HARARE – Martin Mbofana’s participation at the World Duathlon Championships hangs in the balance as he battles to secure funding for flights, entry fees and accommodation. The World Championships will be held in Otouwa, Canada, on August 10 and Zimbabwe’s sole flag bearer is expected to have checked in by August 7 in preparation for…
HARARE – ZPC Kariba stayed atop the Zifa Northern Region division one after beating ZRP Morris at Chaminuka Stadium on Wednesday. The win saw the Kariba-based side maintain a one-point lead ahead of Flame Lilly, who are in second place with 28 points. Jostein Mathuthu’s charges played 14 games and managed to win eight, draw…
HARARE – Tanganda Tea Company, in partnership with the Manicaland Athletics Association, will on Sunday host the annual Tanganda Tea half-marathon in Mutare. The eastern border town is a befitting venue for athletes. Tanganda is based there. Past winners in the women’s half-marathon category Tabeth Tsatsa and Samukheliso Moyo as well as former winners in…
BULAWAYO – Southern Region division one log leaders Bulawayo Chiefs will have to be mentally strong when they play host to ZPC Hwange Saturday in the wake of match-fixing allegations levelled against them by Tsholotsho. A member of the Chiefs technical department is alleged to have tried to bribe the Tsholotsho goalkeeper before last week’s…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo’s oldest township of Makokoba will this Sunday host a six-team football tournament to honour its prominent sons and daughters, both living and departed. A spokesperson for the organisers, Zenzo Moyo, said the initiative is part of their efforts to correct the stereotype that Makokoba is a place associated with crime and other…
FORTALEZA – World and European champions Spain reached the Confederations Cup final with a 7-6 penalty shootout win over Italy following a goalless draw in their semi-final on Thursday. Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci was the only player to miss when he skied the 13th penalty of the contest high over the bar before Jesus Navas…
LONDON – Serena Williams was so shocked by the defeats of Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova and the injury carnage of black Wednesday at Wimbledon that she feared she would be next on the hit-list. Defending champion Williams saw title rival Sharapova, the third seed, beaten by Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito, just hours…
LONDON – Novak Djokovic has been visiting a Buddhist Temple in an effort to escape the pressure-cooker atmosphere of a grand slam, the Serb said after bringing calm to Wimbledon with a comfortable straight sets win on Thursday. The world No 1 moved seamlessly into the third round by beating 30-year-old American qualifier Bobby Reynolds…
UNCERTAINTY shrouds forthcoming elections after the Constitutional Court yesterday shelved indefinitely hearing an application by Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa to postpone the election by two weeks from July 31. Chinamasa filed the application following a directive by southern African leaders who met at an extraordinary summit held in Maputo, Mozambique on June 15. This was…
CHAOS has marred the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) hosting preparations, with event management firms crying foul over the tendering of a million-dollar conference organiser contract. Zimbabwe is set to co-host UNWTO’s 20th general assembly with Zambia in August this year in Victoria Falls. The firms allege Walter Mzembi’s Tourism ministry has engaged African…
