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With less than one month left to the celebration of world's sport media excellence, AIPS is proud to announce the names of the top ten journalists who competed in the two Photography category of the AIPS Sport Media Awards: Portfolio and Sport Action. The chosen journalists passed a strict selection and will be the roster of the potential finalists, expecting the three names will be unveiled on January 15, 2020. The list may contain more than 10 journalists because of ties in the voting. Here’re the top 10 published in alphabetical order by surname. PORTFOLIO TOP 10 (13) Naeem Ahmadi (Iran), Double standard - Iran varzeshi Scott Barbour (New Zealand), Australian Open Tennis 2019 - Australian Associated Press Andy Cheung (Australia), Light, emotion & story telling - UK Tennis Magazine Adnan El Hage Ali (Lebanon), Women fight bad weather - Al Akhbar Julian Finney (United Kingdom), Sport - Getty Images Alexander Hassenstein (Germany), Dohas track and [...]

The Malta Sports Journalists Association wholeheartedly thanks its member, Photographer Walter Sargent and praises his heroic intervention when together with the nurse on duty he acted instantly and gave the first crucial medical assistance through an AED to St Venera Lightnings Maltese player and Club captain Yau-Mun Law who suffered a hearth failure during the first half of the BOV 3rd Division match vs Kirkop Utd on Thursday evening at the Centenary Stadium in Ta’ Qali, Malta. The sport media joins Sta Venera Lightnings FC and the general public in thanking Mr Sargent for his brave action. The Malta Sports Journalists Association wishes a speedy recovery to the player concerned who is still in intensive care and joins the maltese football community in its effort in putting more pressure on the Malta Football Association to secure that in the near future at least one ambulance or a doctor is present [...]

Daikin Qormi picked up where they left off last season by the taking the Super Cup, the hockey seasons first honour. The reigning Champions and KO Winners emphatically saw off the challenge of perennial rivals Sliema Hotsticks by four goals to nil. The difference between the sides was simple enough. Qormi took their chances while Sliema Hotsticks did not. The first quarter started quietly as both sides got the rustiness out of their system following the summer break. The game sprang into life in the final five minutes of the quarter as Qormi goalkeeper effected a fine double save to thwart Sliema. Daikin Qormi took the ball up the other end and from the rebound off a short corner move Luke Bajada put them into the lead. The second quarter went by with little of note although once again Mifsud denied Sliema a goal.  The third quarter was a lively [...]