Sport

SEVERAL sports administrators from Kenya, Madagascar, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe recently took part in a three-day rugby union management programme in Victoria Falls.The workshop organised World Rugby and Rugby Africa, is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen governance and institutional capacity across the African continent.The initiative placed strong emphasis on applied learning and real-time problem…

Patrick MubwandarikwaAT RUFARO STADIUMHERENTALS COLLEGE…………(1)1HIGHLANDERS……………………(1)1HIGHLANDERS’ growing status as the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League’s draw specialists was on showagain here yesterday after they let slip the lead to settle for a one-all stalemate against stubborn HerentalsCollege.The draw, Bosso’s eighth in 10 league games, left the Bulawayo giants in 10th position with 11 points, and also…

EARLY pacesetters CAPS United, who have made their best start to the season since their 2016 title-winning campaign, will be aiming to maintain their perfect home record when they host Bulawayo Chiefs at Rufaro Stadium today.The match kicks-off at 1500hrs. Makepekepe come into today’s clash with Castle Lager Premier Soccer League returnees Bulawayo Chiefs on…

Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER THE National Sports Stadium is set to finally reopen for local top flight football matches this month, authorities have said. Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Sport, Nicholas Moyo yesterday said the giant facility, which has been undergoing extensive renovations over the last two years, would finally reopen for premiership fixtures…

THE stage is set for the 66th edition of the country’s premier horse race, the Castle Tankard, which has this year been bank­rolled to the tune of US$50 000 by Delta Beverages, with 18 equines having been accepted for the event. The 18 accepted horses are 2025 winner Action Zone, Jaeger Moon, River Power, September…

ATHLETES Sphere Global (ASG) founder Gerald Sibanda believes the ongoing three-day youth development camp, featuring coaches from Spanish La Liga side Villarreal CF, is a game-changer for Zimbabwean football.The LaLiga club’s three-day programme kicked off on April 27 and will conclude on the 30th of this month at Mkushi Academy Grounds in Harare.The camp, which…

THE National Anti-Doping Project was officially launched in Harare by Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture permanent secretary Nicholas Moyo as part of renewed efforts to protect the integrity of sport.Moyo said the launch, held under the theme ‘Promoting Clean and Safe Sport in Zimbabwe’, was being backed by Unesco, which will bankroll the initiative through…

ANOTHER Warriors rebuild is in the offing after Romanian expa­triate Marian ‘Mario’ Marinica’s shock resignation yes­terday, less than halfway through his one-year contract with Zifa. He had taken charge of just seven games, registering three wins, two draws and two defeats. Marinica’s exit comes at a time when expectations of a Warriors revival were high…

DYNAMOS head coach Genesis Mangombe says his team is delivering positive performances which are being blunted by the lack of a consistent goal threat.This comes as unbeaten Dynamos, who are currently fourth on the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League with 17 points, have drawn five times, including back-to-back goalless stalemates against defending champions Scottland last…

Cloud Fusire at Barbourfields Stadium Highlanders………………… (0)1 Caps United………………… (1)2 CAPS United ended their 11-year wait for a league victory over Highland­ers at Barbourfields Sta­dium after edging the Bulawayo giants 2-1 here yesterday. CAPS United went into the block­buster encounter against Highlanders having last won against Bosso at Barbourfields Stadium on May 3, 2015, when…