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By Nigel Nyamutumbu HARARE – Settling back from the drive from Zimbabwe's second capital, the City of Kings and Queens, Bulawayo, I had a story to tell. Well, quite a few stories to tell. For any journalist that has set foot in a structured newsroom, before you started working on any stories for that day or week, diary meetings are convened to test whether any story idea is worth pursuing. This is normally a robust exercise. After all, everywhere or everyone is making

By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – Knowledgeable Sables fans will not be astonished by the mildly dissatisfied murmurs from the Springbok camp that the South Africa ‘A’ side wasn’t as clinical enough as they would have liked to see against Zimbabwe on Saturday. Simply because, unless you’re merely an armchair critic like most who have reacted to the result, everything leading up to the outcome in Gqeberha on Saturday will make sense beyond what the graphic designers circulated af

HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket has named a 15-man squad for the one-off Test against Bangladesh, with left-arm fast bowler Richard Ngarava set to captain the national side for the first time in the longest format. The match is scheduled to start on Sunday at Harare Sports Club, marking Zimbabwe’s return to Test cricket following their emphatic innings-and-73-run victory over Afghanistan at the same venue in October last year. Ngarava was one of the standout performers in that

By Nigel Nyamutumbu HARARE – It is inherently human to be biased. What informs human biases is subject to scholarly debates across behavioral studies, among them sociology and psychology. This is no wonder why in any contest with ultimate victors, human beings are inclined to take sides. Sport rivalry is a typical example of how human beings are emotive, openly aligned and have categorical preferences. Historical football rivalries in Zimbabwe have predominantly bee

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Zimbabwe have gone for consistency in their team section for the clash against South Africa ‘A’ on Saturday in Gqeberha with Stormers lock Gary Porter the only new face in the starting line-up. Debutant Porter will partner the experienced international Kudakwashe Nyakufaringwa in the Sables’ engine room while there have been some adjustments in the forward pack. Simba Siraha, who earned all his previous Sables caps at lock, has been selected at b

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Donald Campbell, the headmaster of Lilfordia School and young brother of former Zimbabwe cricket captain Alistair Campbell, has announced a permanent campus ban on parent Lotshe Mangena following his involvement in a disturbing violent incident at another school where one of his children is also a learner. Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of 50-year-old Mangena after he stormed a rugby pitch at Eaglesvale High School while threateningly

Zimbabwe trained in Stellenbosch ahead of the clash with South Africa 'A'. By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – For a man who made an unerasable footprint in the game of rugby in both countries, Kennedy Tsimba’s interest in the match between South Africa ‘A’ and his native Zimbabwe on Saturday is irrefutable. The clash between the exciting South African second-string side and Zimbabwe is an opener for the Springboks’ unofficial Test with the Barbarians at the Nelson Mandela Bay Sta

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER Lotshe Mangena (right) pose with a relative at a function in this file picture. HARARE – The parent who brandished a gun and allegedly assaulted a schoolboy rugby player at Eaglesvale High School in Harare on Saturday has been identified as the son of the late Zimbabwean nationalist and distinguished soldier Alfred Nikita Mangena, who was a ZIPRA commander. Lotshe Mangena, a parent at the upmarket Bulawayo private all-boys school Christian Brothers

Zimbabwe (in white and green) have been preparing in Stellenbosch with South Africa Under-20. BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has hailed Zimbabwe as a “quality” rugby team ahead of the Sables’ clash with a South Africa ‘A’ side in Port Elizabeth next weekend. The Zimbabweans and the second-string South Africa side will curtain-raise the Boks’ match against the Barbarians on 20 June. Revered World Cup-winning coach Erasmus has shown his r

BY NICK CHOUHAN In this file image, the late Danny Bismark (seated, blue-and-white shirt), interacts with members of his community at Arcadia Sports Centre in Harare. HARARE – It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Mr. Danny Bismark, one of the most iconic and respected members of Zimbabwe's Coloured community. He passed on in Harare this week at the age of 90. Danny will long be remembered for his immense contribution to society, both in sport and com

SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe’s squad will be reinforced for the World Rugby Nations Cup tour of the United States after the completion of an ongoing training camp in South Africa and the match against South Africa ‘A’ in Port Elizabeth on 20 June. Zimbabwe this week named a 32-man squad for the camp and game against SA ‘A’, with several star players that helped the Sables qualify for the 2027 World Cup conspicuous by their absence. Sables head coach Piet Benade o

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER PRETORIA – A new rugby case study developed by Zimbabwean-born and South African-based coach Kennedy Tsimba is exploring whether Africa's unique sporting environments may offer valuable insights into the future evolution of rugby. Known as the Shift Theory, the work examines the transition and unstructured moments of the game, the periods between set plays and organised phase structures where players must adapt, make rapid decisions and respond to chan