Maltese athletes in action on Day 1
Friday, 25 July 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Maltese athletes took part in four sport disciplines on Day1 of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow yesterday. Judoka Jeremy Saywell, taking part in the under 66 kilogram category, lost by...
Scottish identity celebrated as Glasgow Games open
Thursday, 24 July 2014, 06:13
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Loch Ness Monster, tartan-clad bagpipers and giant pieces of shortbread took the place of footballers on the Celtic Park pitch as the Commonwealth Games began with a celebration of Scottish...
Athletes added to Games lineup as outbreak stemmed
Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 06:23
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The athletes' village at the Commonwealth Games welcomed 1,000 more competitors from 25 countries on Monday, and none of them should have to worry about a stomach virus that affected staff at the...
Fleeting Bolt visit could be key to Glasgow Games
Monday, 21 July 2014, 07:08
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Competing in just one event, Usain Bolt is likely to race in Glasgow for less than 20 seconds. Just convincing the sprint star to come to the Commonwealth Games, though, should go a long way to...
One down, one to go: Rio Olympics next for Brazil
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 06:39
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Brazil just pulled off the World Cup. Next up is Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympics, which poses an even bigger challenge. Cement trucks are busy, creating billowing dust clouds, and...
Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay in interview
Sunday, 13 July 2014, 12:14
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Five-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Ian Thorpe for the first time publicly confirmed that he is gay during a television interview on Sunday, ending years of speculation about his...
Tour de France gets royal send-off at Harewood House near Leeds
Saturday, 5 July 2014, 10:43
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The 101st Tour de France, which begins in Yorkshire later, will be given a royal send-off by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Almost 200 riders will leave Leeds Town...
Snooker player Carter diagnosed with lung cancer
Saturday, 24 May 2014, 16:52
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Two-time world snooker championship finalist Ali Carter has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The 34-year-old English player suffers from Crohn's disease and recovered from testicular...
Michael Phelps loses to Lochte in comeback meet
Friday, 25 April 2014, 11:41
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Michael Phelps is going short, really short, in the second race of his comeback. The swimmer who owns 18 Olympic gold medals in middle and longer distance races is going to try sprinting....
Phelps will be racing himself in swimming comeback
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 09:58
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, is coming out of retirement to swim next week at the Arena Grand Prix in Arizona. The meet will be his first competitive meet since the...