Exciting duel over weekend
By Express Reporter

Simba SC meet archrivals, Young Africans, this Saturday at the National Stadium in the epic second leg match of Super Eight Stage of Vodacom Premier League.
 Young Africans will enter the pitch with bitter memory of 1-2 defeat in the first leg match; a defeat, which Young Africans fans say opened a series of bad luck for the team.
 After regaining their winning formula in Dodoma, Young Africans won two matches consecutively to win back the approval of fans in the onging League.
However, the stunning 0-1 defeat from Moro United put the club back on the bad luck trail.
The Club’s coach Syler Said Mziray said his team would win this time after making serious changes in the team’s attacking and defending technique.
The Simba camp has been reluctant to speak about the match, though some Club officials boasted they would easily win this weekend’s match.
 Simba are second placed with 18 points while Young Africans remained with their third position despite losing to Moro United in Morogoro over the weekend.

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Pagal seals third win in TIOT Rally
By Express Team

Davinder Sahota Pagal scored third consecutive win after outmaneuvering 20 other drivers in the TIOT 500 Rally held over the weekend.
 Under the navigation of Munna Khan, Pagal cruised his strange Range Rover to victory in one hour, 45 minutes and 47 seconds covering 350 km.
 “The rally was good, challenging and tricky, but the blessing from my sponsors General Tyre gave me all the advantage throughout the rally. I thank them for their backing,” said Pagal at TIOT Yard where the rally marked its climax last Sunday.
 The last section from Kazimzumbwi to Mtamba was the worst section of the rally. Ahmed Huwel, who had gear box problem, Pano Calavria, Nilesh Barmeda and the event’s favourites, Saleh Balahabou and Maisam Fazal, failed to finish the rally with only few kilometers left to the finishing line. 
Morogoro-based driving duo, Shanto Nahdi and Mohamed Rassam, rocketed their Subaru Impreza to the second position on their way to win 60 points in Group N Class. Shanto took one hour, 47 minutes and 55 seconds.
 Omar Bakhressa with his Subaru Impreza bagged 50 points after ending third overall in one hour, 49 minutes and 25 seconds before letting Kirit Pandya take his usual number four position with Subaru Legacy.
 Pandya, who was navigated by Asit Thanki, took one hour, 52 minutes and 35 seconds, beating the rally’s “glamour boy” Saheer Ahmed by eight minutes.
 Saheer Ahmed/Edgar Mariki, Dharam Pandya/Prabh Singh, who ended eleventh, and Randeep Birdi, who took the twelfth position, were making their debut in the rally and the event earned them their first points in the AAT seeding system.
 “He showed all quality skills in his driving despite it being his first rally,” said Athumani Hamisi, who navigated young Randeep.
 The sixth position went Twalib Mohamed/Jamil Khan team of Nissan Pulsar, who took 2:01:11, followed by Kinje Ngombale/Faiz Said, who clocked 2:05:17 and Thalal Islam/Mohamed AllY team that ended eighth overall in 02:05:28.
 Others who managed to finish the rally include Tanga-based duo, Abdul Mohamed/Awadh Bafadhi, who were ninth, Murtaza Kara Anaconda/Jatish Varra (10th).
 Despite a good start, Mehboob Django/Nassir Khan finished at 13th Position, ahead of Salim Haji whose fatal breakdown at the very last stage denied him his obvious number one position.
Kelvin Taylor and his brother Isaac finished 15th in their Range Rover.
 Twenty one cars took a flag off at TIOT Yard while 15 of them managed to reach the finishing line at TIOT.

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Mwita edges past Dibo in Kili RBA
By Burton Brown

Savio’s top marksman, Michael Mwita, edged off Vijana’s Mohamed Ally Dibo in the best scorers’ chase as the 2004 edition of Kili RBA league keeps itself in a lively state.
The result sheet released by Dar es Salaam Region Basketball Association (DARBA) shows that Mwita is now leading in a single match scoring record after firing 34 points, five more than Dibo of Vijana ‘City Bulls’. Both Savio and Vijana are unbeaten teams in the ongoing league.
Meanwhile, Yusuf Abdul of Savio played an outstanding game as he pumped home 16 points resulted in Savio’s 62-29 win over Magnet in a one-sided match held last Sunday at the National Indoor Stadium.
The Savio player, who had three turnovers, co-ordinated well with team mates Jije Makani and Michael Mwita to scoop maximum three points.The match took off with the victors pressing hard for early points, but the Magnets defence stood firm.
The winners were up 24-10 until breather before adding 14 points in the third quarter compared to 10 bagged by their opponents.Michael scored 20 points, two rebounds and four free throws, while his team mate Jije Makani had six points and ten rebounds, four steals, two assists, eight turnovers, four free throws, with three fouls.
In another development, Jogoo thrashed 110% 49-41 in a thrilling match of Kili Dream league held at the same venue last Saturday. The winners were leading 23-14 until breather.
Daiye Robert and Matayo Petrich starred in the closely contested match.
Dream team category is part of Kili RBA Basketball League, but involves teams vying for Dar es Salaam Premier League status.

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Matumla makes comeback
By Burton Brown

Mbwana Matumla brought back to Tanzania the lost glory of professional boxing after beating Simon Ramon of South Africa on his way to clinching the open Bantamweight title. 
Matumla, who faded from limelight for two years, made a spectacular comeback with a sweet victory in Pan African Junior category recognised by World Boxing Association(WBA). 
All the judges declared him the winner on 119-109, 116-111 and 115-113. 
Matumla went to South Africa with the bitter memory of losing to South African Gabula Vabaza, though the fight did not have world title. 
Fighting in 52.2kg category, Matumla was on attacking side through the 12-round bout and did not allow his opponent to display his deadly hooks. 
Ramon is a former champion in junior category, recognised by the International Boxing Organisation (IBO).

