By ELIAS CHIPEPO – INTERNATIONAL Master (IM) Kelvin Chumfwa started the year on a high, winning the Zimbabwe Open Chess Championship that was dominated by Zambians. Chumfwa, however, had it rough as he finished tied...

By FELIX MALUNGA – THE Bemba on New Year’s Day proved their superiority yet again over their traditional rivals, the Ngoni, trouncing them in the annual Tribal Cousins Golf Championship in Ndola and seal a record...

By GRACE CHAILE – THE Zambia Martial Arts Association (ZAMAA) has been invited to participate in the Open Championships to be held in  Botswana and India this year. ZAMAA spokesperson Hanif Moonga said in an interview...

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – THE Handball Association of Zambia (HAZ) has unveiled a K600,000 budget to enable the national team participate at the 2014 Africa Youth Championship qualifiers slated for Kenya in March.  The continental...

By FELIX MALUNGA – THE Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) says it has not thrown into the wilderness three sports associations banned for failing to pay affiliation fees. SCZ board vice-chairperson, Emmanuel Katebe said the...

By FELIX MALUNGA – ZAMBIAN midfielder, Rainford Kalaba has failed to make the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) final three-man shortlist for the 2013 Player-of-the-year based in Africa award. Kalaba made the initial list of...

By FELIX MALUNGA – AFTER rugby’s readmission as an Olympic Games sport, the Zambia Rugby Union (ZRU) will this year roll out relevant programmes to improve the standard of the local sport. With an eye...

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – THE year 2013 has left some sweet memories for Zambia Pool Union (ZPU) as Zambia for the first time emerged African champions. ZPU secretary Victor Musonda said in Lusaka yesterday that...

By SANDRA MWILA – ZAMBIA Table Tennis Association (ZTTA) will this year roll out a youth programme across the nation to develop the sport. In a statement made available to Times yesterday, ZTTA patron, Haroon...

By SANDRA MWILA – NATIONAL Organisation for Women in Sport Physical Activity and Recreation (NOWSPAR) executive director, Matildah Mwaba has described 2013 as a bittersweet year for women sports. Mwaba, however, said women sport had...