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Gattuso named Palermo manager
Former Italy and AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been appointed Palermo manager with the task of steering the relegated team straight back to Serie A, the club said on Wednesday. The 35-year-old, who won a host of honours including two Champions Leagues and the 2006 World Cup as a player, has signed a one-year contract with an option for a two-year...
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Sporting briefs
Match-fixing: Swedish fourth-tier side Syrianska Kerburan have taken the unusual step of reporting themselves to police over suspicions of match-fixing. Bookmakers stopped taking money on Syrianska’s home league game against Kvarnshedens IK after...
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Pirelli to keep F1 tyres unchanged for now
Pirelli have ruled out changing the construction of their Formula One tyres until at least August due to teams failing to reach agreement at last week’s Canadian Grand Prix. Announcing their compounds yesterday for the next three races – in Britain,...
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Perez aware of heightened exposure
Sergio Perez believes the incidents he has been involved in this year have been magnified by the fact he now drives for McLaren. Perez has found himself in the firing line over the past couple of months, with his seemingly aggressive driving style...
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Panathinaikos clinch title after fans riot
Panathinaikos clinched the A1 League basketball championship in Greece on Wednesday after game three of the play-off final against arch-rivals Olym-piakos Piraeus was stopped due to crowd violence. The match was later abandoned after a group of home...
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MBA to hold Summer School at Ta’ Qali
The Malta Basketball Association (MBA) has launched ‘SKOLA-BASKET – Basketball Summer School’, a 22-session training camp for boys and girls aged eight to 16. The summer school, aimed at further improving the level of Maltese basketball, will...
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Bolt, Blake split wild cards
Usain Bolt will have to qualify for the 100 metres at this year’s world championships after Jamaican officials decided the country’s automatic entry into the race should go to his training partner Yohan Blake. But Bolt was given his country’s wild...
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Borg leads host of improved showings at Marsa meeting
The second in a series of three National Clubs League meetings was held one week after most of the national team athletes returned from their participation in the Luxemburg GSSE. At the Josy Barthel Stadium, Malta failed to build on their successful...
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Armenia FA Chief rejects match fixing claims
The president of the Football Federation of Armenia, Ruben Hayrapetyan, has refuted rumours suggesting match fixing in the Armenia vs Malta World Cup qualifier, which Malta won. “I’m ready to resign, should people demand my resignation. I suggest...
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Casillas dispels doubts about form
If Vicente del Bosque had any doubts about the form of Spain captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas they were surely dispelled by his performance as a second-half substitute in the friendly against Ireland in New York. The Real Madrid stopper came on...
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Messi, father facing tax fraud charges
Barcelona’s Argentina forward Lionel Messi and his father denied any wrongdoing yesterday after the Spanish tax authorities accused them of defrauding the state of more than €4 million. The World Player of the Year and his father Jorge allegedly...
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Scottish leagues to combine
Scottish clubs will be reunited in a new professional league next season after smaller teams backed a plan designed to spread limited revenues more evenly. The agreement reverses a breakaway by top clubs to form the Scottish Premier League (SPL) 15...
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Spain hit three to top group
A rampant Spain beat the Netherlands 3-0 yesterday to set up a semi-final against Norway in the Euro Under-21 championships. Three Spain strikers scored in a flowing performance as a much-changed Netherlands side, who will now clash with Italy in...
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Strikers come good as Uruguay, Colombia and Chile all win
Strikers Radamel Falcao, Alexis Sanchez and Edinson Cavani all scored as Colombia ate into Argentina’s lead, Chile notched a second successive win and Uruguay revived their hopes in South American World Cup qualifying. Falcao’s early penalty, taking...
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My worst night – Olsen
Armenia’s Yura Movsisyan scored twice as his unfancied side handed Denmark a shock 4-0 home defeat in their World Cup Group B qualifier on Tuesday, leaving the hosts struggling to qualify for Brazil. “It’s the worst night of my footballing life,”...
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Unfancied clubs capture domestic cups
The curtains came down on yet another Premier League season last month. While there was no doubt about who will win the championship crown, the other domestic prizes were up for grabs. After taking top spot in the Premier League standings in...
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Nenu Mizzi excels for St George’s
Nenu Mizzi was born in Cospicua on November 12, 1930. Like many other youngsters of his generation, Mizzi did not have much to occupy his spare time. The only hobby boys had in those days was football, and Mizzi and his friends spent their days...
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Football news
Australia coach Holger Osieck apologised yesterday after saying “women should shut up in public” following the Socceroos’ World Cup qualifying victory over Jordan in Melbourne. Osieck made the comment prior to starting his post-match news conference...
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Sporting briefs
Stoichkov: New CSKA Sofia coach Hristo Stoichkov is deter-mined to instil hard work and discipline and limit the use of mobile phones and social networking at his former club. “I can promise the fans discipline,” Stoichkov told reporters at the...
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MOC name 10-strong team for Mersin
Malta will be represented by 10 athletes in six different disciplines at the upcoming Mediterranean Games, starting in Mersin, Turkey, next week. In a statement issued last night, the Maltese Olympic Committee announced that its squad will be made...
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Team Lacoste win exciting duel
Last weekend, the top players from The Malta Polo Club faced each other in the ultimate match of the season with The Cawnpore Cup at stake. This event, sponsored by Mdina Glass, Lacoste Noir by VJ Salamone and Gasan Mamo Insurance, is the highlight...
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