HARARE – Zimbabwe’s junior golf teams are aiming for a top finish at the Africa Junior Golf Championship as they bid to secure passage to the Toyota World Junior Golf Challenge in Japan. The tournament tees off this morning at Royal Harare Golf Club with at least 12 national teams from across the continent battling…
HARARE – Although he did not score on his international debut for Zimbabwe at the weekend, Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza believes young striker Prince “Gaddafi” Dube is the real deal. After firing Bosso’s development side Highlanders 90 to promotion into the Southern Region Division One in 2015, Dube was promoted to the senior side…
HARARE – Confederation of African Football (Caf) secretary-general Hicham El Amrani has resigned from his post as he becomes the first casualty following the end of long-serving Issa Hayatou’s reign. Hayatou, who had been Caf president since 1988, was disposed by Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad during elections held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia earlier this month. During…
MUTARE – Shabanie Mine are ready to challenge for honours with a young technical team structured along European standards for maximum strength and conformity to Zifa’s new standardisation regulations. At first, the Zvishavane-based side appointed Taku Shariwa as the head coach but the side was forced to rethink as he only holds a Caf B…
HARARE – Farai Jere is one of the most prominent business people in Zimbabwe today with interests in shipping and forwarding as well as energy, and yet he remains a very humble character who mixes and mingles well with virtually everyone. I met Jere 12 years ago when he was one of the top officials…
HARARE – When the legendary South African footballer Jomo Sono said coaching is a thankless profession, he must have probably forgotten to mention the backroom staff that works behind the scenes as well. As the Warriors prepare for a new era under a new coach following the departure of Kalisto Pasuwa, the senior team would…
HARARE – Regardless of his small stature, Zimbabwe Cricket convenor of selectors Tatenda Taibu is a man full of wisdom. His return to national cricket administration after a premature end to his playing career has come as a welcome relief to Zimbabwe Cricket’s chairperson Tavengwa Mukuhlani, who described the 33-year-old as “a sincere and honest…
BULAWAYO – CAPS United underlined their status as the country’s best football team at the moment when they beat defending champions Highlanders 3-2 on penalties to lift the ZNA Commander Charities Shield trophy yesterday. Barely a week after dumping DR Congo giants TP Mazembe out of the African Champions League, Makepekepe were celebrating again after they…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s number 1 boxer Charles Manyuchi lost his WBC Welterweight silver title when he was knocked out in the first round by Qudratillo Abduqahorov of Uzbekistan in Singapore yesterday. Abduqahorov, who is based in Malaysia and was fighting his fourth fight in Singapore, now extends his record to (11-0, 7 KOs) after knocking…
HARARE – At least eight women will take part in today’s Mr and Ms Novice bodybuilding contest to be held at the Pro Fitness Gym in the capital. Over the years, the National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) has struggled to lure women to take part in the sport, which makes this a…
