BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe Under -15 football captain Ackim Mpofu, who is making waves in the United States of America, is itching to represent his motherland in international football again. Mpofu was recently chosen as the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Most Valuable Player with 13 goals and seven assists and earned All-America…
HARARE – Bodybuilding grew in leaps and bounds in 2013, heralding arguably its best achievements in the history of the sport but lack of funding remains elusive. Former Zimbabwe Musclemania Victor Hungwe made history by becoming the first Zimbabwean to win a world contest. The “Beast” came first in the Under-90kg category at the World…
HARARE – Thomas Chideu – a Zimbabwean teenage sensation recently on a three-month exchange programme in England – has attracted interest from struggling Barclays Premiership club Sunderland after banging 34 goals in 14 matches for Oswestry School. The 17-year-old wizard from Highfield, Harare, was offered a place at the Shropshire school at the beginning of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe football team yesterday got a morale booster ahead of next month’s African Nations Championship (Chan) after an apologetic Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Andrew Langa, revealed his ministry has secured $88 000 for the team. Player discontentment has rocked the Warriors’ camp ahead of the trip, with reports rife that…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s rugby team has ended the year ranked a respectable number 30 on the IRB World Rankings, the best third-placed African country on the list. Global powerhouse South Africa are second in the world behind the invincible All Blacks of New Zealand, while the Sables’ long-time continental rivals, Namibia, are 23rd. Reigning African…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Under-19 cricket team has decided to cut short their New Year celebrations as they resume camp this morning at Harare Sports in preparation for the five-day Franchise Clubs week in South Africa. The tournament will run from January 5 to 9 in Stellenbosch featuring the cream of South African franchise teams as…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Taurai Mangwiro says the Green Machine will not go all out in search of high-profile signings in the off-season, but insists they will be in with a chance of winning the title next season. Although Mangwiro and his team experienced a turbulent season in 2013, the former Monomotapa and Masvingo…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s national football team went back into camp last night to step up preparations for the African Nations Championship (Chan) finals set for South Africa in January. Ian Gorowa’s men had briefly broken camp for Christmas and yesterday resumed training with an afternoon gym workout. The Warriors, who will be based in Cape…
HARARE – It has emerged that Dynamos have made an offer to lure back their former talisman, Denver Mukamba, back to the club he left at the beginning of the year to join South African top-flight club Bidvest Wits. The record 20-time Zimbabwean champions have lodged a loan offer with the Johannesburg outfit and are…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket coach Andy Waller is hopeful the New Year will bring better times for the troubled game, which has been rocked once again by a dispute between players and the board. The Zimbabwe national side will take part in March’s ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, but preparations have been dealt a heavy…
