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Ellina Mhlanga Sports ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Kickboxing Association will next week hold their ninth edition of the Independence Trophy tournament at Girls High School in Harare. The one-day event will feature fighters from different provinces and participants will take part in four
Benjani heads for Super Diski
JOHANNESBURG — The decision of English Championship soccer side Portsmouth to allow former Zimbabwe international Benjani Mwaruwari to leave at the end of the season could reignite South Africa’s Premier Soccer League interest in the player.The 33-year-old striker has been told by Pompey coach Michael Appleton that he is free to leave the club if he wishes at any
Algeria buries first president Ben Bella
ALGIERS — Algeria buried its first post-independence president Ahmed Ben Bella, hailed as an anti-colonial hero and the father of the nation, in a sombre and rain-drenched ceremony yesterday. Ben Bella, who died on Wednesday at age 95 following a recent hospital stay for respiratory problems, was laid to rest in the Martyrs’ plot in Algiers’ El Alia cemetery, alongside other
Confession sends tongues wagging
Noah Pito in Hurungwe
CHAKANAKA Village in Hurungwe sprawls several homesteads, consisting of large round grass-thatched huts with a characteristic main house, dotted around by several smaller huts. The spear grass used for thatching on most of the huts is
Best fans in the world
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
DYNAMOS’ midfielder Denver Mukamba has saluted the Glamour Boys’ fans as the best group of supporters in the world and feels they will play a very big role in the team’s quest for success at home and on the continent this season. The DeMbare
Air Force disappoint
Jeffrey MurimbechiAfter watching last week’s Harare Sports Club match against the Air Force, I was partially enraged by how easily Zimbabwe’s airborne men lost 87-12. In whatever league in the world and whatever age group it maybe, a 75-point loss is unacceptable
Chegutu East Independence tourney reaches climax
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports ReporterTHE annual Chegutu East Independence Trophy sports festival reaches its climax with the staging of the finals at Musinami Business Centre on Independence Day. The day will see community teams battling in the football and netball finals. Seruwe
Another boost for Shabanie
From Paul Mundani in ZvishavaneSHABANIE MINE got another huge boost when a local company, Vedette Trading, donated a kit to the football club. The company runs a restaurant, Madeira night club and owns several properties in this mining town. The presentation of the
Street ballers take on Zim
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterA GROUP of world acclaimed street basketball players from the United States is set to dazzle local fans with their thrilling stunts when they take on a Zimbabwe Select at the City Sports Centre during a Sprite street-ball tour. Some of the American players,
Funding woes take Harare wheelchair tennis off court
Ellina Mhlanga Sport ReporterLACK of funding continues to haunt the Wheelchair Tennis Association of Zimbabwe as they have been forced to postpone the Harare Open tournament, which was scheduled to start yesterday at Harare Sports Club. The tournament was first held in 2010