Category: Sports

India trailed England by 254 runs at stumps on Day 2 of fourth Test, as Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara stitched an unbeaten 107-run stand Reported by NDTV Sports Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara batted with elan as India gavea fitting reply to England’s first innings total of 400 on the second day of the fourth Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. Thanks to Vijay (70*) and Pujara’s (47*) unbeaten 107-run stand, India ended Day 2 on 146/1, trailing the visitors by 254 runs. After a late assault by Jos Buttler (76) helped England put up a...

By Sport&Entertainment Journalist Ashton Kelly Bunda MIDLANDS Amateur Boxing Association (MABA) Secretary Christian Kalima says the year 2015 was a “Stepping stone “that catapulted amateur boxing to a greater heights. Alluding to a number of boxing tournaments, Kalima expressed delight that the exhibitions discovered new talent which paint a bright grass roots boxing future. The overjoyed Kalima bragged that countless tournaments garnered by his organization helped boys and Girls gain confidence as Zambia prepares to compete in the Zone 4 Boxing   Championships in mid-January and the February 2016 Zone 6  tournament to be hosted by Cameroon. The Midlands Amateur Boxing...

By Sports Journalist Ashton Kelly Bunda INDEPENDENT Schools Association of Zambia (ISAZ) cricket coach Ishmael Mbatata says building developmental teams from under 14-year-old to under 20-years-old will make Zambia a cricket fortress in Africa. Mbatata said reducing gaps in the developmental age groups is one of the solutions that will help players to graduate with maturity and confidence. Coach Mbatata, a Teacher and Sports Scientist at the Italian School observed a need for a pool of Zambian cricket players to choose from developmental sporting groups. Mbatata led the Independent Schools Association of Zambia (ISAZ) cricket team to emerge victorious in...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda Zambia Army Chief of Operations Brigadier General Benson Kamona rated 2015 as a sporting milestone year of achievements for the netball and football fraternity. General Kamona Midlands Netball Association  (MNA) annual awards ceremony  hosted at Arakan  Baracks in Lusaka that the netball national team that recently participated in the Diamond challenge  in South Africa, Africa Cup in Botswana  and the Netball World Cup in Australia  resulting in some players  clinching professional deals  in Sri Lanka. The Prestigious  annual  Midlands  netball  awards  saw  deserving  hard working  players  ,  individuals and Clubs   earning  awards in different categories with...