Athletes honour Bach, welcome Kirsty

WITH International Olympic Committee president-elect Kirsty Coventry looking on, over 400 gathered at the body’s headquarters in Lausanne for the International Athletes’ Forum to discuss the most pressing issues in sports, including funding, safeguarding and post-competition careers.

Where are they now?. . . From Mbeba to Tumba and Barake, few have fulfilled the hype

A DECADE-LONG mystery hangs over Zimbabwe’s Premier Soccer League: Why do many of its Most Promising Player award winners vanish into obscurity?

Sacred goals, scientific misses: Inside Zimbabwe football’s tug of war with juju

JUST before kickoff at Rufaro Stadium, a strange silence sweeps over the terraces.

Sisters in sync, torn apart. . . how fate keeps breaking Zimbabwe’s netball duo

THEY should have been the face of Zimbabwean netball’s future: two sisters, one court and a bond so in sync it felt like destiny.

Pogba eyes return

FORMER Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is in advanced talks with Monaco as he seeks a return to football after a doping suspension.

South Africa win WTC to land first major title

South Africa yesterday beat Australia by five wickets in the World Test Championship final to end their long wait for a major global title. The Proteas had resumed their second…

How seriously are people taking the Club World Cup?

THE much-discussed and, in parts, derided Club World Cup football tournament finally got under way in Miami early this morning.

Why There Have Been So Many FIFA Club World Cup Upsets

Big clubs have been falling short at the FIFA Club World Cup. Smaller teams have shocked the world with big results.

A GLADIATOR ENCOUNTER. . . Joel Luphahla enters BF arena as Chivayo shot in the arm revives Bosso

Innocent Kurira, Zimpapers Sports Hub BARBOURFIELDS STADIUM is notoriously unwelcoming for visiting teams, and when Highlanders are the hosts, the stakes always feel considerably higher than just three points. Yet,…

No more excuses: Dynamos’ Caf withdrawal a call for leadership change

Stanford Chiwanga, [email protected] DYNAMOS’ recent decision to pull out of the Caf Confederation Cup is not merely a missed opportunity for continental glory; it is a damning indictment of the…

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