Sports Extra
Prizes, predators, penalties aplenty
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- Written by Reuters
Fifa.com’s latest stats review, domestic triumphs for Juventus, Porto and Zenit St Petersburg feature alongside goalscoring landmarks from Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Antonio Di Natale, and an epic penalty shoot-out in Argentina.
Still Around: Dennis Phiri
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- Written by Bathlomew Kawina-Correspondent
He might not have brought any medal for the national team, but Dennis Phiri’s exploits during his 13-year career as a runner speaks volumes of what a force he was. He represented Malawi at the 1999 Zone VI Games in Botswana where he finished fifth in 200 metres.
Sports docs group that never was
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- Written by Peter Kanjere
Either the stumbling blocks are many or they simply are disorganised, but some four years after sports team doctors mooted the idea of forming their association, all is just a mere shapeless pipe dream.
BB’s second homecoming?
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- Written by Peter Kanjere
Even when you just come from Mars, it should be easy telling when times are hard at Big Bullets. Just read from the psychology of their seating plan in the terraces.
Injuries robbing Malawi sports
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- Written by Peter Kanjere
You must have seen it. A player is mowed down by a careless tackler. The victim rolls on his back writhing in pain. Men rush onto the pitch with bottles of water to sprinkle on the injured limb. Seconds later, the injured player springs back on his feet playing again.
Gerald Majaja
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- Written by Bathlomew Kawina-Correspondent
To those who followed boxing between 2000 and 2004, the name Gerald Majaja may not be new.
Still Around: Ganizani ‘Zuma’ Banda
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- Written by Solomon Manda
Still around: Amos Mkosana
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- Written by Solomon Manda
Confronting silent purge of injuries
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- Written by Peter Kanjere
For obvious bad reasons, they are much part of the game of football. And it is a folly ignoring injuries. You cannot just deny the probability of them, like a habitual thief, striking when least imagined to end a player’s career and turn a feel-good football moment into one of sorrow.
Mkwalula: football and music maestro
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- Written by Peter Kanjere
There is nothing peculiar with a bird singing sweet melodies, but when a bird effortlessly soothes hearts with its vocal cords and also with its reflexes between the football goalposts, this can only be extraordinary stuff.
