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National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Lydan Debono won the sixth IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2024, covering the months of November and December. On Saturday 9th November, Lydan Debono was crowned Blackball World Champion beating English player Dean Shields 10-5 in the World Blackball Championship’s final held in Malta. Debono faced an early challenge, losing the opening two frames of the best-of-19 final. However, the determined Maltese player maintained his composure, mounting an impressive comeback by winning five consecutive frames. The Englishman momentarily halted Debono's momentum by clinching the eighth frame, but that was just a temporary reprieve as Debono claimed the next three frames to surge 8-3 ahead. Even though Shields narrowed the gap to 9-5, Debono was flawless with a fine table clearance in the 15th frame to seal a 10-5 victory. Franco de Gabriele, Chief [...]

The Malta Sports Journalists Association is thrilled to announce the 10 semi-finalists in each category for the 65th edition of the Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali. After an extensive evaluation process by the members of the jury, the following emerged as semi-finalists: Sportsman of the Year Matthew ABELA (Badminton) Neil AGIUS (Open Water Swimming) Norbert ATTARD (Darts) Kai AZZOPARDI (Triathlon) Rylee BORG (Weightlifting) Ray CARUANA (Pool) Brian CINI (Snooker) Lydan DEBONO (Blackball) Kayden LAGANÀ (Bowling) Nico SCIBERRAS (Trap Shooting) Sportswoman of the Year Michelle BONNICI MALLIA (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Tiziana CARANNANTE (Bowling) Francesca CLARK (Badminton) Ana CULIC (Artistic Swimming) Francesca CURMI (Tennis) Katryna ESPOSITO (Judo) Sasha GATT (Swimming) Sophie ST. JOHN (Gymnastics) Tenishia THORNTON (Weightlifting) Emma XUEREB (Kickboxing) Man Youth of the Year Jake CASTALDI (Pool) Luke CHIRCOP (Taekwondo) Jayden CUTAJAR (Water Polo) Liam DALY (Triathlon) Robert FARRUGIA RANDON (Table Football) Jake GOMEZ (Kickboxing) Kayden LAGANÀ (Bowling) Nathan MIFSUD (Weightlifting) Julian [...]

Il-plejer leġendarju ta' Manchester United Denis Irwin kien il-mistieden speċjali fuq l-istand ta’ VisitMalta fil-fiera tal-ivjaġġar Destinations f’Manchester li saret bejn is-16 u d-19 ta' Jannar fejn dawk preżenti kellhom iċ-ċans jieħdu ritratti miegħu u ħafna anke bdew jitolbuh l-awtografu. L-Amministratur tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports Stephen Azzopardi kellu l-opportunità li jintervista lil Denis Irwin grazzi għal VisitMalta u l-ftehim li għandhom mat-tim ta’ Manchester United. Fil-kummenti tiegħu Irwin qal li huwa jħossu onorat li lagħab ma' Manchester United u li tgħallem ħafna mingħand Sir Alex Ferguson. Semma kif Ferguson kien jieħu ħsieb il-plejers tiegħu u li kien għalihom missier. Denis Irwin ħeġġeġ lil dawk żgħar fl-età u li jixtiequ jagħmlu karriera fil-futbol sabiex jieħdu pjaċir bil-logħba tal-futbol u jitbissmu għaliex hija logħba mill-isbaħ! Ma kienx jonqos li Denis Irwin jaqsam il-memorji sbieħ li għandu ta' Malta meta ltaqa' mal-partitarji Maltin fil-Manchester United Supporters’ Club, li huwa wieħed mill-eqdem fergħat u [...]