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minn Pamela Schembri f'Londra Il-VisitMalta Weekender se jinżamm dan il-weekend fi Stamford Bridge, fejn Chelsea se jilagħbu kontra Bayer Leverkusen il-Ġimgħa (kick-off fit-20:00) u AC Milan il-Ħadd (kick-off fl-16:00). Dawn iż-żewġ logħbiet huma parti mill-preparazzjonijiet ta’ qabel l-istaġun ta’ Chelsea hekk kif jibda l-istaġun il-ġdid. F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet dalgħodu, il-kowċ ta’ Chelsea Enzo Maresca esprima l-ħsibijiet tiegħu dwar is-suċċessi riċenti tal-klabb, il-preparamenti tal-iskwadra, u l-isfidi taż-żmien qasir tat-taħriġ. Wara li Chelsea rebħu t-Tazza tad-Dinja tal-Klabbs tal-FIFA għat-tieni darba fl-istorja tagħhom, il-plejers reġgħu lura minn vaganza ta’ tliet ġimgħat u bdew it-taħriġ mill-ġdid nhar it-Tnejn li għadda. “Din hija sitwazzjoni unika,” qal Maresca. “Għadna kemm ksibna suċċess kbir, imma l-mistoqsija vera hi: kif se jirrispondu l-plejers? Se jibqgħu għaddejjin b’din il-mewġa ta’ kunfidenza, jew l-għejja se tħalli impatt, hekk kif spiċċajna staġun ta’ 64 logħba?” Minkejja l-ħin limitat ta’ mistrieħ, l-atmosfera fl-iskwadra hija deskritta bħala pożittiva ħafna. “Hemm ħafna enerġija, il-moral [...]

National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Malta Men’s Rugby Sevens National Team won the third IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2025, covering the months of May and June. The Malta Men’s Rugby Sevens National Team achieved a historic promotion to the Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy Division which is the second highest tier out of five in European Rugby. The team progressed from the lower-tier Conference 2 division in only three years. Malta entered the Rugby Europe Conference 1 tournament with a 24–17 loss to Serbia. However, that was not the end of it! They bounced back strongly, defeating Finland 27-10 and Austria 27-21, securing the second place in the group and a spot in the semifinal against Andorra. In a thrilling semifinal, Malta had a 10-7 victory and secured the promotion to the Trophy Division. Unfortunately, due to a [...]

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport, bi pjaċir iħabbru li t-Tim Nazzjonali Malti tar-Rugby Sevens rebaħ it-tielet unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award għal din is-sena li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Mejju u Ġunju. It-Tim Nazzjonali Malti tar-Rugby Sevens kiseb promozzjoni storika għar-Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy Division li hija t-tieni l-ogħla mill-ħames rankings li hemm fir-Rugby Ewropew. Dan it-tim għamel progress kbir meta tliet snin ilu kien fid-Diviżjoni Conference 2. Fl-ewwel logħba tar-Rugby Europe Conference 1, Malta bdiet bl-iebes meta tilfet 24-17 kontra s-Serbja. Madanakollu, il-Maltin irkupraw din it-telfa u għelbu lill-Finlandja 27-10 u l-Awstrija 27-21 sabiex ġew fit-tieni post fil-grupp u għaddew għas-semifinali kontra l-Andorra. Fis-semifinali, li kienet waħda ferm missielta, il-Maltin rebħu 10-7 u aċċertaw il-promozzjoni għat-Trophy Division. B’serje ta’ plejers imweġġa’, il-Maltin ħarġu telliefa fil-finali kontra Monaco bir-riżultat aħrax ta’ 24-5. Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ National Lottery plc, qal: “Kburin li nippreżentaw l-unur [...]

Xavier Rizzo (Snooker) and Blake Theuma Dougall (Kickboxing) are the winners of June’s Atlas Youth Athletes of the Month Award. Xavier Rizzo, at the age of 16, is the Snooker’s Second Division Champion after beating Ian Camilleri 4-1. Both players are now being promoted to the First Division organised by the Malta Billiards and Snooker Association. Meanwhile, 9-year-old Blake Theuma Dougall, is the youngest Maltese kickboxer to achieve the World Kickboxing Association (WKA) International Title Belt. Blake faced off the talented Matteos Kodos from Greece and emerged victorious during the Under Siege organised by The Arena Combat Sports Promotions. The Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award was presented to the winners by Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director and CEO of Atlas Insurance. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by Administrator Stephen Azzopardi. This award is a joint initiative of the Malta Sports Journalists Association and Atlas Insurance. [...]