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FA Cup Draws: Man Utd to host Liverpool in Round 4

Manchester United have been drawn to host Liverpool in a mouth-watering clash in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. The two sides are currently separated by goal difference at…

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Football fixtures to go ahead despite national lockdown in UK

Elite sport will be allowed to continue in England despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing a new national COVID-19 lockdown on Monday (January 4) due to surging infections in the…

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Brazilian soccer star Neymar to throw NYE party for 150 people

A New Year party for 150 people thrown by Brazilian footballer Neymar will be subject to strict health rules to try to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, organisers said. The…

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Marsa Athletics Stadium to be transformed in world-class sporting venue

Athletics Malta has launched a major infrastructural investment project at the Matthew Micallef St John Athletics Stadium in Marsa with the aim of creating a world-class venue for Malta’s athletes…

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Malta’s national football team improvement is third best in the world – FIFA

Malta was the third most improved team according to the final FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings for the year. Only Hungary and Ecuador registered stronger improvements, climbing 44 and 41 points respectively.…

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Napoli win emotional first match after Maradona’s death

Napoli overcame Croatian side Rijeka 2-0 on Thursday in their first match since the death of Diego Maradona, the Italian club's greatest and most popular player. On an emotionally-charged evening, the Napoli team took the…

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Fans back to Premier League stadia in December

Up to 4,000 spectators will be allowed to attend outdoor elite sports events in the lowest-risk tier one areas of England when a month-long national lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 is…

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Cristiano Ronaldo out of quarantine

Cristiano Ronaldo is out of quarantine after testing negative for coronavirus. Ronaldo first tested positive for the virus earlier this month but he has now been able to leave isolation…

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Hamilton re-writes history with 92nd Formula 1 win

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is officially the most successful driver in terms of victories in Formula 1 history, after another impressive display at the Portuguese Grand Prix saw him claim his…

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Real Madrid claim first El Clasico of the season

Real Madrid claimed the first El Clasico this season after defeating Barcelona 3-1 at Camp Nou on Saturday afternoon. Barca were boosted by the return from injury of Jordi Alba…

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Tokyo Olympics Aquatics Centre unveiled with hopeful ceremony

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike finally inaugurated on Saturday the Aquatics Centre for next year’s rescheduled Olympics, seven months after it was supposed to open. The Aquatics Centre was due to…

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Malta makes biggest climb – FIFA

FIFA has highlighted Malta's progress in recent games, with the country's national team even finding space in the title of the world football governing body's latest update of its ranking…

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Lionel Messi scores in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons

Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons as he guided 10-man Barcelona to a 5-1 victory over Hungarian side Ferencvaros in their Group…

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Juve win in Kiev, Brugge beat Zenit as Champions League starts

Andrea Pirlo earned the first victory in the Champions League of his coaching career as Juventus won 2-0 against Dynamo Kiev, while visiting Club Brugge beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 on…

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Liverpool and Man United among top clubs in talks to join European Premier League

Manchester United and Liverpool are in talks with Europe's elite clubs to join a new FIFA-backed tournament that would reshape the sport's global soccer landscape, Sky News reported on Tuesday.…

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Former France goalkeeper Bruno Martini dies at 58

Former France goalkeeper Bruno Martini has died aged 58. Martini was hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest last week. He spent the majority of his career at French clubs Auxerre…

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Wolves move up to sixth with Leeds win

Wolverhampton Wanderers moved to sixth place in the Premiership with a 1-0 away victory at newly-promoted Leeds United. After losing their first two games of the season, Nuno Espirito Santo's…

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Everton, Liverpool share spoils in heated Merseyside derby

Everton and Liverpool shared four goals in a hotly contested Merseyside derby which ended with yet more VAR controversy in the Premier League. Sadio Mane gave an early read (3')…

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Ibrahimovic brace gives Milan first derby win since 2016

A quickfire double by everygreen striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave AC Milan three points as the Rossoneri had the better of city rivals Inter by two goals to one. Ibrahimovic's evening…

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UEFA Nations League – Review

