THE TM Lubricants National Rally revs off tomorrow afternoon at the Lusaka Motor Club with only 10 drivers confirming participation. The main event at Zambezi Ranching will cover a total distance of 130.56 kilometres on Sunday while the qualifying stage will take place on Saturday. The spectator stage is expected to attract a number of...

ZAMBIA Coach Avram Grant has named a provisional 27-man local squad, which includes striker Lazarous Kambole and midfielder Augustine Mulenga ahead of this month-end’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier fixtures against Lesotho. Kambole's return ends a four-year exile from the Chipolopolo setup. The striker has been brilliant since his return to Zesco United last...

THE Zambia Ladies Open Chess Tournament swings into action this morning with over 100 jostling for the top prizes at the Fairview Hotel. A three-day prestigious event with a budget of K70,000 prize money will see the winner pocket K10,000 and has attracted 12 foreign entries. Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ) president Leslie Chikuse said...

LOCAL Organising Committee (LOC) acting chairperson for the hosting of the African Athletics Championships Elias Mpondela says the committee is working round the clock to ensure the rehabilitation of the tartan tracks at both the Heroes Stadium and OYDC-Zambia are met within the stipulated time frame. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Mpondela said the committee...

MUZA coach Lameck Banda says his team has set itself a target of winning the prestigious Absa Cup title and will not be intimidated by the big names in the competition. Meanwhile, Red Arrows coach Chisi Mbewe says the ZAF sponsored side will not underrate MUZA, knowing they are enjoying some good form in the...

VETERAN coach Fred Mwila is sceptical that wholesale call-ups of pros for the Lesotho clash will make a difference for the Chipolopolo. And Mwila wonders why coach Avram Grant has not held any weekly camp with local players since his appointment. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Mwila said FAZ president should ask the Copper Bullets'...

FAZ has rebuffed claims of alleged mismanagement of the FIFA funded stadia rehabilitation project in four provinces. Social media went ablaze on Tuesday, with a number of football fanatics asking FAZ to provide an update on the state of the four stadiums being rehabilitated under the FIFA funds project. Others asked FAZ to take a...

ATHLETICS national team coach Daglous Kalembo says Commonwealth Games and African champion Muzala Samukonga and other athletes who will qualify for the World Championships will camp in the Netherlands. Speaking in an interview, Tuesday, Kalembo said the postponement of the 2023 Ghana All African Games changed the training programmes for the athletes. Kalembo said Samukonga...

BUDDING star Samuel Mumba scored an inspiring eight points in nine rounds to reign supreme at the 2023 Copperbelt University (CBU) Closed tournament in Kitwe. The 20-year-old lived to his billings of being tournament seed one with Fide ratings of 2068 to claim a title in the Open Section which had 30 entries. Mumba, a...

SOCCER fans have expressed excitement over the clearance of the United States-based defender Aime Mabika ahead of Chipolopolo's back-to-back AFCON qualifiers against Lesotho this month. Government through the Minister of Sport Elvis Nkandu announced on Monday night that the towering defender had been cleared and issued with a Zambian passport. “We wish to officially announce...