HARARE – Zimbabwe karatekas are today set to leave for the 47th All Japan Karate tournament in Shizuoka City. A four-member team comprising winner of the first international Kyokushinkaikan tourney in Tokyo, Japan in 2009 and fourth place finisher in last year’s All Japan competition Sensei Samson Muripo. [GoogleAd] The other fighters in the squad…
HARARE – Zimbabwean fitness figure bodybuilder Teurai Chanakira won a bronze medal at the Melbourne Regional Bodybuilding Contest in Australia at the weekend. The 35-year-old won gold in the 30+ division before claiming bronze in the overall women line-up. [GoogleAd] A personal fitness trainer by profession, Chanakira started her bodybuilding career two years ago and…
HARARE – Bare feet with old clubs in hand, enthusiastic young golfers practise their drive, chip and putt skills at the 9-hole Chimanimani Country Club hoping that one day the sport will be their way out of poverty. [GoogleAd] Some stand awkward, others spot golf apparel handed down by well-wishers, but the ball does not…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Under-18 captain Stephen Bhasera has become the latest high profile player to drop out of the Junior Sables ahead of this month’s Junior World Rugby Trophy. The Golden Lions Under-19 forward joins UK’s Nottingham Academy’s centre Andy Musvaburi and scrumhalf Ngoni Zinyama, who have also excused themselves from the Zimbabwe Under-20…
HARARE – Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane has said government will pull all stops to ensure the Mighty Warriors have adequate preparations for the Olympic Games and the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals. Shadreck Mlauzi’s ladies, who made history last year by becoming the first national football team to qualify for the Olympic Games, added…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s preparations for this year’s edition of the African Union Sports Council Region 5 Under-20 Youth Games have gathered momentum. The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has already entered the team to the organisers of the Games in Luanda, Angola. The sporting festival, which is a brain child of the African Union Sports…
HARARE – The 2016 Harare Rugby League kicks off this afternoon with champions Harare Sports Club (HSC) locking horns with Police Defenders at ZB Sports Club in Vainona this afternoon. HSC will be seeking to try out new combinations following the departure of some of their key players in last season’s campaign to other teams…
HARARE – William Manondo scored one and created three as Harare City wiped away the hurt of losing last week’s opening match of the season with a convincing win 4-1 against Mutare City Rovers at Rufaro Stadium on Friday. The Sunshine Boys looked more fluent than they have in their failed African Confederation Cup campaign…
HARARE – With all the world attention centred on Augusta National for the ongoing Masters, local golf fans can also look forward to next week’s Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open at Royal Harare Golf Club. The action will start on Monday with the pre-qualifying tournament where at least 80 hopefuls will battle it out for the…
HARARE – At the age 16, then Young Mighty Warriors midfielder Mavis Chirandu’s dream was to graduate into the senior team. After achieving that goal with relatively ease, she has since set her sight on representing Zimbabwe at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in August. “It’s been a Lord’s battle for me since my days…
