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Mkhombo school empowers students through sports

Mkombo Primary School at Lupanda in Lupane held their first programme which was meant to empower students via sport. The event was held yesterday 5/11/21 at Mkhombo Primary School and included Sipopoma Primary, Elihlo, Tshayamathole, Phuma…

Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 233 | by Staff Reporter

NASH vetting system condemned

NATIONAL Association of School Heads (NASH) hogged the limelight for the wrong reasons when their illogical and unfair physical vetting exercise left some teams - Mutare Boys High in particular - competing with only eight players during th…

Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter

Mpopoma High in Copa Coca-Cola Bulawayo clean sweep

MPOPOMA High School achieved a clean sweep at the Copa Coca-Cola football Bulawayo finals with their boys as well as girls teams being crowned provincial champions at Gifford last Friday, which earned them the right to represent Bulawayo a…

Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZOU participate at SAUSSA games extravaganza

The Zimbabwe Open University, (ZOU) staff members joined the rest of the Southern African Universities Staff Sports Association (SAUSSA) family at Fort Hare University in South Africa for the 18th edition of their annual games.The five-day…

Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 06:38hrs | 221 | by Stephen Jakes

Benjani 2016 Rural Teams Tournament kicks off on Monday at Mzilikazi High School

Thembalethu Foundation will be hoisting the 2016 Benjani Rural teams and Orphanage homes Boys football tournament 8 teams tournament  Date - 08/08/2016 Monday Start time - 08:30am Venue - Mzilikazi High School Our main aim is CHANGING…

Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 08:08hrs | 211 | by Thembalethu Foundation

Preparations for CUCSA games underway in Bulawayo

Preparations for the Confederation of University and College Sports Association (CUCSA) games  which will be hosted in Zimbabwe this August have begun in Bulawayo.Zimbabwe will host the 18th edition of the CUCSA games which will run f…

Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 13:02hrs | 201 | by Sports Reporter

Arundel hockey team leaves for United Kingdom tour

Arundel School's Hockey First Team leaves for the United Kingdom tonight (Thursday) on a two week long pre-season tour of cities in southern England.The team had originally planned a tour of Washington DC in the United States. However, the…

Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 09:25hrs | | by Agencies

Arundel hockey team plans United States tour

Arundel School's Hockey First Team plans to go on a pre-season tour in Washington DC, in the United States, in April, with the help of sponsors such as NMB Bank, which has donated $2 000 for hockey kit for the tour.The team, which is made …

Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 12:50hrs | 213 | by Agencies

Mosi-oa-Tunya High clinches Thembalethu cup

VICTORIA Falls' Mosi-oa-Tunya High School clinched the inaugural Thembalethu Foundation Under-17 soccer trophy after a lively boys' schools' tournament held at Chilisa Secondary School in Hwange on Wednesday. Thembalethu Foundation is an i…

Published: 09 Oct 2015 at 06:19hrs | | by Tobias Mandoreba

Mzilikazi High are the champions

MZILIKAZI High School retained the Arenel Under-17 provincial soccer championship by beating Entumbane High 2-0 in the final played at Gifford High School on Friday.Mzilikazi will now represent Bulawayo at the national championships to be …

Published: 30 Jun 2015 at 09:37hrs | | by Jillian Shava

Three Mat North schools through to Nash finals

INYATHI, Tinde and St James High Schools are through to the National Association of Secondary School Heads (Nash) handball finals after winning Matabeleland North play-offs held at Inyathi High School on Friday. Inyathi High School of Bubi…

Published: 08 Jul 2013 at 21:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter

11 Zim kids ends Manchester Camp on a dejected note

HARARE - Eleven young Zimbabwean footballers who travelled to England to attend the Manchester United Soccer Schools UK Residential Camp ended their tour on a dejected note.It emerged that WWS had no backup plan after Manchester United Soc…

Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 17:55hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter

Diara could miss out on representing Zimbabwe in Spain

Zimbabwe junior athlete, Dumisani "Diara" Bhebhe could miss out on representing the country in Spain in the World Junior Championships as his name is not on the official list of participating  athletes.Instead, Midlands runner,  …

