Heldt reveals Draxler late bid
Atletico: Atletico Madrid took advantage of Barcelona’s slip to go top of La Liga with a 4-0 victory over Real Sociedad at the Calderon yesterday. The win lifted Atletico three points clear of Barcelona on 57 points after the Catalan side lost 3-2 to...
Italian league leaders Juventus piled on the misery for Inter, beating their bitter rivals 3-1 to notch their 11th successive home win of the season in Serie A. Juventus extended their lead to nine points over Roma, whose match at home to Parma was...
Rafael Benitez blamed individual mistakes, rather than his rotation policy, for Napoli's dismal 3-0 defeat by Atalanta in Serie A. The Napoli coach left Slovakia forward Marek Hamsik and former Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain on the bench but it...
VALLETTA-2, BIRKIRKARA-1 Two excellent strikes by Ryan Fenech and Hamza Barry gave Valletta a 2-1 win over leaders Birkirkara in today's top-of-the-table clash. Birkirkara, seeking a 14th consecutive league, produced a lively performance, especially in...
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League when they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium with both goals scored by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Arsenal will stay top at least until tomorrow's match between Manchester City, who they...
MOSTA 4 NAXXAR LIONS 0 This match, which saw Mosta annihilate their rivals Naxxar Lions 4-0, was played before one of the biggest crowds at the National Stadium this season. Just before half-time, the game produced its first defining moment as referee...
Roma's Serie A match at home to Parma was called off after only eight minutes' play when incessant heavy rain made the Stadio Olimpico pitch unplayable. The pitch was already difficult, with large puddles, when the match kicked off and the rain quickly...
Vittoriosa Stars beat Rabat Ajax 1-0 to move on the 18-point mark. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier Rabat Ajax 0Vittoriosa Stars 1Pereira 42; Vittoriosa Stars emerged winners from their relegation clash with Rabat Ajax to pull clear of the bottom two places...
For the second week running, the two football matches scheduled to be played at the Hibernians Stadium were postponed yesterday, again due to the heavy rain that poured down incessantly for most of the day. The Malta FA announced that the Hibernians vs...
Tarxien’s Karl Pulo (centre) tries to force his way past Balzan’s Justin Grioli. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier Balzan 3Negrin 29, 86; Micallef 34;Tarxien Rainbows 2Demba 45, 66; Balzan took their fight with Naxxar Lions for the last Championship Pool...
Lija Athletic 3Żejtun Corinthians 2 Promotion chasers Lija made it two wins in a row after beating Żejtun in a match played in difficult weather conditions. It was the Corinthians who took the lead after only seven minutes through Adrian Carabott who...
Arsenal fans aren’t going to like me for saying this but I think tomorrow’s match between Manchester City and Chelsea is almost a title-decider. Considering Arsene Wenger’s team are playing Crystal Palace this afternoon, the chances are they will be...
Sunderland thump Newcastle in derby
Barcelona suffered their first home defeat of the season as they lost 3-2 against Valencia after finishing with 10 men in La Liga yesterday, leaving the door open for Madrid rivals Atletico and Real to move above them. Barca remain top with 54 points,...
Mauricio Pinilla Fiorentina missed the chance to draw level on points with third-placed Napoli after losing 1-0 at Cagliari with Mauricio Pinilla converting a first-half penalty in Serie A yesterday. Chilean striker Pinilla gave Cagliari their first...
Aberdeen’s rejuvenation under Derek McInnes continued apace as a 4-0 victory over St Johnstone sent them into the Scottish League Cup final, yesterday. Jonny Hayes netted a double either side of strikes from Peter Pawlett and Adam Rooney to send the...
Primera LigaBarcelona vs Valencia - 2-3Levante vs Rayo Vallecano - 0-0Getafe vs Valladolid - 0-0Malaga vs Sevilla - 3-2 Ligue 1Bastia vs Guingamp - 3-2Evian vs Ajaccio - 1-1Lorient vs Monaco - 2-2Reims vs Montpellier - 2-4St Etienne vs Valenciennes -...
Fan participation central to success of eight-nation Euro tournament
Bayer Leverkusen ended a sequence of three straight defeats by coming from a goal down to beat Stuttgart 2-1 yesterday. Eren Derdiyok grabbed an 84th-minute winner as second-placed Leverkusen closed the gap to 10 points on leaders Bayern Munich who...
Luis Aragones holds the European Championship trophy after Spain won the tournament in 2008. Luis Aragones, who managed Spain to glory at Euro 2008 and sparked the country’s recent golden era in international soccer, died yesterday, the country’s...
Liverpool miss out on Konoplyanka
Kallstrom: Arsenal have denied reports that new loan signing Kim Kallstrom suffered a back problem in his first training session with the club. Yesterday, the BBC said the 31-year-old midfielder faced a lengthy spell on the sidelines after picking up...
Clarence Seedorf maintained his unbeaten start as Milan coach with an entertaining 1-1 Serie A draw against a flamboyant Torino at San Siro. Milan came back from a poor start to draw level through Adil Rami's deflected long-range strike five minutes...
BALZAN 3 TARXIEN RAINBOWS 2 Balzan put the fight for the last Championship Pool berth with Naxxar Lions to the last 90 minutes when they managed to see off Tarxien Rainbows with a last-gasp strike by Josè Luis Negrin in a pulsating match. Jesmond...
Vittoriosa Stars emerged winners from a veritable relegation six-pointer against Rabat Ajax to leave the bottom two places in the table and improve their hopes to avoid relegation. A torrential rain swept across the Centenary Stadium drenching the...
Charlie Adam scored twice as Stoke City beat Manchester United 2-1 to show the flailing Premier League champions it will take more than one big-money signing to improve their fortunes. The optimism created by Juan Mata's transfer from Chelsea drained...
The Malta FA today launched the Uefa under 17 championship which will be held in Malta between May 9 and 21. MFA president Norman Darmanin Demajo told a press conference at the Excelsior Hotel that this was the biggest tournament ever organised by the...
Valletta’s Hamza Barry (left) and Birkirkara’s Gareth Sciberras vie for possession. Photo: Paul Zammit Cutajar Birkirkara chase 14th league victory, City need win to narrow gap Backed by an astounding run of 13 successive league wins, Birkirkara will...
This afternoon’s football games at the Hibernians Stadium have been postponed because of the weather, the Malta Football Association said. The games were between Hibernians and Qormi at 2pm and Sliema Wanderers and Floriana at 4pm. They will be played...
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