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19 05, 2025

Malta Sports Journalists Association’s participation in the 87th AIPS Congress in Morocco

By |May 19th, 2025|0 Comments

Last week the Malta Sports Journalists Association participated in the 87th AIPS (International Sports Journalists Association) Congress held in Rabat, Morocco. The delegation included the General Secretary Lorraine Cunningham and the Honorary President and member of the Executive committee Sandro Micallef. With an attendance of nearly 90 countries across four continents, this congress focused on various themes and upcoming sports events including the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, the Youth Olympics in Dakar and the FISU games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. Throughout the three-day event, numerous forums and discussions took place, with the Executive Secretary Lorraine Cunningham contributing to a panel addressing the challenges faced by women in sports journalism. Other topics included the Saint Denis convention, investigative journalism, artificial intelligence, illegal games in sports and the role of content creators. Presentations were also done by FIFA, UEFA, IOC, Special Olympics, IJF, the Caribbean Centre of Sport and the Morocco’s [...]

30 04, 2025

Brian Alejandro Parada u Stefan Cassar jirċievu l-ewwel TGS Fair Play Award għas-sena 2025

By |April 30th, 2025|0 Comments

Brian Alejandro Parada u Stefan Cassar huma r-rebbieħa tat-TGS Fair Play Award li jkopri l-perjodu bejn Jannar u Marzu 2025. Dan il-premju ta’ kull tliet xhur huwa mogħti mill-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports flimkien mal-Malta Fair Play Movement, b’kollaborazzjoni ma’ Together Gaming Solutions. Dan il-premju huwa intiż għal dawk fil-qasam tal-isport kemm fuq livell individwali jew bħala tim għall-ġest altruwistiku ta’ fair play f’kompetizzjoni/ijiet uffiċjali jew le. Il-ġest ta' Fair Play ġie rappurtat nhar il-Ħadd 19 ta’ Jannar 2025 waqt il-logħba tal-GFA BOV Gozo Football League tal-Ewwel Diviżjoni bejn Qala Saints FC u Xewkija Tigers FC li ntlagħbet fil-Gozo Stadium. Dan il-konfront kien wieħed ferm kontestat miż-żewġ timijiet u Xewkija kienu qed igawdu vantaġġ ta' 3-1, filwaqt li t-tim ta' Qala kien qed jagħmel minn kollox biex jirkupra l-iskor. Kien hawn li l-attakant ta' Xewkija Brian Alejandro Parada ġera' lejn il-ballun flimkien mall-avversarju tiegħu d-difensur Junior Adenilson Ferreira Dos Santos, [...]

30 04, 2025

Brian Alejandro Parada and Stefan Cassar receive the first TGS Fair Play Award for 2025

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Brian Alejandro Parada and Stefan Cassar (Xewkija Tigers F.C.) are the winners of the TGS Malta Fair Play Award covering January to March 2025. This quarterly award, handed out by the Malta Sports Journalists Association and the Malta Fair Play Movement in collaboration with Together Gaming Solutions, is aimed at sporting individuals or teams who would have distinguished themselves with an altruistic gesture of fair play during official and/or non-official competitions. The act of fair play occurred during a GFA BOV Gozo Football League First Division match between Qala Saints FC and Xewkija Tigers FC played on Sunday 19th January 2025, at the Gozo Stadium. The match was fiercely contested, with Xewkija taking a surprising lead while Qala attempted to recover. In the 76th minute, Xewkija who were leading 3-1, launched a counterattack. During the play, striker Brian Alejandro Parada and defender Junior Adenilson Ferreira Dos Santos sprinted [...]

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