The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
View E-Paper

Sports

Former Germany striker Wagner leaves Bayern for Tianjin

Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 10:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Former Germany striker Sandro Wagner is leaving Bayern Munich after one year to join Chinese club Tianjin Teda. The 31-year-old Wagner's contract had been due to expire in 2020. Bayern...

Waterpolo: Malta suffers fourth defeat

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 21:43 Last update: about 9 years ago

Malta's national waterpolo team suffered another heavy defeat in the qualifying round of the waterpolo Worl League organised by FINA. The Russians had obtained another easy win at Tal-Qroqq winning 18-5....

Struggling Villarreal re-hires coach it fired last year

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 19:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Villarreal has re-hired coach Javi Calleja, less than two months after it fired him. The Spanish club said Calleja is returning to replace Luis Garcia Plaza, who was let go earlier Tuesday after...

Asian Cup: Qatar reach final, rout UAE 4-0 amid insults

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 19:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Amid shoes being thrown in insult, Qatar won its politically charged match against host United Arab Emirates 4-0 Tuesday and advanced to the Asian Cup final. The Qataris, who will host the World...

Skiing: Hirscher leads slalom after 1st run; Noel out after 2 wins

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 18:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Marcel Hirscher led a men's World Cup night slalom by nearly a second after the opening run Tuesday. The seven-time overall champion from Austria attacked from top to bottom on the Planai course...

Tennis: Azarenka to play Kvitova after beating Gasparyan

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 18:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Victoria Azarenka set up a meeting with Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Tuesday after a sometimes-shaky 6-4, 6-1 win over Russian qualifier Margarita...

Southern African bloc backs Infantino for FIFA re-election

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 16:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Southern African soccer countries have backed Gianni Infantino for re-election as FIFA president. The southern African union COSAFA says Infantino has the unanimous backing of its 14 FIFA member...

Malta FA Trophy: Hibs, Valletta meet again in quarterfinals

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 14:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Henry Brincat

A repeat of the recent hotly contested Premier League match between Hibernians and Valletta is on the card near the end of this month as both teams were drawn to face each other once again, this...

  • don't miss