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Zimbabwe athlete Moleen Majoni clinches victory at 2024 Outeniqua chair challenge
Zimbabwean Athlete Moleen Majoni Clinches Victory at the 2024 Outeniqua Chair ChallengeGeorge, South Africa - Moleen Majoni, a remarkable Zimbabwean athlete, has emerged victorious at the ...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 16:16hrs | 73 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Popular football matches for all-time
Football, known as soccer in some regions, has a rich history filled with unforgettable matches that have captivated audiences worldwide. These matches have left an indelible mark on the sport and its...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 15:29hrs | 366 | by Staff Reporter
Heat's double champ claims Adebayo tops Davis in defense
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), heated debates about player rankings are never-ending. Recently, these discussions have been stirred up by Norris Cole, a two-time Miami Heat champion. ...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 21:12hrs | 90 | by Staff Reporter
Gatekeepers in Ministry of Sports and Arts stiffle growth and innovation
In the pursuit of progress and development, it is disheartening to witness how gatekeepers within the Ministry of Sports and Arts are hindering the growth of the arts sector. These departments, intend...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 12:43hrs | 661 | by Farai Mazango
Kirsty Coventry allays cholera fears
SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has assured the safety of participants at next week's Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup Troutbeck competition set for Nyanga in Manicaland, amid fears of an event boycott as...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:31hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zifa snub Mnangagwa
THE Zifa Normalisation Committee might have shot themselves in the foot after failing to attend the commissioning of Heart Stadium by President Emerson Mnangagwa yesterday.Hundreds of people i...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:07hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges sportspersons
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged sports-persons to value the Zimbabwean badge whenever they are called to represent the country in international competitions.He was the Guest of Honour at th...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:51hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates Springboks
President Mnangagwa extended his heartfelt congratulations to the South African men's senior rugby team, the Springboks, for their triumphant victory in the Rugby World Cup held in Paris, France on Sa...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:13hrs | 408 | by Staff reporte
Zimbabwean minister joins world's swimming immortals
The inaugural class of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1965 held a special place in the annals of aquatic sports history. It was a star-studded lineup featuring luminaries like Johnny Weiss...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 20:43hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe minister to be inducted into International Swimming Hall of Fame
Finally, the long-awaited moment has arrived.Tonight, Zimbabwe's very own Kirsty Coventry will take her place among the legends of international swimming as she is officially inducted into the...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:35hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
ZNi: The musical maverick creating summer magic!
South Africa, 2 September 2023 Summer is heating up, and we've got the perfect soundtrack to accompany your adventures. Meet ZNi, the musical sensation who's not just creating catchy tunes but also in...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 15:32hrs | 159 | by Agencies
Agent provocateur arrested, face deportation from Zimbabwe
The well-known Government critic Professor Stephen Chan who arrived yesterday in the country reportedly to train opposition insurgents has been arrested and is expected to be deported. The rab...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 20:59hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Mayweather encounter stokes boxing flames in Zimbabwean prodigy
BEAVEN Sibanda shoved and pushed tens of people, including security detail, desperately trying to get an up close for an autograph from his boxing hero, his stature betraying his efforts."I co...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Floyd 'Money' Mayweather jnr jets into Zimbabwe tomorrow
FLOYD Mayweather Jnr jets into the country midday tomorrow in fulfilment of a promise he made in May last year when he met with boxing enthusiast, businessman and politician Scott Sakupwanya.M...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:39hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Harvard accused of favouring mostly white students
Harvard's practice of granting preference to undergraduate applicants with family ties to the elite college is facing a legal challenge.Advocacy groups have petitioned the government to stop t...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Mega-dollar ED Cup tournament launched
OVER 1 000 youths based in Wedza and some parts of Chikomba are set to battle it out in the Wedza ED Cup football and netball tournament which kicks off in a fortnight.Put together to celebrat...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe takes cricket centre stage
IN a stirring display of confidence, President Mnangagwa yesterday hailed Zimbabwe's selection as the host of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, expressing his belief in the nation's leadership and ...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ex - Dynamos and CAPS United player dumps newly born baby , wife and kids
IT was an emotional scene at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday when the players from the Archford Gutu Boys Academy, who have been stranded in the United Arab Emirates after a ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 13:04hrs | 12 | by Erick Matotoba
Masiyiwa named among only 17 black billionaires in the world
ACCORDING to Forbes, there are currently 2,640 billionaires in the world. They are collectively worth $12.2 trillion. The United States is the number one home of billionaires with 735 of them, followe...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:59hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare clash
DOMESTIC football giants Highlanders and Dynamos will set the stage alight again this year when they clash in the Independence Trophy in a landmark outing in Mashonaland Central where this year's cele...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sharpshoot, a gifted sniper
On April 14 in 2019, the Sunday News published the first instalment of a two-part interview with North Korea-trained war veteran and nationalist David Mongwa Moyo.Moyo, who was affectionately ...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks to waiver entry for school children
HWANGE West Member of Parliament Mr Godfrey Dube has implored the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) to waiver entry fees into the Victoria Falls Rainforest for school childre...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi claims that Zimbabwe opposition has failed urban people
Opposition political parties have failed to run councils as evidenced by bad roads, failure to collect garbage and provide clean water to residents, Zanu-PF Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi has said....Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe need the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE joined the Commonwealth in 1980 after gaining independence from Britain - in what appeared to be a major victory for the Commonwealth. Twenty-three years down the road, Zimbabwe quit the Comm...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 10 | by Vusi Nyamazana
Zimbabwe soccer players caught in power struggle
