HARARE – Mandava Stadium will explode into life on Sunday when Zvishavane local rivals FC Platinum and Shabanie Mine clash in a potentially exciting BancABC Sup8r Cup final. The asbestos miners and their bitter rivals Platinum have created a fierce but healthy rivalry among the Zvishavane community in the past three years, which made their…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Board of Wrestling and Boxing Control (ZBWBC) believe Charles Manyuchi will successfully defend his African Boxing Union (Abu) welterweight title against Ghana’s Isaac Sowah in Zambia next week. The Masvingo-based boxer, who is also the national welterweight champion, knocked out Burkina Faso champion Patrice Sou Toke to claim the continental title…
HARARE – The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has appointed a management committee whose mandate is to mobilise resources for the Team Zimbabwe ahead of the Zone VI Under-20 Youth Games. The Games have been set for Bulawayo and will be held in December next year. Zimbabwe is expected to field teams in all the…
HARARE – Zimbabwean bodybuilders, Victor the “Beast” Hungwe and Irvine Dekeya have qualified for the South African Nationals to be held next weekend. The two qualified for the competition after their good showing at the WPZ Chaz Classic at Wits University last week. The two ranked among the country’s top athletes competed in the same…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s women basketball team’s participation at the 2013 Fiba African Championships that start in Maputo on Friday hangs in the balance due to financial constraints. The Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (Buz) has appealed to both government and the corporate world to help make the trip to Mozambique a reality. Zimbabwe is expected to…
LONDON – Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick as Barcelona began their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 win over Ajax on Wednesday but Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea suffered a shock home defeat. Messi took his tally to 62 Champions League goals and became the first player to score more than four Champions League hat-tricks, while also…
JOHANNESBURG – AmaZulu goalkeeper and captain Tapuwa Kapini has expressed his disappointment on the mistake he made in the game against Bidvest Wits on Tuesday night. Usuthu looked destined for their third consecutive win this season, until Kapini committed an error that allowed Getaneh Kebede to equalise for Gavin Hunt’s side. “It’s the worst mistake…
HARARE – With nine games to go in the 2013 Castle Premiership title race, Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi insists at least six teams in still in with a chance of landing the biggest prize in Zimbabwean football. The Sunshine Boys, recently dislodged from the top of the table by defending champions Dynamos, were held…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will know their pool opponents for the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan) when the draw is held in Cairo, Egypt, today. The Warriors were on Monday seeded ahead of today’s draw alongside hosts South Africa, DR Congo and Ghana. The decision for the seeding was based on the performance of the teams…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket coach Andy “Bundu” Waller has bemoaned the postponement of Sri Lanka’s tour here, saying the development was retrograde. The Zimbabweans are currently on cloud nine following their 24-run win over Pakistan to level the two-match Test series last week, and Waller says it would have been ideal for his charges to…
