HARARE – With five matches left in the South African Absa Premiership season, Zimbabwe international forward Cuthbert Malajila is confident he will win the Golden Boot award. The Mamelodi Sundowns striker has been in impressive form for the Chloorkop outfit in their league title-defence which appears to be fizzling out due to log leaders Kaizer…
HARARE – Former Premiership side Shabanie Mine began their Central region Division One campaign with a 1-0 win over Mvuma Stars at their fortress, Maglas Stadium on Sunday. Elasto Bakacheza’s stoppage time strike gave the home team maximum points in a match that looked to end in a goalless affair despite Shabanie dominating possession for…
HARARE – Victor Hungwe’s participation in Saturday’s IFBB Africa Show scheduled for Johannesburg hangs in the balance due to xenophobic attacks on foreigners by South Africa nationals. South Africa has experienced serious cases of xenophobic attacks in recent weeks with several foreign nationals losing their lives while many others including Zimbabweans have been displaced during…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading karateka Sensei Samson Muripo finished in fourth place at the 46th All Japan Karate Senshuken Taikai tournament held at the weekend. The other local karatekas, who also made the trip, Admire Chingozhoro and Lovemore Nyamutsuwa were able to reach the quarter-finals of the event. Naison Chituwa failed to live up to…
HARARE – Brendan de Jonge and Scott Vincent fired closing rounds of 71 and 73 to finish tied for 18th and 64th respectively at the RBC Heritage Classic staged at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina, United States. Playing in his first PGA event of his career, Vincent finished on even par 283 following…
HARARE – Zimbabwe top tennis player Takanyi Garanganga has kept alive his hopes of qualifying for this weekend’s St. Joseph’s/Candler Savannah Challenger ATP Challenger Tour after sailing through to the last round of qualifying matches at Franklin Creek Tennis Center. The Mbare-born tennis player struggled to overcome Facundo Mena of Argentina 7-6(6), 6-2 in the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe national rugby team flank Andrew Rose put in a captains performance on Saturday to lead his Scottish club Boroughmuir Rugby to their first cup win in 10 years. The Edinburgh’s Premier Rugby club ran out 55-17 winners over Harwick at Murrayfield to lift the BT Cup. The former Young Sables skipper, who…
CAIRO – An Egyptian court has sentenced former President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in jail for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during his rule. It is the first verdict he has received since his ousting and is one of several trials he faces. Morsi was deposed by the army in July 2013…
HARARE – Kirsty Coventry secured a World Championship place with a win in the 200-metre backstroke at the Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa in Arizona, United States over the weekend. The 31-year-old two-time Olympic gold medallist, who is currently training at SwimMAC, demonstrated that age is no hurdle after coming from behind at the touch…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi says the xenophobic violence raging in South Africa is travesty on a continent that united to rid itself of the yoke of colonialism. Tuku, who is currently touring North America, hit out at the xenophobic scourge in a statement he released at the weekend. “African turns on African…
