Arsenal have been left fearing that lead striker Olivier Giroud will be out until almost December with an ankle injury.   The France forward has been undergoing scans on his left foot, after...

National coach Pietro Ghedin and Under-21 coach Silvio Vella have named their provisional squads for the forthcoming international matches next month. Ghedin has included newcomers Brooke Farrugia of...

The Bank of Valletta Premier League resumes with the third round of matches between today and tomorrow. Two matches are being played today with the remaining four tomorrow.   The...

Sitting in the executive seats high up at Etihad Stadium, Mario Balotelli began life at Liverpool by watching his new team ruthlessly dismantled by the club he left 19 months...

Liverpool signed Italy striker Mario Balotelli from AC Milan on Monday, taking a calculated gamble on a headline-grabbing player known as much for his controversies as his goals.   Nineteen...

The Spanish football federation suspended Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone for eight matches on Monday after he was sent off during the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup.   The...

Bad World Cup memories be gone. Lionel Messi is back to his match-winning self.   Not even a black cat — regarded as unlucky in Spain and other cultures — zigzagging...

New coach Luis Enrique put his stamp on Barcelona in his winning debut.   Luis Enrique was brought back as a former player who knew the club's inner workings and demanding tradition of...

Pieta H.-Mosta 0-1   Pieta H: D. Cassar, C. Attard, C. Grech, L. Fortunato Dos Santos, J. Pisani, R. Rodrigues, T. Agius, K. Cesare (M. Licari), L. Micallef (D. Agius), J. Gabriel (Q....

Hibernians-Qormi 2-1   Hibernians: M. Muscat, K. Tanti, R. Soares, R. Gomes, M. Dias, A. Cohen (T. Tabone Desira), B. Kristensen, J. Bezzina (J. Lima), C. Failla, L. Edison, Jorginho (J....