HARARE – At least 120 athletes from some of Africa’s road cycling powerhouses are expected to descend on the resort town of Nyanga for the Troutbeck ATU Triathlon African Cup later this month. The international event set for March 28 will run concurrently with the Zimbabwe Triathlon National Championships as well as the Troutbeck Mile…
HARARE – Zimbabwean boxer Charles Manyuchi will now meet Mexican Silverio Ortiz in defence of his World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight title on April 25. The Zimbabwean was initially scheduled to defend his belt against Russian David Avanesya on March 28 in Lusaka, Zambia, but the bout was cancelled after both parties failed to reach…
HARARE – Zimbabwe junior golfers believe they can only get better following their impressive showing at the Western Province Under-23 Championships. This comes ahead of the Curro South African Junior International tournament that starts today in Cape Town, South Africa at the Durbanville Golf Course. The Western Province Under-23 Championships concluded on Sunday at the…
HARARE – Harare giants CAPS United and Dynamos warned they are likely to field weakened sides in Sunday’s Zimbabwe National Army Commanders Charity Shield semi-final. The two teams meet on Sunday at Rufaro Stadium which would be the third Harare derby during this pre-season. Interestingly, when the Premier Soccer League action starts two weeks from…
HARARE – Kelvin Pangiso won this years’ Old Mutual RB Marathon Relay Challenge shrugging off the challenge of Lyno Muchena who eventually settled for second place. Pangiso was the pick of the crop in the lucrative race, winning in a time of 2,18.54sec to pocket $1 500 with Muchena finishing in 2,19,00sec and walking away…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association woes continued to mount after Fifa expelled the Warriors from the 2018 Russia World Cup qualifiers yesterday for failing to pay former national team coach Valinhos. The Brazilian, whose real name is Jose Claudinei Georgini, was in charge of Zimbabwe between February and October 2008, after a joint agreement…
HARARE – Brendon de Jonge came agonisingly close to winning his first PGA crown on Sunday but dropped four shots, which eventually cost him the $3 million Puerto Rico Open. He would eventually fall two strokes off the pace. The burly golfer came into the competition as the top-ranked player in the field at 87th…
HARARE – Zimbabwean boxer Charles Manyuchi will no longer defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight title against David Avanesya after the Russian pulled out. He will, however, trade leather with Silerio Ortiz of Mexico in Lusaka later this month. Reports from Zambia revealed that the Russian demanded the fight to be staged in his…
HARARE – For CAPS United and Dynamos the Bob 91 Super Cup final presents another opportunity to put down an early impression and give their expectant fans a pre-championship tonic. With the 2015 Castle Premiership season fast approaching, the two teams must be relishing the prospect of getting their domestic season off to a bright…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s quest to qualify for the Davis Cup Group I gets underway this morning against a highly-rated Bosnia-Herzegovina side at Harare Sports Club. Non-playing captain Martin Dzuwa leads the local team that includes Takanyi Garanganga, Benjamin Lock, Mark Fynn, Tinotenda Chanakira and Wayne Black. Top seed Garanganga who is ranked 324 on world…
