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On Easter Saturday morning, the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) hosted a spirited and entertaining football match against a team of well-known local media personalities at the Mqabba F.C. Football Grounds. While the MSJA team claimed a 9–4 victory, the true triumph of the day was the spirit of friendship and generosity in raising funds for Puttinu Cares, a local NGO dedicated to helping children with cancer and their families. The MSJA expressed special thanks to Mqabba F.C. for graciously donating the use of their football ground for the occasion. MSJA Team: Adrian Gatt, Riccardo Flask, Liam Farrugia, Chris Falzon, Jordi Farrugia, Josef Galdes, Matthew Vassallo, Mark Muscat, Stephen Azzopardi, Andrea Aquilina, Francesco Borg, Matteo Desira Buttigieg, and Omar Farrugia (Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works). Media Personalities Team: Alvin Cacciattolo (Actor), Matthew Sant Sultana (Actor), Sven Fabri and Andriy John (Love Island Malta), Kevin Paul Calleja (Singer/Songwriter), Karl Bonnici [...]

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li Brian Cini rebaħ l-ewwel unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award għal din is-sena li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Jannar u Frar. Brian Cini li għandu 28 sena, ġie runner-up fil-World Snooker Federation (WSF) Championship li sar fil-Marokk, wara li fil-finali ġie megħlub miż-żagħżugħ Ċiniż Yang Gao 5-3. Gao rebaħ l-ewwel frame, iżda Cini baqa’ ffukat u rebaħ iż-żewġ frames konsekuttivi b’total ta’ 67 u 78 punt rispettivament. Min-naħa tiegħu Gao rebaħ ir-raba’ frame u b’hekk marru għall-intervall f’parità ta’ 2-2. Iż-żewġ plejers baqgħu juru livell għoli ta’ logħob iżda Gao li għad għandu 20 sena rebaħ l-aħħar żewġ frames. B’din ir-rebħa Yang Gao se jkollu d-dritt li jilgħab bħala plejer professjonali fil-World Snooker Tour. Min-naħa l-oħra Brian Cini bħala runner-up seta’ jieħu sehem fil-kwalifiki għall-Kampjonati Dinjija li saru f’Sheffield, l-Ingilterra, aktar kmieni dan ix-xahar. Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial [...]

National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Brian Cini won the first IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2025, covering the months of January and February. Brian Cini, 28, is the runner-up of the World Snooker Federation (WSF) Championship after he was beaten by young Chinese player Yang Gao 5-3 in a highly balanced final. Even though Gao won the opening frame, Cini kept his composure and turned the match in his favour after securing the second and third frame with runs of 67 and 78 respectively. Eventually Gao won the fourth frame, and they went for the interval at 2-2. Both players continued to show a high level of play, but 20-year-old Gao was firmly in control to seal the last two frames. With this victory Yang Gao will have the right to play as a professional player on the [...]

Tommy Wallbank (Atletika – Long Distance Runner) u Caden Tanti (Futbol) huma r-rebbieħa tal-Atlas Atleti Żgħażagħ tax-Xahar ta’ Frar. Tommy Wallbank, li għandu 19-il sena, ħa sehem fin-Nofs Maratona waqt l-40 edizzjoni tal-Lifestar Malta Marathon fejn ġie fl-ewwel post fil-kategorija ta’ taħt it-23 sena, it-tieni atleta raġel u t-tielet fil-klassifika ġenerali. Dan huwa riżultat tad-dedikazzjoni u l-perseveranza li Tommy wera tul is-snin. Lura fis-sena 2021, Tommy kien ġera’ elf (1000) kilometru hekk kif ġera’ kilometru għal kull donazzjoni ta’ €5 b’tifkira tal-ħabiba tiegħu Rebecca Zammit Lupi li kienet ħalliet din id-dinja fl-istess sena wara li ġġieldet il-marda tal-kanċer. Min-naħa l-oħra, Caden Tanti li għandu 16-il sena, huwa l-ewwel plejer żagħżugħ Malti li ffirma kuntratt professjonali ma’ klabb tas-Serje A fl-Italja. Fil-fatt, f’Jannar li għadda ħalla lit-tim ta’ Luxol St. Andrews F.C. sabiex ingħaqad mat-tim ta’ taħt is-sittax-il sena ta’ Genoa u lagħab l-ewwel logħba tiegħu magħhom fi Frar. Madwar [...]