REIGNING Super League champions Silver Strikers whacked their capital city rivals Civo United 3-0 at a jam-packed Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on Saturday.

Blantyre teams and soccer fans can now breathe a sigh of relief after Minister of Youth and Sports Enock Chihana Saturday declared the banned Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre open for high profile games.

South Africa's Bafana Bafana found Malawi's Flames too easy to handle after handing Kinnah's Phiri's charges yet another defeat with a 3-1 victory in a friendly match played at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban Saturday.

BLUE Eagles lifted the K20 million Carlsberg Cup after edging Escom United 1-0 in a fairly contested affair at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on Saturday.

BLUE Eagles Saturday beat Southern Region Football League Premier Division Evi¬rom outfit 2-0 in the Carlsberg Cup semifinal match played before a small crowd at Silver Stadium.

Escom United, coached by youthful caretaker coaches Kondwani Gawani, Jacon Ngwira and Chiukepo Msowoya, reached the semifinals of the K20 million Carlsberg Cup after beating Azam Tigers 2-0 Saturday at Kalulu Stadium.

Malawi queens on Sunday clinched the fifth position in the Fast5 World Netball Series tournament in New Zealand after beating giant Australia 33-30.

Southern Region Football League Premier Division leaders Evirom showed their su¬premacy over Simama Mzuzu and Districts Football League side with a 5-3 victory over Mzuzu University(Mzuni) in the Carlsberg Cup national phase second round at BAT Ground Saturday.

Ironic! Two teams sponsored by Carlsberg Malawi Limited have been booted out of a competition which is sponsored by the same giant brewery.

Flames assistant coach Young Chimodzi has de¬scribed former Silver Strikers and national team goalkeeper Ganizani Masiye, who died on Friday at Partners Private Hospital in Lilongwe, as a humble man.

Malawi's top notch boxing export, Isaac Golden Boy Chilemba's hopes for a title fight this year have been shattered after failing to secure highly rated WBO light-weight chanpion Nathan Cleverly's title defence set for Novemer 10 in the US.

Malawi's traditional football gi¬ants, Big Bullets, kissed goodbye to the K20 million Carlsberg Cup Saturday after losing 2-1 to a youthful but highly skilful Simama Mzuzu and District Football League side Super Eagles.

MIGHTY Wanderers were crowned this year's Standard Bank Knock-out Cup cham¬pions after beating Silver Strikers 2-0 at a capacity-packed Silver Stadium Saturday.

FOOTBALL-MALAWI: FMB bank is impressed with the impact its sponsorship on Under-20 Youth League has on the development of youth football in the country.

Fifa had offered Malawi another artificial turf to be installed at Chiwembe Technical Development Centre in Blantyre.

FOOTBALL - MALAWI: Mighty Wanderers are through to the Standard Bank Cup semifinals after condemning Escom to a 2-0 defeat at Balaka Stadium.

One of Malawi's prominent football clubs Silver Strikers booked their place in the on-going Standard Bank Cup semi-final matches after drawing 1-1 with defending champions Blue Eagles at Nankhaka ground on Saturday.

Malawi national football team rightback Elvis Kafoteka has said that he will no longer play for Mighty Wanderers for the remainder of the season.

MALAWI FOOTABALL: Bullets' red-hot striker Gabadinho Mhango's rich vein of form continued yesterday as he scored the only goal of the game in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Standard Bank Knockout Cup at Balaka Stadium.

Silver Strikers 3 - Blue Eagles 1

MALAWI FOOTBALL: Standard Bank Cup holders Blue Eagles were on Saturday comprehensively beaten by Silver Strikers, who gave new coach Franco Ndawa a winning debut in Lilongwe.