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Rugby: Malta vs Israel to be postponed

Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 14:33 Last update: about 6 years ago George Zammit Montebello

Following instructions from Rugby Europe, we regret to inform you that the upcoming fixture between Malta and Israel (21st March), will have to be postponed.  This is due to travel...

Skiing finals, Italian cycling races cancelled due to virus

Friday, 6 March 2020, 21:40 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

  The alpine skiing World Cup Finals and major Italian cycling races were among the latest sporting events to be canceled on Friday because of the escalating virus outbreak. The skiing...

Cycling: Portal, who helped guide Chris Froome at Tour, dies at 40

Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 12:13 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Nicolas Portal, a team official who helped guide four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome to victory at the race, has died. He was 40. His cycling team, Ineos, said the former rider turned...

Olympic champion Sun Yang banned for 8 years in doping case

Friday, 28 February 2020, 17:21 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

When the hammer came down on a container holding a vial of Sun Yang's blood, it ultimately shattered the career of China's greatest swimmer. The three-time Olympic champion was banned for eight...

Swimmer Filippo Magnini's 4-year doping ban annulled by CAS

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 17:04 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Two-time swimming world champion Filippo Magnini was cleared of doping and had his four-year ban annulled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday. “I WON. The TAS acquitted me...

Sailing: Careful Now wins SB20 Ranking Event in Birżebbuġa

Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 15:23 Last update: about 6 years ago Maria Vella--Galea

The fifth ranking race of the 2019/2020 SB20 league was held on the 15th and 16th February. Organised by the SB20 Malta Association and  hosted by Birżebbuġa Sailing Club, the event...

Mountain Biking: Formosa, Aquilina race to victory in Mġarr

Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 12:14 Last update: about 6 years ago Maria Vella--Galea

The Malta Mountain Bike Association kicked off the 2020 Cross Country National Point Series in Ta' Lippija, Mgarr area on Sunday.  The first race attracted a record number of participants who...

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