ZIMBABWE international Marshall Munetsi says Fifa's suspension of his country from football has cast a shadow over the future of the sport and stunted the growth of its players.The southern Af...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 20:26hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Omega Sibanda rubbishes SRC's road map for Zimbabwe football
FORMER Zifa vice-president and Vungu Member of Parliament Omega Sibanda has rubbished the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) road map for football as debate on the suspension of Zimbabwe from the ...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Footballers ramp up pressure on captured SRC, Zifa
LOCAL footballers have ramped up pressure on the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) to resolve their differences so the country could be readmitted back in...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Isaac Mpofu makes top ten at the World Athletics Championships
ZIMBABWE'S Isaac Mpofu yesterday put up an amazing performance at the ongoing World Athletics Championships when finishing on position 10 in the men's marathon and setting a new national record in Eug...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Heads to roll at Dembare
HEADS could roll at Dynamos whose leadership is finalising investigations on the age-cheating saga which rocked the club's junior team at the Marvelous Nakamba Foundation Invitational Under-17 footbal...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 07:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rewards female boxer Chiwandire with US$15,000
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday cheered the spirits of female boxer Kudakwashe "Take Money" Chiwandire with a US$15 000 reward for her exploits after winning the World Boxing Council Interim Super...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets 5th dan karate black belt
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa was yesterday honoured with a 5th dan karate black belt as part of a recognition of his contribution to the country's sport.His footprint in sport has seen more resource al...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Warriors date Bafana again
FORMER Warriors coach, Sunday Chidzambwa, believes the senior national football team have been drawn in a fair Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group that has Morocco, South Africa and Liberia....Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nyathi wins gold
BULAWAYO-based female bodybuilder Shyleen Nyathi won gold in the women's fitness development at the TrySupps Novice Zimbabwe competition held at the Zimbabwe College of Music in Harare on Saturday....Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:47hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Nust hosts Zusa Games
THE Zimbabwe Universities Sports Association Games with nine sporting disciplines get underway in Bulawayo on Wednesday with the National University of Science and Technology the hosts.Univers...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagnwa's son-in law needs to resolve Zifa suspension urgently
AS had been expected, the decision by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), the sports regulating body in Zimbabwe to meddle in the affairs of the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has come a...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry backs Mnangagwa's son-in law
YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has broken her silence on the impasse between the Sport and Recreation Commission (SRC) and ZIFA, which resulted in FIFA suspending Zimbabwe ...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry speaks out on FIFA suspension
To my fellow Zimbabweans who love their footballI know some of you are angry, some of you agree with the steps taken and some of you are in the middle.I also know, we have unwavering l...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes a dig at ZIFA board
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said the Government is committed to investing more in sports infrastructure and also assisting athletes to achieve podium performances on the international fora.S...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
HIV positive former DeMbare star regrets not zipping up
THERE is no doubt that throughout the years there are plenty of footballers and sports personalities in general who in addition to giving their all on the pitch, also give their all off the pitch, esp...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Methembe open to recruiting Zimbabwe talent
FORMER Bantu Rovers owner Methembe Ndlovu is on cloud nine following his appointment as head coach of Trinity College men's football team in the United States of America.Mayor, as Ndlovu is kn...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Methembe Ndlovu joins Trinity College as head coach
UNITED STATES: Zimbabwean Methembe Ndlovu has joined private liberal arts college Trinity College as head men's soccer coach.The former Highlanders coach brings to Trinity in Hartford, Connect...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
FC Wangu Mazodze to export soccer players to Europe
Masvingo, Zimbabwe - FC Wangu Mazodze, a ZIFA Eastern Region League , First Division Soccer Team has caused waves in Europe following the sharing of scint...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 21:48hrs | 22 | by Cluade Blaise
Bosso digital footprint overtakes FC Platinum
ACCORDING to the Global Football Benchmark published by German-based digital analytics company Results Sports, Highlanders are among the best performing clubs on various digital platforms in the count...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born rugby great Pocock seeks political office in Australia
Rugby great David Pocock announced on Friday he is moving into politics, launching a bid to reach the Australian Senate in next year's general election.Pocock, 33, said he would stand as an in...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
From Harare, Pretoria To Harvard: The Story Of Plunket Twins Making Waves
FOR twin brothers Rory and Pat Plunket, the short walk between Mather House and Winthrop House might be the farthest apart they have ever been."We've never spent more than a week or two weeks ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:44hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zifa board 'resumes' duties
ZIFA board members, who were suspended two weeks ago by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) have "resumed" duties after lodging of an appeal with the Administrative Court, a move they argue set...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
ICC give Zimbabwe thumbs-up in World Cup hosting
INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council representative, Sally Higgins, is confident the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, currently taking place in Harare, will be a huge success.Zimbabwe is host...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:49hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema to work with leaders from neighbouring countries
President Hakainde Hichilema has emphasised the importance of child rights and the need to place a high premium on the plight of children who are leaders of tomorrow, adding that together with his fel...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
SRC dissolves Zifa, ready for backlash
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) have dissolved the ZIFA board and are ready for the storm which their decision could provoke, including the possible suspension of Zimbabwe, from internation...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister honoured in United States
FIVE years after retiring from swimming, Zimbabwe's swimming icon Kirsty Coventry is still being regarded as one of the greatest swimmers to compete at university level in the United States.Co...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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