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London – Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has spoken up in support of Kevin Pietersen’s allegations of a “bullying” culture within the England team. Pietersen, in one of several controversial claims in his recently-published autobiography, accused England’s senior bowlers and wicketkeeper Matt Prior of aggressively demanding apologies from team-mates not
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Arsenal and Germany midfielder Mesut Özil has been ruled out for up to three months after he was diagnosed with a partial tear of a knee ligament, the German football association said yesterday. Özil will miss the World Cup winners’ upcoming Euro 2016 qualifiers against Poland and Ireland as well as matches against Gibraltar and Spain […]
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Lovemore Dube Senior Sports Editor JUSTICE delayed, is justice denied. That old English adage could be true to scores of Zimbabwean footballers, administrators and referees engulfed in scandals in the Midlands and with the senior national team in recent years. Referees implicated in the Centralgate football scandal will know their fate next month if Zifa lives up to […]
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Sports Reporter MARK Mathe will begin life at Highlanders as interim coach with a full squad to choose from after his players were spared suspension, according to a list released by the Premier Soccer League yesterday. But perennial foes Dynamos, who are on course for a fourth consecutive title – a feat achieved only twice before […]
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Sports Reporter TENNIS Zimbabwe has named an eight-member provisional squad competing for four places to represent the country at the December African Union Sports Council Region Five Under-20 Games to be held in Bulawayo. Fifty-eight days are left before the regional Games roar into life from December 5-14 in the City of Kings. The United States of […]
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Ngqabutho Moyo Sports Reporter THE Bulawayo Flying Eagles Cycling Club officially opened registration to all city cyclists for the Tour de Bulawayo series sponsored by Ekhaya Cycles and set for October 25. Chrispen Kazingizi, the Bulawayo Flying Eagles Cycling Club spokesperson said that participants should come forward and register for the event that would have safety as […]
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Ricky Zililo Sports Reporter FRANTIC efforts are being made to save the National Rugby League from a premature end to the 2014 season, with the leadership considering skipping straight to the semi-finals. It’s been a month since the country’s rugby flagship division was forced to suspend their matches with six rounds of games left following the clubs’ […]
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Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter— HIGHLANDERS FC skipper Ariel Sibanda says the Bulawayo giants will concentrate on winning their six remaining Premier League fixtures to keep their slim chances of landing the championship alive. Sibanda told Chronicle Sport that the team is gearing up to win the Chibuku Super Cup and the Mbada
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Ricky Zililo Sports Reporter ONLY two coaches from Bulawayo are attending the intermediate Caf B licence coaching clinic that started on Monday and runs for two weeks in the city. Former Highlanders player and assistant coach Bekithemba “Super” Ndlovu and How Mine’s assistant coach Sheunesu Chaka are the local students who
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Senior Sports Editor The Confederation of African Football yesterday released the names of associations that forwarded bids for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals. The seven member associations are Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Sudan and Zimbabwe. For Zifa to win the bid they will have to embark on serious lobbying. It
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Michael Phelps has been suspended from all competition for six months by USA Swimming following his drink-driving arrest. Phelps, 29, was stopped by police after being caught travelling at 84mph (135km/h) in a 45mph zone in Baltimore, Maryland, on 30 September. The most decorated Olympian in history, he
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Aaron Dube in Johannesburg, South Africa FORMER Dynamos defender Shepherd Murape believes the standard of the game in Zimbabwe is improving. He says people must appreciate the good job being done by those running the game. Murape is one of the most experienced and well travelled coaches from Zimbabwe and he believes he can still utilise
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Ngqabutho Moyo Sports Reporter Zifa Southern Region teams are ready for the LG Foods Super 16 Wafa Wafa Cup set to kick off this Saturday. Black Boots chairman Sydney Madzvimbo yesterday said that they were going into the encounter against BCC Golden Stars fully prepared to proceed to the next stage of the tournament. Madzvimbo’s
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Harare Bureau A TEAM from Thailand arrived in the country yesterday to take part in the Zimbabwe October 5s Bowls tournament expected to get underway on Friday at City Bowling Club. The three-day tournament will have 16 teams taking part and this is the first time that a foreign side is participating in the event. The Thai
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