Andriy Schevcenko's Ukraine secured a memorable 1-0 victory on former World Cup Winners Spain, while their Group A4 rivals Germany drew with Switzerland in a six-goal bonanza match. Luis Enrique's…

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Malta wins against Latvia in UEFA Nations League

Malta registered its first UEFA Nations League Victory, and the first away victory since June 2013, when it won against Latvia 0 - 1 in Latvia. Latvia had their chances…

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Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus

Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus. The Juventus star was due to feature for Portugal tomorrow in their Nations League match against Sweden. The news has been broken by…

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Roma football legend Francesco Totti’s mourn’s father’s death due to coronavirus

Roma legend Francesco Totti has sadly lost his father, Enzo, after he died of coronavirus. Enzo Totti passed away aged 76 on Monday morning at Lazzaro Spallanzani Hospital. Totti senior leaves…

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Premier League reduction to 18 teams met by criticism and resistance from government

Proposals from Liverpool, Manchester United and the Football League (EFL) for major changes to the structure of the Premier League were met with swift criticism from England's top flight on…

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Photo Story – Hamilton pays emotional tribute to Schumacher on record-day

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas celebrated his record win at One Eifel Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring race track in Nuerburg holding F1 legend Michael Schumacher's helmet,…

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Nadal wins French Open

Rafael Nadal inflicted one of the most humiliating defeats on great rival Novak Djokovic in the French Open final on Sunday, thrashing the world number one 6-0 6-2 7-5 to…

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Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher all-time record 91 Formula One wins

Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s all-time record 91 Formula One wins on Sunday with an Eifel Grand Prix victory that catapulted the Mercedes driver closer to a seventh world championship.…

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Poland’s Iga Swiatek wins French Open

Poland's Iga Swiatek wins French Open, beating American Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 Swiatek, 19, is the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam title. Ranked 54th in the world,…

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North Macedonia end Kosovo’s Euro dream, Serbia sink Norway as Scots and Northern Ireland also reach Euro playoff finals

Kosovo's Euro dream shattered by North Macedonia Kosovo’s dream of qualifying for Euro 2020, less than five years after being accepted into international football, ended with a 2-1 away defeat…

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Premiership transfer window slams shut with flurry of activity on Monday night

The transfer window slammed shut in the Premier League with Arsenal completing the major coup of the evening with the £45million signing of Thomas Partey to significantly improve their midfield…

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Kitata wins London Marathon

Ethiopian Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba to win a thrilling London Marathon on Sunday as a stunned world record holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race to suffer…

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Honda to quit F1 to focus on zero-emission technology

Japan’s Honda Motor will end its participation as an engine supplier in the FIA Formula One World Championship at the end of the 2021 season to focus on zero-emission technology,…

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2020/21 UEFA Europa League group stage draws

Group A: Roma, Young Boys, CFR Cluj, CSKA SofiaGroup B: Arsenal, Rapid Wien, Molde, DundalkGroup C: Leverkusen, Slavia Praha, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, NiceGroup D: Benfica, Standard Liège, Rangers, Lech PoznańGroup E:…

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Champions League Draws Messi vs Ronaldo, Real Madrid vs Inter, PSG vs Man Utd and Bayern vs Atletico

These are the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draws Group A: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzberg, Lokomotiv Moscow.Group B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach.Group C: FC Porto, Manchester City,…

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Schumacher Jr set to make F1 practice debut

Mick Schumacher and fellow Ferrari juniors Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman prepared for Formula One practice debuts by trying out a 2018 Ferrari at the Italian team’s Fiorano test track…

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Former Roma captain Francesco Totti visits girl who woke up from coma after hearing his message

Italian footballing legend and former Roma captain Francesco Totti has visited Ilenia Mellili, the girl who woke up from a coma after listening to a video messages sent by the…

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Serie A – 14 Genoa team members test positive for coronavirus

Fourteen team members and staff of Serie A side Genoa have now tested positive for COVID-19, the club said in a statement on Monday. Eleven of the cases concern players while the rest are members of the staff. Genoa had earlier reported that…

