Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sport

Neville defends Henry over World Cup handball - Today, 11:22
Manchester United defender Gary Neville has insisted that it ias wrong to brand France striker Thierry Henry a cheat for handling the ball in his...

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Stories from The Times

World Cup - Hungary squad for Albania, Malta qualifiers
Hungary coach Erwin Koeman named the following 24-man squad for next month's 2010 World Cup Group One qualifiers against Albania and Malta...

Local football - Coach Pelinku and referee Attard implicated in match-fixing probe - Kevin Azzopardi
Malta FA president Joe Mifsud yesterday named Albanian coach Ilir Pelinku and leading referee Joe Attard as being at the centre of a probe into an...

U*BET FA Trophy - Top-flight sides face Div. One opposition
The draws for the first two rounds of the 2008-09 FA Trophy competition were held at the Centenary Hall yesterday. Six Premier League teams,...

BoV Premier League highlights
Champions Valletta failed to end their two-match winless run on Friday as their first league meeting with rivals Birkirkara finished two-all. It...

Waterpolo - Malta faces test as seven teams take part in 2008 Comen Cup
Seven teams will be participating in the 2008 Comen Cup, an annual LEN tournament which this year will be held at the National Pool, between...

Waterpolo - Sliema U-19s emulate seniors.
Sliema ASC's Under-19 team emulated their seniors by securing a league and cup double after they beat Neptunes 16-9 in the final of the KO...

Champions League preview - Underdogs in good shape as Cluj line up Chelsea - Martyn Herman, Reuters
Romanian club CFR Cluj will believe anything is possible tomorrow when they host Chelsea in the Champions League having blazed a trail for the...

Milan derby win shows crisis is over - Ancelotti - Reuters
Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday's 1-0 derby win over champions Inter showed his side have pulled out of their early-season-crisis. Brazil...

In England - Nigerian consortium bids for Newcastle - Reuters
A consortium of Nigerian tycoons has launched a bid to buy ailing Premier League football club Newcastle United, the businessman heading the bid...

Football news - Reuters
England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce has criticised Chelsea's transfer policy. The former Manchester City boss has accused the Stamford Bridge...

Formula One - Singapore the big winner - Reuters
Fernando Alonso was crowned Formula One's prince of darkness on Sunday, after streaking to the chequered flag at the sport's first night-time...

Motor racing - Alonso says Renault his first pick for 2009 - Reuters
Fernando Alonso's surprise victory in Singapore has put Renault in pole position to retain the double world champion's services next season, even...

MotoGP - Italy lauds 'Peter Pan' Rossi - Reuters
Italy has become so used to Valentino Rossi's success that news of his latest MotoGP title had to battle for column inches with the Milan football...

Sporting briefs - Reuters
Polish FA suspended: The management board of the Polish Football Association, which is responsible for co-hosting the European Championship in...