Basketball
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MBA raises €3,015 in Christmas Bonanza
Three words can be used to describe the first edition of the MBA Christmas Bonanza – solidarity, success and spectacular. In front of a packed Ta’ Qali pavilion last Thursday, the Malta Basketball Association (MBA) collected the sum of €3,015 in aid...
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Heat hold off Celtics’ fightback
LeBron James scored 26 points, Dwyane Wade added 24 and rookie Norris Cole’s 14 fourth-quarter points helped Miami hold off Boston’s late challenge in a 115-107 NBA victory. The star-studded Heat dominated most of the contest, leading by as many as...
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Champs Dallas disappoint
NBA champions Dallas looked nothing like the team that lifted the trophy last June as they stumbled to a second defeat in as many nights on Monday, this time to the Denver Nuggets. Denver hammered the Mavericks 115-93, a day after Miami Heat routed...
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Rose lifts Bulls over Lakers
Derrick Rose (picture) scored the go-ahead basket with 4.8 seconds remaining as the Chicago Bulls posted their season-opening win on Christmas Day by stunning the Los Angeles Lakers 88-87. While Rose provided the finishing scoring touch, team-mate...
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Loyola playmaker best for November
Alyssa Ashley Loyola’s playmaker Christina Grima is the winner of the player of the month award for November. This is the second time that Grima had claimed this honour in her career. In November, Loyola won the St James Shield for the first...
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Athleta A-Z’s dream dashed
The final of the BOV KO will be contested by the underdogs as Floriana Francesco Fenech and BUPA Luxol eliminated favourites Depiro Mtarfa and Athleta A-Z Electronics in the semi-finals, last weekend. The final is programmed for March 19. Athleta...
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Hibernians and Luxol to contest final
Luxol and Hibs Melita Garden will contest the Louis Borg Cup final, scheduled for January 28-29, after they disposed of Athleta and Depiro McDonald’s in last weekend’s semi-finals. Much more was expected from the Depiro girls as they were completely...
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Kobe Bryant’s wife files for divorce
The wife of Kobe Bryant has filed for divorce after more than a decade of marriage to the National Basketball Association superstar. Vanessa Bryant filed papers in California citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce from the...
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Athleta stay on course
Siġġiewi 51Athleta A-Z Electronics 60(17-15, 16-10, 6-18, 12-17) Athleta maintained their ambition of a clean sweep this season after eliminating Siġġiewi from the BOV KO last weekend. Both sides had some players missing but Siġġiewi looked the more...
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Hibs reach Louis Borg Cup semis
As expected, Hibs Melita Gardens easily swept aside the weak challenge of Starlites Sports Experience to reach the Louis Borg semi-finals where they were paired with old rivals Depiro McDonald’s. In the other semi-final, Luxol take on Athleta. Hibs...
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It’s official as owners, players ratify new deal
NBA owners and players made it official yesterday, ratifying a new deal that brings the protracted lockout to a close and paves the way for a Christmas start to the season. The move means training camps and what promises to be a hectic free agent...
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Kawaid picks award
Only a few days before leaving Malta to continue his career in his native Bahrain, Athleta A to Z Electronics player Mohammed Kawaid was named Division One player of the month for November. Kawaid made his debut in Maltese basketball at the Gozo Cup...
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Depiro, Luxol advance
Depiro McDonald’s booked their place in the semi-finals of the Louis Borg Cup after seeing off the bold challenge of Alyssa Ashley Loyola over two legs. Luxol also progressed to the last four after easing past Qormi Phoenix. In Sunday’s second leg,...
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FIBA appointments for Maltese refs
Maltese basketball referee Bernard Vassallo has received another FIBA nomination this season after previous assignments in Nantes, Venice and Zagreb during November. Tomorrow, Vassallo will be one of the referees for the FIBA EuroLeague Group A...
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Athleta prevail again
Athleta A-Z Electronics 102Siġġiewi 99(Two legs – 57-41, 45-58) Athleta maintained their perfect record in this season’s competitions as they defeated holders Siġġiewi 102-99 over two legs to clinch the Louis Borg Cup. Trailing 57-41 after the first...
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It’s a Hibs-Depiro final
Hibs, the masters of the KO competition, surpassed a tricky hurdle with relative ease after eliminating Loyola Alyssa Ashley to book their place in the final against rivals Depiro McDonald’s who had the better of Luxol in the other...
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No surprises as Siġġiewi, Athleta set up showdown
Siġġiewi 108Depiro Mtarfa 100(Two legs – 57-51, 51-49) Siġġiewi came through a difficult spell before six consecutive free-throws by playmaker Alan Borg booked their place in the final. Marco Matijevic was back for Siġġiewi while Depiro gave a debut...
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Owners and players reach tentative deal
NBA owners and players have reached a tentative deal to end the lockout and hope to open a shortened season on Christmas Day. NBA commissioner David Stern emerged from a 15-hour meeting between the parties in the early hours yesterday to say they...
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Athleta face Siġġiewi
The draws of the BOV Knock-Out competitions were made yesterday at the basketball pavilion in Ta’ Qali. The stand-out tie of the preliminary round of the men’s Division One KO is the clash between Siġġiewi and champions Athleta, a repeat of last...
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Athleta, Loyola reach semis
Athleta A to Z Electronics and Loyola Tata Motors booked their place in the semi-finals of the Louis Borg Cup after eliminating BUPA Luxol and Floriana Francesco Fenech respectively. The two semi-finals, Athleta vs Loyola and Siġġiewi vs Depiro...
