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Bath’s 1997/98 season is best remembered as the year they became the first English champions of Europe. But, privately, it was also the time when the genesis of an idea that transition play could be coached was planted in the mind of the one of the club’s overseas signings, Kennedy Tsimba. As the first black player to captain the Zimbabwe in 1998, Tsimba already had a track record in breaking new ground. But lately he’s become a pioneer in coaching transition, the grey area b

HARARE – Zimbabwe will next month compete in the Unity Cup 2026 in London — the first time Zimbabwe have played in England in a tournament of this nature.   The Zimbabwe Football Association confirmed on Wednesday that the Warriors have been included in the four-nation tournament to be held at The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic FC, from May 26 to 30.   Zimbabwe will face Nigeria in the opening semi-final on May 26, with Jamaica taking on India in the other semi-final on Ma

BY TINO MOMBESHORA   HARARE – I love a nice story, a fairytale, especially one of an emerging Zimbabwean sporting talent of extraordinary talents.   So when I first came across the excitement surrounding new Highlanders and Zimbabwe hot-shot Mongameli Tshuma, I was caught up in the euphoria.   I like to hear such kind of stuff.   It’s easy to like this rising attacking midfield maestro.   Mongameli Tshuma is a unique and charming local name. He’s a local lad, from Bulawayo, h

BY ENOCK MUCHINJO   HARARE – The Annual National Sports Awards (ANSA) is supposed to be the biggest celebration of Zimbabwe’s finest sports stars of the year, an occasion where excellence is feted and honoured.   This momentous awards ceremony, which dates back decades ago, has in the past carried enormous prestige as it recognised and rewarded only the best that the country offered across the different sporting disciplines.   It has however long lost its lustre, one of the c