Weakened Zim face tough test

Paul Munyuki Sports Reporter
JACQUES LEITAO has been thrust in as captain to lead the Sables in their quest for glory at the upcoming Africa Cup Group 1A tournament that is also the World Cup qualifying tournament.

Zimbabwe Cricket retain President Mugabe as patron

Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe Cricket held their annual general meeting in Harare yesterday where they retained President Mugabe as their patron.
President Mugabe has traditionally been the patron of the association.

Vainona have all to play for

Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
DEFENDING champions in the Copa Coca-Cola 17-and-Under girls, Vainona, have everything to play for in this year’s edition as they are guaranteed of retaining the trophy for keeps if they manage to defend their title in Mutare next week.

Lessons from Partille Cup

From Collin Matiza in GOTHENBURG, Sweden
THE sun only came out once, for just a few minutes, during this week but this could not stop thousands of young athletes and officials from around the world, including 96 from Zimbabwe, from enjoying themselves during the week-long Partille Cup handball tournament which ends here today.

Jaure respects How Mine

Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
DYNAMOS defender Partson Jaure rates newboys How Mine highly and believes the Bulawayo side will be tough when the teams clash in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Luveve this afternoon.

ZPC Kariba face Mushowani Stars

Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
IT will be clash of the top four in the Zifa Northern Region Division One soccer league as ZPC Kariba face third-placed Mushowani Stars while fouth-placed DStv Rangers date second-placed Flame Lilly.

Scott Vincent returns for Grand Slam

Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
THE return of top amateur Scott Vincent, who is on vacation from his United States base, has brightened the field ahead of today’s annual Chapman Grand Slam.
The United States-based amateur is the defending champion.

It’s all gloomy in the region

Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor
SOUTHERN African countries will have to go back to basics and invest heavily in their youth programmes if the region’s national teams are to regularly qualify for the World Cup and make a mark at the global soccer showcase.

Djokovic storms into final

LONDON. — Novak Djokovic finally broke the resolve of Juan Martin Del Potro to advance to the Wimbledon final after a brutal, brilliant and at times bizarre match of tennis that will go down in history as one of the best at SW19.

Boom Boom Lisicki wows Germany

LONDON. – Sabine Lisicki, the smiling darling of the Centre Court, has become Wimbledon’s favourite German, adopted as an honourary Brit just like Steffi Graf and Boris Becker before her.

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