Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden double hundred as India reached 396 all out shortly before lunch on day two of the second test against England.Jaiswal finished with 209 runs, from 290 deliveries, with 19 fours and seven sixes in an innings that spanned across four sessions as the young opener almost single-handedly kept India’s innings …
Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong Chak-lam has set his sights firmly on victory in this weekend’s home Davis Cup tie with Zimbabwe at Victoria Park. The hosts will entertain the unfancied Zimbabweans seeking a win to stay in World Group II, and Wong believes they are on course to manage it. “I am confident …
Harare, Zimbabwe – In Zimbabwe, a country of 15 million people, there are fewer than 20 psychiatrists. And mental health issues are rife, given a litany of trauma unaddressed for decades: first the horrors of British colonialism and the liberation struggle and then the Zimbabwean army’s killing of thousands of people in the southwestern region …
Bangladesh: Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha wants his players to guard against complacency as it tries to secure a first series win against New Zealand in the second and final test. Bangladesh won the first test in Sylhet by 150 runs to close in on a landmark series victory. The only top-level teams that Bangladesh …
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak died on Sunday at the age of 49, his family confirmed on social media. Streak, who played 65 Tests and 189 ODIs for Zimbabwe from 1993-2005, was battling liver cancer for a long time. “In the early hours of this morning, Sunday the 3rd of September 2023, the greatest love …
Zimbabwe’s main opposition rejected Sunday the outcome of the elections that secured President Emmerson Mnangagwa a second term in office. The opposition leader alleged “blatant and gigantic fraud” in the country’s election as international observers reported an atmosphere of intimidation against voters. The returns from the latest troubled vote in the southern African nation were …
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won a second and final term in office in an outcome rejected by the opposition and questioned by observers. Mnangagwa, who took over from longtime leader Robert Mugabe after a 2017 army coup, was widely expected to secure re-election despite the country’s continuing economic crisis, with analysts saying the contest …
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has passed away at 49 after having lost his battle with cancer. Streak had the most international wickets for Zimbabwe (453). Streak, a prominent name in Zimbabwean sports during the 1990s and early 2000s, faced a dramatic downfall in his cricketing career. With a remarkable record of 65 Tests and …
Harare (AFP) – Zimbabweans go to the polls on Wednesday in closely-watched presidential and legislative elections, after a campaign tainted by a crackdown on dissent, fears of vote rigging and public anger at the economic crisis. The opposition, traditionally stronger in urban areas, is hoping to ride a wave of discontent at the southern African …
Harare, Zimbabwe – On Wednesday, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa will clash in a crucial presidential election – the second time they meet at the polls in five years. In 2018, Mnangagwa, with ZANU-PF, polled 2,460,463 (50.8 percent), while Nelson Chamisa, formerly of MDC-A and now CCC, garnered 2,147,437 (44.3 percent) …