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MWOS' invincibility crumbles at Baobab

The fairytale debut campaign of MWOS in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League came to a dramatic end on Saturday as the newly promoted side suffered a 3-1 defeat to a motivated Ngezi Platinum Stars. The loss marked MWOS's first in 17 matc…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:54hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter

Coventry faces difficult task

The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just three months ago. Coventry becomes both…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter

Kirsty Coventry's George Shaya state funeral promise unfulfilled

The widow of the late football legend George "The Mastermind" Shaya has broken her silence, revealing that a government promise of a state-assisted funeral - allegedly made by then Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry - was never honoured.In an…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kirsty Coventry elected new president of the International Olympic Committee

The 41-year-old former swimmer, who won two Olympic gold medals, replaces German Thomas Bach - who had held the role since 2013 - and becomes the first woman, the first African and the youngest person to hold the role.World Athletics boss …

Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 16:13hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter

I've an open-door policy, says Kirsty Coventry

YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation minister Kirsty Coventry yesterday said she had an open-door policy contrary to claims that she was not interactive.Coventry told NewsDay Life & Style on the sidelines of the artistic Freedom and Decen…

Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kirsty Coventry salutes new pool queen Mikayla

YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has saluted child sensation Mikayla Makwabarara and backed her to grow into a world-class swimmer.This comes as Makwabarara broke the national 100-metre freestyle record, one of a …

Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:51hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter

Open letter to Kirsty Coventry

If there's no "Honourable" in the heading to this letter, it's not me disrespecting.Let me squeal.Most likely, it's this really tall, dark-and-lovely guy whodunit: Edmore Zvinonzwa, the Production Editor of this popular Sunday paper, simpl…

Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:03hrs | 12 | by Gerald Maguranyanga

Coventry 'a mere swimmer'?

Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy's law.Well, Murphy's law seems to following â€” nay, stalking â€” losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.If there are two or more ways to do something and one of t…

Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by CONWAY TUTANI

One of Our Greatest Heroines of All Times

I just want to pay tribute to our Golden lady, KIRSTY COVENTRY. She has succeeded in carrying the burden for the country for more than a decade and has achieved more than we could have asked for. I checked her website and all those countle…

Published: 10 Aug 2012 at 15:01hrs | 1 | by Justice Maphosa

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