Saturday, July 4, 2009

Sport

Arsenal want Felipe Melo - Yesterday, 22:43
Fiorentina may be willing to sell Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo to Arsenal if the English Premier League club's versatile fullback Emmanuel Eboue...

Serena downs Venus to win third crown - Yesterday, 17:42
Serena Williams celebrated American Independence Day by beating sister Venus 7-6 6-2 to win her third Wimbledon title on Saturday. Once...

Milan target Huntelaar and Luis Fabiano - Yesterday, 10:40
AC Milan are targeting Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Sevilla's Luis Fabiano, chief executive Adriano Galliani told...

Friday, January 2, 2009

Stories from The Times

Volleyball Christmas Youth Festival
The Malta Volleyball Association, in collaboration with the Kunsill Malti għall-Isport, recently held a Christmas Volleyball Festival at the...

Shooting - Giardina, Spiteri end 2008 on winning note
The MAAC wrapped up its 2008 activities with a bench rest competition at its Victoria shooting range in Ħandaq. The event was split into two...

Boxing - Superior Corito outpunches Jennings
A boxing tournament, organised by John Essex, of the Malta Boxing Board of Control, was held recently at the Ta' Qali pavilion. The event...

International sports calendar 2009 - Spotlight on 2010 World Cup qualifiers, F1 championship
January Jan. 3-11: Darts - World Championship, Frimley Green. Jan. 6-7: Football - English League Cup semi-finals, first legs. Jan. 11-18:...

English FA Cup - Blyth and Barrow lead minor-league assault - Reuters
It is 20 years since a minor league club overcame top-flight opposition in the FA Cup but Blyth Spartans and Barrow have the chance to follow in...

In England - West Ham chief says club would consider all offers - Reuters
West Ham United would consider bids for any of their squad, although they had no intention of selling their best players, chief executive Scott...

In England - Under-fire Gerrard receives Benitez backing - Reuters
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has offered Steven Gerrard his full backing after the team captain was charged with assault, occasioning actual...

Pepsi, Beckham confirm end of endorsement relationship - Reuters
PepsiCo Inc has confirmed it is ending its endorsement relationship with David Beckham after 10 years in a move described as mutual by both...

Financial downturn unlikely to deter transfer window rush - Mike Collett, Reuters
The club most likely to be unaffected by the credit crunch is Manchester City, who may still be serious under-achievers at the wrong end of the...

Football news - Reuters
Nottingham Forest appointed former Derby County boss Billy Davies as their new manager yesterday, with a three-year contract until 2012. The...

Basketball - Los Angeles Lakers stand firm in economic storm - Mark Lamport-Stokes, Reuters
So far, so good for the high-flying Los Angeles Lakers, whose impressive on-court form this season has been matched by their robust resistance to...

Doping - Three Bulgarian athletes banned for two years - Reuters
Bulgarian sprinter Tezdzhan Naimova has been banned for two years for manipulating a doping sample while middle-distance runners Vanya Netova and...

Tennis - ATP calendar - Belgrade tournament replaces Amersfoort - Reuters
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has succeeded in his bid to stage an ATP tournament in his home town of Belgrade from 2009. "I am...

Sporting briefs - Reuters
Senna: Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna has dismissed reports that he is eager to join Manchester City in the January transfer window. "I...