HARARE – Zimbabwean boxer Charles Manyuchi’s father and trainer Ottis Manyuchi is confident his son will continue to scale greater heights within the sport. Manyuchi successfully defended his World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight title when he stopped Italian Gianluca Freeza in Venice on Saturday night. The reigning Zimbabwe Sportsperson of the Year beat Frezza via…
HARARE – At the end of Sunday’s match between Zimbabwe Under-23 and their South African counterparts only one question was probably on every fan’s mouth: Who was that South African number 11? Keagan Dolly was the player wearing that jersey and he left an indelible mark on every spectator inside Rufaro Stadium for the African…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket stand-in captain Sikandar Raza Butt says Sunday’s 10-run victory over India in the final Twenty20 match at Harare Sports Club was a result of team effort. The locals needed a morale booster heading into the match after having lost the One Day International series 3-0 and the first T20 match by…
HARARE – ZPC Kariba winger Raphael Manuvire is scheduled to travel to South Africa this morning to try his luck at Absa Premiership sides Moroka Swallows and Polokwane City, the Daily News has learnt. The South African clubs have started their pre-season training and are looking at bolstering their squads ahead of the new season…
HARARE – Young Warriors striker Walter Musona says Zimbabwe can still qualify for African Under-23 Championships despite Sunday’s first leg 1-1 draw against South Africa at Rufaro Stadium. Zimbabwe played second fiddle to Owen da Gama’s side but still managed to rescue a draw after Musona scored from the spot six minutes from fulltime. The…
HARARE – Mighty Warriors captain Felistas “Figo” Muzongondi says the team is disappointed after they failed to travel to Ivory Coast for Sunday’s 2016 Rio Olympic Games qualifier. Rosemary Mugadza’s team was supposed to leave for the West African country on Saturday but the trip was aborted after the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) failed to…
HARARE – South Africa’s Under-23 assistant coach Shaun Bartlett is certain his side will finish off Zimbabwe in the second leg of the African Under-23 Championships qualifier at home in two weeks’ time. The South Africans outplayed the Young Warriors in the first leg at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday but failed to convert their dominance…
HARARE – St John’s College won the Under-16 boys CHISZ Football Tournament held at Peterhouse on Saturday.Westridge High, Lomagundi College, St George’s College, Peterhouse Boys School, Watershed and St John’s College battled for gold, with the latter coming out victorious after beating the hosts 3-1 in an entertaining final. In Pool A, Peterhouse saw off…
BULAWAYO – Chidyamakono made history after they were able to defend their Under-17 Copa Coca-Cola girls’ title for the third time in a row after beating St Francis 1-0 here yesterday. On their way to the final the Masvingo team beat Seke High 2-0 while the Mashonaland Central-based St Francis beat Masase High 2-0 in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe stunned India by 10 runs in the second and final Twenty20 match to level the series one-all here yesterday. The visitors, who had also won the ODI series 3-0, went into yesterday’s match leading 1-0 after winning the first T20 by 54 runs on Friday. Zimbabwe all-rounder Chamu Chibhabha, arguably the country’s…