Published: 10 Jul 2012 at 06:28hrs | | by Alois Sibanda

Zim's Diara takes the world best in Spain

Zimbabwe's sole representative at the 14th IAAF World Junior Championships set for 10 - 15 July in Barcelona's Olympic Stadium on MontjuâˆšÃ‰âˆ†ÃâˆšÃ‡Â¬Ã˜c Mountain, Dumisani "Diara" Bhebhe takes to the track on Tuesday midday.The 19 year…

Published: 09 Jul 2012 at 13:02hrs | 214 | by Alois Sibanda

10 schools to compete at Matabeleland Under-19s rugby trials

AT least 10 schools are expected to compete at Matabeleland Under-19s rugby trials set for Hartsfield Stadium today.Matabeleland Rugby Football Board selectors are expected to identify 44 players who will represent the province at the nati…

Published: 19 May 2012 at 01:51hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter

Three Bulawayo chess players off to Romania

THREE Bulawayo pupils left yesterday for Iasi, Romania via South Africa for the eighth edition of the World Schools Individual Chess Championships that start on Friday and end on 7 May. These three will be joining 11 other Zimbabwean playe…

Published: 25 Apr 2012 at 04:45hrs | 222 | by Sports reporter

Prince Edward students hospitalised in SA after their tour bus accident

Three Prince Edward School students were hospitalised in South Africa on Friday after their tour bus was involved in an accident on its way back to Zimbabwe from a rugby tour.The school bus overturned on the N1 highway outside Polokwane in…

Published: 12 Apr 2012 at 18:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Filabusi comes second in district athletics competition

SHANGANI Secondary School in Insiza was a hive of activity on Friday when schools battled it out for supremacy in the inter-schools track and field competition.Shangani Secondary School came first with 1 025 points with Filabusi High Schoo…

Published: 28 Feb 2012 at 11:18hrs | | by Sports Reporter

Zimbabwean, Dereck Chisora, to fight Vitali Klitschko for the WBC title

Briton Dereck Chisora will fight Vitali Klitschko on February 18 in Munich, putting any potential bout between the Ukrainian and David Haye on hold. Chisora, 27, has twice seen fights with Vitali's brother Wladimir called off due to the la…

Published: 13 Dec 2011 at 09:19hrs | | by Eurosport

Nurture children's sporting talent: Mugabe

President Robert Mugabe has implored schools to nurture all talent in students by giving them an opportunity to take up sporting activities.Mugabe said this after crowning Kutama College the champions of the inaugural Robert G Mugabe Schoo…

Published: 05 Dec 2011 at 20:10hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter

Chisora controversially lose Euro title fight

DERECK Chisora failed to leave Finland with the vacant European heavyweight title as he controversially lost to home fighter Robert Helenius.The Londoner appeared to shade the bout against the towering Helenius by staying the busier of the…

Published: 05 Dec 2011 at 06:19hrs | | by BBC

Derek Chisora warns Helenius

My fists will be like coals off a Finnish saunaFormer British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Derek Chisora prepares for his bout with Robert Helenius  due for  3rd DecemberHungry and more motivated than he has ever been, D…

Published: 29 Nov 2011 at 16:21hrs | | by Henry Makawa

Muzhingi found the going tough at the New York City 42km Marathon

ZIMBABWE'S renowned long-distance runner, Stephen Muzhingi found the going tough at the New York City 42km Marathon held on Sunday in the United States as he failed to make it into the top 10.Muzhingi clocked, 2hours 29minutes 10 seconds t…

Published: 08 Nov 2011 at 05:59hrs | | by -

Comrades Marathon legend to run the New York Marathon for his Mother

2011 saw Stephen having to forego the 100 km World Championships in Switzerland in September as a result of his mother's serious illness. Sadly she passed away a few weeks ago, leaving behind a devastated Stephen. Stephen was invited to ru…

Published: 01 Nov 2011 at 11:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Conrad Rautenbach leads SA Rally championship

Zimbabwean Conrad Rautenbach and his French co-driver Nicolas Klinger (Ford Fiesta) won the 2011 Toyota Cape Dealer Rally near Cape Town at the weekend and regained the lead in the South African Rally Championship with one round remaining.…

Published: 26 Sep 2011 at 14:21hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean wins bronze in long jump at the IAAF Champions in Daegu

