Waterpolo
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Contestations and subsequent repeals
Several decisions by the ASA’s Disciplinary Commissioners result in fines for offences listed under different articles of the disciplinary code. The point of reference is generally the referees’ report. As long as fines are imposed players and clubs...
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Sirens pip Exiles in thriller
Starting the second leg match on a six-goal deficit appeared to be too much of a leeway for Exiles Ferretti to overturn against Sirens Ritter Sport. However, Aurelien Cousin’s team were aware of their feat last year when they ousted Sliema in the...
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Reds build handsome lead
Neptunes Emirates yesterday made a big step towards earning a berth in the BOV KO final for Premier Division clubs when they dismissed neighbours San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s by a seven-goal margin for a 14-7 victory, a result which they will now take to...
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Sirens secure first-leg lead
A perky Sirens Ritter Sport started their 2012 knock-out trek on a positive note under their new Italian coach Marco Risso when they secured a healthy six-goal advantage at the expense of Exiles Ferretti yesterday. It was a contest which the...
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Caruana Dingli, Harada extend winning form
Edward Caruana Dingli and Saho Harada, winners of race one in the Power Bar Open Water Swimming Championships, maintained their winning form in the second race, held recently in St Paul’s Bay. Caruana Dingli swam unchallenged around the four...
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Gergely inspires Blues to victory
Sliema McDonald’s were deadbent on erasing their 9-5 defeat on Saturday at the hands of Neptunes Emirates, a result which must have hurt their pride. An unyielding collective performance inspired by some exceptional goalkeeping from Hungarian Istvan...
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Top guns clash in Super Cup
Neptunes Emirates and Sliema McDonald’s will be vying for the first honour at stake this summer when they clash in the 2012 Super Cup at Tal-Qroqq tonight. The President’s Cup, as the contest between the Premier Division champions and knock-out...
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Shrewd Neptunes secure pole
Displaying a shrewder game-plan especially in the covering phase and propelled by the scoring bravados of five-goal Steve Camilleri, Neptunes Emirates secured pole position on the starting grid of the Premier Division and five bonus points when they...
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Exiles in top flight
In yesterday’s programme valid for final classification in the Premier and First Division leagues, Exiles Ferretti beat Marsascala Mor€ to retain top-league status while San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s made sure of third spot when disposing of Sirens Ritter...
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Bonus points at stake in inter-group ties
Precious bonus points will be at stake today and tomorrow when the second phase from the 2012 BOV National League will be played at the National Pool. The competition retained the same format of the previous year with the preliminary round to be...
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Sliema on top despite defeat
There were wins for Exiles Ferretti, San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s and Neptunes Emirates against Ta’ Xbiex Amigos, Sliema McDonald’s and Valletta Sterling respectively in yesterday’s matches. Ta’ Xbiex were summarily dismissed by Exiles in the first...
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Waterpolo
Today’s BOV National League, preliminary round matches at the National Pool, Tal-Qroqq:Ta’ Xbiex vs Exiles - 17.30San Ġiljan vs Sliema - 18.45Neptunes vs Valletta - 20.00 Group A P W D L F A Pts Sliema 3 3 0 0 57 15 9 San...
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Big teams maintain the trend
In yesterday’s three-match pro-gramme, Sliema McDonald’s, San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s and Sirens Ritter Sport kept up the winning trend of the big teams in the National League preliminary round against less-fancied op-ponents when they secured vic-tories...
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Blues eye third win
Sliema McDonald’s will be looking to make it three wins out of three in the BOV National League which resumes this evening. The Blues, comfortable victors over Exiles and Otters, should find little difficult to overcome Ta’ Xbiex, still without a...
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Exiles shock San Ġiljan
The National League programme resumed yesterday with Marsascala Mor€, Exiles Ferretti and Sliema McDonald’s picking the spoils at the expense of Valletta Sterling, San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s and Otters Nivea respectively. The opening duel went the way of...
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Routine wins for favourites
With San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s opening their account when brushing aside Ta’ Xbiex Amigos, the winning trend of the fancied teams continued with victories for Exiles Ferretti and Neptunes Emirates over Otters Nivea and Sirens Ritter Sport respectively...
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Otters start with a win
OTTERS 18 TA’ XBIEX 10 (5-2, 3-4, 5-3, 5-1) The BOV National league got underway on Thursday evening with the opening matches from the preliminary round at the National Pool and Gozitan side Otters Nivea among the winners after recording a...
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Comfortable wins for big guns
The preliminary round matches reeled off with a marathon four-match programme yesterday at the National Pool with Sirens, Sliema, and Neptunes all recording comfortable victories. Valletta Sterling were easy prey for an efficient-looking Sirens...
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Summer season takes off
After the Winter League which came to an end last month, the main waterpolo competitions for 2012 are due to start today at the National Pool with the first preliminary round matches in which eight teams will be engaged. The competition will be...
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San Ġiljan second in Syracuse tournament
San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s have just returned from a five-day pre-season training camp held at the Cittadella dello Sport in Syracuse, Sicily. The Saints also took part in the Gianluca Veneziano Memorial which also featured the participation of host club...
