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Zimbabwe International midfielder Marvelous Nakamba hopes of playing in the English Premier League next season were dealt a heavy blow as his side Aston Villa were thumped 3-0 by Manchester United at Villa Park on Thursday evening to leave their Premier League hopes hanging by a thread. After starting the …

Ruvarashe Jeremiah is not your average survivor. A few years ago, she packed her bags and headed out to the United Kingdom where she became the first female rugby player from this country to be signed up by an English club. A former pupil of Girls High School in Harare, …

When Marvelous Nakamba signed for Aston Villa last year, a refreshing wave of joy swept across our football community. Even some Zimbabweans, who ordinarily don’t really care so much about football, found themselves celebrating the midfielder’s multi-million dollar move. It was an irresistibly feel-good story for all of us — …

Shaun Bartlett, the former Bafana Bafana captain, played 74 times for South Africa and that statistic, alone, is sufficient to earn one legendary status in any sport. Many football fans will remember the former Bafana Bafana player as a bustling striker for Charlton Athletic in the English Premiership, where he …

Springbok record-holder Tonderai Chavhanga has left his position as the assistant coach of his native Zimbabwe, citing increased work commitments elsewhere. Chavhanga (36) worked under Zimbabwe’s head coach Brendan Dawson last year in the SuperSport Challenge, South Africa’s second-tier domestic competition, before assuming the same role at Test level with …

Skillful Highlanders forward, Prince Dube has opened up he was getting used to the ‘new normal’ as it is highly likely that the 2020 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League will kick start this season. The Castle Lager Premier Soccer League came to a halt when government in March suspended all public …

Noman Mapeza still remembers it all – the teargas, the panic in the packed bays, as thousands fled towards the exit corridors, the confusion and the silence in their dressing room. Then, the sheer weight of the tragedy, when the news filtered through, hit them hard. First, there were whispers, …

THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation are happy with the progress in the refurbishment of Sakubva. The stadium last hosted a Premiership match three years ago. The renovations, which are also being bankrolled by the Government, have been going on for months now. There is hope …

It seems like yesterday but today marks exactly 20 years after 13 football supporters lost their lives in a stampede at the National Sports Stadium. The disaster unfolded during a 2002 World Cup qualifier between Zimbabwe and South Africa. The scars, inflicted by the biggest sporting disaster in this country, …

Zimbabwe national cricket team cricket all-rounder Sikandar Raza will have an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the world’s leading cricketers after being signed up for the 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League T20. The 33-year-old cricketer will be part of the Trinbago Knight Riders captained by West …