Category: Sports

The Lions of Cobbe Barracks in Zomba * Silver move to 2nd place from 3rd last few weeks * TN Stars up one step to 4th * Ekwendeni Hammers up one step to 6th * Wanderers pushed from 10th to 11th * 154 goals, five hat-tricks scored * Top scorer Red Lions’ Royal Bokosi with 6 goals Analysis By Duncan Mlanjira Following their 2-1 win over fellow soldiers, Kamuzu Barracks last Saturday, Red Lions have reclaimed the TNM Super…

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* Tie with second-placed Red Lions on 14 points * Last week’s leaders Mafco pushed to 4th place * Silver Strikers maintain their third place * Champions Bullets 8th, Wanderers 10th By Duncan Mlanjira Civil Service FC returned to base in Lilongwe from the dreaded North with full six points to push themselves six steps up the ladder and claim leadership of the TNM Super League log table with 14 points. Civil Service, who tie at 14 points with…

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Priyasha (left) and Chinthere with CHESSAM president Namangale * CM Alfred Chimthere clinches title in men’s section * Under-14 starlet Priyasha Shriyan triumphs in ladies’ * CM George Mwale takes third place in men’s * CM Chiletso Chipanga saves SRCL by coming third * CHESSAM Championship richly highlighted in Kenya By Duncan Mlanjira Candidate Master (CM) Alfred Chinthere clinched the 2020 Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) National Championship title and was joined by fellow Central Region League representative, CM…

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By Duncan Mlanjira The much anticipated Blantyre derby between the country’s age old rivals, Mighty Be Forward Wanders and Nyasa Big Bullets that was scheduled for Saturday, January 2 at Kamuzu Stadium, has been postponed because 28% of Bullets players are on COVID-19 isolation. On Wednesday, it was reported that Bullets had requested for the postponement after nine of their players were put on isolation after testing positive to COVID-19. The players include two goalkeepers while the third is…

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Manyozo: This shouldn’t have happened * Apologises for angry outburst against a supporter after loss to Mafco * Loss pushes the Nomads from 6th place to 10th * Mafco leapfrog Red Lions to take the lead with 2 points * Champions Bullets up to 6th from 8th place last week By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Be Forward Wanderers captain Alfred Manyozo Jnr. has apologised to the team’s fans for their 0-1 TNM Super League loss against Mafco at Kamuzu Stadium…

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FM Joseph Mwale, the defending champion * Amid closure of all land borders for two weeks starting from December 23 * CHESSAM president Susan Namangale assures of strict COVID-19 preventive measures By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s top ranked chess player, Joseph Mwale — who is based in South Africa — wants to come and defend his Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) National Championship title but is torn between a rock and a hard following the closure of all land borders for…

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The champion CM Mwale (centre) By Duncan Mlanjira Candidate Master George Mwale was crowned champion of Central Region Chess League’s Mpilo Open by going undefeated after nine rounds of games played at Kamuzu Institute for Sports over the weekend. CM Mwale, brother to the country highest rated player, South Africa-based Joseph Mwale, finished with 7 points and he was only blemished with draws against CM Petros Mfune, Earnest Matola, Peter Nyama and Ken Foster. His runner-up was CM Alfred…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Red Lions FC have come back into the top flight TNM Super League  with a mission to claim back their lost glory that saw them relegated last year as they have claimed 11 points from five games they have played so far. They have won three games, drew two in which they have scored eight goals and conceded 5. In their game against TNM Super League champions, Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium a week before,…

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