Friday, May 9, 2008
Sport
Malta football, M'Xlokk back in second place
Marsaxlokk regained their position in the second place of the Premier League by beating Hamrun Spartans 4-3 in a tough match at Ta' Qali this...
Hleb set to leave Arsenal, says agent
Arsenal midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
looks set to follow Mathieu Flamini out of the Premier League
club, according to his agent.
The...
Federer falls to unseeded Stepanek at Rome Masters
World number one Roger Federer's
hopes of winning his first Rome Masters were dashed on Friday
when he was knocked out at the quarter-final...
Ferrari quickest in Turkish GP practice
Ferrari set the pace in Turkish
Grand Prix free practice on Friday, with Brazilian Felipe Massa
fastest in the morning and world champion team...
Friday, May 9, 2008
Stories from The Times
BoV Premier League - Late goal foils Birkirkara
Birkirkara 1Sylla 24Floraiana 1Darmanin 90
Adamant to maintain their remarkable improvement since the start of the Championship Pool, Birkirkara...
BoV Premier League - Farrugia saves Msida's day
Mqabba 2Pereira 24 pen., 43Msida St Joseph 2Camilleri 26, Farrugia 90
A pressure-free encounter between two teams who enjoyed contrasting...
Kevin Sammut wins BOV Player of the Month for April
Marsaxlokk forward Kevin Sammut has been nominated as the BOV Player of the Month for April 2008.
Having already nailed this award in February,...
GFA Cup final - Plucky Qala win first major honour
Għajnsielem 2Qala St Joseph 2(Qala win 5-4 on penalties)
Qala St Joseph won the GFA Cup for the first time in their history after beating...
Rugby - Euro qualifier - MRFU appeals for strong support ahead of Poland match
The Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU) is banking on the passionate support of the Maltese fans to inspire the national team to a great performance...
Rugby - Inter School League - Winners face runners-up in bonus game
St Martin's College, the winners of the Inter School Touch Rugby League, will play runners-up St Edwards on May 13 at 10 a.m. in a bonus game of...
Martial Arts - Gold medals for SKSM in Messina tournament
The SKSM Karate Malta school was recently invited to take part in an international tournament in Messina, Sicily.
The Maltese team, headed by...
Hockey - National League - Young Stars hit five goals past champions
Rabat Depiro 2Young Stars 5
Young Stars showed their attacking intentions straight from the start. Their early pressure yielded a goal after...
Powerboats - P1 UIM World Championship 2008 - Organisers announce line-ups for opening Italian GP
With a few hours to go for the start of the Italian Grand Prix of the Sea, the opening event of the 2008 Powerboat P1 UIM World Championship today...
English football - Overseas leagues envy Premier League, says Scudamore
Rival European leagues envy the success of the Premier League and would be happy to see its power and influence diminished, the league's chief...
Spanish Liga - Real continue celebrations by crushing Barca
Real Madrid celebrated their league title triumph in style by crushing arch-rivals Barcelona 4-1 at the Bernabeu on Wednesday and helping deprive...
Rijkaard to leave Barca, Guardiola to take charge
Frank Rijkaard will leave Barcelona at the end of the season and former captain Pep Guardiola will take over as coach of the team, club president...
EU assembly rejects Blatter's quota
The European Parliament dealt another blow to FIFA president Sepp Blatter's controversial plans to curb the number of foreigners at soccer clubs...
Holders Roma reach Italian Cup final
Holders Roma will meet Inter in the Italian Cup final for the fourth consecutive season after drawing 1-1 at Catania last night to progress 2-1 on...
Football news
Belgian striker François Sterchele was killed yesterday morning in a car crash, local media reports said.
The 26-year-old, leading scorer...
Motor Racing - Turkish Grand Prix - Raikkonen can thwart Massa's hat-trick bid
Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen can chalk up his third win of the season on Sunday and shatter Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa's dream of...
Motor Racing - Sato hoping to stay in Formula One
Japanese driver Takuma Sato said yesterday he hoped to continue in Formula One despite the failure of his Super Aguri team.
"At this time I...
Olympics - Emotions high as Olympic torch scales Everest
The Olympic flame reached the top of Mount Everest yesterday, an emotional moment for China and the crowning of the Beijing Olympics torch relay...
Olympics - Australian cyclists involved in hit-and-run
A group of elite Australian cyclists, including several hoping to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics, were lucky to escape serious injury...
Athletics - 'Numb' Liu itching to race in Osaka
Months of monotonous training have left Olympic 110 hurdles champion Liu Xiang feeling "numb" and itching to race.
China's Liu, the...
Tennis - Henin suffers shock defeat by Safina in Berlin
World number one Justine Henin was dumped out of the German Open yesterday, losing 5-7 6-3 6-1 to 13th seed Dinara Safina of Russia in the third...
Sporting briefs
Iaquinta: Striker Vincenzo Iaquinta is a major doubt for Italy's Euro 2008 squad after Juventus said in a statement he would not play again this...
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