TGS Malta Fair Play Award

The Malta National Pickleball Team are the winners of the first TGS Malta Fair Play Award for the year 2024. This quarterly award, handed by The Malta Fair Play Movement in collaboration with the Malta Sports Journalists Association and Together Gaming Solutions, is aimed at sporting individuals or teams who would have distinguished themselves with an altruistic gesture of fair play during official and/or non-official competitions. On the 9th & 10th of March 2024, Malta Pickleball organized its very first International Team Event Tournament in Malta, held at De La Salle College. It consisted of 19+ teams and 50+ Teams. During the 50+ Team event final which was held on the 10th of March between Malta and the UK a commendable gesture was witnessed. During the men’s doubles match, one of the UK players, Tony Thompson, could not continue playing due to an unfortunate fall during a point [...]

It-Tim Malti tal-Pickleball huwa r-rebbieħ tal-ewwel TGS Fair Play Award għas-sena 2024, mogħti mill-Malta Fair Play Movement, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports u Together Gaming Solutions. Dan il-premju ta’ kull tliet xhur huwa intiż għal dawk fil-qasam tal-isport kemm fuq livell individwali jew bħala tim għall-ġest altruwistiku ta’ fair play f’kompetizzjoni/ijiet uffiċjali jew le. Bejn id-9 u l-10 ta’ Marzu li għadda, il-Malta Pickleball organizzat għall-ewwel darba tournament internazzjonali għat-timijiet tal-fuq minn 19 u 50 sena, fil-Kulleġġ De La Salle. Waqt it-tournament tat-timijiet ‘il fuq minn 50 sena, li sar fl-10 ta’ Marzu, it-Tim Malti u dak tar-Renju Unit għamluha għall-finali. Waqt il-logħba tad-doubles tal-irġiel, il-plejer Ingliż Tony Thompson kellu inċident sfortunat meta waqa’ u weġġa’ sew, bil-konsegwenza li ma setax ikompli jilgħab u l-logħba kellha tiġi mwaqqfa. It-Tim Ingliż kien lest li jagħti walk-over lill-Maltin u b’hekk jirbħu l-ewwel post. It-Tim Malti immedjatament iddiskuta s-sitwazzjoni u kien hemm [...]

L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports bi pjaċir tħabbar li r-raba’ unur għas-sena 2023 tat-TGS Fair Play Award, ġie mogħti lil George Muscat. Dan l-unur ikopri l-perjodu bejn Ottubru u Diċembru 2023. Lejn tmiem it-tieni tiġrija li saret fil-Malta Equidrome nhar il-5 ta' Novembru 2023, seħħ incident li ħafna ma ndunawx bih. Id-debba Capuchin misjuqa miż-żagħżugħ Clint Gauci, inqalgħatilha r-ras li bil-konsegwenza ma setax jikkontrollaha. Li kieku ma kinitx għall-azzjoni f’waqtha ta’ George Muscat li nduna x’kien qed jiġri, seta’ ġie ikkawżat incident serju. Fil-fatt George Muscat li kien biż-żiemel Boom Boom Becker, meta ra dak li kien qiegħed iseħħ, saq viċin biżżejjed sabiex seta’ jaqbad lid-debba minn rasha u jwaqqafha u għalhekk ġie evitat kwalunkwe inċident. Edward Licari, Direttur ta’ Together Gaming Solutions irrimarka li l-ġest f’waqthu ta’ George Muscat sabiex jgħin lill-kompetitur tiegħu waqt it-tiġrija huwa sinjal ċar ta’ sportività u altruwiżmu fl-aqwa tagħhom. Il-preżentazzjoni tat-TGS Fair Play Award [...]

The Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) has announced that the fourth award for the year 2023, covering the October-December-period, has been awarded to George Muscat. The awarded act of Fair Play occurred during the 2nd race at the Malta Equidrome held on the 5th of November, during which there was an incident at the end of the race which for many went unnoticed. Nearing the end of the race the driving bridle of mare Capuchin came loose thus putting in difficulty young driver Clint Gauci who had no way of controlling the horse and consequently unable to stop without causing an accident. Driver George Muscat on horse Boom Boom Becker realised what was happening and pulled up his horse in a way to come near enough to catch the mare by the head and thus stopping her in time for Clint Gauci to alight from the sulky without [...]