HARARE – Minister of Sport and Recreation, Makhosini Hlongwane, has challenged the National Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) team to acquaint themselves well at the inaugural Arnold Classic Africa scheduled for Johannesburg, South Africa in May. NFZBBF last weekend named a 28-member team to do battle at the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness…
HARARE – Twine Phiri’s hopes of being re-instated as Premier Soccer League chairman faced further resistance yesterday after Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa insisted Phiri could not represent CAPS United on the Zifa board because he is no longer the club chairman. This comes as CAPS had backed Phiri who is now part of the non-executive…
KIGALI – THE decision to include two veteran Zambian internationals and Africa Nations Cup gold medal winners in their Chan 2016 squad has paid off, as Isaac Chansa scored the decisive goal for Zambia to beat Zimbabwe in their opening game at Rwanda 2016. Chansa and Chris Katongo both started the game for Chipolopolo and…
HARARE – Major Premiership sponsors are contemplating pulling out of football following the latest stand-off between Zifa and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) over the ouster of the latter’s chairman Twine Phiri over the weekend. The Zifa board led by newly-elected president Philip Chiyangwa ordered the PSL to hold elections during its executive council meeting…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Warriors will be looking for a positive result when they begin their African Nations Championships (Chan) campaign with a Group D clash against neighbours Zambia this afternoon at the Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu, Rwanda. The Warriors, who left for Rwanda on Saturday, settled for fourth place in the last campaign in South…
HARARE – Top bodybuilders Helen Costa and Champion Chienderamwano lead a cast of 28 local athletes, pictured, to represent the country at the inaugural African Arnold Classic contests scheduled for Johannesburg, South Africa in May. The contest is scheduled for May 27-29. Chienderamwano, itching to call time on his bodybuilding career will be looking to…
HARARE – Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa has reiterated the need for his charges to post a positive result in their opening match of the 2016 African Nations Championships (Chan) against Zambia tomorrow afternoon at the Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu, Rwanda. Pasuwa says their destiny hinges upon their opening encounter which would likely determine how far…
HARARE – Harare City coach Taurai Mangwiro has hailed the Zimbabwe Warriors’ level of preparedness and believes they can spring a surprise at the 2016 African Nations Championships (Chan) set for Rwanda. The fourth edition of the Chan tournament roars to life in Kigali this Saturday with the hosts taking on Cote d’Ivoire at Amahoro…
HARARE – The local bodybuilding association has scrapped ladies bodybuilding from its calendar year, replacing it with more feminine activities in order to attract more competitors. Mainstream ladies bodybuilding has long suffered apathy with many opting for bikini model, bikini fitness and fitness figure among other categories. In 2014, 48-year-old Wendy Hanssen was the only…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Legends Association in partnership with Ica Sports Consultancy are set to lure yesteryear African greats for a fundraising gala to be hosted in Zvishavane and Harare next month. The three-day fundraising event, according to the organisers, will see the local legends battling it out with some of the yesteryear African…
