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Ħamrun Spartans’ hopes for back-to-back Premier League titles improved tremendously on Sunday when they widened the gap between them and runners-up Floriana to five points following their easy victory over relegation-threatened Sirens, and the Greens dropped two points after being held to a draw by Balzan. Ħamrun Spatans ..... 2 Sirens ..... 0 Ħamrun Spartans kept up their winning streak when they faced Sirens and beat them with two first-half goals for their eighth successive win. The Spartans won without exerting too much pressure against a Sirens that rarely looked capable of making a go of it as they struggled…

Ħamrun Spartans had the easiest of tasks to preserve their top position in the Premier League ladder on match day 16 when they had it all their way as they beat bottom team Gudja by 4-0. At the same time, Floriana kept abreast by beating Hibernians in the weekend's top match. Other teams just below these two dropped points to make it a two-horse race between Ħamrun and Floriana for the championship. Ħamrun Spartans ..... 4 Gudja United ..... 0 Ħamrun were never in trouble. Though they had a most comfortable 4-0 victory, they could have even scored more if…

Between the 22nd and the 25th of February 2024, women's football will again be in the spotlight in Malta when the national teams of Albania, Belarus and the Faroe Islands, together with Malta, will participate in the 4th annual VisitMalta Women's International Friendlies across two matchdays at the Tony Bezzina Stadium.  Fresh from their successful UEFA Women's Nations League participation that culminated in their promotion to League B, Malta's girls will kick off the event on the 22nd with a match against the Faroe Islands. Then, three days later, on the 25th, they face Belarus. At a press conference on…

As anticipated, Ħamrun Spartans retained the top place in the Premier League with an easy victory over Naxxar Lions at the end of match day 15. At the same time, Floriana stayed on their shoulder after their narrow win over Birkirkara. In the lower reaches, the struggle for survival hots on with five teams in the thick of it and Gudja almost already doomed to lose their status. Ħamrun Spartans ..... 4 Naxxar Lions ..... 1 Ħamrun Spartans found the going much more accessible than they might have envisaged, and their 4-1 victory over Naxxar Lions that helped them to…

Socceroos goalkeeper Joe Anthony Gauci, 23, who is currently with the Australian national team at the Asian Cup, and has been keeping goal for Adelaide Unted, has joined English Premier League club, Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, but is reputed to be a record fee for an A-League player. The 6’5” keeper was initially born in Adelaide but had roots in Malta through his father. Therefore, he was also eligible to play for Malta before deciding to play for the Socceroos. He started his footballing career with West Torrens Birkalia before receiving a scholarship deal with Central Coast Mariners. He…

Table toppers Ħamrun Spartans started the second round of the Premier League with a bang as they put seven goals past Balzan to retain the top position three points ahead of their closest, and as it is turning out also to be their only challengers Floriana. At the same time, most of the teams below them dropped points. Ħamrun Spartans ….. 7 Balzan ….. 1 Ħamrun Spartans breezed through their opening match in Round 2 of the Premier League with an easy 7-1 victory over Balzan, who must have dreamed of offering a much stricter challenge after it was them…

European Aquatics (EA) has entrusted the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta (ASA) to host the Men's Waterpolo Champions League Final Four for three consecutive years – 2024, 2025, and 2026 at the island's National Pool Complex. In nominating the ASA, European Aquatics said that the Association satisfies all the key requirements and has the Maltese government's full support. The European Champions League, which started in 1963 as the European Cup, is contested by the top European teams. It is the continent's most prestigious professional waterpolo club competition. The spectacular Final Four event provides an exciting climax to the waterpolo season,…

After 13 matches, at the end of round 1 in Malta's Premier League, defending champions Ħamrun Spartans retained the pack's leadership following their narrow victory over Hibernians. But it was mainly due to Floriana's failure to get any points from their second loss in succession, in their surprise defeat against Gżira United. Meanwhile, Sliema Wanderers gained ground over the Greens with their slender win over Sirens and are now just a point behind them in third place. Ħamrun Spartans ..... 2 Hibernians ..... 1 It was challenging for Ħamrun to claim all three points at the end of their 2-1…

Following the team's formidable performance in their latest 5-0 Adobe FA Cup victory over Newcastle United, a delighted Manchester United women's manager, Marc Skinner, partly attributed their victory to the team's successful five-day winter training camp in early January in Malta. Marc Skinner, the Manchester United women’s team manager. Photo: Manchester United FC The Reds' training camp, which included a high-profile friendly match against PSV Women, which they won by 2-1, came ahead of the second half of their league season. It allowed the players to get together after the winter break. Skinner said it was something that they were very privileged…

A one-goal difference decided the winners of the 2024 International Tipsport Malta Cup. It was a close victory, as three clubs finished with the same number of points, five.  The title on the final day of the event's sixth edition went to Czechoslovakia's SK Sigma Olomouc following their scoreless draw with FK Austria Wien. The other Czechs, FC Hradec Králové, shared the runner-up position after beating Spartak Prague 2-1.  Before the final matchday, the first three could all win the trophy, and in the end, they all finished with the same number of points. However, Olomouc had the best aggregate score,…