THE National Premier League makes a welcome return today with two fixtures pencilled in for Kwekwe and Harare. Log leaders Gladiators take their roadshow to Kwekwe Sports Club for a date against Mbizo Cricket Club hoping to extend their unbeaten run and open a 10-point lead. In the other match set for today, basement sides…
By Cloud Fusire HIGHLANDERS coach Kelvin Kaindu, who oversaw an impressive 2-0 away victory over Dynamos last Sunday, believes his side can turn things around and go all the way to end their 17-year title drought. Despite Bosso’s victory over Dynamos, which propelled them to 29 points, they are still nine points behind log leaders…
THE 2024 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon – which took place in the resort town a little over a week ago – has given a big boost to the local economy, with businesses reporting unprecedented levels of activity and a revenue boost believed to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hotels, lodges and Airbnbs in…
By Emmanuel Marambe SPORT WRITER THE Lock brothers, Benjamin and Courtney will once again lead Zimbabwe’s charges in the Group III Davis Cup Africa Group tie that gets underway in Abuja, Nigeria today. The tournament, which features six countries, namely Benin, Namibia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, hosts Nigeria and Zimbabwe, is scheduled to end on Saturday….
By Cloud Fusireat RUFARO STADIUM HIGHLANDERS completed the league double against Dynamos in the Battle of Zimbabwe with a convincing two-nil win here yesterday. McKinnon Mushore and Godfrey Makaruse’s goals in either half were all that Bosso needed to register back-to-back league wins against arch-rival DeMbare in an entertaining match played in front of a…
BY CLOUD FUSIRE PARLIAMENTARIANS in the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sports were left more concerned and demanding more answers from Zimbabwe Rugby Union after former member of parliament Themba Mliswa made strong allegations of corruption against current Union president Losson Mtongwiza. Mliswa, who is the current Mashonaland West Rugby chairman made the revelations when he…
ZIMBABWE have named a squad of 15 for their first ever Test match against Ireland later this month. The one-off match is scheduled for 25-29 July at Stormont in Belfast.Zimbabwe’s squad for the tour includes four uncapped players in Clive Madande, Brian Bennett, Joylord Gumbie and Johnathan Campbell.Craig Ervine will be the captain and he…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE ZIMBABWE’S Tatenda ‘‘The Signature’’ Biningu has a chance to secure his first international boxing title when he faces off against Tanzania’s Sadiq Momba for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) intercontinental featherweight title at 7 Arts Theatre tonight. The 12-round title bout is the main fight on a nine-match fight card of…
Emmanuel Marambe SEVEN athletes will represent Team Zimbabwe at the world’s biggest multi-sports showcase, the Olympic Games which will kick off in Paris, France later this month. The Games are scheduled to run from July 26 to August 11, with more than 10 thousand athletes from at least 206 countries set to take part in…
By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER SPORTS and Recreation Commission (SRC) director general Elta Nengomasha says they are expecting to start installing bucket seats at the National Sports Stadium in either September or October. This comes as the SRC, who are the custodians of the giant National Sports Stadium, are under increasing pressure from football stakeholders to…
