Waterpolo
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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...
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Camilleri scores five
Steve Camilleri’s scoring vein knows no respite. The Neptunes and Malta player, engaged by RN Bogliasco for the fourth consecutive year, was again much in evidence a few days ago when hitting a nap-hand for his Italian club. This five-goal bonanza...
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Eight-team competition to start early in March
Competitive waterpolo for 2012 will start on March 3 with the opening match in an eight-team Winter League being between San Ġiljan, one-time winners of the competition, and Valletta. This will be followed by the Sliema-Exiles match with the Blues...
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Maltese waterpolo acquaintances in final
Two top class players who are familiar faces to Maltese waterpolo, Vladimir Gojkovic, of Montenegro, and Milan Aleksic, of Serbia, yesterday faced each other in the European waterpolo championship final in Holland. Serbia (picture) won a thrilling...
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Gojkovic shines in Euro championships
Vladimir Gojkovic, Montenegro’s outstanding utility player who plays for Herceg Novi and turned out for Neptunes last summer, helping the Balluta Bay team clinch the league and cup double, has been in the limelight in the current European waterpolo...
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ASA make minor changes to 2012 league format
The waterpolo league format, which last season incorporated the play-off system for both Division One and Division Two, will be retained for the 2012 summer championships. However, there will be some important changes which are aimed at rewarding...
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San Ġiljan boys claim Under-15 title
San Ġiljan ASC have won the Under-15 Winter League after topping a round-robin tournament that also involved Sirens and Sliema. The winter league success was a morale-booster for the Saints’ junior sector that had been chasing an honour at this...
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Decision on league format soon
The waterpolo league format for next year is still under the ASA’s microscope. About two weeks ago the council of the association was due to start discussing a possible revision of the league system which in summer had the first four-placed teams...
