HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman Peter Chingoka has launched a drive to tackle the problem of racism in the local game after admitting the practice was prevalent in the country. The long-serving ZC boss has moved quickly to address the issue by calling for a stakeholders’ conference to be held after the national side’s…
HARARE – Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) will next month send 10 junior players for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Under-18 African Junior Championships in South Africa. The event will run from February 18 to 23 in Potchefstroom. Zimbabwe will be represented by Valeria Bhunu, Nicole Dzenga, Thabile Tshatebi, Latifah Yasini and Zahra Finidan in the girls’…
HARARE – The hunt for the new national team has started in earnest, with three local contenders in the running for the post. Current batting coach, Grant Flower, assistant coach Steven Mangongo, and surprise package, Andrew “Bundu” Waller has also made himself available for the job. All three candidates are in with a chance of…
HARARE – It is supposed to be Zimbabwe’s wealthiest football team, but Dynamos has not known good governance and transparency for close to two decades, says club legend Henry Chari. Chari, a man who devoted over 12 years of his life in helping Dynamos became a house-hold name, speaks of his sadness to see his…
HARARE – Organisers of the Bob Super Cup celebrations have shifted the fund-raising dinner of the tournament to February 6. The dinner was originally set for February 8 but tournament co-ordinator Stan Kasukuwere said they have rescheduled the function due to some commitments. “We have rescheduled our Bob 89 fund-raising dinner to the 6th of…
HARARE – FC Platinum will step up their pre-season training with a match against Zambian champions Zanaco on February 2 in Lusaka. The Zambian champions are currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital were they are expected to play friendlies against CS Don Bosco and FC Lupopo respectively. They will complete their three series…
HARARE – South African Premiership giants Mamelodi Sundowns have included their Zimbabwean trio of Method Mwanjali, Esrom Nyandoro and Nyasha Mushekwi in a strong squad set to tour Zimbabwe next week. Sundowns announced a strong 57-member delegation for the five-day tour, which they will open against Highlanders in Bulawayo on Wednesday before travelling to Harare…
HARARE – The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) have begun laying the groundwork that will see more individuals being inducted into the Zimbabwe Hall of Fame. The new inductees will be nominated by the sporting associations affiliated with the SRC. SRC spokesperson Tirivashe Nheveyembwa said the commission was fine tuning the criteria that will be…
HARARE – Watching the African Nations Cup with colleagues in the newsroom on Tuesday as Togo matched the much-fancied Ivory Coast pound-for-pound, I felt a wave of nostalgia for the good old days when the Togolese, then minnows in African football, were easy pickings for Zimbabwe at the National Sports Stadium or at home in…
HARARE – Castle Premiership returnees Black Rhinos have acquired seven new players from Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) division one teams as the army side seek to bolster their squad ahead of the 2013 season. Chauya Chipembere have also signed four DStv players in the form of defender Bruce Homora, midfielders Milton Kureva and Ndabazile…
