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Pearls Stung by Rwanda Before Semis vs HPC
Rwanda beat Uganda during their cricket match at Gahanga Stadium. The home team scored 120 runs and won with five wickets left. Uganda made 119 runs but could not defend their total score. Diane Marie Bimenyimana led Rwanda with 46 runs from 44 balls. She earned Player of the Match honors for her batting performance. Uganda captain Janet Mbabazi started well with a boundary off the first ball. Rosine Itera took two quick wickets and stopped Uganda's early momentum. Immaculate Nakisuuyi scored 44 runs and Rita Musamali added 36 for Uganda. The team reached their best tournament total of 119 runs. Rwanda chased down the target with eight balls remaining. Coach Brian Masaba said Uganda must improve their fielding before the semifinals...
Pogba Set For Monaco Return After Ban
Monaco wants Paul Pogba to join their team for two years. The French club talks with the 32-year-old midfielder about signing him. Pogba became a free agent after Juventus released him during November 2024. He sat out nearly two years because of a doping suspension. Officials banned him for having high testosterone levels back during September 2023. The midfielder can play again after his ban ended recently. Monaco and Pogba discuss a free transfer deal right away. ESPN reports the talks move forward between both sides. Pogba would return to French football for the first time since 2009. He left Le Havre as a teenager to join Manchester United back then. Saudi Pro League teams also want to sign the World Cup winner. Marseille showed...
Dynamos Pull Out Of CAF Cup Citing Money Woes
Dynamos quit the CAF Confederation Cup for next season. The team won the Chibuku Super Cup and earned their spot. Money problems stopped them from playing home games outside Zimbabwe. Local stadiums lack approval from African football officials. The club decided to skip the tournament rather than struggle. Team leaders said they cannot compete properly at continental level right away. Dynamos wants to prepare better for future African competitions. The club refuses to participate just to fill tournament spaces. Financial issues make it impossible to host matches abroad. Stadium problems create additional barriers for the Zimbabwean side. Simba Bhora becomes Zimbabwe's only team competing across Africa next season. The league champions...
Clash of Legends Sees Zimbabwe Stars Storm Francistown
Zimbabwe picks 22 former players for the Clash of Legends event. The team faces South Africa at Obed Itani Chilume Stadium on June 21. Botswana hosts the tournament and plays against Namibia that day. Winners from both games meet for the final match. Losers compete for third place during the same event. Three former captains join the Warriors Legends roster for Botswana. Tapuwhile Kapini leads the goalkeeper position with past national experience. Peter Ndlovu brings his striker skills from years of international play. Willard Katsande adds midfield strength to the veteran squad. Kaitano Tembo coaches the team through their preparation phase. The final group features many famous Zimbabwe football names. Alois Bunjira returns after his...
Musona Smashes 100 Saudi Pro League Games
The Saudi Pro League honored Knowledge Musona for reaching 100 games played. The Zimbabwe player joined three different teams since 2021. Musona played his 105th match during the recent season. League officials praised him for his dedication to Saudi football. His milestone shows how foreign players succeed there. Musona started with Al-Tai and appeared 53 times across two seasons. He moved to Al-Riyadh next and played 22 matches that year. Al-Okhdood became his third Saudi team after the transfer. The striker finished 30 games with his latest club during the campaign. Each move helped him reach the special number. The forward earned respect from fans at every Saudi club. His playing style fits well with the league competition level...
Cardiff Rush To Tie Down Comeback King Rinomhota
Cardiff City wants Andy Rinomhota to stay with the team. The club talks with the 27-year-old player about a new deal. His current contract ends after June 2025. Cardiff dropped down to League One after losing their Championship spot. The team announced they want to keep both Rinomhota and captain Joe Ralls. Rinomhota turned his season around after coming back from a loan spell. He sat on the bench for six games without playing at first. The Zimbabwe player became a key starter and played 31 matches total. He moved between midfield and right-back positions for the team. His teammates picked him as their best player this season. The defender finished second for Player of the Season behind Callum Robinson. Rinomhota showed strong...
Pitso Mosimane Rips SA For Snubbing Him
Pitso Mosimane believes South Africa does not give him enough credit for his coaching success. The African coach has won major titles with teams like Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly. He also worked with clubs across the Middle East before his recent job at Esteghlal ended suddenly. His coaching career has taken him to different countries where fans treat him differently. Mosimane shared his thoughts during a SuperSport TV interview about how people see him. He said fans outside South Africa show him more respect than those at home. The coach still feels loved when he walks around his home country. People stop him and show respect because of what he has done in football. The coach compared his treatment in different places around the...
Shift Up's Fate Hangs as Tencent Creeps Closer
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up faces potential takeover concerns from investors. Hyung-Tae Kim holds 39 percent of the company shares. Tencent controls 34.58 percent and could buy more to gain control. The Chinese giant publishes mobile games for the Korean studio. Shift Up created Stellar Blade after making mobile games for years. The action game became a major hit and earned sequel approval. Investors worry about losing studio independence under foreign ownership. Tencent has acquired many gaming companies across different regions. The Chinese company bought Riot Games after increasing share purchases over time. Epic Games, Ubisoft, Remedy, and FromSoftware parent Kadokawa all have Tencent investments. Mobile game revenue connects...
PlayStation Finally Ditches PC Region Locks
PlayStation removes region blocks from major PC games on Steam. God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and Helldivers 2 become available worldwide. The company previously blocked sales to over 100 countries where PlayStation Network does not operate. Players could not buy these games even though they ran perfectly on their computers. Sony's PC strategy hurt sales because many regions could not access the games. Helldivers 2 started the controversy about forced PlayStation Network account linking. The company required Steam players to create PSN accounts for games that worked fine without them. Days Gone Remastered launched without these restrictions and sold better globally. PlayStation brings...
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