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CAF Champions League debutants Ngezi Platinum Stars and seasoned campaigners Dynamos were yesterday handed tough first round draws in the Caf Champions League and Caf Confederations Cup preliminary rounds respectively. Reigning Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions Ngezi Platinum Stars were drawn to face Democratic Republic of Congo side AS Maniema in the first preliminary…

By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER DION Myers gone with the bat as the Chevrons put on a battling display against world champions India in the third T20I at Harare Sports Club yesterday. And while the Chevrons ended up at the wrong end of a 23-run loss, which saw India take a 2-1 lead in the five-match…

By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER THE Chevrons get a chance to reignite their T20I series against world champions India today when the two sides face off in the third encounter of the five-match series at Harare Sports Club. The match starts at 1300hrs with the series currently level at one-all.Sikandar Raza’s side began their campaign on…

By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER AT LEAST 100 bodybuilders are expected to battle for silverware at the World Fitness Federation (WFF) Kings and Queens Grand Prix to be held at Highbury Lounge in Kadoma on August 3. The competition, which is going to act as a qualifier for the World Fitness Federation African League of Champions…

By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya says he is pushing to get permission from relevant authorities to renovate Chibuku Stadium and Gwanzura Stadium. Magaya, who unveiled The Heart Stadium II in Mozambique last month before holding a groundbreaking ceremony for The Heart Stadium III project in Lilongwe at…

BY SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has announced shirt sponsorship partners for Zimbabwe’s five-match Twenty20 international (T20I) series against India that got underway in Harare last Saturday. BJBAJI clinched the platinum shirt sponsorship deal which will see the online gaming company’s branding emblazoned on the front of the team’s playing shirt. Betting company 1XBet, coming…

SPORTS WRITER A DOMBOSHAVA-BASED school, Makumbe Hilltop College recently collaborated with Makumbi Visitation Mission to host a drug awareness tournament as part of their contribution to the ongoing national fight against the scourge. The drug awareness tournament featured a variety of sporting activities such as netball and volleyball, while non sporting activities such as dramas…

By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER HERENTALS College FC striker Tino Benza is currently on a two-week attachment with an unnamed academy in England as he continues to enhance his craft. The attack-minded player, who last year won the fans choice award at the annual PSL awards for the second successive year, has also taken advantage of…

TENDAI Zimuto on Sunday won the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon, with the veteran Black Rhinos Athletics Club runner clocking in at an impressive 2 hours, 17 minutes, and 14 seconds. Zimuto, who has already qualified for the Olympics in Paris, France, later this month, outpaced his competitors, Tatenda Hove and John Payarira, who finished the…