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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 …

Gilbert Munetsi Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (ZNBWCB) general secretary Lawrence Zimbudzana has implored players in the sport to shun washing dirty linen in public and strive for engagement as a solution to reach common ground in contentious matters. He was speaking at a ceremony organised to send …

By Gilbert Munetsi Doves, through their Zororo/Phumulani brand, have come to the rescue of boxer Kudakwashe Chiwandire by providing funding to enable her to travel to Lusaka by air. The funding also covers her management team, Nhau has learnt. Before the funeral insurance and repatriations firm’s intervention, Chiwandire risked a …

By Gilbert Munetsi A resolution to boycott all boxing activity should the Ministry of Sport, Youth, Arts and Recreation fail to appoint a board of control within seven days was arrived at during a crunch meeting held in Harare on Wednesday. The meeting, also extended virtually for the benefit of …

Tinotenda Kadewere has remained the most valued player from Zimbabwe despite a sharp decrease in his market value in the past year. According to the TransferMarkt website, the Lyon striker is now valued at €8m, down from €12m at the start of 2021. The 26-year-old has seen his struggles mounting …

By Gilbert Munetsi With less than two weeks left for Zimbabwe’s Kudakwashe “Take Money” Chiwandire to step into the boxing ring in Zambia to fight Catherine Phiri for the world’s most elite title in the super bantamweight division – the female World Boxing Council (WBC) championship – she says it’s …

World Alliance Boxing Association (WABA) Supreme Middleweight Champion and Goodwill Ambassador Charles Manyuchi is contemplating defending his title in Zimbabwe this April.He faces Said Mbelwa of Tanzania. The champion told Nhau on the sidelines of a recent awards banquet in Harare that one of his sponsors had advised him there …

-‘Stakeholders fume over new measures“`‘ “`-‘Long absence of a board questioned‘ By Gilbert Munetsi A large cross-section of the boxing fraternity last Tuesday joined hands to interrogate what many classified as “an uneasy way of doing business” after the publishing of a new raft of requirements by the secretariat for …