Hosts Cameroon are through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations but only after labouring to a 2-1 win over a Comoros side who were forced to start an outfield player in goal and played most of the game with 10 men. The Comoros started...
Czech side Sigma Olomouc won the Tipsport Malta Cup 2022 after defeating WSG Tirol of Austria 3-0 at the National Stadium, on Monday evening. Jakub Matousek put Sigma Olomouc ahead on the 11th minute and Antonin Rusek doubled the score four minutes later.
Striker Mario Balotelli has been recalled by Italy coach Roberto Mancini more than three years after he last played for the Azzurri for a training camp ahead of 2022 World Cup qualifying play-offs, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on...
Watford manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on Monday after only 14 games in charge of the Premier League strugglers. Ranieri was hired in October to replace Xisco Munoz after the Spaniard’s dismissal. But the 70-year-old Italian was unable to improve...
Borussia Dortmund revealed Monday they are concerned about the extent of the injury to star striker Erling Haaland as they await the results of further medical examinations. The 21-year-old Norway star has scored 23 goals in 21 games for Dortmund this...
Star forward Musa Barrow scored on 71 minutes to take debutants Gambia, the lowest ranked team at the Africa Cup of Nations, into the quarter-finals on Monday with a 1-0 victory over Guinea in Bafoussam. The west African Scorpions now face hosts...
Title battles seem to have been much more intense across Europe in the last decade. In the past few years, we haven’t had the opportunity to enjoy big battles for domestic thrones. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule such as the battle...
Football superstar Lionel Messi has bagged himself a shirt signed by fellow Argentine soccer fanatic Pope Francis, the Vatican’s sports association said Monday. Paris Saint-Germain forward Messi, who returned to action on Sunday after a bout of Covid,...
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has signed a new contract running until 2025, the Premier League club announced on Monday. The 48-year-old Dane, who was previously assistant head coach under Dean Smith, took charge at the London club in October 2018. He...
Birkirkara have reached an agreement with Sta Lucia FC to sign goalkeeper Julani Archibald on loan until the end of the season. The Stripes have been looking for a goalkeeper to add more cover to their squad after regular goalkeeper Daniel Fernandes...
Manchester City’s stumble at Southampton has given Liverpool hope of rekindling a Premier League title race after a weekend of major developments in the battle for a top-four finish and to avoid relegation. Nine points now separate the top two after...
AC Milan were held to a goalless draw by Juventus on Sunday, losing ground in the Serie A title race and allowing Napoli to move second following their 4-1 thumping of Salernitana. Two points behind local rivals Inter Milan before this weekend, Milan...
Veteran Youssef Msakni scored to give previously unimpressive Tunisia a shock 1-0 triumph over 10-man Nigeria in Garoua on Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match. The north Africans now face Burkina Faso, who eliminated Gabon after a penalty...
Federico Chiesa will be out of action for around seven months Juventus said on Sunday after the Italy forward underwent surgery on his left knee. Juve said in a statement released just before kick-off in their Serie A match at AC Milan that Chiesa was...
Emma Ciantar Piccinino listed her name on the scoresheet as Sunderland West End Ladies snatch a hard-fought 3-2 win over Wallsend B.C. in the North East Regional Women’s Football League. The Maltese youth scored the second goal after she was deployed...
Floriana boosted their hopes of catching Hibernians at the top of the Premier League with a vital win over Birkirkara to cut the Paolites’ lead to four points. They secured a ‘fortunate’ win thanks to Andrei Ciolacu’s early strike. The Romanian striker...
Ylenia Carabott featured for her English side Keynsham Town as they hosted the FA Women’s National League (South) leaders Ipswich Town, on Sunday. Ipswich lead the standings with 40 points after 15 games and are favourites to make the upgrade into the...
Ismahila Ouedraogo scored the decisive penalty kick as Burkina Faso beat Gabon 7-6 in a dramatic shoot-out to become the first team through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after Sunday’s match in Limbe finished 1-1 at the end of...
Maltese youth Alexandra Gatt was handed her starting debut for London Seaward in their home game against Billericay Town. A tough meeting for London Seaward, who play in England’s fourth-tier, as they hosted the team sitting second and vying for...
Malta women’s international player Maria Farrugia played part in Sunderland Ladies’ league game against Lewes, on Sunday afternoon. Sunderland Ladies travelled away at Lewes and were defeated 2-0 in the FA Women’s Championship. Continue reading this...
Sirens came from behind to beat Santa Lucia 2-1 to register a fourth consecutive positive result and move fifth in the BOV Premier League table. The St. Paul’s Bay side, in fact, leapfrogged Balzan, Valletta, and Gzira but Balzan still have a game in...
A 98th-minute penalty handed Teddy Teuma’s Royal Union St Gilloise a dramatic 2-1 win over Genk in Belgium’s Jupiler League, on Sunday evening. RUSG were closing in on a draw after Genk’s Paul Onuachu converted from the penalty spot to level Casper...
Chelsea solidified their place in the Premier League’s top four by beating Tottenham 2-0 on Sunday as Liverpool cut the gap on Manchester City at the top to nine points with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace. A third defeat to Chelsea in the past month cost...
Zach Muscat produced a wonderful assist as he set up Casa Pia’s first goal on their way to a famous 3-0 win over Porto B in the Portuguese’s second-tier, on Sunday afternoon. This win has lifted Casa Pia joint-first with Benfica B and Feirense on 36...
The Comoros look set to name an outfield player in goal for their first ever knockout match at the Africa Cup of Nations against hosts Cameroon on Monday after Covid-19 cases and injuries left them with no other choice. “We are laughing about it, we...
Rachel Cuschieri and her Lazio women’s team succumbed to two late goals to let a crucial point slip from their hands against Inter in the women’s Serie A, on Sunday afternoon. Lazio are currently embroiled in a relegation battle as they look to salvage...
Two late goals in a span of two minutes handed Gżira United and Valletta a point each in a 1-1 draw that sparked into life in the second half. After a drab opening 45 minutes, both the Maroons and the Citizens producing a thrilling second half that saw...
Premier League side Valletta are set to strengthen their squad with the acquisition of Colombian left-back Luis Carlos Murillo. The Citizens were looking to fill the vacuum left by former club captain Joseph Zerafa who joined Hibernians during this...
Former Liverpool and Slovakia centre-back Martin Skrtel believes his current side Spartak Trnava can reach their target of winning the Slovakian SuperLiga this season. The 37-year-old, in his first season back with a Slovakian club since his...
Floriana FC meet Birkirkara FC for what could be a thrilling top table clash
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