Sporting News

BY TINO MOMBESHORA HARARE – I love travelling and exploring, when the pocket allows and there’s the real prospect of experiencing something totally new and exciting. So as a big fan of Zimbabwean sport, Uganda was the perfect destination, to witness the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup, a qualification competition for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. At the same time, an opportunity to discover the “Pearl of Africa”, as this East African country proudly calls itself. I’d never been to Ug

BY CRISPEN MHIKE HARARE – Mathew Mbundire, who passed away suddenly in Harare on Tuesday just seven days shy of his 60th birthday, had a career that stood firmly as testament to his passion for developing young people. Mukoma Mathew began his journey as the Sports Director at St John’s Preparatory School in Harare, where he shaped the character of countless young athletes across generations. His natural leadership skills and dedication eventually led him to the role of

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Old school and rugby teammates of Tobias Matonhodze, the jailed cousin of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son Bellarmine Chatunga, spoke last week of how his bust-or-win lifestyle has probably contributed to him dramatically falling foul with the law. Motonhodze (33) was a gifted and fearless rugby player at Kyle College, a leading private school in Masvingo, Zimbabwe’s oldest city. Tobias Matonhodze (number 15) execute

BULAWAYO – A heavily rotated Zimbabwe side battled to a hard-fought 17-7 victory over Zambia at Hartsfield Rugby Ground on Saturday, continuing their preparations for a demanding international season. Despite making several changes to the lineup, Zimbabwe, without the bulk of their foreign-based stars, had enough overcome their much-improved Southern African neighbours in a tightly contested encounter. The result sealed a clean sweep for Zimbabwe, who had already beaten