ONTARIO – A former Royal Canadian Mint employee has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing gold coins by concealing them in his rectum. Leston Lawrence stole $127,116 (CA$165,451; £100,000) of gold in 22 pieces. The 35-year-old, who was found guilty last November, was caught after he had successfully sold 17 of the…
HARARE – Warriors coach Kalisto Pasuwa’s future will be top of the agenda when the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) High Performance Committee (HPC) meets today. The Omega Sibanda-chaired committee will meet in the capital to review the Warriors’ performance at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Gabon. Some of the members in…
HARARE – Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Tonderai Ndiraya is hoping to turn the club’s home ground, Baobab Stadium, into a fortress when the 2017 season commences. Ndiraya, who is currently in Zambia with his team to intensify preparations for their participation in the African Confederation Cup later this month, said they want to make the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Junior Golf Association (ZJGA) team manager Simon Murungweni is confident they can get the better of South Africa at this year’s All Africa Golf Championships. The country will host the tournament this year which will run from March 26 to 31 at Royal Harare Golf Club. Over the years, Zimbabwe’s juniors have…
HARARE – The lack of cricket we have had over the last two years has been worrying at all levels. The Under 19’s are currently touring South Africa, and shocked the hosts with a convincing five wicket win, which was well-received back home. Though it would be good to see the youngsters play more international…
HARARE – While debate over the Warriors’ poor performance at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) rages on, Zimbabwean football continues to lose gifted youngsters to better organised countries. Zimbabwe were knocked out of the on-going Afcon tournament in the group stages following humbling defeats to Senegal and Tunisia while only picking up a…
HARARE – Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa says he single-handedly took care of the welfare of the Mighty Warriors during last year’s African Women’s Cup of Nations (Awcon) finals in Cameroon. Debate surrounding the Mighty Warriors’ upkeep has swelled in recent weeks following the Warriors’ disappointing showing at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe senior women cricket team coach Trevor Phiri is optimistic the warm-up games against South African sides have addressed their deficiency of playing against spin attacks. The experience will come in handy when the team takes part in the 10-team ICC Women’s World Cup qualifiers in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe, who leave…
HARARE – Zimbabwe bodybuilder Victor Hungwe is gutted on missing out on next month’s Mr India contest as he is still recovering from a car accident. The Zimbabwe International Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (IBFF) president was travelling from Harare to Gweru when his SUV was side-swiped by a commuter omnibus along Bulawayo Road. Hungwe suffered…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) should share with stakeholders its roadmap for the 2018 harmonised elections which should be anchored on the principles of accountability, honesty and integrity. Zec announced recently that it had finalised its 2018 harmonised elections roadmap, and plans to come up with a ‘perfect’ voters’ roll between April and December…
