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Perkins-Tino Bare Zimbabwe were humiliated once again as they did what they have slowly become accustomed to not only lose but to also make sure that they do it a comprehensive manner as they went in for another Banglawash going down 5-0 in the ODI series. The loss could all but just augment the increasing calls for Mangongo`s head, the gaffer who apparently has no batting coach and after years of coaching still seems incapable to lead a national team. Mangongo also became the first ever Zimbabwean coach to receive a whitewash from Bangladesh and the second-ever to lose to the tigers. In their 5 th victory which was dedicated to Phil Hughes, Zimbabwe went down by 5 wickets but at this moment what is shocking is the huge margins they are going down with in Bangladesh whereby only two players can only manage to score double figures in an ODI match whilst the rest have a combined total of 36 runs extras included. At this juncture what is most startling for Zimbabwe is that the t

Perkins Bare: As The Black Star Fades : Perkins Bare As Ghana`s golden generation which was arguably the most capable of all to bring the Fifa World Cup Trophy to Africa a...

Perkins Bare As Ghana`s golden generation which was arguably the most capable of all to bring the Fifa World Cup Trophy to Africa ages we can only bemoan another generation which has once again failed to write their names in the history books yet they were more than capable. Once again it’s a case of talent reaching the point whereby it ages without being fully acknowledged. Most of the players in the group was groomed in Ghana's youth teams that came through during the nineties and at the onset of the 21st century. The core, though, would be culled from the Black Satellites side that went all the way to the final of the 2001 World Youth Championships (now the U20 World Cup) in Argentina, where they were only outclassed by the Javier Saviola-inspired hosts. The regular starting lineup of that squad which was put together by 'Coach-hene' Emmanuel Afranie, featured the faces of Essien, Mensah, Muntari, Emmanuel Addoquaye Pappoe, Razak Pimpong, John Paintsil, and

Perkins Bare: Cara Black Loses In the Wuhan Open Finals : Cara Black Loses In the Wuhan Open Finals Perkins Bare Zimbabwe`s top ranked female tennis player who has hit a rich vein of form...

Cara Black Loses In the Wuhan Open Finals Perkins Bare Zimbabwe`s top ranked female tennis player who has hit a rich vein of form and her once-off partner Caroline Garcia lost to Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta in the Wuhan Open Finals missing out on the $2,440,070 prize money. The No.8 seeds Cara Black and Caroline Garcia which was a first-time pairing shook off a 6-3 deficit in the match tie-break of their 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 triumph over No.4 seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai. Black and Garcia have dropped the first set in their last three matches, yet were victorious in match tie-breaks each time. Black who is ranked 5 th on the WTA Doubles rankings together with her Indian partner and was looking forward to win her second consecutive title after bagging the women's doubles title at the WTA Pan Pacific Open with a 6-2, 7-5 straight set victory over Spain's Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro. She has also won 68 pro doubles titles and held the N

Highlanders` Kaindu Dilemma, Can He Save His Skin? Perkins Bare Highlanders` 1-4 loss this past weekend in the inaugural TM Pick n Pay Challenge Cup opened up a can of worms as calls for Kaindu`s dismissal worsened with the executive left in a deadly dilemma for though, it could not be the correct decision to make, what is certain though up to this day is that something has to be done and it has to be done quickly. Though Kaindu came out defending his tactics and admitting that he was tactically outwitted on the day which then forced him to employ the ancient offside trap this is merely an excuse considering the his back four averages an age of 34 and was going to be nonetheless blunt against a young, energetic attack of Dynamos who, had it not been for Ariel Sibanda could have netted half a dozen. What more of the fact that Kaindu though a former Bosso son, is seemingly experimenting with the team as seen by his tactics which are contrary to the team`s traditi

Was It About the Leader Or The Ideology? Perkins Bare While the nation went cuckohoops at the epic resignation of Paul Chingoka after a ludicrously memorable 22 years in charge practicing a philosophy which proved disastrous is there really much to celebrate for surely he had planted his ideology deep within the roots of ZC which might still continue to rule if it is not changed. A leader can be simply described as an individual who leads an organization under certain principles and a set of ideas which then become his ideology which will forever remain as part of his legacy which then just shows that even after the leader has well gone the rule and the conditions can remain the same. `The king is dead, but the monarchy lives` was what headlined ESPNCricinfo and though this resignation is a starting point in the #BringBackOurCricket campaign there is a great likelihood of people relaxing only to realize later that it was all just folks. The greatest danger which now

Relooking The So Called `Minor Sports` Perkins Tino Bare The major aim of any sport organization is to be successful but in our local sport what defines the magnitude of a sport is not its successes but the backing it receives and its support base. This has then resulted in the more successful sports which most people do not understand lacking a strong support base hence them being termed as minor sports. It is however sarcastic and ironical for even looking at our sports the most successful team in our sporting history is the women`s hockey team which won gold at the 1960 Olympics yet the sport is constantly viewed as a minor sport. Other sports also include Karate which is not far following Sincere Samson Muripo`s also winning gold at the world championships and Kirsty`s world dominance in swimming which landed her a slot in the IOC, the Blacks dominance in Tennis, and so on. This year we had Luke Steyn who becoming the first Zimbabwean to qualify for the Winter Olym

After watching arguably one of the best displays of football ever, it just goes on to show that football as an entity is now evolving at a much greater pace than what it used to do. What I am not sure of is whether Blitz Krieg is the new pinnacle for surely it is too good to be true just like Joga Bonito which just like their counterparts capitalized on the weaknesses of their opponents.Credit should be given to the German team for their ruthless attacking style of plaay which sealed them the match in just 28 minutes making completely wiping away any hope of a come-back. This was also a case of some average fellows who had no idea what it means to wear that yellow jersey (especially that moment during the national anthems which to me was a poor attempt of garnering support which backfired tremendously) in fact this is disturbing particularly because even if we bring it home a bit it is the same story whereby players don't what it means anymore to be a warrior (just as a juxtap

Did The GFA Let Ghana Down? Perkins T Bare While Ghana’s pair Muntari and Boateng were sent packing by their coach Kwesi Appiah the decision surely showed that the discontent in their camp had reached boiling levels for it costed them a birth in the knockout stages of the tournament. The Ghana Football Association released a statement saying "The decision was taken in the wake of his unprovoked physical attack on an Executive Committee member of the GFA and a management member of the Black Stars, Mr. Moses Armah on Tuesday 24th June, 2014 during a meeting." This also seemed to be the same reason on his former teammate Boateng as they also “The decision was taken following Boateng's vulgar verbal insults targeted at coach Kwesi Appiah during the team's training session in Maceio this week," said the GFA statement."Boateng has since showed no remorse for his actions which has resulted in the decision." One would then wonde