HARARE – Mashonaland East Province retained the Nash National Athletics Championship title for the fourth year running after coming out tops at this year’s meet at the Peterhouse College in Marondera last Friday. Mashonaland East finished with 64 medals – 30 gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze to defend the trophy they won at the…
JOHANNESBURG – Kingdoms come, and kingdoms come to an end. This scenario is playing itself out in the English Premiership where defending champions Manchester United are being made to look very ordinary. It’s scary. They might have salvaged some pride on Wednesday night when they overcame a 2-0 first leg deficit to defeat Olympiakos 3-2…
HARARE – At least 156 professionals will descend on Harare next month for the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open title, which has been bankrolled in excess of half a million dollars. Zimbabwe’s premier golf event will run from April 7 to 13 at Royal Harare with a pre- qualifier and the traditional pro-am tournaments running from…
BULAWAYO – If Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu had any illusions about how enormous the task of leading the Bulawayo giants to success this season has become, then the Bob90 Super Cup final must have been an eye-opener. Bosso had, prior to the 2-0 defeat at the hands of bitter rivals Dynamos, been touted as favourites…
HARARE – Charles Manyuchi’s rise to world boxing prominence has been met with glowing reviews but has equally begged the question — has Zimbabwe become a nation that claims credit where it has not invested? Manyuchi is flying high after winning the World Boxing Championship (WBC) welterweight title in which he floored Ghanaian boxer Patrick…
HARARE – Ex-Springbok Tonderai Chavhanga has continued on the comeback trail after the Zimbabwean-born wing made the starting line-up for Sharks XV’s Vodacom Cup match against Free State in Bloemfontein this afternoon. The record-breaking speedster, whose career has been plagued by injury, received a lifeline after being signed by new Sharks coach Jake White following…
HARARE – One man who could be looking back at the turn of events in Zimbabwean football and having a really good chuckle is Klaus-Dieter Pagels. Some nine months or so after being cast off as Warriors coach by Zifa, as immigration authorities would do to an illegal émigré, Pagels can only watch from somewhere…
HARARE – Top ITU World Champion Series ranked triathlete Richard Murray is part of an illustrious cast of high profile triathletes set to illuminate the Troutbeck ATU African Triathlon Championships next month. The championships are set for April 12 in the Eastern Highlands’ lush resort village of Troutbeck. During the championships, Zimbabwe will host elite…
HARARE – Dynamos yesterday received a huge boost ahead of the start of the new season after sponsors BancABC revealed their willingness to bankroll the Glamour Boys’ campaign in the Champions League, if they qualify next year. BancABC managing director Hashmon Matemera revealed this during the unveiling of the 2014 Premiership kit for the Harare…
HARARE – It seems that no matter the sport, Zimbabwean teams always find themselves having to qualify for major events, or even to progress to the next round that much harder than most teams. Naturally, the team’s five wicket win over the Netherlands on Wednesday was a massive relief, as it kept the hopes alive…
