By Sandra Hove HIGHLANDERS………………………….(1) 2 SCOTTLAND………………………….…(2) 2 (Highlanders win 2-1 on penalties) HIGHLANDERS and Dynamos have been drawn against each other in the semi-finals of the country’s premier knockout tournament. The development put paid to hopes of a dream Chibuku Super Cup final pitting Zimbabwe’s two football giants. The draw for the Chibuku Super Cup…
ZIMBABWE Cricket has confirmed that the Zimbabwe Women’s team will host United Arab Emirates (UAE) Women for a white-ball series in Bulawayo starting this week. The two sides will clash in four one-day internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 internationals (T20Is). The UAE Women’s tour will get underway with a 50-over warmup match against a Zimbabwe…
ELTAH Nengomasha has stepped down from her position as director-general of the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). Nengomasha had served as SRC director-general since March 2023 though she also spent some months (1 November 2024 to 17 March 2025) serving a suspension before being reinstated. The SRC board confirmed Nengomasha’s exit via a press statement…
TWO-TIME champions Dynamos have their sights firmly fixed on a hat-trick of Chibuku Super Cup titles as they head into today’s quarterfinal against ZPC Kariba at Rufaro Stadium in the capital. Two other former champions, Triangle United, the 2018 winners, and Highlanders, the 2019 winners, are also part of the Chibuku Super Cup quarterfinal cast…
ZIMBABWEAN sprinter Tapiwanashe Makarawu failed in his bid for a global medal yesterday, finishing seventh in the men’s 200m final at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Makarawu, who was appearing in a second successive global 200m final having also reached the 200m final at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, came home…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER TAPIWANASHE Makarawu enhanced his status as one of the world’s preeminent sprinters after qualifying for the men’s 200m final at the ongoing World Championships in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. Incidentally, this is the second successive global 200m final that Makarawu has reached, with the United States-based sprinter also reaching the final of…
SANDRA HOVE HARARE will burst into life this weekend as eight teams converge for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier 2025, running from September 26 to October 4. The stakes could not be higher, with the top two finishers securing their spots at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India and…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER THE pursuit of Chibuku Super Cup glory takes centre stage this weekend with the Highlanders-Scottland clash at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo headlining the four quarter-final ties. Two-time winners Dynamos host ZPC Kariba at Rufaro Stadium in Harare in the other quarter-final on Saturday, the same day on which Manica Diamonds…
US-BASED sprinters Tapiwanashe Makarawu and Makanakaishe Charamba moved a step closer to another global sprint final after qualifying for the men’s 200m final at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. Makarawu, who holds the Zimbabwe national record over the distance, won Heat 2 yesterday, clocking 19,91 seconds. Courtney Lindsey of the United…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER THE Zimbabwe U20 Eagles are poised for a do-or-die showdown against Cameroon in the quarterfinals of the CAVB U20 Men’s Volleyball African Championship today at Hassan Mostafa Sports Complex, following a challenging preliminary round in Cairo, Egypt. After three tough defeats to Egypt, Algeria, and Uganda, the Eagles are determined to…
