BULAWAYO – Chicken Inn coach Rahman Gumbo was a relieved man after his side defeated relegation-threatened Mutare City Rovers 2-0 in a mid-week Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday. Goals in each half by Lawrence Mhlanga and substitute Ismael Lawe were all the defending champions needed to collect maximum points. “It’s a relief for us….
HARARE – Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions (OQBP), in conjunction with the government, yesterday rolled out various sponsorship packages to entice the corporate world to come on board and support World Boxing Council (WBC) silver welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi. Manyuchi, who became the WBC silver welterweight champion after beating Russia’s Dmitry Mikhaylenko in May this year,…
HARARE – Highlanders coach Erol Akbay is convinced yesterday’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Harare City could be the turning point in the Castle Lager Premiership title race which saw them reduce the gap with log leaders FC Platinum to just four points. The Bulawayo giants, who occupy third spot on the log table, have emerged…
HARARE – Storm clouds have been gathering over Zimbabwe and her people for a number of years, and it is no secret that foreign interest in this once vibrant country is in decline mode. From business propositions to sporting appointments, very few people feel suitably motivated to take the plunge and invest their time or…
HARARE – Cornway College and Girls High are the champions of this year’s edition of the Prince Edward School basketball tournament. Cornway beat Mazowe High 29-9 to win the title in the boys’ category. The Mt Hampden-based school could have made it two titles but their girls’ side lost to defending champions Girls High 20-15…
HARARE – Several highly-rated long distance runners will battle for honours in the Old Mutual Westgate Half Marathon that has been set for Sunday. The annual race has a purse of $3 000 for the winners in the male and female categories and is once again expected to draw a bumper field. The Westgate Half…
HARARE – Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane has described Pakistan as a safe destination as he cleared the air on last year’s visit by the Zimbabwe cricket team during his meeting with the Pakistan Ambassador to Zimbabwe Asaf Khan yesterday. Last year, Zimbabwe became the first Test-playing nation to tour Pakistan for a bilateral limited overs…
HARARE – Title chasing Castle Lager Premiership sides FC Platinum and CAPS United all failed to collect maximum points during yesterday’s matches. Log leaders FC Platinum were away to Border Strikers at Dulibadzimu Stadium and could only manage a goalless draw. Norman Mapeza’s men were frustrated by the relegation threatened side as they failed to…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa is optimistic he will remain in charge of the side after the Glamour Boys beat Tsholotsho 2-0 to reignite their dim Castle Lager Premiership title chances. Since the start of the week, Mutasa’s future at the Harare giants had been uncertain after two straight defeats to Highlanders in the…
HARARE – Lloyd Mutasa’s tenure as the Dynamos coach is likely to come to an end when the Glamour Boy’s leadership meets today after a string of poor results. The Harare giants are now set to finish the season without any silverware after they were bundled out of the Chibuku Super Cup in the first…
