlovu, Mwaruwari reunited
ZIMBABWE's football legends Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari are among a host of former African football icons who are expected to grace two all-star charity matches organised by the Kanu Heart ...Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scholarship opportunities
Zim Scholars Trust in conjunction with Cyprus International University (CIU) a fully accredited and internationally recognized University located in North Cyprus, is inviting you to attend a recruitme...Published: 05 Jan 2017 at 23:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Benjani Mwaruwari ranked best Zimbabwean striker in SA
FORMER Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari has been ranked the best Zimbabwean striker to play in the South African Premiership.Zimbabwe has over the years fed the South African Premiership wit...Published: 25 Dec 2016 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Khama Billiat among nominees for Africa's finest
Nominees for 2016 African player of the year and African based player of the year awards.African player of the year1. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Leicester City)2. Andre Ayew (Gh...Published: 15 Oct 2016 at 19:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK based Zimbabwean 'swindles' fellow country man of over R100 000
A Zimbabwean man based in the United Kingdom, Thulisa Maphosa, is alleged to have swindled a fellow countryman Bha Mlilo of his R100 000 in a botched vehicle deal. Maphosa had reportedly promised ...Published: 19 Sep 2016 at 09:31hrs | 5 | by Stephen Jakes
BREAKING: UK votes to leave European Union after 43 years
The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum.According to BBC, London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote h...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Benitez stays as Newcastle United manager
Rafael Benitez is staying as Newcastle United manager after signing a new three-year contract following their relegation from the Premier League.The 56-year-old Spaniard was appointed in M...Published: 25 May 2016 at 22:15hrs | | by BBS Sports
Dembare fire Silva
A SHORT but stormy marriage between Dynamos and Paulo Jorge Silva finally came to an end yesterday when the Dembare leadership decided to terminate the clueless Portuguese coach's contract just five m...Published: 13 May 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Robson Sharuko and Eddie Chikamhi
Tendayi Darikwa's finest hour
ZIMBABWE will have a footballer in the glitzy world of the English Premiership next season, for the first time in five years, after Tendayi Darikwa's Burnley stormed back into the world's richest, and...Published: 04 May 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by Robson Sharuko
ConCourt ruling on death sentence deferred
The Constitutional Court has deferred proceedings over a challenge by two men seeking their death sentences to be commuted to life imprisonment and another seeking life imprisonment to be repealed on ...Published: 21 Oct 2015 at 16:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Leeds United step up interest on Tendayi Darikwa
LEEDS UNITED are understood to have stepped up their interest in Chesterfield defender Tendayi Darikwa.The highly-rated full-back, 23, who can play at right-back or on the right hand side ...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 18:48hrs | | by Sports reporter
Bosso striker linked with Leicester City and Sunderland FC
Highlanders FC new striker, Thomas Chideu says he has been invited for a month long trial stint with English side Leicester City while Sunderland FC is also keen on his services.Chideu has a t...Published: 10 Apr 2015 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bosso sign Highfields goal-scoring sensation
Highlanders yesterday completed the signing of teenage goal-machine Thomas Chideu on a three-year contract ahead of the 2015 season.The 18-year-old former Prince Edward School star spent three...Published: 27 Jan 2015 at 11:56hrs | | by Sports reporter
Asamoah Gyan denies killing rapper in ritual
Ghanaian footballer and former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan has denied killing a rapper in a ritual sacrifice.Rapper Castro and his girlfriend, Janet Bandu, are believed to have drowned in ...Published: 27 Sep 2014 at 10:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman rubs chillies into schoolgirl's eyes and privates
Aspiring doctor Rahma Sultana, of Sunderland, UK, who rubbed chilli into a schoolgirl's eyes and private parts has been jailed.Sultana waged a campaign of violent abuse against two children th...Published: 11 Jun 2014 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Benjani likely to retire before next season
JOHANNESBURG - Former Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari says he is likely to retire from football before next season.Mwaruwari, who failed to impress at South African club Bidvest Wits...Published: 21 May 2014 at 08:58hrs | | by Sports reporter
Court upholds death sentences against 10
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld death sentences against 10 people accused of committing gruesome and callous murders around the country.Njabulo Tshuma, Vusa Mugobo Ndlovu, Zacharia Amos Sim...Published: 09 May 2014 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manchester United manager David Moyes sacked - Its official
Manchester United manager David Moyes has been sacked, only 10 months after succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.The club had previously refused to comment on national newspaper repo...Published: 22 Apr 2014 at 09:43hrs | | by BBC
