HARARE – Captain Willard Katsande says the Mighty Warriors recent success stories will inspire the Warriors to secure a place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon. The ladies senior national team, who have already secured a place at this year’s Rio Olympic Games, continued on the ascendency when they booked their…
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 – David Amm warmed up to the upcoming Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open by winning the Leopard Rock Cup hosted by the Manicaland Junior Golf Association on Thursday. Amm beat 48 other golfers in the 36 holes tournament following rounds of 73 and 78 while Justin Kerstin’s 75 and 77 saw him settle in second…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo giants Highlanders yesterday suffered their first defeat of the season when visiting FC Platinum proved too powerful for them to collect their second full set of points. The Zvishavane-based platinum miners did not only beat their opponents but also displayed some well-knit and tactical football that saw them playing like they were…
HARARE – The Mighty warriors sealed their passage to the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations with another stunning win over Zambia at the Nkoloma Stadium in the final qualifier yesterday. Zimbabwe will be among the eight teams taking part at the finals to be held in Cameroon at the end the year. MIGHTY WARRIOR:…
HARARE – Purists like myself will always believe that Test cricket always has been and always will be the ultimate form of cricket. But there is no doubt that after the recently concluded ICC Twenty20 World Cup in India, the shortest version of the game has reiterated its massive following around the world. The West…
JOHANNESBURG – When everyone must be applauding the recent rise of Zimbabwean football, one issue which hogged headlines this past week has been that of one Wicknell Chivayo and his “sponsorship” to the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa).The thing is, since storming into the limelight late last year when from nowhere he announced a staggering $1…
