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Friday April 3, 2009

Madonna was left writhing in agony yesterday – after she twisted her ankle falling off a treadmill.

The Holiday hitmaker, 50, had gym equipment specially flown to Malawi so she could keep fit.

But she ended up injuring herself and was forced to suspend her tour of African orphanages as she nursed her injury.

A source tells British newspaper The Sun, “There was a bang and she came suddenly flying off the back of the running machine. She looked hurt.

“In Malawi most people do not even know what a gym is. Our staff are fascinated by the fact you can run but not go anywhere on a treadmill. They say, ‘What is the point?’”

Meanwhile, the star is said to be “furious” after a judge in Malawi denied her bid to adopt 4-year-old orphan Mercy.

Despite the Material Girl’s lawyer being confident everything would go to plan, she was told she could not take the tot back with her to her home in America because she was not a permanent resident of Malawi.