Category: Sports

Wellington Mpandare THE Warriors’ technical team is praying that none of the foreign-based that confirmed availability for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers duty don’t pick up injuries while playing for their clubs. Eight players have already been ruled out for the penultimate away Afcon qualifier against Botswana on March 25 as well as the […]

ZIMBABWE coasted to a 10-wicket victory against Afghanistan in the first Test yesterday on the back of a Sean Williams century and a terrific all-round bowling performance. The victory was Zimbabwe’s 13th in Test history; their last Test win came in 2018 against Bangladesh, and the foundations were laid by their captain, Williams, who scored […]

ZIMBABWE Rugby Union president, Aaron Jani, has been elevated to chair the Performance sub-committee, which works with all the top-tier nations, in Rugby Africa. The Performance sub-committee, basically, has the nations competing for the right to represent Africa in the 2023 World Cup Rugby. Jani, who was recently appointed the Rugby Africa’s rugby committee academy […]

TOKYO 2020 is to decide on the attendance of international spectators at the Olympic and Paralympic Games by the end of March. The issue was at the top of the agenda during a five-party meeting today between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japanese Government, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). […]

WHAT initially started as the fiercest race for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has evolved into a peace treaty among the candidates vying for the position. This is anticipated to result in unity among the rivals and the betterment of the beautiful game in the largest confederation affiliated to Fifa. The […]

AMBITIOUS Victoria Falls-based Zifa Southern Region Division One side Mosi Rovers have employed football administrator and consultant Brian Moyo as the club’s new chief executive officer. The experienced administrator, who opened a consultancy firm, Sportsplus, more than a year ago, is already in the resort town and his mandate is to grow the club’s brand […]

YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister, Kirsty Coventry, has commended the Paralympic team for flying the country’s flag high at the World Para Grand Prix Dubai. Three athletes qualified for the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics in August. Team Zimbabwe won seven medals – one silver and six bronze. The Zimbabwean delegation returned home yesterday accompanied by […]

THE national Zimbabwe Soccer Coaches Association (Zisca) believes there’s an urgent need for the immediate resumption of all football activities in the country. Zisca held a virtual meeting and outlined reasons why football should be considered an essential service. The coaches said livelihoods that directly survive on football, the social and economic impact of football […]

THERE has been some noise, with certain quarters clamouring for the return of football last week but Zifa and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) have cited funding as the biggest hindrance. Football is arguably the country’s most popular sport and Zimbabweans last watched local competitive football in the 2019 season. The lucky ones managed to […]

THE Covid-19 pandemic denied bonafide members of the country’s oldest football club Highlanders to gather to elect three members of the executive committee yesterday. A fortnight ago, the Highlanders board postponed the club’s annual general meeting that should have been held on Sunday last week as well as elections scheduled for yesterday after authorities declined […]