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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday he was the “solution, not the problem” following former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s departure from the club after a series of disciplinary problems.Aubameyang left the Emirates Stadium for Barcelona last week after agreeing a contract termination with the English side, allowing him to sign …

Following detection of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, the Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) has been forced to change fixtures for the boys and girls soccer tournament. This follows withdrawals by some countries including Zimbabwe from the Africa Union Sports Council Region 5 Youth games which are hosted on …

By Gilbert Munetsi National bantamweight boxing champion Tinashe “The Chairman” Mwadziwana is in Namibia for the biggest fight of his career, the World Boxing Association Pan Africa super bantamweight title. The bill that has been put together by MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing and Fitness Academy will take place at Kuisemund …

More than 30 countries have closed their borders to some nations and others have imposed stricter measures to curb the spread of the Omicron variant. The newly detected coronavirus variant has prompted countries to tighten their borders just as many were beginning to reopen to foreign travel. Nations are adopting …

FIFA’s appointment of a normalisation committee to run the affairs of the Guinea Football Federation, means two of the 2021 AFCON finals Group B countries are likely to be under caretaker leaders at their national football associations. The Sylie Nationale and the Warriors were placed in Group B, at the …

By Gilbert MunetsiYouth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry is expected to appoint a new Boxing and Wrestling Control Board before the end of the year, an official at the commission revealed last week. Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (ZNBWCB) general secretary, Lawrence Zimbudzana, told Nhau that …

South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications, they said on Thursday. The variant – called B.1.1.529 – has a “very unusual constellation” of mutations, which are concerning because they could help it evade the body’s immune response …

By Gilbert Munetsi Six year-old Wilfred Mashaya Jnr this week became the youngest of five other contestants who participated and scooped medals in the second edition of the recent International Karate and Kobudo Championships in India. The competitions were hosted by Shihan Ayan Chakraborty under the Traditional Karate-do Okinawa Kobudo …

By Gilbert Munetsi Zimbabwe will in March 2022 host the World Boxing Council All-Africa officials training workshop, a key takeaway that was endorsed at the recently ended 59th WBC convention held at the Presidente Intercontinental Hotel in Mexico City. This year was the first time Zimbabwe was represented at this …

By Gilbert Munetsi Zimbabwe Boxing Federation technical director Steven Masiyambumbi recently became the only referee/judge from the Southern African region invited to officiate at the AIBA World Men’s Championships. The global boxing extravaganza took place in Belgrade, Serbia, between October 22-November 7 this year. His call to duty came at …