Neptunes beat San Ġiljan to maintain their 100 per cent record. Although several matches between neighbours Neptunes Emirates and San Ġiljan AllCare Insurance turned out to be very keen affairs, few have surpassed yesterday’s nerve-tingling...
Already assured of their first ever Winter League title prior to yesterday’s match, Marsascala Mor€ kept a clean sheet after five outings when they edged past a battling Otters Nivea, winning 7-6. The southerners’s next objective now is to complete...
The qualities of Sliema Frank Salt Real Estate are well-known. However, the convincing way they dismantled equally valid opponents yesterday as the Winter League resumed suggested there are bright prospects for them this year. San Ġiljan All Care...
Sliema Frank Salt Real Estate will have their eyes set on maintaining their 100 per cent record in the Premier Division when they take on San Ġiljan All Care Insurance in this morning’s opener as the 2014 Winter League resumes after almost a month-long...
These are rosy days for Maltese waterpolo and recent success should lead towards a brighter future. This is the main message the Aquatic Sport Association of Malta (ASA) president Joe Caruana Curran and national coach Karl Izzo conveyed when they...
Another international commitment resulted in more credit heaped on Malta’s waterpolo team after the silver medal they landed at the Commonwealth Championship in Aberdeen earlier this month – a prestigious prize for the players and coaches. Their...
Malta 9Austria 8 (2-2, 3-1, 4-2, 0-3) The Malta junior team emulated their senior counterparts yesterday after beating Austria 9-8 in a tight final to win the Juniors 98 EU 8 Nations Tournament in Brno, the Czech Republic. Last month, Malta’s senior...
Malta's junior waterpolo team won the gold medal at the EU8 Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic after beating Austria 9-8 in today's final. The Maltese boys, led by coaches Karl Izzo and Anthony Farrugia, drew the first session 2-2 before winning...
The Malta junior team are through to the final of the EU 8 Nations Tournament after easing past Ireland 16-5 in the semi-finals, in Brno, yesterday. The match was balanced in the opening two sessions, with Karl Izzo’s boys opening a 7-4 lead at the...
The Maltese junior waterpolo team could not have hoped for a better start to the EU 8 Nations Tournament after back-to-back victories over Poland and Switzerland in Brno, Czech Republic, yesterday. Malta started with a 15-5 win over Poland.The opening...
Wearing a protective mask after recovering from a broken nose, Steve Camilleri was back in action for his Italian top division team RN Bogliasco earlier this month. He played in the last three league matches against Como, Florentia and Nervi, netting...
Malta waterpolo national coach Karl Izzo and his assistant Anthony Farrugia were rewarded by the Aquatic Sport Association for guiding the team to a silver medal in the Commonwealth Championships in Scotland with a new two-year contract, the governing...
England 16Malta 9 (5-1, 5-2, 4-3, 2-3) England again proved too strong for Malta, winning yesterday’s final of the Commonwealth Champion-ships 16-9 in Aberdeen. While the English vindicated their billing as title favourites, Malta had good reason to be...
Malta had to settle for a silver medal at the Commonwealth Championships after losing 16-9 to England in today’s final in Aberdeen. The Maltes team, led by Karl Izzo, turned in a better performance than in their 10-3 defeat to the English yesterday,...
Malta 3England 10 (0-3, 0-3, 1-2, 2-2) The Maltese national team suffered their first defeat at the Commonwealth Championships after they were comprehensively beaten 10-3 by England, in Aberdeen, yesterday. The upset in this last round-robin phase...
National team make it five wins from five matches in Aberdeen
Malta 9South Africa 8 (3-4, 2-1, 2-1, 2-2) Malta assured themselves of a place in Saturday’s gold medal match after battling past South Africa 9-8 in a hard-fought encounter at the Commonwealth Championships in Aber-deen, yesterday. The Maltese team...
Malta 18Singapore 8 (6-1, 1-2, 4-3, 7-2) Malta extended their perfect start in the 2014 Commonwealth Championships after brushing aside Singapore 18-8 in Aberdeen yesterday. It was another strong performance from Karl Izzo’s men who quickly gained...
Malta 18Scotland 7 (4-2, 3-2, 5-2, 6-1) Malta continued to fire on all cylinders at the 2014 Commonwealth Championships, currently underway in Aberdeen, after beating host team Scotland 18-7 yesterday. This was the second victory in as many matches for...
Malta 17New Zealand 9 (4-3, 4-1, 8-1, 1-4) Malta forward Matthew Zammit scored six goals as the national team’s quest at the 2014 Commonwealth Championships started on a sound footing in Aberdeen, yesterday, with a 17-9 victory over New Zealand. The...
Premier League club Exiles Ferretti yesterday announced that a new man will be in charge of the waterpolo team following the departure of French coach Aurelien Cousin. Cousin tendered his resignation last week and Exiles said he will be replaced by...
Malta coach Karl Izzo is targeting a top-three finish at the Commonwealth Championship, starting tomorrow in Scotland. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lup Malta’s recent upsurge in international waterpolo will again be under the microscope as our boys compete in...
The first phase of the BOV Winter League came to an end yesterday with Valletta United picking the points after an 8-5 victory over Exiles Ferretti. With the ASA Under-19 vs San Giljan match also postponed before the April recess, Valletta, guided from...
Marsascala prevail in derby of the south
In yesterday’s two matches Otters Nivea and Ta’ Xbiex Amigos again shared 12 goals in the opening match of the First Division return round while in the second clash an improving Sirens side beat the ASA Under 19 team 11-6. With the Gozitans one point...
After the Winter League matches scheduled for Monday, the pre-season competition will resume on May 2 to make way for Malta’s international commitments and the Easter period during April. The national team will be in action in the third Commonwealth...
Malta Under-17 will take part in the EU Nations Waterpolo Cup which will be staged in Brno, Czech Republic, next month. National coach Karl Izzo this week selected 15 players for the tournament which will be played between April 18 and 20. Malta...
In yesterday’s three-match programme at the National Pool, Sliema Frank Salt Real Estate and San Ġiljan Allcare Insurance were made to fight to the maximum to collect the three points at the expense of resilient and tactically sound opponents, Sirens...
Malta struck waterpolo gold on March 16 when they won the EU 8 Nations Tournament in Limerick, Ireland. It was their second international success overseas after their first triumph in a six-nations event in Vienna before the turn of the millennium. It...
In the two matches in yesterday’s Winter League programme, Marsaxlokk ASC and Otters Nivea shared the spoils while Vallettta Utd beat the ASA Under 19 team. The first clash was a close affair, typical of the balance there is among the First Division...
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