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Antvin Monseigneur ġie elett bħala l-President il-ġdid tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport wara li rebaħ l-elezzjoni interna mal-l-kandidata l-oħra għal din il-kariga, Lorraine Cunningham, bi 33 vot kontra 30. Is-Sinjura Cunningham kienet ilha tokkupa l-kariga ta’ Segretarju Ġenerali sa mis-sena 2018. Il-votazzjoni saret il-Ħamis filgħaxija waqt il-Laqgħa Ġenerali Annwali elettiva tal-Għaqda. Monseigneur se jieħu post Clinton Buhagiar li kien appuntat President f’dawn l-aħħar xhur wara r-riżenja ta’ Sandro Micallef minn din il-kariga s-sena l-oħra. Matul din il-Laqgħa Ġenerali Annwali attendew 64 membru minn total ta’ 113-il persuna li huma membri mħallsa tal-GħĠS. Joanna Camilleri ġiet eletta bħala Segretarju Ġenerali filwaqt li Stephen Azzopardi ġie elett bħala Teżorier. Is-sitt membri l-oħra eletti fil-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda kienu Paul Cachia, Maria Vella Galea, Carlos Gauci, Matthew Vassallo, Sandro Micallef u Josef Galdes. L-uffiċjali u l-membri tal-kumitat eżekuttiv se jservu għal mandat ta’ erba’ snin li jintemm f’Awwissu 2029. Ir-riżultati uffiċjali tal-elezzjoni kienu hekk: President Lorraine [...]

Nicolai Mallia (Bowling) and Matthew Galea Soler (Athletics) are the winners of July’s Atlas Youth Athletes of the Month Award. Nicolai Mallia, at just 15 years old, is the National Champion, the youngest bowler ever to achieve this title. In fact, he was challenged by fellow past Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Kayden Laganá, but Mallia delivered an impressive 263.6 average over the last five games to surpass Laganá. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Matthew Galea Soler, who had already won the award in July 2022, broke the national 400-metre record in two successive runs at the FISU (Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire) Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. First in 46.82 seconds and then in 46.63 seconds, making him the first young Maltese athlete to qualify for the FISU semi-final. The Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award was presented to the winners by Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director and CEO of [...]

Nicolai Mallia (Bowling) u Matthew Galea Soler (Atletika) huma r-rebbieħa tal-Atlas Atleti Żgħażagħ tax-Xahar ta’ Lulju. Nicolai Mallia ta’ 15-il sena rebaħ il-Kampjonat Nazzjonali tal-Bowling u sar l-iżgħar bowler li qatt rebaħ dan it-titlu. Huwa kellu sfida sal-aħħar minn Kayden Laganà, li rebaħ l-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar aktar kmieni din is-sena. Eventwalment Mallia qabeż lil Laganà u ġie fl-ewwel post hekk kif kellu medja inkredibbli ta’ 263.6 fuq l-aħħar ħames logħbiet. Min-naħa l-oħra Matthew Galea Soler li għandu 19-il sena u li rebaħ dan l-unur f'Lulju tal-2022, kiser żewġ rekords nazzjonali fl-400 metru waqt l-edizzjoni tal-FISU (Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire) li saret f'Rhine-Ruhr fil-Ġermanja. Huwa kiseb ħinijiet ta' 46.82 sekonda u 46.63 sekonda, u sar l-ewwel atleta żagħżugħ Malti li wasal sas-semifinali ta' din il-kompetizzjoni. Il-preżentazzjoni tal-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar lir-rebbieħa saret minn Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director u CEO ta’ Atlas Insurance. F’isem l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport [...]

by Pamela Schembri from Stamford Bridge, London Chelsea won the second friendly match of the VisitMalta Weekender when they played against AC Milan at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Before the game started, Chelsea, led by Captain James Reece and coach Enzo Maresca, came out to present the Club World Cup trophy to the fans and those present. For this match, Enzo Maresca made no fewer than six changes to the starting lineup compared to how they started on Friday against Bayer Leverkusen. He decided this time to start Tosin Adarabioyo, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Jamie Gittens, and Joao Pedro. Meanwhile, Massimiliano Allegri started only Yunus Musah compared to yesterday, as they had a friendly match against Leeds United, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea opened the score after six minutes through an own goal by Andrei Coubis, who was unlucky to deflect a free kick by the [...]