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Valtteri Bottas wins Russian GrandPrix

Valtteri Bottas won the Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday after team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton collected two time penalties for infringements before the race had even…

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Hamilton claims his 96th pole position, eyes Schumacher record

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton roared back from qualifying drama at the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday to put his Mercedes on pole position for what could be a…

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Japan determined to host Tokyo Olympics in 2021

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to tell the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after the games…

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Bayern Munich beat Sevilla after extra time to win UEFA Super Cup

Bayern Munich beat Sevilla 2-1 after extra time on Thursday to lift the UEFA Super Cup and complete a quadruple under coach Hansi Flick, in the first European game played…

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AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic tests positive for coronavirus

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for coronavirus. The club confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be taking in a period of quarantine…

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Luis Suarez Italian citizenship exam rigged, prosecutors say

Italian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had evidence that the language exam taken by Barcelona's Uruguay striker Luis Suarez to obtain Italian citizenship ahead of a possible move to Juventus was rigged.…

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“Deeply impressed by the love of football witnessed here in Malta” – Nicolo Sarti, Juventus Academy Head Coach

“We are deeply impressed by the love of football that we have witnessed here in Malta over the past few weeks. All participating children will take home some important lessons…

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Djokovic wins his fifth Italian Open

World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to lift his fifth Italian Open title on Monday, defeating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 for a record 36th ATP Masters…

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Liverpool and Leicester maintain winning starts

Champions Liverpool and Leicester City maintained their winning starts to the Premier League on Sunday as the second weekend of the new season produced a goal-rush. Sadio Mane scored twice…

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Bayern registers biggest opening victory in 8-0 win against Schalke 04

Treble winners Bayern Munich crushed Schalke 04 8-0 with a hat-trick from Serge Gnabry and a superb debut from Leroy Sane on Friday as they made a sensational start to…

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AC Milan, Floriana, Rangers and Tottenham reach third qualifying round of Europa League

Floriana rewrote the clubs’ history books on Thursdsay night after they edged past Linfield at Windsor Park to reach the third qualifying round of the Europa League. Mathias Garcia was…

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Messi scores twice in first match under Koeman

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 victory over Girona in their second pre-season friendly under Ronald Koeman on Wednesday. Philippe Coutinho struck the crossbar early on…

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Inter coach Antonio Conte falls victim to investment scam by Italian businessman with Malta links

Inter coach Antonio Conte is claiming that he has fallen victim to an alleged scam, with money allegedly flowing through countries including Luxembourg and Malta. The manager, has invested around…

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Juventus Academy holding training camp in Malta this week

Juventus FC are holding a football training academy in Malta throughout the next five days. A total of 120 boys and girls will be joining this unique event, in what…

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Dominic Thiem claims US Open title with stunning comeback against Zverev

Austria’s Dominic Thiem finally claimed his maiden Grand Slam title with a stunning comeback to beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) in a nerve-jangling battle of wills…

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Hamilton celebrates 90th win F1 career as red flag dominates Ferrari’s 1,000th race

Lewis Hamilton celebrated the 90th win of his Formula One career, one short of Michael Schumacher’s all-time record, after a crazy crash-strewn Tuscan Grand Prix on Sunday that was twice…

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Naomi Osaka wins second U.S. Open in three years

Naomi Osaka ended Victoria Azarenka’s dream run to claim her second U.S. Open title in three years with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 comeback win on Saturday which cemented her status…

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Lewis Hamilton snatches inaugural Mugello pole position

Although Valtteri Bottas had led the way through practice, Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton got the job done when it counted as he snatched pole for the inaugural Tuscan Grand…

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Messi’s move turns against Barcelona president

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi reported for training on Monday for the first time since requesting to leave the club last month. With Messi’s aborted bid to leave Barcelona still raw,…

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UEFA Nations League Roundup (Tuesday’s matches)

France earned a rollercoaster 4-2 home win over Croatia in an entertaining top-tier Nations League Group 3 match on Tuesday with the outcome a carbon copy of their memorable clash in the 2018…

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