No time to waste
The International Netball Federation (INF) has shifted the Netball World Youth Cup from June 2021 to later dates due to...
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Africa ready to take over netball?
For the first time ever, half of the countries that battled for the top eight positions at this year’s Netball...
25-year ban harsh, extreme
When I heard about the ruling I was shocked because I do not think the punishment reflects the crime I...
Blantyre stadium site uncertainty cleared
The cloud of uncertainty that surrounded the site for the construction of a proposed new stadium in Blantyre has been...
Cloud hangs over cosafa
A cloud of uncertainty continued to hang over the bulk of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) teams...
At last, a derby worth its salt
So many times we have heard complaints from football fans that the Blantyre derby between traditional rivals Nyasa Big Bullets...
The golden boy is back
Sounding ice-cool, just two days before his return bout against Australian Blake Caparello in a joint World Bicing Council...
A thought for Sanudi
He was hailed as one of the world’s brightest football prospects. But over the years, Italian gifted playmaker Mario...
Basketball deserves better
Up in the sky, the outlines and shapes of the moon remain visible. However, despite the night maturing into...
A thought for Lungu
He rarely displays his inner feelings, but on that scorching Saturday afternoon at Kalulu Stadium in Nchalo, Chikwawa, Mabvuto...
Flames unarmed for big battle
Morocco, the next 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Flames opponents, dismantled Ivory Coast 2-0 on Saturday with overwhelming...
Wanderers hold leverage in tricky race
The Blantyre derby between Be Forward Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets which ended one-all on Saturday was an exciting tussle,...
Where are the academies?
Not a time long ago, the country was awash with football academies which, we were told, were the future...
BB long way from paradise
Nyasa Big Bullets extraordinary general meeting (EGM) which approved the team’s takeover—a significant march towards its commercialisation—was, by the...
Lessons from Cosafa Cup
What a baptism of fire! Ronny van Geneugden (RVG) has entered football annals as the first Flames coach to...
Luke 6, verse 38
Luke 6, verse 38 of the Holy Bible says it all: “A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and...
Juju beliefs and football
Does the use of juju, voodoo or witchcraft help teams to win football matches? It is a question that...
Secrecy breeds distrust
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu is a sweet talker. He speaks in assured and pleasing fashion that...
Are local players special species?
The world is full of stories about the curse of former football stars that once made fame and fortune...
Malawi on rough 2019 Afcon road
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying groups draw last week cast a distinctly dark and unpromising fog...
