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A Fitness  trainer of Lusaka has died in a road accident which happened on Great East Road opposite Northmead Total Service station. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has confirmed the accident in a statement. Mr Hamoonga said involved was Samuel Simukoko aged 34 of unknown House number in Villa Elizabeth who was driving a BMW registration  […]

IN a quest to fine tune for the much-anticipated 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicking off on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, the Copper Queens will today face Germany in their final preparatory fixture.

The international friendly match slated for Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Stadium in Germany promises sparks despite it being a friendly match.

The Bruce Mwape-drilled Copper Queens will seek redemption from two disappointing results recorded in the last two friendly games played in Europe where they lost to Ireland before drawing with Switzerland a week ago.

Today’s fixture is crucial as it will highlight the progress made by the Copper Queens who will compete in Group C at the World Cup alongside Spain, Japan and Costa Rica.

“Against Germany we just have to be good in all the areas. We don’t need to relax. Our aim is to play as a team and at the end of the day we will be able to identify where we are not doing well and where we are strong,” Mwape said.

“The idea is not necessarily winning but to observe and see if there will be an improvement or there is no improvement,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mwape said the Copper Queens target is to go past the Group Stage at the World Cup which will feature 32 teams with four teams representing Africa.

“It is the first time for us to compete in the tournament and our expectations or our target is to qualify to the knock out stage. All we need is to do well in the opening matches to get to another level where we will need to plan if we have to go further in the tournament,” Mwape said.

For Copper Queens captain Barbra Banda, competing at the World Cup is a dream come true and she was looking forward to show her talent.

Banda said the game against Germany would present the Copper Queens with a chance to improve ahead of the World Cup which will run from July 20 to August 20.

Mwape will likely maintain the squad that started and impressed against Switzerland in the game which ended 3-3.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

AFTER over a month-long break, Premier Futsal League giants, Kitwe Bullets are set to regroup next Monday to begin preparations for the 2023-2024 Football Association of Zambia Premier Futsal League (FAZ/PFL) season.

Kitwe Bullets head gaffer Witson Nyirenda said they are determined to start preparations early for the new season expected to return between August and September this year.

Nyirenda who led his team to the finals of the 2022-2023 FAZ/PFL season where they lost to defending champions Lusaka Automotive, are determined to maintain their impressive form which saw them reach the finals last season.

“We are regrouping on Monday to begin our preparations for the new season. We hear that there will be a mini tournament before the league starts so we plan to regroup early for the season to be able to compete,” Nyirenda said.

Nyirenda noted that if confirmed, the mini futsal tournament would help clubs to prepare adequately for the new season.

“The Premier Futsal League is expected to return between August and September and he mini tournament if confirmed it will be able to help us prepare for the new season. It would help us asses the new and the old players as we decide the final teams for the league,” Nyirenda said.

“The mini futsal tournament would also help us assess our competition in terms of how ready they are for the new season,” he said.

Asked if Kitwe Bullets had made changes to the team that reached the finals last season Nyirenda said; “This season we plan to graduate some of the players from the academy. We plan to build a team consisting of both experience and new talent because as Bullets we always give chance to promising young talents.”

This study compared readmissions, survival, and mortality during a 12-month follow-up period of inpatient rehabilitation and home rehabilitation for older persons who had experienced a hip fracture.

A study published in the journal Rehabilitation Nursing evaluated the ability of the Hester Davis Scale (HDS), Section GG, and facility fall risk assessment scores to predict patients who fall during inpatient rehabilitation.

For ambulatory patients on systemic anticancer therapy, anticoagulants do not reduce the risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATEs) and are associated with increased bleeding risk, according to a review published online June 27 in JACC: CardioOncology.

A portable device used to detect blood oxygen levels revolutionized the medical field 50 years ago and is now receiving essential updates.

The prevalence of moderate or severe joint pain due to arthritis varies strikingly across American states, ranging from 6.9% of the population in Minnesota to 23.1% in West Virginia, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher.

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s—with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors—to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston.

According to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) after CT with CTA alone could have benefitted from an alternative or additional MRI evaluation, including using a specialized abbreviated protocol for the modality.