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HARARE – In a effort to reinvigorate domestic football, the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has appointed a club licensing body that will be responsible to superintend the process. In a press release issued by the association’s communications manager Xolisani Gwesela yesterday, Zifa board member Piraishe Mabhena will be the chairperson and while Willard Manyengavana will…

HARARE – Taku Shariwa has made Premier League survival a priority for returnees Shabanie Mine after being appointed as the new coach last week. Shabanie Mine were forced to look for a new coach after Tendai Chikuni, who helped them gain promotion into the premiership, left the club to join airforce side Chapungu having failed…

HARARE – Mystery continues to surround the mobile phones which the Zimbabwe senior women’s national team were supposed to receive after last year’s Rio Olympic Games. The Mighty Warriors, just like every other athlete who participated at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil received a Samsung Galaxy S7 each after Samsung Electronics gave…

HARARE – The Sports ministry on Friday hosted a send-off event for the wheelchair and hand cycling team that is scheduled to leave for the Outeniqua championships in George Town, South Africa. Team Zimbabwe have had their travel arrangements shelved from today to tomorrow but will have top athlete Moleen Majoni who is powered by the Ruwa…

HARARE – To those who know him best, Charles Manyuchi always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a back street boy from Mutoko to one of the best welterweight punchers in the world. But, even for someone as gifted as the champion pugilist, those attributes on their own might…

HARARE – Zimbabwe ladies cricket team will be hoping for a miracle to dispatch leaders India by a wider margin in their last match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers after going down by eight wickets against hosts Sri Lanka in Colombo yesterday. Needing nothing short of a victory while also hoping Ireland would…

HARARE – Former CAPS United chairperson Andy Hodges has given an indication that he might not be returning to local football in the green colours of Makepekepe. Malaysia-based Hodges, who was named as Makepekepe co-chairperson in December, was expected home in January to resume his duties but delayed his return as he was winding up…

MASERU – CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe was satisfied with his side’s performance in the goalless draw against Lioli FC in the first leg of the African Champions League qualifier here yesterday. The Zimbabwe champions created a number of half chances especially in the first half but could not find the back of the net….

MASERU – CAPS United defender Hardlife Zvirekwi hopes he does not suffer from burnout as the season progress since he has rarely had a proper off-season. Burnout is defined by sport psychologists as a physical or emotional exhaustion which reduces athletic accomplishment due to continuous training and playing intense competitions without rest. After helping Makepekepe…

HARARE – Delta Beverages have started negotiations with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) regarding the sponsorship renewal ahead of the 2017 season. This follows the expiry of the sponsorship at the end of last season and yesterday following uncertainty over the renewal of a new deal PSL chief executive Kenny Ndebele yesterday confirmed the development….