HARARE – Zimbabwe karatekas, who are set to travel to Japan for the All Japan Karate Senshuken Taikai (Championship) early next month, are struggling to raise $18 000 to finance the trip. Despite karate being one of the most successful sporting disciplines in the country, local companies and well wishers continue to shun the sport. …
HARARE – The Castle Premiership 2015 season enters its second week this weekend with the tie between CAPS United and FC Platinum standing out on the fixtures’ list. Makepekepe will host the Zvishavane-based miners at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday. Platinum will come into this match seeking to redeem themselves after they played to…
HARARE – Last week’s column covered the general overview of what periodisation essentially is, and this week the objective is to deconstruct the phases that make up the “big picture” or macrocycle. Just to recap the terminology these phases are referred to as mesocycles and generally make up anywhere from a 2-6 week time frame…
HARARE – Legendary British rock band Queen, dominated the charts from the late 70s to the early 90s with smash hits, that is still remembered in today’s music circles. In 1990, the sad news broke that their inspirational lead singer Freddie Mercury had been diagnosed with HIV. After the initial shock, the group gathered themselves,…
MUTARE – Premier Soccer League chairman Twine Phiri will today lead the Zifa Grounds Committee in deciding the fate of Sakubva Stadium’s readiness to host top flight matches this season. The army side Buffaloes’ home ground was earlier this year condemned as unfit to host top flight matches. The stadium was condemned over its dilapidated…
HARARE – It could be early days yet to regard Roderick Mutuma as the best signing for CAPS United but if his weekend’s performance is anything to go by then the former Dynamos striker could play a huge role for his new side. The self-proclaimed “Prince” joined CAPS United during the current transfer window from…
HARARE – Harare giants Dynamos could lose their captain Augustine Mbara, who left the country on Monday for South Africa for a week-long trial stint with Absa Premiership side Wits University. Mbara is one of the senior players left at the Glamour Boys and was given the armband following Murape Murape’s forced retirement at the…
HARARE – Cuthbert Dube has been criticised for not attending local football matches and despite continued public outcry over the state of the national game which is clearly in intensive care, it seems the Zifa president is not moved. The Young Warriors, considered as the future national team after Dube’s board disbanded the Warriors were…
HARARE – Premiership champions Dynamos could be headed for a legal showdown with former striker Benjamin Marere who is demanding his outstanding signing on fees. Marere, through his lawyers, is demanding $5 000 from the Glamour Boys being the arrears he claims emanate from his signing on fees when he joined the club. The player,…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Under-23 national soccer team defied all odds to stun Cameroon in the first leg of their African Games qualifier here yesterday. For much of the past week, the Young Warriors’ camp had been rocked by a serious crisis as most of the foreign-based players failed to turn up. The African Games…
