Thursday, November 20, 2008
Sport
Bigger tests ahead for Maradona
Diego Maradona's crisis management appears to have worked well enough for Argentina to regain some pride and win their friendly against a...
England reap triple Capello payoff
A superb series of results, a massive lift in confidence and the development of fringe players into worthy front-line internationals is not a bad...
Soccer preview - Mourinho and Ranieri to clash on the field
Inter coach Jose Mourinho and Juventus counterpart Claudio Ranieri clash for real on Saturday after a number of verbal spats between the former...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Stories from The Times
Football - International friendly - Soft goal leaves Malta reeling
Malta 0Iceland 1Helguson 66
A soft goal 21 minutes into the second half condemned Malta to another defeat yesterday, this time at the hands of...
Fitzel satisfied with newcomers' showings
Malta coach Dusan Fitzel felt that his team did not deserve to lose yesterday's friendly against Iceland but the encouraging performances of his...
Football - Buttigieg gets two-match touchline ban
Birkirkara coach John Buttigieg has received a two-match touchline ban after being dismissed from the bench during his side's 1-1 draw against...
Football - Shadows from the past (752) - Referee Tulloch's blunder foils Birkirkara in 1959-60 Hibs clash
Matches between Hibernians and Birkirkara have always been keenly-contested affairs. Encounters between these two old rivals usually end in a...
Table football - Mifsud reaches Brussels final
Veteran players Hansel Mallia and Joseph Mifsud have just taken part in the Grand Prix of Belgium in Brussels.
Besides figuring in the singles...
Sponsorship for Birkirkara Badminton Club
The Birkirkara Badminton Club have reached an agreement with Middlesea Insurance plc for the latter to sponsor their senior team for season...
Rugby League - World Cup final ref made debut in Malta
Englishman Ashley Klein has been appointed to referee Saturday's Rugby League World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand in...
Sailing - HSBC Dinghy Championships - A moment for the best young talent to excel
Malta's sailing splendour gracefully unfolds as the season evolves. Some weeks back we had the Rolex Middle Sea Race, now we have the HSBC...
Larger sports can weather world financial crisis
The world financial crisis is likely to squeeze sports with limited global reach like curling, hockey and swimming but soccer, basketball and...
Football - International friendlies - Terry makes amends in 2-1 win over Germany
John Terry atoned for his part in a dreadful mix-up to score England's winner in a 2-1 victory over Germany in an international friendly at the...
Football - Euro 2012 - Ukraine dissolves agency
Ukraine's government is dissolving an agency overseeing preparations for Euro 2012 after European soccer body UEFA complained that it was...
Football - Brazil's Ronaldo mulling retirement
Brazilian striker Ronaldo may retire from football following his latest serious knee injury, the 32-year-old said yesterday.
Ronaldo ruptured a...
Football - Champions League focus - Arsenal out to stretch unbeaten home record in Europe
In the fifth game from the group phase of the 2008/09 Champions League, scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday, the four English teams in...
Football news
Hernan Crespo, who failed to find a regular place in the Inter line-up, is looking to revive his career with a move to Real Madrid in...
Good company for basketball match
David Beckham chats with Francesca Leiweke, daughter of the president and chief executive officer of AEG Tim Leiweke, as they watch the Los...
Boxing - Evander Holyfield still wants to be undisputed champion
Evander Holyfield, 46, has no intention of quitting the ring if he wins the World Boxing Association (WBA) crown against Russian champion Nikolai...
NBA - James breaks Bryant's record in Cavs win
The Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth game in a row while LeBron James became the youngest player to score 11,000 career NBA points in a 106-82...
Rugby - No apology is needed, say Australians
Australia flyhalf Matt Giteau has told English rugby officials there was no need to apologise for the behaviour of their fans at last weekend's...
Tennis - Davis Cup final - Spain unworried by possibility of hostile Argentine crowd
Spain captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario is not worried about the prospect of facing a hostile Argentine crowd in the Davis Cup final.
"We know...
Tennis - Federer not bothered by Djokovic threat
Roger Federer said he was not that bothered about Serbia's Novak Djokovic closing in on his ranking as world number two.
"I'm going to sleep...
Golf - Faldo wants another chance at Ryder Cup captaincy
Six-times major champion Nick Faldo would like another chance to lead Europe at the 2010 Ryder Cup, despite the team slumping to their first...
Sporting briefs
Walcott: Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is facing three months out of the game after dislocating his right shoulder during training for England in...
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