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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 …

The Chinese Communist Party has passed a “historical resolution”, cementing Xi Jinping’s status in political history. The document, a summary of the party’s 100-year history, addresses its key achievements and future directions. It is only the third of its kind since the founding of the party – the first was …

By Gilbert MunetsiThe Zimbabwe U17 girls’ football squad is yet to go into camp ahead of the Zone 5 Youth Games penciled in for Setsoto Stadium in Maseru (Lesotho) early December this year. Placed in Group A, Zimbabwe has been drawn against Botswana who they play on December 1st, Zambia …

By Gilbert Munetsi Boxing progidy Charles Manyuchi is poised to defend his three world boxing titles and vie for yet another in January next year as he traces his roots back to his former stable, Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions, of Zambia. The celebrated fighter is the reigning World Boxing Federation …