Category: Sports

By Duncan Mlanjira Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) held its extraordinary annual general meeting on Saturday where among other discussions, it made  some amendments to its constitution by demarcating all districts into zones as it plans to take the sport to every part of the country. CHESSAM president, Susan Namangale said they discussed their performance for the past two years — that included winning the prestigious Malawi Sport Awards for second year running. Namangale was awarded the 2019 the…

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By Duncan Mlanjira After a successful first race held in June, Malawi’s international mountain trail (ultra marathon) specialist, Edson Kumwamba has set December 20 for the second leg of the Legend Trail Challenge Series to be run along Mulanje tea plantations. The second series has been named ‘MwanaMulanje’ (Mulanje child) because the route is at the foot of Mount Mulanje and it doesn’t go up the Mother Mulanje routes that is used for the famous Mulanje Mountain Porters Race. “The…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi top golf pro, Paul Chidale made a gross score of 67 on Day 1 to lead a field of 24 pros in the 2020 SeedCo Lilongwe Open that teed-off Friday morning. Chidale’s gross score was four ahead of compatriot Adam Sailesi (71) and five ahead of much touted South Africa pro, Irvin Mazibuko (72) — who is former Sunshine Tour champion. On 4th position with gross 72 was Robson Chonhoi from Zimbabwe’s Royal Harare golf…

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By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Moses Nyirenda, MANA In order to motivate the Malawian professional golfers participating in the SeedCo Lilongwe Open that tees off Friday, SAWA Group Ltd has offered a  K1 million purse as an incentive to the top 5 best finishes. Announcing the sponsorship, Sawa Group Director, Shueb said the company decided to offer the additional cash for the local pros to the flag high. This is on top of the cash purse of US$5,000…

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By Duncan Mlanjira In order to remain the ultimate destination for lovers of ‘The Beautiful Game’, SuperSport International has renewed its partnership with the Premier League as itsofficial broadcaster until 2025. According to a statement from MultiChoice Group, these rights extend across the entire broadcast territory of Sub-Saharan Africa in all languages and through all distribution platforms, including television, internet and mobile. “These are challenging times for everyone, so to secure these rights is most gratifying. We have been…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Top South African professional golfer, Irvin Mazibuko — who is former Sunshine Tour champion — has confirmed his participation as guest player for the SeedCo Lilongwe Golf Open that tees-off on Friday, October 13. Mazibuko, who will be joined by compatriot James Mapunda from Pretoria Country Club, is expected to jet into the country through Kamuzu International Airport on Thursday through Malawian Airlines, courtesy of the sponsors, SeedCo Malawi. Information gathered on South African website, Solo…

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