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Zimbabwe-born star teams up with Morgan Freeman on new Muhammad Ali TV series
A scripted eight-part series about boxing icon Muhammad Ali, titled Excellence: 8 Fights is currently in the works, reported Deadline. English-Zimbabwean actor Regé-Jean Page and American artist Morg...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chisora cries foul
Joseph Parker overcame a first-round knock-down to defeat Derek Chisora by split decision following a brutal heavyweight boxing battle in Manchester on Saturday night. The New Zealander ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:13hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Lack of star-studded heavyweight clashes gives lower weight classes chance to shine
In many ways, 2019 has been a sort of stop-gap year for heavyweight boxing. The major players of Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have avoided each other for the time being, content to ta...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff Writer
Religious imperialism? Count me out
I WAS pleasantly surprised when people from near and far, from within Zimbabwe and beyond the borders, white and black, Christian and non-Christian came to the defence of the Zimbabwe Bird after the n...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | 4 | by Conway Tutani
The Bulawayo Bomber's game plan
ELVIS "Bomber" Moyo has already started planning for life after boxing, and the plan is very simple. Help mould the next generation champion fighter and what better way to do this than one in his own ...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance running scared, already making excuses for losing 2018 elections
Before any heavyweight boxing match you would hear some of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen, the likes of Mayweather; Ali and Tyson, pronouncing how they are going to trounce their oppone...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Charles Motsi
I'm leaving Nigeria,' says Prophet T.B. Joshua
In a bombshell announcement that shocked congregants and viewers of Emmanuel TV alike, Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua declared his intentions to leave Nigeria and relocate his ministry to the nation of ...Published: 01 May 2017 at 20:30hrs | 6 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Zhuwao restrains fuming Kasukuwere
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar and Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere was last Friday physically restrained from charging at Zimpapers journalist...Published: 26 Mar 2017 at 10:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere hurl obscenities at the partisan scribes
ZANU-PF National Political Commissar and Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere was last Friday physically restrained from charging at Zimpapers journalist...Published: 26 Mar 2017 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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'Learning in Zimbabwe makes me illiterate,' said Chisora
FORMER heavyweight boxing champion, Dereck Chisora escaped a driving ban in England by alleging that learning in Zimbabwe rendered him illiterate.The Zimbabwe-born boxer was stopped by Lon...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Year 2015 in review
THE year 2015 was another disappointing year for Zimbabwean sport although some people continue to hope that things will improve.Our sport, whether it be football, cricket or rugby, was largel...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 11:31hrs | 4 | by Ricky Zililo and Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Zimbabwean armed robbers jailed for life in South Africa
TWO Zimbabwean armed robbers were last week each jailed for life and an additional 25 years in prison by the Pretoria High Court in South Africa after they were convicted of murder.Bismack Dic...Published: 01 Jul 2015 at 12:03hrs | 1 | by Patrick Chitumba
4th suspect in SA boxer's murder case located in Zimbabwe
The Brits Magirstrate's Court heard on Friday that a fourth suspect accused of murdering former world heavyweight boxing champion Corrie Sanders has been located in Zimbabwe. Advocate Ma...Published: 18 Mar 2013 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maradona names another son Diego again
Argentina football legend Diego Maradona has never been short of modesty - and that is again evident in his choice of name for his newborn son.Maradona has decided to call his sonâ€Â...Published: 15 Feb 2013 at 17:32hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Boxing legend Evander Holyfield to grace Oliver Mtukudzi's Hoza 2012 show
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Evander Holyfield is eager to meet Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi and see the Zimbabwean Afro-Jazz maestro perform at London's O2 arena this Friday (17 August 201...Published: 15 Aug 2012 at 18:26hrs | 1 | by Henry Makiwa
Haye TKO Chisora
THIS fight started in a press conference room in Munich and ended on West Ham's pitch as David Haye crushed Dereck Chisora at Upton Park without needing came...Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Paul Hayward I Daily Telegraph
Dereck Chisora in ugly brawl with David Haye, detained in German
British heavyweights David Haye and Dereck Chisora got into a brawl after the title fight in Munich on Saturday night.Chaos broke out at a post-match news conference after Vitali Klitschko ...Published: 19 Feb 2012 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Inaugural Miss Zim Diamond crowned in London
Beauty meets brains as inaugural Miss Zim Diamond is crowned in London.Young Pearl Doherty was last night (10 September 2011) crowned queen at the inaugural Miss Zim Diamond show held at Lo...Published: 12 Sep 2011 at 07:45hrs | | by Henry Makiwa
Miss Zim Diamond beauty contest reaches the eagerly anticipated finale on Saturday
Star-studded Miss Zim Diamond beauty pageant announces arrival with a touch of business class...Published: 07 Sep 2011 at 18:58hrs | | by Henry Makiwa
Zimbabwe heavyweight boxing champion get sponsorship
Zimbabwe heavyweight boxing champion Thamsanqa Dube has finally secured a manager, sponsor and promoter which will see him returning to the ring after being on the sidelines for over a year....Published: 06 Apr 2011 at 09:15hrs | 29 | by Byo24News
Thamsanqa Dube hopes to defend heavyweight boxing title
Zimbabwe heavyweight boxing champion Thamsanqa Dube hopes to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan-African belt early next year after he failed to secure a title fight this year....Published: 14 Dec 2010 at 11:02hrs | | by Byo24
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