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Maltese driver breaks record in Cyprus
Maltese drivers broke records in the European Motorsport Time Attack Challenge held during this weekend in Cyprus. Thirty teams from various countries participated, including three from Malta. Driver, Nicholas Xerxen, driving his Concorde Racing Mitsubishi Evo 7 broke the track record and registered the fastest time in the European Time Attack Challenge...
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5-5 draw on Fergie farewell
Sir Alex Ferguson was denied a winning send off into retirement as West Brom roared back from three goals down to snatch a draw against Manchester United in a quite staggering 10-goal thriller at The Hawthorns. Only once in Premier League history...
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Arsenal grab Champions League spot ahead of Spurs
Arsenal claimed the final Champions League spot at the expense of their arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the Premier League season today with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United. Defender Laurent Koscielny put visitors Arsenal ahead in the...
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City livid as Paolites have final word in tetchy clash
Valletta 2Toure 45+ pen; Briffa 90;Hibernians 3Failla 38, 45; Edison 66; This tetchy, engrossing semi-final encapsulated Valletta’s rollercoaster season. It had everything, five goals, two penalties and three red cards but at the end of 90...
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The goodbyes keep on coming
I don’t think I can remember a season where so many football legends have decided to walk away from the game at the same time. Players and managers retire every season. Of course they do. But you wouldn’t normally expect more than one or two big...
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Arsenal and Spurs battle for fourth in Premier League finale
Tottenham Hotspur hope to turn the tables on bitter rivals Arsenal on the final day of the Premier League season today by snatching a top-four finish at their expense. With Manchester United crowned champions, Manchester City guaranteed second spot...
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Atletico stun Real to win cup
Atletico Madrid stunned city rivals Real to win their 10th King’s Cup when Joao Miranda’s extra-time header secured a 2-1 comeback win in an action-packed and ill-tempered clash at the Bernabeu late Friday in which Real coach Jose Mourinho and...
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This was my worst season – Mourinho
A King’s Cup final defeat against Atletico Madrid capped the worst season of Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho’s career, the Portuguese said yesterday after the 2-1 loss left him without a major title this season. Widely expected to move on at the...
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Milan look to seal third place with Siena win
Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri shrugged off rumours linking him with a move away from the San Siro stadium by insisting he is fully focused on beating Siena today. Victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi would guarantee the Rossoneri Champions...
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Vilanova to undergo further treatment
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week for more treatment for throat cancer, the La Liga champions said yesterday. Vilanova, 44, will receive a “pioneering treatment” that was “proving particularly effective”, Barca said...
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Elche back in Spain’s top flight
Elche were promoted to the Spanish first division after a 24-year absence when third-placed Alcorcon could only manage a 1-1 draw at Barcelona B yesterday. Alicante-based Elche, who play in green and white, last featured in La Liga in the 1988-89...
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Senior stars backing new manager Moyes – Giggs
Ryan Giggs says new Manchester United manager David Moyes can count of the support of the club’s senior players when he begins the daunting task of replacing Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford. The Scot will bow out at the end of the season after picking...
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Today’s sport
Sta Luċija: Youth FA U-17 9 a.m. Tarxien Rainbows vs Mellieħa; 11 a.m. Floriana vs Żebbuġ Rangers; 1 p.m. Luqa vs Cottonera United.Luxol Ground: Youth FA U-17 9 a.m. St Andrew’s vs Pembroke; 11 a.m. Żejtun Corinthians vs Rabat. U-15 1 p.m. San Ġwann...
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Hoffenheim live another day
Fortuna Dusseldorf were relegated from the Bundesliga yesterday as Hoffenheim and Augsburg staged final-day escape acts. Dusseldorf went down 3-0 at Hanover to finish the season second bottom of the table, with their two relegation rivals both...
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Local results
Women’s KO QFs: Tarxien Rainbows vs Sta Venera 3-0; Gozo FC vs Kirkop United 5-0; Mosta vs Hibernians 1-1 (Mosta win 6-5 on penalties); Birkirkara vs Pembroke Athleta 1-0.Youth FA U-15: Pieta Hotspurs vs Melita 2-1 (Pieta winners of Section A);...
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Hibernian in seventh heaven
David Wotherspoon’s goal clinched seventh place in the Scottish Premier League for Hibernian who beat lowly FC Dundee 1-0 and ensured they go into the Scottish Cup final on the back of three consecutive victories. The substitute guided home a...
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Becks gets PSG armband
Former England captain David Beckham, who will retire at the end of the season, skippered French champions Paris St Germain in their final home game against Stade Brest, yesterday. PSG clinched their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 last week.
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Sailing suspended for review of boats
Clouds hung over the America’s Cup sailing regatta after investigators asked the teams to temporarily halt practising on Friday at blustery San Francisco Bay following a deadly accident earlier this month. Organisers have said races will go ahead in...
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WADA files appeal against verdict
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has filed an appeal against the verdict in Spain’s “Operation Puerto” trial into an alleged doping ring in professional cycling, the agency said. WADA had expressed its disappointment with the judge’s decision...
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Football news
Reports in Italy suggest said that young Parma striker Ishak Belfodil will be leaving the Serie A this summer on his way to the English Premier League. Liverpool have already made their first move to land the signature of the 20-year-old Algeria...
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Dane Hoyer Larsen new BWF head
Badminton’s world governing body (BWF) will create a separate commission to deal with match-fixing problems, Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen said after being elected president, yesterday. Denmark’s 1996 Olympic men’s singles gold medallist Hoyer Larsen beat...
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