BULAWAYO – Ndumiso Gumede might be enjoying his retirement but he is still in touch with events in local football, neither has he lost interest in the sport that gave him fame. The former Highlanders chief executive officer is not only a charmer but a man full of wisdom and as a result commands a…
JOHANNESBURG – In 1998, Dynamos confounded all and sundry when they reached the African Champions League final losing 4-2 to Asec Mimosa in very controversial circumstances. That was the closest a Zimbabwean team was on the verge of winning a continental title. Since the Glamour Boys’ exploits then, few Zimbabwean clubs have managed to reach…
HARARE – Rising Zimbabwean bantamweight boxer Tinashe “Chairman” Madziwane says he is ready to follow in the footsteps of dethroned World Boxing Council (WBC) silver welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi as he prepares for his first international title fight. Madziwane will square up against Hashimu Zuberi of Tanzania for a unification bout for the vacant World…
HARARE – After clinching the One Day International series with a game to spare on Thursday, Zimbabwe cricket team can today claim a rare series whitewash against the Netherlands in Amstelveen. Solomon Mire (82) and Craig Ervine (77) scored crucial half centuries as Zimbabwe chased down Netherlands’ revised target of 229 during the rain-interrupted second…
HARARE – National Basketball Association (NBA) star Luc Mbah A Moute, who jetted into the country yesterday, said he was on a mission to develop the sport in Zimbabwe. The Cameroonian power forward, who plays for the LA Clippers, is here to conduct the Luc Mbah A Moute Top 50 Basketball Camp at Eaglesvale School…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) has admitted that preparations for the Sables’ Rugby Afrique Gold Cup opening match away to Senegal today were not satisfactory. The Sables kick off their campaign for qualification campaign for the 2019 Japan Rugby World Cup with both coach Cyprian Mandenge and captain Denford Mutamangira expression concerns over…
HARARE – Zimbabwe karate team got a shot in the arm following the donation of protective gear ahead of their participation at the AUSC Region 5 Games in Mozambique this weekend. Local sports betting company, Africabet availed the sponsorship comprising gloves, mouth guards, and competition belts as well as branded tracksuits for the 40-member delegation…
ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie Mine’s odds-defying start to the 2017 Castle Lager Premiership season has been rewarded after two of their players were included in the Warriors squad for the Cosafa Castle Cup. Popularly known as Bvaru Bvaru or Chinda Boys, Shabannie Mine’s technical manager Taku Shariwa said the whole squad, which has been punching above…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders coach Erol Akbay has bemoaned the absence of his two assistant coaches, Amini Soma Phiri and Cosmos “Tsano” Zulu who were last weeksuspended by the club over a litany of charges which include indiscipline. The duo is yet to appear before a disciplinary committee as the club is still working on appointing…
HARARE – George Chigova has set his sights on making the Warriors number 1 jersey his own after he was recently recalled into the team. Since the 2-2 draw against Tanzania in 2014 during a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier, former Warriors coach Kalisto Pasuwa had shunned the Polokwane City goalkeeper. During that…
