It took a moment of magic from the Lamontville Golden Arrows talisman Knox Mutizwa to settle the KwaZulu-Natal derby between Abafana Bes’thende and Maritzburg United at Harry Gwala Stadium yesterday in a pulsating Absa Premiership encounter.

PREPARATIONS for this year’s African Union Sports Council Region 5 Under -20 Youth Games set for Botswana are gathering momentum with the games’ mascot set to be unveiled this month, while the team sports draw will be done on October 20.

WITH just over a month before the Afcon qualifiers resume, the Warriors technical team got down to serious business yesterday when they met to finalise the squad to face Congo in Brazzaville.

CHEF de mission for Team Zimbabwe at the ongoing African Youth Games in Algiers, Algeria, Sebastian Garikai, says they are on track after the rowing team picked four medals.

LEGENDARY boxer Langton “Schoolboy” Tinago was laid to rest among other gallant sons of the Midlands at the Provincial Heroes’ Acre in Gweru yesterday, becoming the first sportsperson to be accorded such status in Zimbabwe.

South African rugby legend Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira isn’t the type of bloke you let down.

20 years after Didier Deschamps lifted the trophy at the Stade De France, the French manager was there to do the same at the Luzhinki Stadium.

Croatia’s run to the World Cup final is largely down to Luka Modric’s tireless work in midfield but their ability to switch tactics efficiently should be a warning for opponents France on Sunday.