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World football governing body FIFA has re-asserted that the ban on Zimbabwe will only be lifted when ZIFA president Felton Kamambo and his executive are restored in office. The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), which suspended the ZIFA executive in November leading to Zimbabwe’s ban from all international football, has …

The two countries given until May to have bans lifted or they will be excluded from tournament JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Kenya and Zimbabwe will be included in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw on Tuesday in Johannesburg despite being banned by FIFA over government interference. “We have …

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez, who announced in October last year they were expecting twins, said on Monday (April 18) one of the two babies has died. “It is with deep sadness we have to announce that our baby boy passed away,” Ronaldo and Rodriguez said …

As Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski emerged as among the nation’s best men’s college basketball coaches in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he began speaking to corporations about leadership and other topics. Those paid talks, and Krzyzewski’s drive to maintain Duke’s spot near the top of the sport, led him to …

Kenya and Zimbabwe have both been suspended by the world’s football governing body, FIFA, owing to government interference in the operations of the national football federations. Nairobi and Harare dissolved their federations late last year and replaced them with government-appointed officials. The suspension, overshadowed for now by Russia’s dramatic banishment …

By Tatenda Kunaka Private-public-partnerships in the fight against drug abuse are the panacea for youths to do something positive within their communities, Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has said. Coventry said this yesterday as she officially opened Glories Melodies centre in Zengeza 3, Chitungwiza, a sports and …

By Gilbert Munetsi recently in LUSAKA, ZambiaThe World Boxing Council (WBC) and its subsidiary, the African Boxing Union (ABU), in a show of confidence have given Zimbabwe the chance to host two international seminars for match officials during the second quarter of this year. The prospective months set for the …

Gilbert Munetsi in LUSAKA, Zambia SHE’S done it!!! One of Zimbabwe’s top female boxers Kudakwashe “Take-Money” Chiwandire on Saturday night rose from being an underdog to pull off one of the biggest upsets in boxing history when she outclassed former world champion Cathrine Phiri (16-5-0; KO10) to be crowned the …

SUSPENDED ZIFA president Felton Kamambo, who is facing multiple bribery charges, has filed an application for discharge after the close of the State case. The presiding magistrate, Bianca Makwande, is expected to make a ruling today. The State, led by Michael Reza, closed its case on Kamambo’s last appearance, after …

By Jairos Tichaona Mataruse In an effort to curb poaching in the peripheries of Hwange National Park, the Painted Dog Conversation (PDC) has encouraged local communities to participate in sporting and anti-poaching activities. Community members in Mabale, Lupote, Cross Dete, Dingani and Main Camp (Parks Wildlife Management) are prone to …