BY NASH MKOKWAYARIRAin BULAWAYO HIGHLANDERS head coach Baltemar Brito could jump ship to join the Zimbabwe national football team as his long-term future at table-topping Highlanders is far from certain. Brito, who, in just 14 months has transformed Highlanders into genuine title contenders after seasons of underachievement, only has 4 months left on his contract…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER DYNAMOS chairperson Bernard Marriott will today convene an emergency meeting with his executives amid murmurs of disapproval from some of the club’s sponsors and partners who are unhappy with the squabbles in the Glamour Boys camp since the axing of head coach Herbert Maruwa last week. Marriot’s urgent meeting with his…
ZIMBABWE national cricket team head coach Dave Houghton will on Saturday embark on a 50km charity walk after joining forces with former international cricketer Brendan Taylor in a bid to raise US$250 000 towards the establishment of an affordable drug rehabilitation facility in the country. Dubbed ‘The Big Walk’, the fundraising event will take place…
THE First Capital Zimbabwe Junior Golf Open is on at Borrowdale Brooke Golf Club this week with a host of the leading young golfers drawn from the southern African region and beyond set to take part. The tournament which runs from today until Sunday, is being bankrolled by First Capital Bank for the second time…
By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER TOP Badminton players Thabani Mathe and Avishi Raina reigned supreme over the weekend, yet again, after successfully defending their Sunrise Open Badminton tournament titles at Sunrise Sports Club in the capital. The two-day event, which is organised by Sunrise Sports Club in partnership with the Indian Embassy to Zimbabwe, saw more…
THE much-publicised commissioning of Rufaro Stadium suffered a stillbirth yesterday after the Zimbabwe Republic Police halted the event amid conflicting statements over the reason behind their intervention. Earlier reports indicated that the commissioning of the stadium, which has been undergoing renovations since the turn of the year, had been halted owing to the fact that…
Cloud Fusire SPORTSWRITER DIVERSIFIED local firm Better Brands Investments yesterday handed over a brand new boxing ring to the Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (ZNBWCB) at a colourful ceremony held at the National Sports Stadium in the capital. In what is a timely boost for local boxing, the donation by Better Brands, a…
MHONDORO-BASED outfit Ngezi Platinum Stars have set their sights on making a perfect start to their latest bid for the Chibuku Super Cup crown when they host unpredictable Triangle United at Baobab Stadium in a first round match tomorrow. After rekindling their push for a place at the top of the top flight league with…
ZIMBABWE’S Davis Cup team begin their Africa Group III campaign against Namibia in Pretoria, South Africa today with the sides facing off in a best-of-three contest. Team Zimbabwe, whose platinum sponsor is Econet Wireless, comprises of non-playing captain Takanyi Garanganga, Benjamin Lock, Liberty Nzula, Benedict Badza and Takura Mhwandagara are in Group B of the…
By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER NOAH Ferenando has been re-elected to serve a second term as Zimbabwe Table Tennis Union (ZTTU) president following the local sports body’s elective annual general meeting held in the capital over the weekend. Ferenando, who along with secretary general Tinashe Duri retained his position in the ZTTU executive, has promised to…
