HARARE – One of Zimbabwe’s emerging sprinters, Munashe Hove, believes he can subjugate monetary challenges to become a world-class athlete in the form of American icon Michael Johnson. 20-year-old Hove, who specialises in the 400m race, is now eyeing a place at the next All-Africa Games, World Championships and Rio 2016 Olympics. The 180m-tall speedster,…
HARARE – BancEASY director Desmund Ali has lauded the Christian Soccer League saying the abundance of talent in the social leagues could make a mockery of football standards in the top flight league. Ali, who heads BancEasy, a subsidiary of BancABC, made the remarks during the Christian Soccer League tournament at Belgravia Sports Club on…
HARARE – Zimbabwe international forward Abbas Amidu and his young brother Bret will on Christmas Eve hold an eight-team tournament in Glen Norah as a way of thanking the community which gave them the path to stardom. The two footballers are sons to former Dynamos and Arcadia United midfielder Hussein ‘Ninja’ Amidu who also had…
HARARE – Veteran Murape Murape could have played his last season for Dynamos after it has emerged the club’s executive might not extend his contract when it expires at the end of the month. Attacking midfielder Murape – one of five Dynamos players who were part of all four league titles success under Calisto Pasuwa…
HARARE – Laudable as it is, the pending changes in the Zimbabwe cricket team’s technical department needs to be boosted by adding impetus to team line-up, which in this case means reintegrating back players who have prematurely retired from international cricket. What the Bangladesh whitewash exposed was that Zimbabwe is terribly thin on options, batting…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s request to be affiliated under the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) has been accepted in principle and what remains is the official confirmation letter, the Daily News has learnt. The National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) embarked on a journey to get the international recognition at the beginning…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Test captain Brendan Taylor was last week released by his Indian Premier League (IPL) side, Sunrisers Hyderabad. The 28-year-old became only the third Zimbabwean player to make it to the lucrative IPL after retired skipper Tatenda Taibu and former spinner Raymond Price. Taibu was the first to make the IPL cut in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s sole football representatives in African continental competitions for next year, FC Platinum, have been drawn to play Kenyan side Sofapaka FC in the preliminary round of the 2015 Caf Confederations Cup. The Chibuku Super Cup winners will begin their campaign with an away trip to Nairobi for the first leg on the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe junior karatekas failed to secure sponsorship for them to travel to Russia for this year’s fourth edition of Kyokushin Under-17 World Youth Championships that began on Friday. The five karatekas, who failed to secure funds for air tickets, are Beavan Sibanda, Trish Muhambi, Tanaka Maponga, Brendon Jambo and Simba Chadzamira. “It pains…
HARARE – Sports Minister Andrew Langa has played down the controversies that surrounded the African Union Sports Commission (AUSC) Region V Youth Games that were held in Bulawaup earlir this month. Langa also assured all individuals and corporate companies still owed for rendering their services that they will be paid. Bulawayo hosted the AUSC with…
