By Mbekezeli Ncube THE seventh edition of the Spar Bonsa Cancer fun walk will take place on 14 September at Buster’s Sports Club in Hillside, Bulawayo. This year’s segment is held under the theme ‘Going back to our roots. One step at a time’. The event, which was launched in 2013, was formed with the
By Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe’s Under-19 cricket team will become the first local side to feature in competitive cricket since the country’s suspension by the International Cricket Council (ICC) when they play four 50-over matches against South African academy and provincial youth sides starting on Monday. The limited overs tour forms part of the national
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE continue to make significant strides on the World Rugby rankings, with the Sables moving a further two places up the latest global standings from 35th to 33rd. This follows their hard fought 30-29 triumph over Kenya in a Victoria Cup fixture played at Hartsfield Rugby Ground on Saturday. The victory over
By Sports Reporter BANGLADESH Cricket Board (BCB) is hopeful that Zimbabwe will be able to participate in the upcoming Twenty20 Series in the subcontinent nation following reports that the impasse between Zimbabwe Cricket and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) is on the verge of being resolved. Zimbabwe was scheduled to travel to Bangladesh to
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE national rugby team coach Brendan Dawson is wary of the threat posed by Kenya when the two sides clash in a crucial Victoria Cup fixture at Hartsfield Rugby Stadium in Bulawayo this Saturday. After managing wins over Zambia and Uganda in their first two matches, the Sables can move a step
By Sports Reporter THE International Cricket Council (ICC) has barred four Zimbabwe national women’s cricket team players and their coach from featuring for the Women’s Global Development Squad which will take place in a series of T20 games against Women’s Cricket Super League in England next week. Lady Chevrons skipper Mary-Anne Musonda and other national
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE-BORN British heavyweight boxer Derek Chisora proved once again that he still has plenty left in the tank after leaving his Polish opponent Artur Szpilka requiring oxygen following a brutal knockout in the second round of their heavyweight collision at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday. Chisora landed two huge right
By Sports Reporter Zimbabwe national cricket team players have slammed the decision by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to suspend the country from international cricket citing “government interference” in the running of the domestic game. Zimbabwe was on Thursday suspended by the ICC after the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) ousted the cricket board last
AFP Zimbabwe sports minister Kirsty Coventry on Friday denied that the government had been interfering in the running of the country’s cricket. Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion, said in a tweet she was “devastated” by the effect on players of a decision by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to suspend Zimbabwe Cricket because of
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S participation in the qualifiers for the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup hangs in the balance after the ICC suspended Zimbabwe Cricket with immediate effect for violation of global body’s constitution which doesn’t allow any government interference in the sport. The tough stance by the ICC comes after the Tavengwa
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE suffered their third defeat in five outings at the ongoing Netball World Cup after going down 43-59 to Malawi in an All-African Group F match at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Malawi’s victory meant they secured third place in Group F ahead of the Gems, who have now won
The Telegraph A few hours before his side claimed an unlikely third World Cup victory over Barbados on Tuesday, Zimbabwe head coach Lloyd Makunde snatched some time for a quick shopping trip in Liverpool city centre. With a meagre sum of £30, he headed for the nearest sports shop to see how far he could
By UK Correspondent UK based financial services company, Express Links Money Transfer Tuesday handed the Zimbabwe’s National Netball Team, the Zim Gems a further boost in their ongoing World Cup campaign in Liverpool by paying each member of the squad up to £200 in allowances. The gesture was in honour of its pledge during the
By Sports Reporter FORMER Zimbabwe international cricketer Vincent Hogg has made a return to local cricket administration after being appointed interim managing director of Zimbabwe Cricket. The 66-year-old who previously served in the same role for two years before resigning in 2004, replaces former acting ZC managing director Givemore Makoni who was suspended by the
By Staff Reporter THE Zimbabwe Netball Team arrived in Manchester to a rapturous welcome by their UK based fans and were soon driven on a luxurious coach by their new found United Kingdom benefactor Diaspora Funeral Cover who will be responsible for their transport and logistics during their stay in England. They touched down in
By Sports Reporter THE suspended Tavengwa Mukuhlani-led Zimbabwe Cricket Board suffered another blow after the High Court dismissed, with costs, its urgent chamber application seeking to overturn the decision of the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). ZC’s ousted board had sought reprieve at the higher court following its suspension for going against the SRC’s directive
Times of India The Zimbabwe cricket board has been suspended by a government body that oversees sport in the country after allegations of corruption. The sports and recreation commission last week ordered Zimbabwe Cricket not to hold elections for leadership positions until an investigation was conducted. Zimbabwe Cricket defied the order. The SRC says officials
By Sports Reporter ENGLAND-BASED former Zimbabwe tennis player Kuda Nembaware continues to lift the country’s flag high on the international circuit after he recently achieved the prestigious Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) highest coaching qualification. The LTA Level 5 Master Performance Qualification which is conducted by the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain is
By Sports Reporter FORMER Zimbabwe cricket star Henry Olonga appeared to mock the standard of the elite sport in the country after suggesting that one does not need to be a very good cricketer in order for them to play for the Chevrons. Olonga (42), the first black cricketer and youngest-ever player to represent Zimbabwe
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWEAN boxer Charles Manyuchi has declared his readiness ahead of his Global Boxing Union and Universal Boxing Council (UBC) Intercontinental unification title fight against Argentinian boxer Pablo Ezekiel Acosta at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) this Saturday night. The 29-year-old fading star, who is targeting to reclaim the World Boxing Council
