Streak’s former teammates also paid tribute to the cricket great with Mpumelelo Mbangwa, choosing to celebrate Streak’s life.

Zimbabwe kick start their campaign against neighbours South Africa and Tunisia in the morning respectively, before winding off their group stage games with a date against Uganda in the afternoon.

Family spokesperson and close friend, John Rennie, who played alongside Streak for the Chevrons, confirmed the former all-rounder chose to have his remains cremated.

TZ coach Pam Fulton said the inaugural event held in July showed off enormous talent within duathlon, and as the custodians of the sport, they will not tire until they achieve their goals.

The ICC, which frowns upon third-party interference, viewed this as government interference and promptly activated the ban.

Jongwe's current racing wheelchair does not align with international racing standards, an essential requirement for the Oita Marathon.

ZRU vice-president, Losson Mtongwiza is excited at the prospects of hosting the continent for the penultimate leg of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Kuipers finished in a time of 00:06:04 behind South Africa’s Bridget Theunissen who was three minutes faster.

She said the Gems fell short of the requirements at that level this time around compared to the 2019 edition in England.

In the end, Mugeri was on the losing end as Southerns uncharacteristically ended their run chase at 195 all out inside 37.5 overs.

Despite the poor showing, some of the Gems players were placed in the top individual brilliance in various playing positions in Cape Town.

ZVA have moved the tournament by five days to allow for a smooth transition in the change of the programme and is now expected to get in motion from September 26 to 30.

The Cheetahs had dared to dream early morning when they dispatched Madagascar 26-10 to book a semi-final berth against Kenya.