HARARE – Zimbabwean bodybuilders, Victor the “Beast” Hungwe and Irvine Dekeya have qualified for the South African Nationals to be held next weekend. The two qualified for the competition after their good showing at the WPZ Chaz Classic at Wits University last week. The two ranked among the country’s top athletes competed in the same…
HARARE – The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has appointed a management committee whose mandate is to mobilise resources for the Team Zimbabwe ahead of the Zone VI Under-20 Youth Games. The Games have been set for Bulawayo and will be held in December next year. Zimbabwe is expected to field teams in all the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Board of Wrestling and Boxing Control (ZBWBC) believe Charles Manyuchi will successfully defend his African Boxing Union (Abu) welterweight title against Ghana’s Isaac Sowah in Zambia next week. The Masvingo-based boxer, who is also the national welterweight champion, knocked out Burkina Faso champion Patrice Sou Toke to claim the continental title…
HARARE – Mandava Stadium will explode into life on Sunday when Zvishavane local rivals FC Platinum and Shabanie Mine clash in a potentially exciting BancABC Sup8r Cup final. The asbestos miners and their bitter rivals Platinum have created a fierce but healthy rivalry among the Zvishavane community in the past three years, which made their…
HARARE – Scores of footballers have written their names into the CAPS United-Dynamos derby folklore but none in recent times can match Oscar Machapa’s unique exploits in Harare’s most competitive football match. The former Moroka Swallows player, whose exquisite wonder strike decided last weekend’s Harare Derby in DeMbare’s favour, is one of the few players…
HARARE – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has commended Zimbabwe for putting up a solid performance in their momentous 24-run win over his side in the second and decisive Test match last week. The series ended in a draw after Pakistan had won the first Test match by 221 runs at Harare Sports Club. The Test and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe were handed a tricky group for next year’s African Nations Championship (Chan) finals in South Africa following the draw conducted at the Caf Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. The draw, conducted by Caf Secretary General Hicham El Amrani, placed Zimbabwe in Group B alongside North African giants Morocco alongside Uganda and Burkina…
HARARE – Zimbabwean golfer Brendon de Jonge has qualified for this week’s The Tour Championship by Coca-Cola tournament at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. De Jonge qualified for the tournament after his 18th place at the BMW Championship on Monday after he carded a five-under 279. American Zach Johnson won the tournament…
LONDON – It sounds like the stuff of nightmares – but former Zimbabwe cricket international Guy Whittall will certainly be checking for ‘monsters’ underneath his bed, after waking up to find an eight foot crocodile hiding just inches from where he slept. The 330lbs giant had sneaked into the Humani lodge, Zimbabwe, and spent the…
LONDON – Pep Guardiola was delighted to see his Bayern Munich side respond to criticism of their style of play with a 3-0 win against CSKA Moscow in his first Champions League game in charge of the club. Goals by left-back David Alaba, striker Mario Mandzukic and Dutch winger Arjen Robben sealed a convincing win…
