Zimbabwe in uninspired draw with Guinea
Benjani Mwaruwari- did not play (Photo: Sky Sports).
Zimbabwe’s fate in the race for a place at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa is now out of their hands after they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Guinea on Sunday.
The draw, Zimbabwe’s third in five Group 2 matches, leaves them third on the table and four points adrift of leaders Kenya with just one more match to play against Namibia.
Kenya beat Namibia 1-0 in Nairobi on Sunday.
Winners of the 12 African groups qualify for the next stage of qualification and will be joined by the eight best runners-up. Read more
Zim music and Rugby Festival UK
The Zim Music & Rugby Festival is a funday event aimed at bringing together the Zimbabwean community and Friends of Zimbabwe in the United Kingdom via Sport, Music and a little taste of home away from home.
The day will kick off with a rugby tournament. The competing teams will be made up of former students from Zimbabwean High Schools, so essentially it is an old boys rugby tournament. Rekindle old school memories, meet old friends and the chance to do that school war cry one more time. Read more
A deserved victory for Cara Black
Cara Black (R) and Leander Paes
Yay! Cara has finally won a major tournament. It’s been a long long uphill journey for the Zimbabwean tennis star but it was well worth the fight!
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ZIMBABWE’S Cara Black and India’s Leander Paes won the mixed doubles title at the U.S. Open on Thursday, beating Briton Jamie Murray and American Liezel Huber 7-6 6-4.
The fifth seeds saved two set points in the first-set tiebreak before breaking once in the second to clinch victory in what was their first grand slam event together. Read more
Jose Mourinho to coach Dembare?
Now that the Russians, Asians and Arabs have made their mark buying English Premiership clubs, I was just thinking that I should buy Dembare before they come here and start taking up our clubs.
All I need is to talk to Uncle Gideon so that he can lend me some money (If he can’t help I can talk to one of my other rich uncles (Uncle Nigel, Uncle Phil and Uncle Strive immediately come to mind). Read more
