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...

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Stories from The Times

Scerri player of the month for December
Hibernians striker Terrence Scerri is the BOV player of the month for December after topping the journalists' poll last month. Scerri netted a...

BoV Premier League highlights
Hibernians bounced back from their 2-0 defeat to champions Valletta in midweek with a narrow 1-0 victory over Ħamrun Spartans on Sunday. Andrew...

Basketball - Louis Borg Cup SFs - Siġġiewi almost upset Compleet IS
Siġġiewi Smina 71Compleet IS SW 73(9-19, 18-24, 20-17, 24-13) Compleet IS SW had to dig deep in their reserve tanks to stave off the bold...

Basketball - Luxol and Medsea reach cup final
Holders Luxol and Hibs Medsea will contest the two-legged Louis Borg Cup women's final on January 22 and 25 after having the better of Honey...

Cricket - Chairman's team start on a high
The first game of the year at the Marsa oval was played last Saturday as the Chairman's team figured in a decider against the Captain's side in a...

Table tennis - One-day training camp at St Aloysius
A good number of young players recently attended a one-day training camp, organised by pbctabletennis Coaching Centre in conjunction with the St...

Chess - Veterans outshine juniors in 2009 curtain-raiser
The annual match between junior and veteran players, marking the start of the new chess year, was held recently at the Malta Chess Federation...

Ronaldo wins FIFA World Player award - Mark Ledsom, Reuters
Manchester United and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA World Player of the Year at a ceremony last night. Barcelona's Argentine...

In Italy - Inter's Mourinho takes hard stance with Balotelli - Reuters
Inter coach Jose Mourinho has threatened to leave Mario Balotelli on the sidelines if the teenage striker does not buck up and stop thinking of a...

Beckham feels good after Milan debut - Paul Virgo, Reuters
David Beckham felt better than expected after being handed a surprise start and lasting 89 minutes on his Milan debut at Roma on Sunday. The...

English Premiership - Defiant Scolari not giving up Chelsea's title hopes - Pete Oliver, Reuters
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to accept his side's Premier League title hopes were over after they were humbled 3-0 by Manchester...

Ferguson heads stellar delegation for MUSC's 50th year party - Kevin Azzopardi
February promises to be a month to remember for the thousands of Manchester United fans in Malta as the local supporters' branch of the Old...

Football news - Reuters
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez added more spice to his attack against Manchester United by questioning chief executive David Gill's position on...

Cycling - Armstrong rules out victory in comeback race - Reuters
Lance Armstrong has dismissed his chances of a fairytale victory in his comeback to professional cycling at the Tour Down Under in Australia. The...

Golf - Wi urges Europe to take Royal Trophy seriously - Reuters
South Korean Charlie Wi is hopeful Asia's commanding 10-6 win in the Royal Trophy will convince Europe to start taking the competition seriously...

Motor racing - Ferrari unveil new car for new-look F1 championship - Mark Meadows, Reuters
Ferrari presented a new-look 2009 Formula One car yesterday with team boss Stefano Domenicali recognising that new regulations would make it...

Tennis - Heavy casualty rate at baking Sydney International - Reuters
Australia's gruelling summer conditions claimed three more victims yesterday when Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka and Marion Bartoli all pulled...

Sporting briefs - Reuters
Totti: Roma captain Francesco Totti looks on track to achieve his aim of recovering from a thigh muscle injury by the end of January after the...