Trinidad & Tobago, Singapore and Jamaica players robbed in their Cape Town hotels

Major General C Annandale, head of security at the 2023 Netball World Cup * In all cases, it was theft out of rooms, one related to a credit card being stolen, the other a wedding band * Which has subsequently been found and is in the process of being closed — and the remaining cases are currency being stolen Maravi Express Reports indicate that Police in South Africa have confirmed five cases of petty theft involving players from Trinidad…

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Impressive South Africa hold world champions New Zealand 28-28

* Spurred on by Banyana Banyana beating Italy to advance to the round of 16 in the Soccer World Cup * Jamaica need to beat New Zealand for the Proteas to have any chance to advance to the semifinal * While the hosts need to navigate their way past Uganda SuperSport & Maravi Express Malawi’s arch rivals, South Africa nearly caused the biggest upset at the Netball World Cup 2023 on Wednesday when they drew 48-all against world champions…

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Chitipa United finish 3rd of 2023 TNM Super League 1st round; 1 point ahead of Wanderers

* Nyasa Big Bullets lead the first round with just a point (30 from 8 wins, 6 draws, 1 loss) * Mighty Wanderers are 4th who garnered 28 points from 8 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses By Duncan Mlanjira Team of the moment in the 2023 TNM Super League season, Chitipa United tie on 29 points with Silver Strkers but are separated by goal difference having scored 18 but conceded 14 in their 15 games of 9 wins; 2…

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South Africa book a historic place in knockout rounds of Women’s World Cup

* Banyana finish as runners-up in the pool and will now face Netherlands in the next stage * But for coach Des Ellis it is an incredible moment of history for the sport in the country Supersport Thembi Kgatlana scored an injury-time winner as South Africa booked a historic place in the knockout rounds of the Women’s World Cup with a 3-2 victory over Italy in their final Group G clash in Wellington today. The victory sees Banyana finish…

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Scottish bike specialist supports Malawian cyclist’s participation in 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

* Mbeya, a developing Malawian professional cyclist, is a clinical officer from Mzimba District * He is set to compete in three demanding and very different cycling disciplines, including the Gran Fondo (Friday, August 4) * A distance of 100 miles through the Perthshire countryside, which entails 1,663m of ascent * Also to undertake a 60-mile Cross-Country Mountain Bike Marathon (August 6) and a 14-mile time trial in Glasgow (August 7) By Duncan Mlanjira Neil Bilsland, manager of Billy…

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FAM aims to lay solid foundation for grassroots football to nurture talented future stars

* Launches K150 million Girls and Boys U14 and U16 Leagues * FAM has been trying its best to find sponsors who can support youth league competitions By Victor Singano Jnr Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president, Walter Nyamilandu Manda has emphasized that the only path of taking Malawi football in the right direction is through laying strong and solid foundation at grassroots level by making sure that all youngsters who have football passion across the country are active….

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Takondwa Lwazi’s 3rd quarter injury disturbed Malawi Queens’ game plan against Australia—coach Kanyenda

* They were also inspired through an online audience they had with President Lazarus Chakwera prior to the game * Who encouraged them to play their lungs out as Malawi were rooting on them to make history By Duncan Mlanjira After Malawi Queens stunned world number 1 Australia in today’s Netball World Cup semifinal qualifying match by drawing 28-28 in the 2nd quarter, playmaker Takondwa Lwazi got injured in the 3rd quarter and that disturbed coach Sam Kanyenda’s game…

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Malawi Queens scare world number 1 Australia at Netball World Cup

* Australia looked like they was taking control of the game, opening up a six goal lead in the first quarter * Before World No. 6 Malawi fought back turning over plenty of ball and were unpredictable in attack * Surging back to briefly take the lead before the score was levelled 28-28 at halftime By Matthew Sullivan, news.com.au Australia has survived a huge scare to scrape through with a 70-46 win over Malawi in their toughest test yet…

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Another medal in the bag for taekwondo master Yamikani Guba; 11th just this year alone

* Now looks forward to the British Taekwondo National Championships at the English Institute of Sports, Sheffield * This has been a satisfying year for me and I am all set to keep winning the medals all the way through By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s only heavyweight professional taekwondo athlete, Yamikani Guba won won bronze medal in seniors +80kg category at the Scorpion Open Championships on Sunday — his 11th just this year alone of 4 gold, 5 silver and…

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Kenyan cyclist on trailblazing awareness ride through 9 countries including Malawi to promote road safety

* Having covered over 4,500km, he is currently in Mozambican city of Tete heading to cross into Malawi * Under the theme ‘Share the Road’, Haggai seeks to educate road users on the proper and safe utilisation of road networks By Duncan Mlanjira Kenyan trailblazing cyclist, Ben Haggai — who set off on an epic 7000km breathtaking 40-day journey from June 27, 2023 that will see him cross into nine countries — is currently in Mozambican city of Tete…

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