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Premier League: Poker for Valletta as Hibernians stumble

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 06:18 Last update: about 5 years ago Simon Farrugia

Valletta registered a great win over reigning Champions Hiberians in a match in which they were a dominant force, scoring at regular intervals.  After goalless first half, the Lillywhites were...

Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to take 3rd place at World Cup

Saturday, 17 December 2022, 19:31 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Luka Modric led Croatia to third place in what was likely the midfield great’s last appearance at the World Cup. The runners-up from four years ago secured another medal by beating...

Premier League: Last gasp win for Hamrun

Saturday, 17 December 2022, 09:19 Last update: about 5 years ago

League leaders Hamrun Spartans consolidated their leadership with a hard earned victory over Marsaxlokk, a victory that came in the dying seconds of the match when Marsaxlokk looked set to earn a...

Updated: Mihajlovic dies of leukaemia, aged 53

Friday, 16 December 2022, 15:16 Last update: about 5 years ago

Former Serbian defender Sinisia Mihajlovic has died, aged 53, his family ammounced. Mihajlovic had been diagnosed with leukaemia in 2019....

Premier League: Pisani's goal puts Maroons in second place

Friday, 16 December 2022, 07:37 Last update: about 5 years ago Simon Farrugia

Gzira United registered a second consecutive win after defeating Santa Lucia by a solitary goal scored by Steve Pisani in first half stoppage time. A win which puts the Maroons in second place, six...

Michele Marcolini named new Malta national teams head coach

Thursday, 15 December 2022, 15:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

The Malta FA announced today that Michele Marcolini has been appointed as its new National Teams Head Coach.  The 47-year-old Italian will be contracted until the end of 2024 and will take up the...

Updated: Legal advisor sides with UEFA, FIFA in Super League case

Thursday, 15 December 2022, 11:18 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

A senior legal adviser proposes the European Court of Justice recognize that FIFA-UEFA rules under which the Super League project should be subject to prior approval are compatible with EU competition...

France advance to World Cup final, beat Morocco 2-0

Thursday, 15 December 2022, 05:33 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Kylian Mbappé vs. Lionel Messi. Soccer's latest superstar against perhaps the sport's greatest player in the World Cup final just about everyone was hoping for. France and...

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