Basketball
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Athleta go down heavily to Depiro
Athleta A-Z Electronics 47Depiro Mtarfa 70(10-17, 13-16, 16-16, 8-21) League leaders Athleta failed to live up to their billing and conceded their worst defeat in several years, the first in the championshi...
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Hibs beat Depiro to lift BOV KO
Hibs Melita Gardens 48Depiro McDonald’s 43(9-13, 14-7, 13-9, 12-14) Hibs recovered from a slow start to beat Depiro in a final for the second time this season after the Louis Borg Cup last month. Tho...
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Friday, February 17, 2012
January prize for Sciortino
Luxol captain Mandi Sciortino has completed a hat-trick of player of the month awards after being named best performer for January. Last month, Luxol began their MSV Life League campaign on a positive note and also contested the Louis Borg...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Loyola shock Luxol for first victory
BUPA Luxol 63Loyola Tata Motors 68(22-15, 13-17, 9-21, 13-4, 6-11) Luxol’s play-off hopes suffered a blow after crashing to an unex-pected defeat to lowly Loyola. Raschanti Harris’s...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Depiro and Luxol on maximum points
Depiro McDonald’s are the sole leaders of the Women’s National League after handing Alyssa Ashley Loyola their first upset in the championship to go top of the standings with full points from five matches. Luxol, who trounced Qormi last we...
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Fjeld best in January
Evan Fjeld, of Floriana, is the winner of the first player of the month award for 2012 after being voted best performer in Division One for January. Fjeld made his debut for Floriana last month after joining the club in December. The Ameri...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Sultana meets FIBA Europe’s Nar Zanolin
The Malta Basketball Association (MBA) president Paul Sultana has just returned from Spain where he attended the launch of the FIBA World Cup 2014 which will be played in Madrid. During his stay in the Spanish capital, Sultana exchanged vi...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Athleta A-Z too strong for Siġġiewi
Athleta A-Z Electronics 67Siġġiewi 54(18-13, 20-8, 14-18, 15-15) Champions Athleta wrapped their first-round commitments with a sound victory over Siġġiewi who had Peter Shoults out and a limited bench avai...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Hibs beaten
On Sunday, Luxol had the better of Hibs Melita Gardens to maintain their unbeaten record in the Women’s League and keep in touch with early pacesetters Depiro McDonalds who found little resistance from Qormi Phoenix. In the match of the we...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Loyola make Athleta sweat
Loyola Tata Motors 56Athleta A-Z Electronics 70(14-15, 14-20, 14-9, 14-26) Leaders Athleta met strong resistance from bottom-placed Loyola and it was only in the final session that they secured their fourth...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Hibs beat Luxol in cup final
Hibs Melita Gardens 108Luxol 91(1st leg – 59-45; 2nd leg – 49-46) Holders Hibs Melita Gardens inscribed their name on the Louis Borg Cup for the seventh time last weekend after beating Luxol in the two-legg...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Athleta A-Z too strong for BUPA Luxol
Athleta A-Z Electronics 91BUPA Luxol 57(22-11, 14-13, 24-15, 31-18) Luxol sorely felt the absence of injured playmaker Lee Ross and were no match for champions and league leaders Athleta. To make mat...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Depiro prevail in top clash
Depiro won the big clash of the weekend when beating Hibs Melita Gardens 66-63 to maintain their unbeaten record in the women’s league, joining Alyssa Ashley Loyola at the top of the table. Loyola found little resistance from Phoenix Qormi...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Luxol edge Siġġiewi in exciting finale as Fjeld boosts Floriana
BUPA Luxol 77Siġġiewi 76(15-21, 18-20, 14-18, 30-17) Luxol and Siġġiewi provided a good advert for Maltese basketball after being involved in a thrilling match last weekend. Luxol were behind for mos...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Loyola beat Hibs at the death
Alyssa Ashley Loyola and Depiro McDonald’s are joint leaders in the women’s league after victories over Hibs Melita Gardens and Athleta respectively last weekend. Luxol began their campaign on a sound footing after a comfortable success ov...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Meier wins December accolade
Siġġiewi’s Maltese-Australian player Chris Meier has won the Division One player of the month for December. Meier made his debut in Maltese basketball this season. Last month, Siġġiewi figured in the final of the Louis Borg Cup.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Easy start for champs
The 2011/12 national league got underway last weekend with champions Athleta A-Z Electronics breezing past Floriana as BUPA Luxol met strong resistance from Loyola Tata Motors. On Sunday, Depiro Mtarfa had the better of Siġġiewi in a tense game.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Hollier’s point crucial for Loyola
The start of the women’s league last weekend saw Hibs Melita Gardens disposing of Qormi and Depiro McDonald’s easily beating Starlites. In another match, Loyola just managed to outwit Athleta in a close match. Hibs found little resi...
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Luxol, BUPA extend sponsorship agreement
Luxol, one of the leading basketball clubs in Malta, have extended their long-standing partnership with BUPA. GlobalCapital, representatives of BUPA in Malta, have been sponsoring Luxol for the past nine seasons. “This agreement und...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
James engaged to long-time girlfriend
NBA superstar LeBron James is engaged to marry long-time girlfriend Savannah Brinson, who accepted his proposal at a lavish New Year’s Eve dinner party in Miami. Brinson was the high-school sweetheart of the Miami Heat playmaker and is the...
