Malky Mackay’s Cardiff continued to suffer serious promotion jitters as two late penalties from Grant McCann gave resurgent Peterborough a dramatic 2-1 win at London Road. Mackay’s men have now won just one in their last five in the Championship and...
Juventus edged closer to a second successive Serie A title after winning 2-1 in a pulsating ‘derby of Italy’ at old rivals Inter yesterday. A superb long-range Fabio Quagliarella strike after three minutes and a tap-in from Alessandro Matri on the hour...
Primera LigaR. Vallecano vs Malaga 1-3; Celta Vigo vs Barcelona 2-2; Zaragoza vs Real Madrid 1-1; Levante vs Sevilla late. Leading standings: Barcelona 75; Real Madrid 62; Atl. Madrid 60; R. Sociedad, Malaga 47; Valencia 45; R. Betis 43; Getafe...
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is adamant his players will not allow the season to fizzle out despite a lack of tangible targets. With no silverware to play for and Champions League qualification a distant possibility, the best the Reds can...
Claudio Pizarro celebrates one of his goals against Hamburg. Brutal Bayern Munich produced a nine-goal annihilation of Hamburg to move to within one win of wrapping up the Bundesliga title yesterday. Bayern smashed their opponents 9-2 at the Allianz...
Rangers began their climb back from the depths when they guaranteed themselves promotion and a first place finish in the Scottish third division yesterday despite being held to a 0-0 draw at Montrose. No club in the world has won more domestic league...
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Messi: Lionel Messi became the first player in history to score for the 19th consecutive league game as Barcelona were held to a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo. The Argentina international is no stranger to treading new ground and his 73rd-minute goal,...
Hibernians 4 Valletta 2 It’s game over for champions Valletta as their defence of the Premier League title has finally collapsed when they lost to an excellent Hibernians side that has finally broke their duck against Valletta this season following two...
Juventus edged closer to a second successive Serie A title after winning 2-1 in a pulsating "derby of Italy" at old rivals Inter, while Milan moved up to second after beating Chievo Verona 1-0. A superb long-range Fabio Quagliarella strike after three...
TARXIEN RAINBOWS-0, BIRKIRKARA-1 Birkirkara consolidated top spot after seeing off a spirited Tarxien Rainbows side thanks to Jhonnattann's goal midway into the second half. As the scoreline indicates, Birkirkara had to fight hard for the three points...
Rafael Benitez saw his hopes of steering Chelsea back into the Champions League suffer a serious blow as Southampton claimed another prize Barclays Premier League scalp. Rickie Lambert's 35th-minute free-kick proved enough to seal a 2-1 win at St...
With Malta’s much-hyped World Cup qualifier against Italy behind us, the focus switches back to domestic matters, precisely the race for the BOV Premier League title as four of the leading pack are in action this afternoon. The battle for the top prize...
UEFA has recommended that referees stop matches when there are incidents of racism and says it will “fully support” them if they follow its advice. In a resolution issued in conjunction with the European Clubs Association (ECA) and the world players’...
Speculation has been rife in the past few days that the Malta FA were probing allegations of match-fixing in relation to the top-of-the-table Premier League clash between Birkirkara and Valletta, played on March 17 at the National Stadium. Sources have...
Premier League leaders Manchester United play Sunderland at the Stadium of Light this afternoon before the important match away at Chelsea on Monday – a FA Cup quarter-final replay. Although Manchester United are almost home and dry in the championship...
Serie A leaders Juventus visit Champions League-chasing Inter this afternoon but the Derby d’Italia rivalry could be overshadowed by the exploits of Roma’s 36-year-old Francesco Totti. Roma, joint fifth with Inter and Lazio, travel to struggling...
Napoli could be without Edinson Cavani for today’s league game at Torino because of the Uruguayan’s late return to Italy following international duty. The 26-year-old, Serie A’s top scorer with 20 goals, was not expected back in the country until late...
The Championship: Blackburn Vs Blackpool 1-1; Watford Vs Burnley 3-3; Crystal Palace Vs Birmingham 0-4; Derby County Vs Bristol City 3-0; Leicester Vs Millwall 0-1. League One; Brentford Vs Notts County 2-1; Bury Vs Crewe Alexandra 2-2; Carlisle Vs...
MILAN: Milan will be without the injured striker Giampaolo Pazzini and midfielder Kevin-Prince Boa-teng when they travel to lowly Chievo today. Pazzini failed to recover from an ankle injury he picked up during the 2-0 win at Genoa three weeks ago...
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Malta coach Pietro Ghedin paid tribute to the fans for their rousing support towards the national team during Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat to Italy in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, played at a packed National Stadium. “The Maltese supporters were great, I was...
Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi Buffon was not a happy man despite leaving Malta with the points as Italy shaded the World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Two goals from the in-form Mario Balotelli earned Cesare Prandelli’s men a 2-0 win at Ta’ Qali, although...
Leading man... Mario Balotelli. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi Italian newspapers were glowing in their praise for Mario Balotelli after his brace inspired the Azzurri to a 2-0 win over Malta in a 2014 World Cup Group B qualifier at the National Stadium on...
Italy’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Malta on Tuesday night was followed by the news that veteran Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis had decided to retire from international football. Speaking to reporters after the game, De Sanctis said: “I’m...
Lionel Messi struggled in the thin air of La Paz, fluffing a gilt-edged chance to end his goal drought against Bolivia, while Colombia marksman Radamel Falcao was kept scoreless in Venezuela on Tuesday. However, with a rampant Ecuador crushing Paraguay...
Robin van Persie has admitted he may end his career at Manchester United. The 29-year-old Holland striker says the fact United have a track record in valuing older players such as Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes may persuade him to see out his playing days...
UEFA has defended its financial fair play rules after a claim by one of Europe’s most eminent football lawyers that the governing body would be unlikely to win a legal challenge. Jean-Louis Dupont, who was part of the legal team that won the landmark...
FIFA is still collating referee reports from this week’s round of World Cup qualifiers, meaning it remains to be seen if Luis Suarez will face any retrospective action. The Uruguay and Liverpool striker played for his country in their 2-0 defeat to...
Ġużi Alamango The art of goalkeeping is ingrained in an individual. A goalkeeper is born and not made. In fact, while the majority of youngsters prefer to play upfield, a few others show an early inclination for wearing the no.1 jersey. Of course, like...
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