SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has been impressed with the capabilities the country has shown as it prepares to host two regional competitions in a short space of time. This weekend, Triathlon Zimbabwe will stage the 2020 Bonaqua Troutbeck ATU Triathlon Africa Cup in Nyanga. On the other hand, the African Sporting Shooting Championships and the…
PRINCE Dube reckons while the Warriors were placed in a relatively tough group at the 2020 African Nations Championship (Chan) finals, he has however, refused to rule out the team’s chances of going far at the tournament. Zimbabwe will have to negotiate a difficult path after they were placed in Group A alongside hosts Cameroon,…
THE Zimbabwe Netball Association (Zina) has launched a scathing attack on the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and in particular director-general Prince Mupazviriho. Zina is accusing Mupazviriho of taking sides in the manner he has dealt with the former’s long-running feud with the Rainbow Amateur Netball League (Ranl). In a recent letter dated February 4,…
SKIPPER Partson Jaure believes the Warriors should not be afraid of facing hosts Cameroon when the 2020 African Nations Championship (Chan) finals kick-off in April. Zimbabwe were drawn in a tough Group A with Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso when the draw was held in Yaounde on Monday night. The Warriors and the Indomitable Lions…
A 34-member Zimbabwe swimming team for the Confederation Africaine de Natation (Cana) Zone IV Swimming Championships left for Botswana yesterday morning with high hopes for a successful gala. Stanbic Bank Botswana is sponsoring the competition that has been slated for the University of Botswana Swimming Pool from February 20-23. This will be the first time…
THE Hockey Association of Zimbabwe (Haz) is optimistic of making it to next year’s Junior Women’s World Cup which will be held in neighbouring South Africa. This is the first time the continent hosts the event with games taking place in Potchefstroom while the Junior Boys World Cup will be held in India. With Africa…
ALTHOUGH they play their football in the faraway Spanish top flight league — La Liga — Atletico Madrid this season have a pretty similar story like that of Harare giants Dynamos and CAPS United. Diego Simeone spent over €261 million during last summer’s transfer window bringing in eight new players including a €126 million outlay…
REIGNING World Boxing Federation middleweight champion Charles Manyuchi is scheduled to leave for Zambia next week for a month-long camp ahead of his title defence against Ugandan boxer Muhamad Sebyala on April 3, in Harare. Manyuchi won the WBF title after dismissing Argentine fighter Diego Gallardo via a third round TKO at the Harare International…
ZIMBABWE wheelchair racer Moleen Majoni won a bronze medal after finishing third at the 2020 Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge 42,2km race in George Town, South Africa on Saturday. Although Majoni managed a podium finish, she dropped one place after finishing in second place at the same race last year. She blamed the drop on an…
THE Warriors will know their opponents at this year’s African Nations Championship (Chan) finals to be held in Cameroon when the draw for the tournament is conducted in Yaounde today. Indomitable Lions legends Stephen Tataw and Salomon Olembe will assist Confederation of African Football (Caf) director of competitions Samson Adamu to conduct the draw at…