The Zimbabwean long-jump record holder Ngonidzashe Makusha won bronze in long jump at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday.The Florida State University student, 24, jumped 8.29 metres with his first run but subsequ…

Published: 03 Sep 2011 at 08:07hrs | 212 | by Moyo Roy

Flo Simba flows Thamsanqa Dube in round three

Coming back for a comeback fight after his deflating knock-out at the hands of 42 year-old former IBF champion Fransie Botha, local heavyweight prospect Flo Simba toppled Thamsanqa Dube with a third round knock-out in the main bout of Gold…

Published: 30 Aug 2011 at 06:38hrs | | by Sapa

Zimbabwean athlete qualifies 0.21 minutes behind Usain Bolt

Zimbabwe's 100 metres athlete Ngonidzashe Makusha progress to the next round Athletics-World championships men's 100m after clocking an impressive 10.31 minutes for the men's 100 metres heats in Daegu, South Korea.Makusha was just 0.21 min…

Published: 27 Aug 2011 at 15:12hrs | | by Ndou Paul

Thamsanqa Dube takes on Flo Simba

Thamsanqa Dube will be the centre of attraction when he takes on Flo Simba at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, on Monday night.Flo Simba returns to action after his sixth round stoppage loss to former IBF heavyweight champion Fransie Botha i…

Published: 27 Aug 2011 at 13:41hrs | 200 | by Mafu Sithabile

From Tour de France to Tour de Thuli-Mapungubwe

Zimbabwe will be welcoming 328 cyclists from 17 countries at Shashe Business Centre as they ride into the country, mobilising resources for charity and game park conservation.The cyclists from South Africa, USA, Australia, Britain and othe…

Published: 02 Aug 2011 at 18:54hrs | 212 | by .

Matabeleland South readies itself for youth games

Matabeleland South have stepped up their preparations for the National Youth Games scheduled for Gwanda next month with renovations of facilities currently underway.The games will run from August 14 to 20 with all provinces expected to tak…

Published: 26 Jul 2011 at 08:05hrs | 191 | by Ndou Paul

Chisora fails in Commonwealth title defence

Zimbabwe-born boxer Dereck Chisora failed in his defence of the Commonwealth heavyweight title after losing out to Tyson Fury on points last Saturday at Wembley.Fury ripped Dereck Chisora's British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from …

Published: 26 Jul 2011 at 06:24hrs | | by Ndou Paul

South Africa edge Zimbabwe in the Polocrosse World Cup final

South Africa won the Polocrosse World Cup title for the first time when they defeated Zimbabwe in the final at the Onley Grounds Equestrian Centre in the United Kingdom on Sunday.Zimbabwe fought to the bitter end in the Two Rivers Technolo…

Published: 21 Jul 2011 at 09:06hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile

Zimbabwe Davis Cup team fails to qualify to the Europe - Africa Zone group two

The Zimbabwe Davis Cup team failed in their bid for qualification to the Europe/Africa Zone Group Two after losing to Egypt last Saturday in Cairo.The team finished joint third in the Africa Zone Group Three 0-2 to Egypt in the playoff mat…

Published: 12 Jul 2011 at 06:44hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile

Pyeongchang of South Korea wins Olympic bid

Durban - Pyeongchang of South Korea won the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, comprehensively winning a vote by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over rivals Munich of Germany and France's Annecy.IOC President Ja…

Published: 07 Jul 2011 at 08:29hrs | 211 | by Sapa

Mbonisi Ndimande bounces back as Davis Cup team is announced

MBONISI Ndimande has bounced back into the Zimbabwe Davis Cup team to compete at the 2011 Euro-Africa Zone Group Three qualifiers to be played in Egypt.The tournament, slated for Cairo's Smash Tennis Academy, runs from July 6 to 9 this yea…

Published: 13 Jun 2011 at 05:23hrs | | by .

