African Sports Insights

HARARE – Zimbabwe have named a 15-member squad for their three-match ODI series against Australia at Harare Sports Club, with Sikandar Raza set to captain the side. The matches will take place on September 15, 18 and 20, marking Australia’s first ODI visit to Zimbabwe in more than a decade. Raza will lead the side as regular captain Richard Ngarava continues his recovery from a lower-back injury. Tanaka Chivanga, who is sidelined with an Achilles tendon injury, also misse

By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – Zimbabwe star flyhalf Ian Prior reckons his former English Premiership club Harlequins provides the perfect setting for his international colleague Edward Sigauke to shine on his introduction to professional rugby. The London club signed the 22-year-old speedy Zimbabwe winger last week after a blazing start to his international career, in which he has scored eight tries in 12 Tests for the World Cup-bound Sables since his debut at the Africa Cup

HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has appointed experienced New Zealand coach Mark Coles as the substantive Head Coach of the Zimbabwe Senior Women’s National Team following a rigorous recruitment process. He brings extensive international coaching and high-performance experience, having previously served as head coach of both the Pakistan and Scotland women’s national teams. Coles also supported Scotland’s men’s side, while his career has included a spell as high pe

HARARE – Brad Evans produced a superb all-round performance, claiming two wickets before smashing his maiden T20I half-century, but Zimbabwe went down by 48 runs to South Africa in the final of the tri-series in Windhoek on Sunday. Set a daunting 206 for victory, Zimbabwe slipped to 61 for seven before Evans launched a spirited counterattack, striking an unbeaten 56 from only 31 deliveries to lift his side to 157 all out. Earlier, South Africa had won the toss and

WINDHOEK – Zimbabwe survived a huge scare from Namibia to clinch a thrilling five-run win in Windhoek, recovering from 101/6 to post 195/6 before holding their nerve in the final over. Namibia, who had opened the tri-series with an impressive win over South Africa, looked out of the contest at 76/6 in the chase before Zane Green and Alexander Volschenk produced a stunning 109-run seventh-wicket stand off only 49 balls. Zimbabwe had started strongly after being asked to bat,

Zimbabwe survived a huge scare from Namibia to clinch a thrilling five-run win in Windhoek, recovering from 101/6 to post 195/6 before holding their nerve in the final over. Namibia, who had opened the tri-series with an impressive win over South Africa, looked out of the contest at 76/6 in the chase before Zane Green and Alexander Volschenk produced a stunning 109-run seventh-wicket stand off only 49 balls. Zimbabwe had started strongly after being asked to bat, with Ben C

The 22-year-old has played 12 times, scoring eight tries, for his country, having made his international debut in 2024. Quins head coach Jason Gilmore said: "Eddie is a player we've been tracking and we're really pleased to get his signing over the line. "He's got tremendous speed and footwork that makes him a real handful for any defence, and we believe he's got all the raw tools to become a weapon for us out wide. "What excites us most is his potential - he's still de

HARARE – Veteran leg-spinner Graeme Cremer has been recalled to Zimbabwe's T20I squad for the upcoming tri-series against South Africa and Namibia, with Sikandar Raza named captain of the 15-man squad. Cremer, 39, returns after recovering from a left-arm injury that ruled him out following the 2026 T20 World Cup. He had previously spent seven years away from international cricket before making his comeback at the tournament in February. Zimbabwe will begin their campaign ag

By Brian Matamba HARARE – The pictures circulating on social media showing a house in Strathaven, Harare, have sparked questions about the welfare of Zimbabwe’s national rugby team, the Sables, as they prepare for their historic return to the Rugby World Cup next year in Australia. The images have understandably raised concerns, particularly when presented as evidence of the conditions in which the national team is living. However, there is important context missing fro

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Zimbabwe on Thursday unveiled Spain’s Roman Català as the new men’s senior national team football coach, deputised by his two fellow countrymen Marc Sanchez and Vicente Girona Izquierdo alongside Zimbabwean Takesure Chiragwi. Head coach Català, holder of a UEFA Pro Licence coaching certificate, had spells at CE Sabadell, CF Damm, Villareal CF and RCD Mallorca. His youthful first assistant coach, Sanchez, drew applauses from the audience at

By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – World Rugby chairman Brett Robinson will make an official visit to Zimbabwe this weekend, accompanied by Rugby Africa president Herbert Mensah and David Carrigy, the Chief of International Federations at the sport’s global governing body. Australian Robinson, who was elected in November 2024, is traveling on a mission to drum up support for Zimbabwe’s participation at the next Rugby World Cup, to be hosted in his home country towards the end of

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Members of the Zimbabwe national rugby team have described as a “smear campaign” claims by a blogger that members of the squad have been living in deplorable conditions at a run-down house in suburban Harare. Since the current Sables Trust was established nearly three years ago and the successful 2027 World Cup vision was launched, the Sables have been housed at a luxurious and spacious home on Piers Road in Harare’s leafy Borrowdale suburb.

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Star Zimbabwe centre Brandon Mudzekenyedzi has praised the team for outstanding performances in the first leg of the newly-established World Rugby Nations Cup in the United States and Canada over the past three weekends. The Sables, who are now classified as a second-tier side following their improved showing over the past three years as well as qualification for the 2027 World Cup in Australia, are one of 12 nations taking part in the Nation

BULAWAYO – Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani combined in a devastating display of fast bowling as Zimbabwe defended 170 to beat Bangladesh by 32 runs in the opening T20 International at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Wednesday, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. On a surface that offered little obvious assistance to the seamers, Zimbabwe’s pace spearheads extracted steep bounce and maintained relentless accuracy, sharing eight wickets as Ban

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – The raft of changes to Zimbabwe’s side for the World Rugby Nations Cup second game against hosts United States of America on Sunday morning (01:30 Zim time) are not a direct reaction to the team’s performance in the 36-26 defeat to Tonga last weekend. The Sables put up a gallant performance to nearly beat Tonga in Colorado last week, with the team’s line-outs and some key players made to shoulder the blame for the loss after the African natio

HARARE – A proper ding-dong battle with its own soundtrack provided by the amazing fans at Castle Corner lit up the Harare night as Zimbabwe edged Bangladesh out, defending a total of 247 and wrapping up the ODI series 2-0 with a game to play. Ben Curran produced only the seventh instance of a Zimbabwean batting through the entire 50 overs but his 111 not out only became match-winning after a never-say-die bowling effort from his team-mates. At 169 for 3, they were being ba