HARARE – The return of Mr and Ms Zimbabwe after a five-year interruption is set to celebrate emerging talent and will run under the theme “New Talent.” The country’s premier bodybuilding contest is scheduled for November 2 at the Harare International School in Mount Pleasant. Tarirai Chirume won the last edition of the championships and…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Cuthbert Dube has welcomed the establishment of a separate sports ministry. Andrew Langa was in September appointed the new minister for Sports, Arts and Culture while education will have its own standalone ministry. Dube was speaking at the Seven Heroes Cup football tournament held at the Selous…
HARARE – Fresh from bagging the just-ended Malawi Open, Zimbabwean junior tennis ace Pauline Chawafambira takes to the court Wednesday hoping to add the Zambian Open to her trophy cabinet. The Mantas Tennis Academy product was in a class of her own in Blantyre last week where she won both the Malawi Open singles and…
BULAWAYO – Chicken Inn head coach Mandla ‘Lulu’ Mpofu on Monday resigned from his post following a spate of poor results. The final straw that broke the camel’s back is thought to have been the Saturday loss to Hwange at Barbourfields Stadium where the Game Cocks surrendered a one goal lead to go down 1…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu has tried to lift pressure off his team by stating that Sunday’s blockbuster clash with bitter rivals Dynamos will not necessarily decide the destiny of the Castle Premiership title. Bosso lead defending champions Dynamos by two points with five games to go in the season, and a win over…
HARARE – Dynamos captain Murape Murape says the defending champions are ready to “put bodies on the line” in defence of their title, which has come under threat from rivals and current log leaders Highlanders. The Glamour Boys travel to Bulawayo this weekend for an epic clash with Highlanders on Sunday in a match whose…
HARARE – Nine foreign-based stars have been confirmed as part of the Zimbabwe rugby team for next month’s tri-nation tournament in Namibia against the hosts and Kenya, the Sables management revealed on Monday. Having named an extended training squad for the end-of-year tour, only the nine have been secured, and travel arrangements have already been…
MUTARE – Buffaloes’ fans were baying for coach Timothy Masachi’s head after the army side allowed bottom side Motor Action a last minute equaliser during Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Sakubva Stadium in a Castle Premiership match. The home side looked like they were going to collect all three points after Steven Sibanda had given them…
ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie Mine came from a goal down to force a 1-1 draw with Monomotapa in a Castle Premiership match at Maglas Stadium on Sunday. Monomotapa controlled the first half and got a fourth minute lead through Carlos Messi. The relegation threatened Harare side won the ball on the left flank and captain Hillary…
BULAWAYO – A solitary strike by Zimbabwe international midfielder Silas Songani earned visiting Harare City a 1-0 victory over hosts How Mine in a Castle Premiership encounter at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. Songani found the target on 19 minutes with a brilliantly worked out effort that hit the roof of the net and gave How…