Zimbabwean golfer wins Zambia Ladies Open

ZIMBABWEAN Claire Minter has scooped the 2011 Zambia Ladies golf Open stroke championships after grossing 230 from 54 holes played in a three-day event held at Chainama Golf Club, closely trailed by ZambiaâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s Kaela Mulenga…

Published: 07 Jun 2011 at 12:22hrs | 219 | by Sports reporter

Minister of Sports meets Comrades Marathon winner

THE Minister of Education Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart met Comrades Marathon winner Stephen Muzhingi in Harare yesterday and saluted him for flying the national flag high.Muzhingi became the first man in 23 years to win the world'…

Published: 02 Jun 2011 at 20:00hrs | 214 | by Ndou Paul

Mixed results for Barbarians in Zimbabwe as they beat Lomagundi

BRITISH Barbarians' Under-18 side pulled one back yesterday when they beat Lomagundi College 38-17 in the second match of their week-long rugby tour of Zimbabwe.Six tries, four of them converted, was what the British side needed top take c…

Published: 12 Apr 2011 at 05:05hrs | 193 | by Byo24News

Castle Tankard back on back on track

One of the countryâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s biggest horse race, the Castle Tankard is back on the cards following a US$85 000 sponsorship.After a 3-year absence, ZimbabweâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s pinnacle event on the horse racing calendar the Castl…

Published: 08 Apr 2011 at 14:01hrs | 209 | by Byo24News

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. Dube is today set to sign a contract with Carl W…

Published: 06 Apr 2011 at 09:15hrs | | by Byo24News

Mayweather set to fight Pacquiao - in court

Unbeaten US boxer Floyd Mayweather will fight Filipino star Manny Pacquiao after all, although it will be a legal disputePacquiao has filed a defamation lawsuit against Mayweather that US District Judge Larry Hicks ruled can proceed becaus…

Published: 22 Mar 2011 at 09:21hrs | 206 | by Byo24News

The Victoria Falls MTB Challenge 2011

An amazing new 3 day event, operated by the organisers of the successful Victoria Falls Marathon, Zambezi Man multi event, and the Kilimanjaro Marathon.The ride comprises of a combination of single track, rural roads and a small amount of …

Published: 16 Mar 2011 at 07:02hrs | 206 | by Byo24News

Highlanders victorius

The Highlanders have continued an unexpected their winning start to the Vodacom Super Rugby, beating the Chiefs 23-13 after trailing 13-6 at half-time on Friday.The Highlanders finished 11th in the last two seasons of Super Rugby but have …

Published: 25 Feb 2011 at 08:54hrs | 192 | by Byo24News

Zimbabwe Olympic Committee seals 2012 games sponsorship deal

A sponsorship package has been availed to the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) by Interfin to enable the country to participate in the 2012 Olympic Games penciled for London. The sponsorship package will this year see ZOC receiving US…

Published: 09 Feb 2011 at 13:49hrs | 221 | by Byo24News

Africom Zimbabwe Open suspended due to weather conditions

The second round of the Africom Zimbabwe Open was suspended at 08h25 this morning after constant rain and dangerous weather situations settled in at Royal Harare Golf Club. The course has already experienced large amounts of rain over the …

Published: 28 Jan 2011 at 12:45hrs | | by Byo24News

Zimbabwe to host Africom Zim Open golf tourney

Zimbabwe  will host some of the continent's best golfers this week when the 2011 Africom Zim Open, the premier golfing event in the country, explodes into life with a qualifying tournament at Chapman Golf Club in Harare on Tuesday.&nb…

Published: 21 Jan 2011 at 18:55hrs | | by Byo24News

Dereck Chisora counts his losses

Dereck Chisora,  the Zimbabwe-born British boxer who is on track to become the world heavyweight champion should he beat Wladimir Klitschko in April, has revealed that he was left âˆšÃ‡Â¬Â£30 000 poorer after the initial fight was pos…

Published: 21 Jan 2011 at 18:55hrs | 195 | by Byo24News

F1 Q&A: Fernando Alonso

Dieter Rencken attends the 2011 Wroom conference and chats to Ferrari's Fernando Alonso on the upcoming F1 season, testing the new Pirelli tyres and his biggest rivals for 2011.Q: How do you feel about the season ahead? A: The last ch…

Published: 18 Jan 2011 at 12:42hrs | 211 | by Byo24News/ Dieter Rencken

F1 calendar 2011

The 2011 F1 season sees 20 races on the calendar with new circuits such as India and Shanghai still subject to approval. Teams are gearing up to launch their new cars with Ferrari's F11 set to be unveiled in Valencia. F1 fans will also be …

Published: 17 Jan 2011 at 10:57hrs | 225 | by Byo24News

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