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By Shorai Murwira The Zimbabwean netball team, The Gems, who are currently in Liverpool, Europe for World Cup are not amused with the Zimbabwean Bond notes allowances which they will get together with more promises coming their way as they return home, government has revealed. The Gems had a fruitful …

By Eddie Chikamhi A DARK cloud hung over Zimbabwe Cricket yesterday after the International Cricket Council suspended the country from its membership and outlawed it from all activities held under their banner. The ICC, who concluded their annual conference in England yesterday, voted unanimously for the suspension of Zimbabwe Cricket, …

Zimbabwe’s Warriors face a tough qualification pathway for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after being drawn in a tough Group H which features North African giants Algeria and Southern African rivals Zambia and Botswana. The top two countries at the end of the conclusion of the qualifiers will book …

BY HENRY MHARA ALL eyes on the local football scene will be at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow afternoon when Dynamos host Caps United in the big Harare derby, a fixture that for one reason or another rarely fails to disappoint. United will be looking to take a huge step towards the …

BY SPORT REPORTER TOP local boxing trainer and manager Clyde Musonda is excited to add a Zimbabwean flavour to the big female World Boxing Council Silver lightweight championship bout pitting Malawian Anisha Basheel against undefeated Briton, Chantelle Cameron set for the Brentwood Centre in Essex, United Kingdom, tonight. The potentially …

DISAPPOINTMENT, despair and heartbreak. These are the words Sikandar Raza used to describe the mood among his Zimbabwe teammates, as they frantically called each other and exchanged messages in the minutes following the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s decision to suspend Zimbabwe with immediate effect over “government interference”. Raza said his …

By Ellina Mhlanga Liverpool — Despite a 43-59 defeat at the hands of Malawi yesterday at the M&S Bank Arena, Zimbabwe’s Gems remain in the run for a top six finish at the ongoing Vitality Netball World Cup in Liverpool. The Gems have had a remarkable performance at the tournament …

BY FORTUNE MBELE FOLLOWING a morale-sapping defeat to Hwange at the Colliery last week, championship chasing Chicken Inn will be seeking an immediate response this afternoon when they face tricky Bulawayo Chiefs at Luveve Stadium. The Gamecocks coach, Joey Antipas, blamed complacency for their 2-1 defeat that cost his team …

CAIRO — A Zimbabwean nurse travelled from Cape Town to Cairo by road, enduring visa delays, internet blackouts and revolutionary protests, all for the love of football. Alvin “Aluvah” Zhakata had intended to make it to Egypt for the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations on June 21, …

Collin Matiza Sports Editor TWO of Zimbabwe’s most promising young footballers Calum English-Brown and Martin Zulu are set to break into the tough world of German football, with the news that they have signed for two of that country’s lower division teams. According to reports from Germany, 18-year-old English-Brown, who …