IT is clear that the Zimbabwe cricket team is on the mend, but on Wednesday they went too far ahead of themselves and were accordingly brought down to earth by the West Indies in a 141-run defeat.

IT is almost certain that the upcoming Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) presidential election will be a three-horse race between former PSL chairman Tapiwa Matangaidze, ex-Zifa board member Cuthbert Dube and former player Charlie Jones.

FROM spotting a hairstyle tinted in all five colours of the national flag to trying a hand at super-modelling, from being an exquisitely talented cricketer to being popular and well-paid —Andy Blignaut had the world at his feet.  

IT was the thought that counted. The essence of what makes Wayne Rooney the perfect 10 right now was there in the way he executed Manchester United’s second goal.

LOCAL amateur golfers will have a chance to play with professionals in a Pro-Ams tournament ahead of the forthcoming Zimbabwe Open.

WHEN Fifa announced the base camps for all 36 Fifa World Cup finalists last week, they were all in South Africa.

STEVEN Gerrard could hardly have chosen a better way to impress Fabio Capello than by ruling his wife out of contention for the World Cup finals at least until the semi-finals stage.

I INTENDED to pen this column after the conclusion of Zimbabwe’s ongoing tour of the West Indies, which began yesterday with the first ODI in Guyana.

ZIMBABWE’s cricket team is in the West Indies and played the first of five ODIs yesterday after the Twenty20 international which they won.

THE shock elimination of Orlando Pirates by Botswana champions Gaborone United from the African Champions League in the preliminary stages must have encouraged Zimbabwe’s representatives in this season’s African club competitions.

IN African countries, a footballer flourishing in a foreign land, especially in Europe, is a cause for celebration.

DAVE Houghton, the former Zimbabwe captain who is now a consultant with the team, believes the side should be back on the Test scene by the end of the year after improvements on and off the field in recent times.

THE story of Highfield and cricket is nothing short of a fairytale.

AS of last week, 96 golfers — including seven Zimbabweans — had been entered for the revived Zimbabwe Open golf tournament.

CAPS United and Zimbabwe striker Nyasha Mushekwi believes he was given a better trial assessment in Belgium than earlier in South Africa.

ZIMBABWEAN professional golfers who have not qualified for the Zimbabwe Open will next month battle it out for nine of the 12 places reserved for them.

WHILE baby sister Vanessa was exiting the limelight after relinquishing her Miss Tourism Zimbabwe crown, big brother Gerald Sibanda was entering it in style, making his debut for Western Province last week.

AT the time of writing, Manicaland Mountaineers were the only team almost guaranteed at least a top two finish in the Stanbic Twenty20 series.

“IN T20 the playing field is level…it’s anyone’s game.”

SPORT has historically been overlooked by central government in Zimbabwe. While most countries have standalone sports ministries, in this country, it has always been merged with other departments of government.