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The Zimbabwe Davis Cup team who are seeking to bounce into the World Group 2 at the Africa Group 3 tournament being played at the University of Pretoria, got their campaign off on the wrong foot by going down 2-1 against Namibia in Pool B

Results from the double-header in the Chibuku Super Cup preliminary round where Yadah and Black Rhinos advanced to the first round

In INTERNATIONAL SPORTS NEWS, proudly brought to you by NetOne, South Africa captain Siya Kolisi was almost lost for words as he consoled the trio of senior Springboks who look likely to miss the Rugby World Cup in France

Lucas Paqueta wants to join Manchester City this transfer window but West Ham are determined to keep hold of the Brazilian despite the Treble-winners' £70 million bid

Manchester United are reportedly in talks to sign Bayern Munich star Benjamin Pavard, who has emerged as a potential replacement for Harry Maguire

Arsenal and Brentford have reached an agreement for the transfer of David Raya, with the north London club set to pay around £30 million for the goalkeeper

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Castle Lager Premier Soccer League giants Dynamos have sacked coach Hebert Maruwa with the club having fallen nine points short of leaders Highlanders and unlikely to win the league title

Aston Martin admit they have to turn the narrative in F1's development race when the season resumes at the end of August as they bid to halt their slide in the battle behind Red Bull

Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France cruised into the Women's World Cup quarter-finals, thrashing Morocco to end the African side's dream run

Catalina Usme scored early in the second half as Colombia edged Jamaica 1-0 to advance to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals for the first time

Paris Saint-Germain will listen to offers for Neymar this transfer window after he informed the club he wants to leave

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In the Pearlenta Nutri-Active Netball World Cup report where Australia delivered a dominant display to win the World Cup for the 12th time, regaining the crown with a clinical and classy victory over England in the final in Cape Town

In International Sports News, proudly brought to you by NetOne, playmakers Aaron Smith and Richie Mo’unga say the All Blacks have taken “massive steps” from their troubles of last year following their comeback win over the Wallabies in the second Bledisloe Cup Test

Simba Bhora coach Tonderai Ndiraya praised his side’s game management as they beat FC Platinum on Matchday 18 of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League to inflict more misery on the defending champions,

In the Women’s World Cup Report, Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic emerged as the hero as her team beat the United States 5-4 on penalties to knock the defending champions out of the World Cup

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In our Pearlenta Nutri-Active Netball World Cup report, Zimbabwe finally showed up in Cape Town when they thoroughly beat Barbados 75-48 to claim the 13th spot following below-par performances at the start of the tournament

All Blacks head coach Ian Foster doesn’t want his team to take their foot off the pedal when they face the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup return leg in Dunedin

In the BEAUTIFUL GAME, we kick off with Matchday 18 in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League where defending champions, FC Platinum, are hoping to bounce back to winning ways when they host league debutants Simba Bhora at Mandava Stadium

In the Women’s World Cup Report, 32 have become 16, as it is knock-out time. Win or go home, and this weekend’s round of 16 action is headlined by a potentially explosive match-up between defending Champions the United States of America and world number 3 Sweden

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The domestic mid-season transfer window quietly shut amid indications that former Warriors midfielder Kudakwashe Mahachi was set to join Chicken Inn before it emerged the winger would not be doing so anytime soon

It was a day of upsets at the Netball World Cup in Cape Town as England beat Australia for the first time, Jamaica stunned defending champions New Zealand but hosts South Africa missed out on the semi-finals as their win over Uganda was not enough to carry them through

Morocco beat Colombia 1-0 to make it to the Women’s World Cup knockout round, creating yet more history as a dramatic conclusion to the group stage of the tournament saw world number 2 side Germany dumped out

According to reports Liverpool have made an offer of €25 million for Celta Vigo's Gabri Veiga

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Zimbabwe’s premier knock-out football competition is back next weekend as Harare giants Dynamos have been paired with Premiership newcomers Simba Bhora for the first round of the 2023 Chibuku Super Cup

A threatened rebellion of the top golfers on the PGA Tour has forced the US circuit to bring Tiger Woods on to the policy board to help sort out the “mess” of the controversial merger with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund

Banyana Banyana hero Thembi Kgatlana has hailed her team-mates after her 92nd winner against Italy in Wellington booked South Africa a spot in the last 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup

Jamaica reached the Women's World Cup last 16 for the first time as they strangled Brazil 0-0 to send the South Americans home early

Barcelona are in talks to sign Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo following the end of his loan spell with Bayern Munich

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FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza says he is keeping his head high with the hope of reviving his team's title defence in the second half of the season following his team’s struggles in their last three matches

Charles Leclerc says his third place at the Belgian Grand Prix will put a smile on his and the team's face during the August break but has urged Ferrari to understand their car

Two-time reigning champions United States came an inch short of Women’s World Cup elimination as Portugal’s late near-miss helped the Americans avoid the biggest upset in tournament history

Lauren James produced a sensational individual performance as England entertained to sweep aside China 6-1 to book their place in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup as group winners

Ousmane Dembele will stay with Barcelona’s squad in the United States but has decided he wants to join Paris Saint-Germain

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Zimbabwe’s hunt for a first win at the Netball World Cup in Cape Town continued in vain as the Gems lost their first play-off match 62-45 to Barbados, following losses in all three of their Pool A matches

Giants Highlanders brought down the curtain on the first half of the season with an important win over Ngezi Platinum Stars at Baobab yesterday to open a seven-point lead at the top of the table

In the FIFA Women’s World Cup where African representative Nigeria used a goalless draw against Ireland to advance to the round of 16

In the shock result of the weekend Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg says her players only had themselves to blame for their 2-1 loss to Colombia despite scoring an equaliser in the 89th minute

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Zimbabwe opened their World Cup campaign on a losing note after going down 86-30 to heavyweights Australia at the Cape Town International Convention Centre

The All Blacks are on the verge of retaining the Rugby Championship title for a third successive season and 20th time in total when they clash against the Wallabies in Melbourne

In the FIFA Women’s World Cup report where coach Desiree Ellis was left to rue missed chances after Banyana Banyana gave up a two goal lead to draw 2-2 with Argentina in Group G clash

Lauren James' stunning goal on her first World Cup start saw England beat Denmark 1-0 to put them on the brink of the last 16

In the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Ngezi Platinum head coach Takesure Chiragwi says Madamburo will guard against being intimidated by Highlanders’ fine run ahead of their top-of-the-table clash set for Baobab Stadium

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In schoolboy sport, a war has broken out between the Saints after St. George’s College cancelled all their weekend rugby fixtures against St. John’s College in retaliation to St. John’s refusal to fulfill the U14 fixture

We also build up to the Netball World Cup in Cape Town which begins tomorrow and the Zimbabwe Gems will once again seek to steal the show with coach Ropafadzo Mutsauki declaring that his team is ready

In the FIFA Women’s World Cup report, Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala came on as a second-half substitute and inspired Nigeria’s 3-2 stunning upset win over co-host Australia

Captain Lindsey Horan came to the rescue of defending champions the United States after the Netherlands had threatened an upset

In transfer updates, Paris Saint-Germain have made a €50 million bid for Atalanta forward and Manchester United target Rasmus Hojlund

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