Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton dominated Qatar Grand Prix third practice with Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen off the pace ahead of qualifying later Saturday. Bottas topped the time sheets with a 1min 22.310, a record fastest lap at...
The BOV Challenge League had its second fixture postponed due to COVID-19 as the Malta FA was forced to call off the match between Lija Athletic and Rabat Ajax that was scheduled to be played on Saturday at the Tedesco Stadium. Sources have told the...
After 2,373 days away, Xavi Hernandez will be back with Barcelona for a match at Camp Nou on Saturday and he can expect a hero’s welcome. Xavi’s return as coach was confirmed at the start of the international break but two weeks has done nothing to...
A high-profile meeting for Malta women’s international player Nicole Sciberras as she crossed swords with Serie A side Roma in the Coppa Italia Femminile, on Saturday. Donning the colours of Serie B side Tavagnacco, Sciberras was deployed from the...
With Argentina’s place at the 2022 World Cup secure, Lionel Messi can shift his focus exclusively to ending the year “in the best way possible” with Paris Saint-Germain after an injury-hit start to life in France. Messi missed PSG’s last two games...
Despite the ongoing absence of star striker Erling Braut Haaland because of a persistent hip injury, second-placed Borussia Dortmund will try to keep pace with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich when they host Stuttgart on Saturday. Dortmund currently...
Unverified photos of Peng Shuai have been posted online by a state-affiliated journalist as international concern mounts for the Chinese tennis star not seen publicly since accusing a former vice-premier of forcing her to have sex. The Twitter account...
Inter’s defence of their Serie A title will be tested again on Sunday as they await league leaders Napoli hoping to close the seven-point gap between themselves and top spot. Simone Inzaghi’s side trail both Napoli and city rivals AC Milan, both...
Leaders Hibernians face a major test of their title credentials on Sunday when they face champions Ħamrun Spartans as the BOV Premier League is back on the top of the agenda following the national team’s commitments in their final World Cup...
Philanthropist Keith Marshall told Ben Camille how he decided to make a huge change in his lifestyle to try to help those persons in need. Marshall was a full-time pharmacist by day and a party-organiser by night. But then a meeting with Fr George...
Liverpool will pose a stern test of Arsenal’s revival when the Premier League title chasers host Mikel Arteta’s resurgent side on Saturday. The international break offered a welcome respite for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but Manchester United’s beleaguered...
Unvaccinated Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich returned to house quarantine Friday after having had contact with someone testing positive for Covid-19, ruling him out of at least the next two games. Bundesliga leaders Bayern confirmed the news...
Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes set the fastest time in free practice Friday at the Qatar Grand Prix as the Formula One title fight enters the final three races of the season. Bottas, set to leave for Alfa Romeo next year, was 0.209 seconds quicker than...
West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna looks certain to miss the rest of the Premier League season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury against Liverpool, manager David Moyes said on Friday. Ogbonna, 33, is to undergo surgery after sustaining the knee...
Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out of Manchester City’s clash with Everton and next week’s Champions League showdown against Paris Saint-Germain after testing positive for coronavirus, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The City boss said De Bruyne...
Formula One officials have rejected the request by Mercedes for a review of Max Verstappen’s driving during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, motorsport’s governing body said on Friday. Verstappen appeared to force Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes wide but the FIA...
The United Nations said on Friday it wants proof of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, missing ever since she made sexual assault allegations against a former vice-premier. The UN Human Rights Office called for a fully-transparent...
The draws of the National Amateur Cup quarter-finals and the preliminary round of the Izibet FA Trophy were made on Friday at the Centenary Hall. This is the second time that the National Amateur Cup is being organised, even though last year’s edition...
Holders France hope to retain their title but the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be missing the two most recent European champions as Portugal and Italy must both battle through play-offs to qualify. That left fans with the prospect of no Cristiano...
The head of the Women’s Tennis Association said he is prepared to cut lucrative business ties with China if tennis star Peng Shui remains unaccounted for and her sexual assault allegations against a top Communist Party official are not...
Nadur Youngsters and SK Victoria Wanderers found little difficult to progress to the next stage of the Knock Out and the GFA Cup respectively last weekend. Top-flight side SK Victoria Wanderers earned qualification to the quarter-finals of the GFA Cup...
Serena Williams on Thursday joined the chorus of concern for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts have been shrouded in mystery since she alleged a powerful Chinese politician sexually assaulted her. “I am devastated and shocked to hear...
Football old-timers in Malta remember with a sense of nostalgia the days when football matches were played in the morning. These matches were played in stadia such as the Empire Stadium at Gżira, Pace Grasso in Paola and recently even at the Centenary...
Floriana FC expressed their sadness following the death of their former player Patrick Demanuele, aged 53. Dubbed il-Koku, Demanuele was the son of former Floriana legend Pullu Demanuele and formed part of the Greens squad in the late 80s. “Floriana...
Scottish champions Rangers hired Giovanni van Bronckhorst as their new manager on Thursday after Steven Gerrard’s move to Aston Villa. Former Rangers midfielder Van Bronckhorst returns to Ibrox as the 17th permanent manager in the history of the...
Two weeks after being assaulted in a mystery attack in Paris, Kheira Hamraoui was on Thursday left out of France’s squad for the upcoming 2023 women’s World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Wales. France coach Corinne Diacre said that the Paris...
Dutch international footballer Quincy Promes will be prosecuted on an attempted murder charge in connection with a stabbing at a family gathering last year, Dutch prosecutors and media reports announced on Thursday. The 29-year-old Spartak Moscow...
Eighteen students from the National School of Sport will be travelling to Ostia to take part in a training camp in collaboration with the Acquatic Sports Association of Malta and SportMalta. Details of the training camp, that will be held next week,...
Mellieħa Curves overcame the Għajnsielem Redcoats 15-5 in a fastpitch game played at the Għajnsielem Ground. Curves pitcher Rena Vella was the standout for the team from Mellieħa as she struck out five players, a season-high. Mellieħa player-coach,...
Steven Gerrard has slammed claims he will use the Aston Villa job as a stepping stone towards eventually taking charge of his former club Liverpool. Gerrard was hired as Villa boss last week after agreeing to leave Scottish champions Rangers. Premier...
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