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BY ENOCK MUCHINJO HARARE – The Annual National Sports Awards (ANSA) is supposed to be the biggest celebration of Zimbabwe’s finest sports stars of the year, an occasion where excellence is feted and honoured. This momentous awards ceremony, which dates back decades ago, has in the past carried enormous prestige as it recognised and rewarded only the best that the country offered across the different sporting disciplines. It has however long lost its lustre, one of the c

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER Some of the squad's younger players pose for a photo after the big win on Tuesday. HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby team assistant coach Ricky Chirengende says the tour to Louis Trichardt is giving uncapped younger players an opportunity to showcase what they can potentially bring to the Test side. An entirely locally-based squad mixed with senior Sables stars and emerging players – playing as Zimbabwe ‘A’ – is on a two-match tour of the South African town as

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Given his peerless all-round talent, Zimbabwe’s newest sporting hero Brian Bennett could well have been a prolific point-scorer in the green-and-white jersey of the Rugby World Cup-bound Sables. The Southern African country’s T20 World Cup star is instead now a prolific run-scorer for the national cricket team, popularly known as the Chevrons. Flyhalf, Bennett’s position in his rugby days, is the heartbeat of the team, the play-maker, the m

BY NIGEL NYAMUTUMBU HARARE – A draw in the battle royale of Zimbabwe's traditional football giants, Dynamos and Highlanders, was without doubt the fairest result. Not that it is a result that both teams wished for. Until the last minute, you could tell that both teams were searching for that sucker punch that would not only earn three points and bragging rights, but also the nation’s pride. Yes, the nation's pride. Dynamos and Highlanders are not just footballing inst

South Africa's Tristan Stubbs and George Linde walk off the field after their cricket win despite the heroics of Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza (centre) [Manish Swarup/AP] DELHI – South Africa survived a brilliant all-round show by Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza to record a five-wicket win over their neighbours and set up a T20 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand. South Africa survived an early wobble to overcome the spirited Zimbabwe, who scored 153-7, in their last Su

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) interim committee chairman Paddy Zhanda Jr and the association’s new General Manager TJ Chifokoyo (pictured) are representing Zimbabwe at a landmark Rugby Africa AGM in Uganda on Friday, the first following the Southern African nation’s historic return to the World Cup since 1991. It is Rugby Africa’s biggest meeting in the history of the confederation, which is undergoing marked transformation under the leadership of

CHENNAI – Brian Bennett (pictured) vs Jasprit Bumrah. Pressure? What pressure? Bennett sends the white ball flying over the wide long-on boundary. More than 27,000 spectators at Chepauk are stunned into silence. India are not used to seeing their bowling spearhead being treated this way. Bennett raises his third fifty-plus score in his last four innings in this T20 World Cup across varied conditions in Sri Lanka and India. His team-mates in the dugout are up on their feet

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) has announced a major two-year partnership with CFAO Mobility Zimbabwe, which will see the leading automotive company become the official transport partner of the Sables. The partnership comes as Zimbabwe intensifies preparations for its return to the global stage at the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. With focus now shifting firmly towards building a competitive squad for 2027, the partnership provides critical logistical suppor

MUMBAI – Shimron Hetmyer made a stunning 85 off 34 balls as West Indies began their T20 World Cup Super 8 stage with an emphatic 107-run victory over Zimbabwe. Hetmyer hit seven sixes and seven fours as he mixed finesse with power - at a strike rate of 250 - to help West Indies post a mammoth 254-6. The left-handed Guyanese was dropped twice by Tashinga Musekiwa - on nine and 70 - before he was eventually caught at deep mid-wicket by Brian Bennett off experienced spinner

KANDY – By late evening on Tuesday, Zimbabwe were officially through to the Super Eights of the Men's T20 World Cup 2026. It was a historic moment for a side that was expected to be also-rans in a group that involved Australia and Sri Lanka. But they overcame the format in emphatic fashion and earned their place in the next round. The mood in the Zimbabwe dressing room must have understandably been joyous but captain Sikandar Raza stressed that there was more for his team to

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – With the schedule for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia now out, Zimbabwe have been given further assurance that their return to the sport’s biggest stage will be well supported by both the continental governing body and World Rugby. Rugby Africa president Herbert Mensah, a member of the Executive Board of global ruling body World Rugby, reaffirmed that the Sables’ first World Cup appearance since 1991 will be of great priority to the two bo

BULAWAYO – Vihaan Malhotra’s sublime century backed by an all-round bowling effort sealed a 204 run victory for India over Zimbabwe in their Super Six encounter of the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2026 here at the Queens Sports Club on Tuesday. Set daunting 353, Zimbabwe innings folded for mere 148 run total in 37.4 overs. Pacers RS Ambrish and Henil Patel made early inroads, removing Nathaniel Hlabangana and Dhruv Patel inside first three overs. The third wicket fell in th