HARARE – CAPS United coach Mark Harrison has warned the club’s precarious financial position is a ‘ticking time bomb’ that could explode and drive the team towards disintegration. Harrison’s startling remarks follow the team’s 0-4 mauling in Triangle two weeks ago and the boycott of its high profile match against ambitious How Mine a week…
HARARE – Kirsty Coventry secured a World Championship place with a win in the 200-metre backstroke at the Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa in Arizona, United States over the weekend. The 31-year-old two-time Olympic gold medallist, who is currently training at SwimMAC, demonstrated that age is no hurdle after coming from behind at the touch…
HARARE – Zimbabwe national rugby team flank Andrew Rose put in a captains performance on Saturday to lead his Scottish club Boroughmuir Rugby to their first cup win in 10 years. The Edinburgh’s Premier Rugby club ran out 55-17 winners over Harwick at Murrayfield to lift the BT Cup. The former Young Sables skipper, who…
HARARE – Zimbabwe top tennis player Takanyi Garanganga has kept alive his hopes of qualifying for this weekend’s St. Joseph’s/Candler Savannah Challenger ATP Challenger Tour after sailing through to the last round of qualifying matches at Franklin Creek Tennis Center. The Mbare-born tennis player struggled to overcome Facundo Mena of Argentina 7-6(6), 6-2 in the…
HARARE – Brendan de Jonge and Scott Vincent fired closing rounds of 71 and 73 to finish tied for 18th and 64th respectively at the RBC Heritage Classic staged at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina, United States. Playing in his first PGA event of his career, Vincent finished on even par 283 following…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading karateka Sensei Samson Muripo finished in fourth place at the 46th All Japan Karate Senshuken Taikai tournament held at the weekend. The other local karatekas, who also made the trip, Admire Chingozhoro and Lovemore Nyamutsuwa were able to reach the quarter-finals of the event. Naison Chituwa failed to live up to…
HARARE – Victor Hungwe’s participation in Saturday’s IFBB Africa Show scheduled for Johannesburg hangs in the balance due to xenophobic attacks on foreigners by South Africa nationals. South Africa has experienced serious cases of xenophobic attacks in recent weeks with several foreign nationals losing their lives while many others including Zimbabweans have been displaced during…
HARARE – Former Premiership side Shabanie Mine began their Central region Division One campaign with a 1-0 win over Mvuma Stars at their fortress, Maglas Stadium on Sunday. Elasto Bakacheza’s stoppage time strike gave the home team maximum points in a match that looked to end in a goalless affair despite Shabanie dominating possession for…
HARARE – Rugby Africa’s development officer Eric Situma expressed mixed emotions about the state of rugby in Zimbabwe during his four-day visit to the southern African nation that concluded yesterday. Whilst disheartened by Zimbabwe rugby’s continued loss of talent to foreign countries and what he termed “inconsistent staff retention” Situma was generally impressed by the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s national Under-23 football team’s passage in the Caf Under-23 Championships qualifying campaign has been made easier following the withdrawal of Senegal. Senegal withdrew from the qualifying round as they will now host the Championships in December. They take over from DR Congo who withdrew citing an unhealthy political environment owing to the…
