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The Sports and Recreation Commission has said it will only request FIFA to lift the suspension of ZIFA after completing the reforms that it is undertaking in the local game,

Ferrari say it is "unfair" to say Charles Leclerc makes too many mistakes to beat Max Verstappen, despite his crash at the French Grand Prix and his own damning verdict on his latest costly error,

Cristiano Ronaldo is meeting with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag to discuss his future at the club,

According to reports in Italy, Juventus will look to Chelsea's Timo Werner or Manchester United's Anthony Martial if they cannot wrap up a deal for main target Alvaro Morata,

England coach Sarina Wiegman is expecting a "difficult" Women’s Euros semi-final against Sweden but hopes her players can "inspire the nation" and make fans "proud again"

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Ngezi Platinum Stars have fired coach Benjani Mwaruwari just four months into his three-year contract as the Mhondoro-based side’s 1-0 loss to Yadah proved to be the final nail in the coffin for the “Undertaker”

South Africa ended decades of heartbreak and four previous final failures by beating host nation Morocco 2-1 to win the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the first time

France coach Corinne Diacre has said her team are “here to build history” after they got past defending champions, the Netherlands, to reach the semi-finals of the Women’s Euros for the first time,

Barcelona claimed pre-season bragging rights over fierce rivals Real Madrid thanks to a single goal from new signing Raphinha in a Clasico friendly in Las Vegas

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After closing the gap to within 3 points of log leaders FC Platinum, Chicken Inn resume their title chase with a potentially tasty affair with Harare giants Dynamos at Luveve Stadium in what is arguably the pick of the fixtures on Matchday 22 in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League

Noah Lyles retained his world 200-meters title in emphatic fashion by beating Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton in another American clean sweep and breaking Michael Johnson's 26-year-old US national record at the World Athletics Championships,

The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will have a new champion for the first time since 2012 as hosts Morocco will face South Africa in the final tomorrow night,

Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has said Alexandra Popp was crucial to Germany reaching their 10th Women's Euros semi-final as the striker scored a late goal to secure a 2-0 victory over Austria last night

Newcomers Nottingham Forest have signed free agent Jesse Lingard on a one-year deal

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The phenomenon of Juju in Sport continues to be a running theme in the world as many athletes and teams engage in some sort of ritual or superstition before a game, match or race often coined with some magical significance to bring about good results

There is also an exciting development in rugby where a new rugby franchise the Kuva Blue Thunder is set to be Zimbabwe’s first independently owned professional rugby franchise that will participate in competitive international rugby union competitions,

England face their toughest test yet as they take on Spain in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Euros tonight with neither side having had the smoothest of preparations.,

Paulo Dybala has completed his sensational switch to Roma, putting pen to paper on a three-year deal with Jose Mourinho's side,

Chelsea have advanced negotiations with Sevilla for defender Jules Kounde as they look to head off competition from Barcelona

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National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe director for coaching, talent identification and development Lisimati Phakamile has hailed marathon runner Isaac Mpofu after he made the top 10 at the World Athletics Championships in the United States,

Max Verstappen has rejected claims that recent Red Bull upgrades have been solely designed around him

The Football Association of Zambia has lodged a complaint to CAF following the referee's decision to award Banyana Banyana a penalty in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final

France forward Melvine Malard says she is pleased with her performance as she scored the fastest goal of the Women's Euro as Les Bleues drew with Iceland, who became the first side ever to go out of the tournament despite remaining unbeaten

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski has said he is raring to go at new club Barcelona and he is determined to help them "return to the top and win as many titles as possible"

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Zimbabwe cricket coach Dave Houghton says allowing the players to express themselves and play with freedom has been key to the team’s qualification for the T20 World Cup as the Chevrons were crowned champions of Qualifier B following their 37-run win over the Netherlands in the final

Australian Cameron Smith was almost lost for words after coming through a thrilling final-round tussle with Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young to claim a maiden major title with a dramatic one-shot victory in The 150th Open

Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya praised his side for their performance in holding log leaders FC Platinum to a goalless draw at the National Sports Stadium insisting that given their recent bad patch the Glamour Boys picked up a valuable point

At the Women’s Euro, Netherlands manager Mark Parsons believes his team are “gaining energy” after securing a place in the quarter-finals with a 4-1 win against Switzerland last night

At the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as Banyana Banyana go up against Zambia who are no pushovers in what should be a tightly-contested match-up in Casablanca

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The Chevrons have qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time in six years following their 27-run win over Papua New Guinea in the semi-final of the Qualifier B played at Queen Sports Club

Northern hemisphere rugby nations have as date with history and one of those is nations Wales and their head coach Wayne Pivac says claiming a series win over the Springboks would be the highlight of his career

Matchday 21 in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League where the spotlight will be on Harare giants Dynamos who have acknowledged a big task lies ahead of them when they clash against log leaders FC Platinum at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday

South Africa forward Jermaine Seoposenwe says Banyana Banyana have achieved their first goal of qualifying for the World Cup as she scored an early goal that set South Africa on their way to a second successive appearance following their 1-0 win over Tunisia in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

France boss Corinne Diacre is pleased to see her side progress through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s Euro with a slender 2-1 win over Belgium but thinks the ‘efficiency’ they showed against Italy was lacking

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The hunt is on for Zimbabwe seven’s rugby team, the Cheetahs as they are one of the 12 nations that will compete in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile where the tournament winners will secure the highly coveted core status on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2023

World number 1 Scottie Scheffler believes he is still not truly recognised as the player who is top of the world rankings but maintains his sole focus is to play good golf as he is among the group of favourites tipped to win the 150th Open which tees-off at Saint Andrews

Zambia and Senegal enter unchartered territory tonight when they clash in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Casablanca

At the Women’s Euro, Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has no intentions of letting her side ease up after another impressive display saw them beat Spain 2-0 to secure a quarter-final place as Group B winners

In transfer updates, Barcelona have announced they have reached an "agreement in principle" to sign Raphinha, provided the Leeds United winger passes a medical

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Following a run of inconsistent performances Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Benjani Mwaruwari has hinted he could break with his own philosophy after launching a head hunt for a seasoned player who could provide the much sought-after stability at the Mhondoro-based club,

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has said it felt incredible to end a seven-race winless streak, as he overtook Max Verstappen three times and overcame a late throttle issue at the Austrian Grand Prix

Banyana Banyana have suffered a massive injury blow following the confirmation that star forward Thembi Kgatlana has been ruled out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco

England head coach Sarina Wiegman insists her players will stay really grounded despite admitting surprise at her side's 8-0 rout of Norway to reach the Women’s Euro quarter-finals,

Chelsea have sounded out both Bayern Munich's Serge Gnabry and AC Milan's Rafael Leao as alternatives to Leeds forward Raphinha - who now looks set to join Barcelona

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Zimbabwe opened their campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B with a huge 111-run victory over Singapore at Queens Sports Club,

Novak Djokovic says his fourth consecutive Wimbledon win has more significance after he needed time to "weather the storm" following his deportation from Australia

Highlanders coach Jose Brito says he was pleased with how hard his team worked for their win as Bosso hammered Manica Diamonds 3-0 at Barbourfields

In the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia say they will treat their quarter-final against Senegal as a 'final' after they advanced to the knock-out stage to give themselves the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup,

At the Women’s Euro, France head coach Corinne Diacre played down the significance of their 5-1 thumping of Italy in their Group D opener, describing it as only “the first of six steps”

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