PSG rout Inter Milan 5-0 to win first UEFA Champions League title

* Inter were simply no match for the French club, who recorded the biggest victory by any team in the final in the 70-year history of the European Cup and Champions League * The triumph for the Parisians comes after more than a decade of huge investment from their Qatari owners, and five years after they lost to Bayern Munich in their only previous final appearance Maravi Express French side, Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Champions League for the…

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Wanderers win Blantyre Derby beating Bullets 1-0; now 2 points behind the leaders

* The Nomads lone goal came in the 12th minute of the game through Blessings Mwalilino By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Wanderers have cut to 2 points behind Nyasa Big Bullets after winning Blantyre Derby 1-0 in the TNM Super League 2025 title race played this afternoon at Kamuzu Stadium. Wanderers now have 16 points from 6 games, while their rivals sit at the top of the log table with 18 points having won all of their opening 6 fixtures…

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Late Yasin ‘Teach’ Osman honoured with a moment of silence before kick off of Blantyre Derby

* The man who made this derby interesting to date as the very first player to be sold from Mighty Wanderers to Bullets back in the days By Duncan Mlanjira Late Yasin Osman, the star player who brought to the fore the rivalry between Mighty Wanderers and Bata Bullets when he defected to the Bullets in 1968, has been honoured with a moment of silence before kick off of the Blantyre Derby between the two sides at Kamuzu Stadium….

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Ascent Soccer graduate Washali Jaziya signs for Japan’s Nankatsu SC

* Washali, from Nkhotakota District, started his academy journey with Ascent Soccer in 2020 * He was the anchor at centre back in 2023 when the Ascent Soccer U16 boys captured Iceland’s Rey Cup during its first-ever European tournament appearance * Along with leading the Malawi U20s, Washali has also played for the U17s and just this week, received his first call-up to the senior national squad for the COSAFA Cup 2025 By Duncan Mlanjira Ascent Soccer’s graduate, Washari…

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Zambia’s international Barbra Banda scores first hat-trick in Orlando Pride’s US women’s league history

* The African Women Player of Year 2024 is a fierce competitor with Malawian Temwa TC11 Chawinga in the US women’s football space * Temwa extended her scoring spree to three consecutive NWSL matches when she scored for Kansas City Current on May 25 Maravi Express Zambia’s international Barbra Banda — the African Women Player of Year 2024 — scored the first hat-trick in Orlando Pride’s US National Women Soccer League (NWSL) history made history in a 3–1 win…

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Tabitha Chawinga wins AUSC Region 5’s Sportswoman of the Year award

* For her outstanding prowess in soccer, her skills and dedication inspiring aspiring female footballers across the region * The momentous occasion — celebrated under the theme; ‘Celebrating Excellence, Inspiring Innovation’ — was hosted by Zimbabwe Maravi Express Malawi’s celebrated women soccer players Tabitha TC11 Chawinga has been voted as Sportswoman of the Year at the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5, Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) awards gala held on Saturday at Harare International Conference Centre in…

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Sports Council and MUST’s MoU set to create MUST as sports centre of excellence

* Key areas include 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡; 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠; 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭; 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬; and 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 & 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 * We will be leveraging the expertise we have at MUST like our staff, facilities, and scientific resources * While benefiting from the technical strengths that Sports Council brings, and together we can improve sports performance in Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi National Council of Sports and Malawi University of Science & Technology have signed a memorandum of…

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Mponda believes against Group B opponents Namibia, Lesotho and defending champions Angola is fair draw at COSAFA Cup 2025 championship

* All the teams in our group are strong and have been doing well. It gives each of the four teams a genuine chance to qualify for the semi-finals * The COSAFA Cup comes on the backdrop of the Flames missing out from their first-ever qualification of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) finals * Having given away a crucial 1-0 lead at home in the last round of qualifiers to lose 0-2 away and 1-2 on aggregate against South…

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Malawi U20 Girls through to second round of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers after beating Central African Republic

* Central African Republic came hard on the girls, but they never relented. That resilience is what earned us the equalizer and ultimately the qualification * As U17 national side finish as COSAFA 2025 runners-up after losing 0-3 in final against Zambia Maravi Express Malawi Under-20 women’s national team have advanced to the second round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers following a one all-draw against the Central African Republic (CAR) on yesterday — going through by…

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South Africa crowned U-20 AfCON champions after historic win over Morocco

* Capped off a historic tournament by sweeping key individual awards Player of the Tournament, Best Goalkeeper and Best Coach * Four were named in Best XI of the Tournament — Best Goalkeeper, Fletcher Lowe; Neo Rapoo; Lazola Maku and player of Tournament, Tylon Smith Maravi Express South Africa won their maiden CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Morocco in Sunday night’s final at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo, Egypt….

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