Sports administrator Louis Borg passed away today. He was aged 85. Well known for being a pioneer in how sport should be part of the education system, he played football and was the founder of...

Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19, with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday. An official with the South...

Raymond Clifton was born on 12 August 1942. He is married to Pauline Darmanin and has five children, Sandra, Vicky, Lorraine, Romina and Daniela. Though born in Malta, Raymond left the island at...

Maltese athletes stole the show during the Third Edition of the International EAP Sicily World Meeting held this weekend in Catania claiming no less than 14 medals, six of which were...

All basketball senior competitions for the 2020-2021 season have been cancelled after the health authorities did not lift restrictions on sport activities. On Wednesday, the government announced...

The Malta Independent on Sunday meets LAURIE PACE, a name synonymous with Judo in Malta. She speaks about her illustrious career, the GSSE medal winning, her love for adventure and her bronze medal in...

The Malta Rugby Football Union has announced that it will be competition in two Rugby 7s tournaments which will be held in May and June respectively. The MRFU’s men’s 7s team will...

Julie Pomagalski, a former Olympic snowboarder from France, has died in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. She was 40. Pomagalski competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Salt Lake City...

After more than one year, the Malta Weightlifting Association will participate in an international event in Russia next week. The Weightlifting European Championships, which was postponed several...

Thomas Bach was re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday for a final four-year term with his immediate focus on this year’s delayed Tokyo Games. The...