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Parliament’s bid for the reinstatement of the Zifa board, which will end Zimbabwe’s indefinite suspension from international football, is likely to hit a snag due to an audit report expected to expose rampant corruption by the sacked officials. The forensic audit into the affairs of Zifa is now complete –and …

After a seven-year absence from the International Cricket Council major events, the Zimbabwe national cricket team captain Craig Ervine says the Chevrons are targeting a grand return at the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Morale is high in the Zimbabwe team who appear to have hit …

Had the T20 World Cup taken place last year, Innocent Kaia and Tadiwanashe Marumani would have certainly been guaranteed places on the plane to Australia. A magnificent maiden match-winning century by Kaia against Bangladesh, never mind loss of form in the most recent white-ball series, would have done the trick …

It’s now the final countdown as domestic football awaits the release of the forensic audit into the ZIFA financial affairs anytime soon. The completion of the exercise is one of the requirements which the Sports and Recreation Commission have outlined as part of the process to cleanse the national game. …

Bulawayo Chiefs head coach Nilton Terroso was reportedly barred by the club from presiding over the team’s Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final clash with Highlanders on Sunday as a form of punishment for misconduct. Terosso watched the match from the stands after leaving a training session on Thursday in a huff …

Eight editions of the Chibuku Super Cup are now done and dusted and the long wait continues for Premiership football giants Dynamos. They have not won a major title since 2014 when the magical run of four consecutive titles under Callisto Pasuwa ended. Since then, DeMbare have lost their way …

Zimbabwe’s Samantha Nyikadzino has joined Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team as an Electronics Design Engineer. She becomes the second Zimbo to join Lewis Hamilton’s team after Stephanie Travers, who is the trackside fuel engineer. On Monday evening, Samantha Nyikadzino announced via Twitter that she had joined the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 …

Despite the Cheetahs finishing 23 out of 24 men’s teams at the just-ended Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Zimbabwe Rugby Union is pleased with the progress being made by the fairly young team. ZRU vice-president in charge of sevens rugby, Losson Mtongwiza, indicated on the final day of the tournament …

South Africa cricket coach Mark Boucher will quit after the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Australia in a surprise announcement on Monday that came hours after his team lost a test series in England. Cricket South Africa said Boucher decided to leave “in order to pursue other opportunities in line …

A couple of coaches have emerged as favourites to take over at Chelsea following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel was sacked on Wednesday following the team’s disappointing 1-0 to Dinamo Zagreb in the opening Group E encounter of the UEFA Champions League in Croatia. The result saw the Blues …