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Copyright for national dress design
By Express Correspondent

Plans are underway to register the winning designs at the National Dress competition with copyright bodies to prevent piracy.
 Rose Valentine, winner of the National Dress for men, told The Express this week that the move was aimed at preventing her designs from falling into pirates’ hands within and outside the country. 
“I am now planning to consult my lawyer for the copyright ownership before I make official launch of the dress later this year,” she said. 
Also in her plans, Valentine said, she would consult the ministries concerned to enable all material in her designs to be manufactured locally.  
Valentine wants the design to come out officially December 9, when Tanzania marks its 43rd Independence Anniversary.
 Valentine said she would like to see Members of Parliament and top government officials wearing the national dress that day.

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Mtibwa Sugar climb to top
By Express Correspondent

The astonishing 5-0 victory Mtibwa Sugar recorded over Police Dodoma dominated the news of last weekend’s matches, as it was the most distinctive record in the ongoing Super Eight stage of Vodacom Premier League.
 Last weekend’s results also made it clear to Mtibwa Sugar’s adversaries that Manungu Stadium is the hardest venue to win three points. 
The 5-0 victory was however the bitter news for the defending champions, Simba, who had a barren draw with Mbeya Prisons in another exciting match held over the weekend at the National Stadium. 
Geoffrey Mhando, who scored the opener, Nico Nyagawa, who added the second goal, and Abubakar Mkangwa, who scored the third goal, proved Mtibwa Sugar is deadliest team on home ground. 
The win was, however, bad news for cup holders Simba, who drew with Mbeya Prisons at the National Stadium, allowing Mtibwa Sugar to travel the top of league table with 18 points, with 13 goals from eight matches. Simba SC is second while Young Africans are third with 10 points despite losing to Moro United.

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Quartet wins SA Day golf tourney
By Joyce Macha

Young Nils Dave led veteran golfers, Gautam Chavda, Mustafa Alibhai and Dr. Soter Di Silva, to win the South African day Golf tournament held over the weekend at Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club course. 
The quarter carded 95 combined stable ford points to win the well attended 18-hole event. 
One point below the winners, were George Bourquist and his wife Briggitte, Bupesh Aima and Lassi Lyytikken, who ended runners up with 94 stable ford points. 
Taking third position on countback were Dickson Katibi, Fatima Makame, Elia Mwaibanje and Kore who also fired combined 94 points. 
Pic Burge won the longest drive for men while Prema Gupta took similar title in the ladies division. Ambassador Sadrudn Shariff put the ball closest to pin.
 One of the golfers, Johan Hattingh, was not impressed by the presence of too much Castle beer on the course saying that was contrary to golfing rules. 
Apart from that complaint, golf observers said it was one of the best organised tournaments this year at the Club.

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Music stars feature in new film 
By Express Reporter

Tanzania’s top music names have taken acting roles in a local film titled, Mzimu wa Mlilo, which expects to hit markets soon.
 Mzimu wa Mlilo will be launched at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Dar es Salaam later this month and features taarab legendary singer Shakila Saidi and African Stars singer, Ramadhani Masanja Banza Stone. 
Also in the list are DDC Mlimani Park Band artistes Kassim Rashid, Benovilla Anthony and African Stars’ song bird Jesca Charles. 
Produced by Hollywood Tanzania, the film incorporates actors from Lulu One Theatre.
 The Hollywood Tanzania Operation Manager, Ally Gumbo, said in the City yesterday that the film reveals how dishonest husbands misuse their wives’ wealth.
The film, the Hollywood Tanzania official further said, was shot in Dar es Salaam, Coast and Morogoro Regions.
Gumbo appealed for financial support from the business community and well wishers for the launch.

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Jitegemee shine in Kili school basketball
By Burton Brown

Mary Meshack of Jitegemee, starred in her team’s victory against Loyola during the debut of Inter Secondary Basketball in a match held at the National Indoor Stadium over the weekend.
 The player fired home 42 points as Jitegemee mauled Loyola 75-9. The player had 18 points until breather, before clinching 24 other points in the second half. 
Jitegemee looked weak and could not withstand the vigorous attacks from Jitegemee Girls, who belong to the Mgulani National Service School. 
Loyola team Coach Methey Petrich must work harder to train his team since its players did not show any determination to win the match. 
Other top teams taking part in the Secondary School Basketball League are Tegeta, Tambaza, Mbezi and Makongo. 
Under Kilimanjaro Premium Lager banner, Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL), is also the main sponsors of the inter-secondary school league.

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Thai boxing school to open in Dec
By Joyce Macha

Marked as a turning point in Tanzanian sports scene, Thai boxing champion Japhet Kaseba plans to open a special school to train Tanzanian youth master the newly introduced sport. 
In an exclusive interview with The Express, Kaseba said all initial preparations for the school were complete and only few equipment which were yet to be fixed, had delayed it from completion later next month. 
According to him, the school will be officially opened at Sinza, Dar es Salaam, by December this year. 
“I hope to open it officially soon after my tour of America, Spain, Germany and Thailand, where I will be engaged in bouts against their players,” he said. 
Meanwhile, Kaseba said the friendly fight against Zanzibar’s Thai boxer Master Ashraf was a special fight to welcome the holy month of Ramadhan. 
The fight, according to Kaseba, is being organised by Bombay Bazaal manager Abdul Satal and would comprise five rounds. 
There will be also under cards bouts involving Paul Kasiba, who will lock horns with Ally Van Damme and Joseph Wilson, who is to face a Zanzibari boxer.

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