HARARE – Top Zambian bodybuilder, Sylvester Mwila is expected to grace this weekend Ironman contest to be held in Kadoma. Mwila, a five-time Mr Zambia winner, will guest pose at Saturday’s Odyssey-sponsored bodybuilding contest set for the Odyssey Centre. The muscle mania will be accompanied to Zimbabwe by the president of the Zambia Bodybuilding Federation,…
HARARE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi has hailed his team’s fighting spirit as they continue with an impressive turnaround after a turbulent start to the 2014 Castle Premiership season. With three matches before the season reaches the halfway mark, Mawiwi feels has come a long way after losing their six opening matches of the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe international striker Tendai Ndoro says he is happy at South African Absa Premiership side Mpumalanga Black Aces. Ndoro has been the subject of a lot of speculation linking him with a move away from Aces. The former Chicken Inn striker became an instant hit in the Super Diski after netting seven goals…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) Assembly is set to bring to finality the issue of the relegation format that will be used by the Castle Premier Soccer League (PSL). According to the associations’ website, the Zifa Assembly is scheduled to convene next month on July 26 for an Extra Ordinary Meeting where the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe national rugby coach Brandon Dawson will today announce his final 26-member touring party for the 2015 World Cup qualifying tournament which is set to start in Madagascar this Saturday. For the past two weeks, Dawson and his technical team had been fine-tuning the squad and last Friday they had an opportunity to…
LONDON – Nigeria face Lionel Messi’s already qualified Argentina in Porto Alegre tonight with a first appearance in the last 16 since 1998 tantalisingly within the African champions’ grasp. Tens of thousands of Messi fans are expected to make the trip up from Argentina to this southern port city for the closing Group F clash…
LONDON – Neymar’s two-goal performance against Cameroon on Monday made it hard to believe that barely one year ago there were serious doubts as to whether he was mature enough to lead Brazil’s challenge for a sixth World Cup.Until last year’s Confederations Cup, Neymar was still playing his domestic football in Brazil and had struggled…
LONDON – Luis Suárez was at the centre of another biting controversy in Natal after appearing to sink his teeth into Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder moments before Diego Godin’s header sent Uruguay into the World Cup knock-out stages. Suárez, who served a 10-match suspension for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic in 2013, clashed with Italy defender Chiellini…
LONDON – Fresh match-fixing claims are set to cast a shadow over the World Cup in the wake of allegations that officials connected to the Ghanaian FA were prepared to rig international friendly matches. As part of a joint investigation with Channel 4’s Dispatches, the Daily Telegraph filmed a registered Fifa agent, Christopher Forsythe and…
LONDON – Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara has told his country’s footballers he will double their World Cup win bonuses if they beat Greece. The Elephants can guarantee their place in the knock-out stages with a victory over the 2004 European champions in Fortaleza tonight. Currently they are due 16 million CFA francs ($24 400,…
