HARARE – The Zimbabwe karate team finally left for Japan yesterday via South Africa to take part at the 46th All Japan Karate Senshuken Taikai tournament scheduled for this weekend. The two-day tournament will run from April 18 to 19 in Shizuoka. Initially, the Zimbabwe Karate Union (ZKU) intended to send five fighters to the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-BORN South African golfer Dean Burmester described his come from behind win to lift the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open on Sunday as simply “surreal.” The 25-year-old Nyanga-raised golfer edged Adilson da Silva of Brazil on the final hole of the tournament, by one stroke, to finish with a total 16-under-par. The duo had…
HARARE – Coaching Highlanders and a team that is considered one of the title favourites each year always comes with a larger than normal dose of scrutiny, but this seems worse than usual for Bongani Mafu. Mafu — who was appointed Bosso coach at the beginning of the year — is under growing pressure from…
HARARE – Lameck Nhamo returned from injury to score a brace as trailblazing log leaders Triangle thumped a hapless and clueless CAPS United on Sunday. The dominant performance by Kelvin Kaindu’s men saw them reclaim pole position in the Castle Lager Premiership log standings with 13 points from five matches. The Sugar Sugar Boys scored…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe cricket national team coach Stephen Mangongo is delighted with his new role within the local game. Mangongo was sacked last December after Zimbabwe’s disastrous tour of Bangladesh and replaced by Dav Whatmore before he was redeployed to the post of talent identification manager. The cricket development stalwart, who is credited with…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Karate Union (ZKU) is struggling to secure funding to facilitate the travel of five karatekas to the All Japan Karate Senshuken Taikai (Championship) this weekend. Zimbabwe is set to send a five-member team, which includes the country’s top karateka Sensei Samson Muripo, Naison Chituwa, Lovemore Nyamutswa, Admire Chingozhoro and coach Kumbirai…
HARARE – Rising motocross rider Emmanuel Bako added another accolade to his growing trophy cabinet after winning the Monster Energy South African National MX Championships in Western Cape over the weekend. The eight-year-old blitzed the field in the 50cc pro Class to re-affirm his growing status as one of the hottest emerging riders on the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading amateur golfers are hoping to ruffle a few feathers and end South Africa’s dominance at the All-Africa Zone VI Golf Tournament that tees off at Kampala Golf Club in Uganda this week. It will be a daunting task to topple South Africa, who are undefeated in 16 years out of the…
HARARE – Despite a near perfect start to the 2015 Castle Lager Premiership season, Triangle coach Kelvin Kaindu is not getting carried away. In the previous two years that they have been in the Premiership, Triangle were among a list of teams earmarked for early return to division one football. But four wins and a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe women’s football team captain Felistas Muzongondi feels shoddy preparations were the team’s Achilles heel in the failed bid to qualify for the 2015 African Games. The Mighty Warriors bowed out of the competition when they lost 4-3 on aggregate to Ghana in the final qualifying round at the weekend. After having lost…