Zim man nabbed for drugs possession in the UK
A ZIMBABWEAN reveller was caught trying to take drugs into a club in the United Kingdom.Failed asylum seeker Dalton Mtengwa blamed an unnamed man for handing him the packets of amphetamine ou...Published: 13 Mar 2014 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villas-Boas sacked
LONDON - Andre Villas-Boas has been sacked as Tottenham Hotspur manager following the 5-0 defeat against Liverpool at White Hart Lane. The Portuguese boss has been under pressure for several ...Published: 17 Dec 2013 at 03:48hrs | | by Sports reporter
Can Bosso end the jinx? Match is live on Supersport 9
THE blockbuster showdown between Highlanders and Dynamos at Barbourfields on Sunday has squeezed its way onto the SuperSport menu for live coverage in a weekend pregnant with high-profile matches in ...Published: 22 Oct 2013 at 04:55hrs | | by Robson Sharuko
Manchester United to wait on Rooney
London - David Moyes will wait until the last minute before deciding if Wayne Rooney can return from his head injury in Manchester United's Premier League clash against Crystal Palace on Saturday....Published: 14 Sep 2013 at 05:27hrs | | by Sports Reporter
English Premier League fixtures for 2013-14 announced
Manchester United manager David Moyes has been handed a first match in charge at Swansea as the full 2013-14 football fixtures are announced.Jose Mourinho starts his second spell at Chelsea wi...Published: 19 Jun 2013 at 18:51hrs | | by BBC
Di Canio named new Sunderland boss
Paolo Di Canio was named the new coach of Premier League strugglers Sunderland on Sunday, a move which sparked the resignation from the club board of an ex-foreign minister outraged by the Italian's r...Published: 01 Apr 2013 at 10:57hrs | | by AFP
Former Big Brother Africa housemate dies
HIP-HOP singer Susan Harvey, popularly called Goldie, is dead.News of the death of the sensational artiste, who was a housemate at the Big Brother Africa (BBA) in 2012, broke on Thursday night...Published: 17 Feb 2013 at 13:11hrs | | by Arts reporter
Benjani Mwaruwari training with SuperSport United
VETERAN Zimbabwean forward Benjani Mwaruwari is to have one final bid to prolong his career as he begins training with SuperSport United this week.The 34-year-old free agent has been training...Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 05:42hrs | | by Sports reporter
Benjani likely to hang up his boots if he fails to secure a contract
Former Jomo Cosmos striker Benjamin Mwaruwari is likely to hang up his boots at the end of the month if he fails to secure a contract with a South African top-flight side.In a chat with KickOf...Published: 30 Aug 2012 at 15:59hrs | | by Sports reporter
Mother informed a week after about son's death
Social services from Sunderland City Council in the UK took nearly a week to tell a mother her disabled son had died.Michael Kershaw, 20, had been in care for most of his life after being born...Published: 13 Aug 2012 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff Reprter
Scramble for Mwaruwari's signature
There have been many reports in the South African media linking Benjamin "Benjani" Mwaruwari with a move to two of Gauteng's top three clubs during this off-season, with the news of the competition o...Published: 28 May 2012 at 12:07hrs | | by Sports reporter
Newcastle United moves into top four
London - Newcastle United moved into the top four of the Premier League on Saturday as Chelsea lost ground in the race for a Champions League qualifying berth.Two goals from Yohan Cabaye and ...Published: 21 Apr 2012 at 15:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Benjani to splash out millions for his testimonial match
Benjani Mwaruwari is set to splash millions of his wealth for his long awaited testimonial match at National Sports Stadium in May.The testimonial is fixture for May 26.Forty p...Published: 20 Apr 2012 at 08:10hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
Benjani sets up multimillion dollar football academy
Former Warriors skipper Benjani Mwariwari, ranked the highest paid Zimbabwean sportsman is set to contract a modern football academy with a private school in Bulawayo to be simple named Benjani Mwaru...Published: 16 Mar 2012 at 05:56hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
Asamoah Gyan quits Ghana
Asamoah Gyan has reportedly made the decision to withdraw himself from international football due to the wave of criticism he has received regarding Ghana's failed Africa Cup of Nations campaign.G...Published: 18 Feb 2012 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Arsenal ditches plans to play Thierry Henry today
The 'Gunners', ARSENAL have been forced to ditch plans to play the 34-year-old Frenchman, Thierry Henry today.Boss Arsene Wenger wanted Henry to feature in a Premier Reserve League match with ...Published: 04 Jan 2012 at 07:53hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Mwaruwari leaves Blackburn, club hunting, prepared to play in Championship
FORMER Zimbabwe captain Benjani Mwaruwari has left English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers after his contract extension hit a snag.The 32-year-old striker returned to Blackburn Rovers ...Published: 22 Jul 2011 at 13:38hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Abramovich sacks Ancelotti as Chelsea manager
Chelsea sacked manager Carlo Ancelotti on Sunday after a season in which they failed to win a trophy but just a year after the Italian led them to the double.Chelsea lost 1-0 at Everton to fin...Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 08:08hrs | | by Moyo Roy
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