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FIFA panel studies new competitions, but not $25B offer

Sunday, 9 December 2018, 19:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A FIFA panel has met to discuss revamping the Club World Cup and creating a global Nations League, without addressing a $25 billion offer to fund them. FIFA says the task force, with members from...

BOV Premier League: Two goals in a minute prove decisive for Hibernians

Sunday, 9 December 2018, 18:19 Last update: about 9 years ago Simon Farrugia

Hibernians registered their ninth consecutive win when they beat basement side Senglea. A win which put the Paolites alone in pole position two points above Valletta and Gzira with a game left till the end of the first round....

Nikitina wins World Cup women's skeleton season-opener

Sunday, 9 December 2018, 16:18 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Elena Nikitina of Russia built a sizable lead after the first run and went on to win the season's first World Cup women's skeleton race on Sunday. Nikitina finished her two trips down the ice in...

Friedrich goes 2-for-2 in World Cup weekend bobsled races

Sunday, 9 December 2018, 16:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Germany's Francesco Friedrich won his second World Cup two-man bobsled gold medal in as many days Sunday, narrowly holding off Latvia's Oskars Kibermanis. Friedrich and brakeman Martin Grothkopp...

Two weeks later, Copa Libertadores set for finale in Madrid

Sunday, 9 December 2018, 10:28 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Two weeks ago, River Plate fan Gigi Gibson traveled more than 10,000 kilometers to watch the Copa Libertadores final in Argentina. On Sunday, she will travel less than 10 kilometers from her home...

Last leg of the Mediterranean Horse Racing Championship

Sunday, 9 December 2018, 07:05 Last update: about 9 years ago

On Sunday morning harness driver Andrew Farrugia together with Malta Racing Club Chairman Edwin Borg will go to Sicily where the last leg of the Mediterranean Horse Racing Championship will be raced...

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