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Emotional funeral for Sala held in his Argentine hometown

Sunday, 17 February 2019, 00:51 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Family, friends, supporters and former teammates paid tribute to striker Emiliano Sala in his small Argentine hometown on Saturday, almost four weeks after he died when the plane he was in crashed...

Italian Serie A: Piatek scores 2 as Milan beats Atalanta 3-1

Saturday, 16 February 2019, 22:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Krzysztof Piatek looks to be firing AC Milan back into the Champions League. The Poland international scored twice on Saturday as Milan came from behind to beat Atalanta 3-1 in Serie A. Piatek...

French Ligue 1: Balotelli scores again as Marseille rises to 4th

Saturday, 16 February 2019, 22:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Mario Balotelli scored a fine goal in Marseille's 2-0 home win against Amiens on Saturday, taking his tally to three in four games since joining from Nice. The Italian striker failed to score in...

FA Cup: City overcomes stubborn Newport to reach quarterfinals

Saturday, 16 February 2019, 21:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Manchester City broke through Newport's stubborn defense in the second half to beat the fourth-tier side 4-1 in the FA Cup on Saturday, although the result wasn't as straightforward as the scoreline...

BOV Premier League: Rozzi goal gives Qormi precious points against disappointing Greens

Saturday, 16 February 2019, 19:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Chris Cassar

A Rozzi deflected shot proved to be enough for Qormi against Floriana yesterday in a rather low profile match. This is a precious victory for Qormi who have temporarily joined Pieta at the bottom of the table on the ten point mark. Needless to say Pieta still have a game in hand, the match against Balzan this afternoon....

BOV Premier League: D. Imeri penalty goal helps 10-man Mosta beat Hamrun S.

Saturday, 16 February 2019, 19:12 Last update: about 9 years ago Henry Brincat

A Demir Imeri penalty on 74 minutes proved to be enough for the 10-man Mosta side to beat Hamrun Spartans on Saturday. It was an important win for Mark Miller’s boys as the three points have lifted them joint 8th place with Tarxien Rainbows, on 19 points, a massive nine points above the relegation zone....

BOV Premier League: Jake Grech late winner puts Hibernians on top of the standings

Saturday, 16 February 2019, 16:31 Last update: about 9 years ago Chris Cassar

Hibernians are now sole leaders after beating St. Andrew’s thanks to a late rally, with Valletta held by the ever surprising Senglea side. It was a difficult test for Hibernians who were expected to get the three points at stake, but were made to fight hard for the final prize as the saints never gave away an...

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