Even More Zimbabwe Sports Glory

Black & Huber win women's doubles

Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of the United States won their fourth women's doubles Grand Slam title at the US Open on Sunday.

Teamed up with an American this time, though she used to be South African. In fact, there were once rumors that dear old Cara would defect to SA so the two could play in doubles in the Olympics and that would make the SA Fed Cup team that much better. But she stuck it out, and continues to bring Zim glory.

More Zimbabwe Sports Glory

And beating the former colonial masters and the great Satan to do it? Teaming up with a former colony and cricket playing nation as well? Christmas in September, dat's what this is. It feels like it out there too...

Cara Black, Leander Paes win US Open mixed doubles championship
By Associated Press
1:48 PM CDT, September 4, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) _ Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Leander Paes of India won their first U.S. Open mixed doubles title by beating Liezel Huber of the United States and Jamie Murray of Britain 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the final Thursday.

Paes has won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, and Black has won three — but this was the first for each at Flushing Meadows and the first for them as a team.

They were seeded fifth at the U.S. Open. Huber and Murray were unseeded.

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Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe finally won a gold in Beijing, defending her Olympic title in the 200 backstroke with a world record of 2:05.24. She lowered the mark of 2:06.09 set by Margaret Hoelzer at the U.S. trials last month.

However, Canada has surged past Togo, and closing in on Kirsty...

Zimbabwe 1 3 0 4
Canada 1 1 1 3
Togo 0 0 1 1