HARARE – Local boxing judge Patrick Mukondiwa is pretty chuffed after he was nominated for the Technical Official of the Year gong for this year’s Annual National Sports Awards (Ansa). Mukondiwa will battle it out for the award against Rick Fulton (triathlon) and Joyce Muchenu (basketball) with the winner set to be announced at a…
HARARE – Ziyambi Ziyambi, the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, has lambasted the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) saying football stakeholders must take action against the leadership for destroying the game. Zifa is currently under fire following the poor performances by the various national teams led by the Warriors, who failed to qualify for next year’s…
HARARE – Despite a minefield of financial hurdles that have curtailed his promising career, Takanyi Garanganga’s desire to break into the elite class of singles world tennis players has never diminished. Rather, Takanyi sees his ordeal as an inspirational tale for aspiring athletes that despite the struggle, talent will always prevail. The Mbare-born tennis ace…
RUSAPE – Eastern Region Division One Soccer League side Buffaloes Juniors secured promotion into the Castle Premiership after beating Mwenezana 3-1 here yesterday. Vincent Makaha scored a brace while Evans Chikwaikwai weighed in with the other goal for the Mutare side to win the promotion ticket into the top-flight, where they will join senior side…
HARARE – Record breaking Springbok Tonderai Chavhanga insists he has no regrets over playing for South Africa, but says he “would have loved” to play for his homeland Zimbabwe had “things been different.” Masvingo-born Chavhanga, who earned four test caps for South Africa at wing, was guest of honour yesterday on the closing day of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team finished third at the Confederation of African Rugby (Car) Sevens Africa Cup yesterday after beating Tunisia 41-5 in the play-offs here. With that, the Cheetahs qualify for next March’s Hong Kong leg of the World Sevens Rugby Series, where they will have another go at core status of…
HARARE – Dynamos won the Gushungo Victory Cup here yesterday to maintain their eight-year stranglehold over rivals Highlanders, who they beat after penalty shootout. The match had ended 0-0 after regulation time and went straight to penalties. Bosso had themselves to blame for the loss as they clearly dominated the game for larger parts but…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will not be represented in next year’s African club competitions after all eligible clubs pulled out citing a lack of financial resources. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) set November 30 as the deadline for clubs to register their participation in next year’s competitions. Dynamos were supposed to participate in the African…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Rugby Sevens chairman Donald Mangenje says the country is more than capable of hosting a successful Confederations of African Rugby (Car) Sevens Africa Cup this weekend. “I can say we are ready for the tournament,” Mangenje told the Daily News yesterday at Prince Edward, the tournament venue. “Everybody who needed a visa…
MELBOURNE – The Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died on Thursday after being hit in the head by a ball, will be honoured with a state memorial service. The service will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground next week, the same stadium where he suffered the horrific injury on Tuesday. State memorials are normally…
