Sport
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Garcia not planning apology to Woods
Sergio Garcia has no intention of instigating peace talks with Tiger Woods following their clash at the Players Championship. Paired together in a third round at Sawgrass, it took less than two holes for long-standing tensions to come to the surface...
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Vassallo pips Bezzina in air-pistol contest
The 2013 Britannia Tours airgun championships were held at the national shooting ranges in Bidnija, last weekend. The championships consisted of four events – the Open Air-Rifle for beginners, Junior 10m Match Air-Rifle and the mixed events in...
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Pistorius not ready to return to the action
Oscar Pistorius has turned his back on athletics for the rest of the year to focus on fighting the murder charge hanging over him. The South African’s agent Peet van Zyl told reporters the 26-year-old was not mentally ready to return to competition...
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Sports round-up
Ryder Cup: Europe captain Paul McGinley has announced he will have three wild cards for next year’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. His predecessor Jose Maria Olazabal had just two selections to make for the 2012 match against the United States at Medinah,...
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Woods praises Hibs character
Hibernians coach Michael Woods believes that the 3-2 victory over Valletta in the semi-final of the U*Bet FA Trophy helped to restore the players’ self-belief after their painful defeat to Birkirkara in the title decider. For much of the first half...
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Barbosa motivated by new challenge
The 2012/13 season has not finished yet but Division One club St Andrew’s have already pulled off a significant transfer coup after completing the signing of highly-rated Brazilian midfielder William Barbosa. Barbosa has agreed a two-year contract...
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Paris SG reject Ancelotti request to leave
Carlo Ancelotti has informed Paris St Germain officials that he wants to leave at the end of the season after leading the team to their first French league title in 19 years but the club turned down his request. “I have asked the club to leave and I...
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Mourinho to leave Real at end of season
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after coming to a mutual agreement with the Spanish club three years before the end of his contract, president Florentino Perez said yesterday. The Portuguese’s imminent departure will...
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Mazzarri steps down as Napoli coach
Walter Mazzarri quit as coach of Napoli after just under four seasons on Sunday, despite leading the club into the Champions League for the second time in four years. Mazzarri announced his departure immediately after the end of their final game of...
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Hummels likely to be fit for final
Borussia Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels looks set to be fit for Saturday’s Champions League final against German rivals Bayern Munich despite an ankle injury picked up in the Bundesliga season finale, the club said. “His participation in the...
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Three teams caught up in racism crisis
Roma and Inter have been fined €50,000 after fans chanted racist abuse on the final day of Serie A on Sunday, hours before Fiorentina supporters heckled Milan’s black striker Mario Balotelli. The three racism incidents have underlined Italy’s...
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Messi committed to Barca
Barcelona may have only just lifted the Primera Division trophy for this season but star playmaker Lionel Messi has already switched his sights to mounting a successful campaign next term. Barca clinched their fourth Spanish title in five years...
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Father of Neville brothers charged
The father of former England and Manchester United players Gary and Phil Neville is to be charged over an allegation of sexual assault, prosecutors said yesterday. Neville Neville, 63, from Bury near Manchester in northern England, is accused over...
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Abbiati extends Rossoneri stay
Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati has signed a one-year contract extension, tying him to the San Siro club until 2014. The 35-year-old keeper, who joined the Rossoneri from Monza in 1998, made 35 appearances in all competitions this season as Milan...
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Girls-only school in Għargħur in July
The Girls Football Skills School, intended for young players aged five to 17, will start on July 3. Training sessions will be held on Wednesdays at the Għargħur ground, starting at 5pm. The organiser of the girls-only school is Maria Coppola, a...
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Football news
Paris St Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s superb first year in French football was recognised at the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) awards. Ibrahimovic bagged his 28th and 29th goals of the season in a 3-1 win over Brest...
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Sporting briefs
Rodwell: Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell was called up to the England squad yesterday for their friendlies against Ireland and Brazil despite playing in only 11 league games all season. Rodwell, who scored twice in his club’s final day 3-2...
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The Hennessy Open
The Malta National Open teams championships, sponsored by Hennessy, were held at the Malta Union Club earlier this month. After four rounds of six-board multiple team matches, the winners were Albert Sacco, Chaim Fedida, Anna Vella and Nathalie...
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Lowe reunited with Hamilton at Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton will be reunited with Paddy Lowe sooner than expected after Mercedes announced yesterday that the former McLaren technical head was joining their F1 team next month. Mercedes said in a statement that the Briton had been appointed...
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Italy Double Trap title for Xuereb
Young Maltese shooter Nathan Lee Xuereb added another feather to his cap on Sunday after producing top form to win the 2013 Green Cup, the Italian national championship which doubles as an international event. In fact, 66 Double Trap marksmen,...
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