Waterpolo
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Birzebbuga welcomes tender for reconstruction of waterpolo pitch
A planned protest by the Birzebbuga Aquatic Sports Club this morning was transformed into the club welcoming the issuing of a tender for the reconstruction of the pitch, issued yesterday evening. The redevelopment of the pitch, promised in the...
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Gojkovic helps Montenegro strike success
Vladimir Gojkovic, regarded as Montenegro’s ‘prodigal son’ after he returned to the fold of his national team, has helped his country strike success in an Olympic qualifying eight-team tournament held in Canada earlier this month. The versatile...
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Sliema, Sirens and Neptunes collect spoils
Sliema McDonald’s, Sirens Ritter Sport and Neptunes Emirates picked the points from yesterday’s matches with the Balluta Bay team maintaining their 100 per cent record. In the first match, the Blues had it all their own way, running up the highest...
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Exiles stroll
ASA U-18 5Exiles 19(1-6, 1-5, 2-3, 1-5) 3CX Exiles collected no points when beating the ASA U-18 selection in yesterday’s Winter League match. They were only after fine-tuning of their units after they had shrugged aside Sirens’ challenge last...
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Neptunes steal a march on Sliema
Neptunes Emirates kept their 100 per cent record in the BOV Winter League when they defeated Sliema McDonald’s 9-7 in yesterday’s first match at Tal-Qroqq. Although not quite generating the usual cauldron of tension, the fare was distinctly...
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BOV Winter League
Today (National Pool): 18.45 Sliema McDonald’s vs Neptunes Emirates; 20.00 3CX Exiles vs Sirens Ritter Sport. P W D L F A Pts Neptunes 2 2 0 0 29 9 6 Sirens 2 2 0 0 28 6 6 San Ġiljan 3 2 0 1 36 26 6 Sliema 3 2 0 1 33 21 6 Exiles 3 1 0 2...
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Sliema, Exiles and Sirens secure wins
Victories in yesterday’s matches from the BOV Winter League went to Sliema, Exiles and Sirens respectively. In the first match of the evening Sliema McDonald’s, strengthened by the presence of long-absentee John Brownrigg, put last weekend’s woeful...
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Neptunes ease away to victory
ASA U-18 6Neptunes 18(3-7, 1-3, 1-5, 1-3) Neptunes Emirates ran out comfortable 18-6 winners over the ASA U-18 selection in yesterday’s out-of-competition match. Victory, as expected, was never in doubt as the boys in red built a sizeable advantage...
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Steve Camilleri tops Bogliasco scorers’ list
Success, even if on a purely personal plane, has been synonymous with Steve Camilleri since he joined Italy’s RN Bogliasco four years ago. Playing in his fourth Serie A season for the team from Genova, the Neptunes-bred forward once again ended as...
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Sirens smash Sliema
There was a surprise result at the National Pool yesterday, as Sirens Ritter Sport surprised Sliema McDonald’s who lost to the northerners by a huge margin. Snuffing the Blues’ otherwise ineffective attack, Sirens made their opponents eat humble pie...
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San Ġiljan shrug off Youths’ challenge
San Ġiljan 13ASA U-18 9(2-4, 5-1, 2-2, 4-2) San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s were a few notches above what the ASA Youth team could produce in the second and last sessions of yesterday’s non-competitive match. In fact, they won the quarters fairly comfortably...
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Saints too strong for Marsascala
Marsascala 5San Ġiljan 14(2-3, 1-4, 0-5, 2-2) In the only Winter League match played yesterday, which was postponed from last Saturday, San Ġiljan emerged easy winners over Marsascala, with the 14-5 scoreline in their favour suggesting that the...
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Postponed matches rescheduled
Three matches from day two of the waterpolo BOV Winter League which were postponed last Saturday when the National Pool at Tal-Qroqq was rendered unplayable due to deposits of sand in the water have now been rescheduled, the ASA said. The...
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Veterans Cachia and Paris join Otters, coach confirmed
Gozitan waterpolo club Otters are looking to consolidate the levels reached these past few years in the national league and their efforts were boosted recently when it was announced that VJ Salomone will renew their sponsorship to the team through...
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ASA U-18 coast to victory
ASA U-18 13Valletta 4(2-0, 0-1, 3-1, 8-2) Yesterday’s match between the ASA U-18 selection and Valletta Dhalia, which lived up to its wintry tag as it was played in cold and blustery conditions nevermind the warm water temperature, was won by the...
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Waterpolo fixtures
Today: 8 p.m. ASA Youth Selection vs Valletta Tomorrow: 4 p.m. Marsascala vs San Ġiljan; 5.15 p.m. Sliema vs Neptunes; 6.30 p.m. Exiles vs Sirens.
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Reds coach Markoch on a short visit
Before taking up duties for the third consecutive summer, Neptunes coach Sergey Markoch is currently in Malta for a short visit. Apart from a welcome break from sub-zero temperatures, this brief sojourn is intended to give the Russian an opportunity...
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Cantering wins for big guns
Yesterday’s three-match schedule had six teams making their bow in this year’s Winter League. In the opening clash, San Ġiljan Giuseppe’s faced Valletta Dhalia with the result going the way of the Saints by 11 goals to five. San Ġiljan, with...
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Sirens win opening match
Sirens 15Asa U-18 5(2-0, 4-1, 7-2, 2-2) The match between Sirens Ritter Sport and the ASA U-18 selection, a non-competitive encounter, opened the 2012 BOV Winter League programme. This late evening match between the St Paul’s Bay side, winners of...
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Cooler weather heralds 2012 competition
Cooler than usual temperatures will herald the 2012 Winter League. This out-of-season competition, again sponsored by Bank of Valletta, and this year in its 18th edition (the 2005 championship was not held), will as usual serve as a dress rehearsal...
