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Photo Story: Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrives to play for AC Milan

Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic leaves in a car from Linate airport, Milan, Italy, on Thursday 02 January 2020. The 38-year-old Ibrahimovic arrived in Italy after signing a six-month contract…

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AIPS votes Liverpool as the Best Team, Messi the Best Male Athlete and gymnast Simone Biles as Best Female Athlete of 2019

Argentina and FC Barcelona genius Lionel Messi was voted the AIPS Best Male Athlete of 2019, edging long distance legend Eliud Kipchoge into second place. The award for Best Female…

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AS Roma nearing deal for acquisition by US billionaire led consortium

AS Roma, the Italian football club, is nearing a deal to be acquired by a consortium led by US billionaire Daniel Friedkin, said people briefed about the matter, which would…

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Liverpool beats Wolves to start 2020 with a 13 point lead

Liverpool will begin the new year leading the Premier League by 13 points, with a game in hand on nearest rivals Leicester City, after rounding off a sensational 2019 with…

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Will Liverpool win the Premier League?

Liverpool has continued its apparent march to the Premier League title, with a 4-0 thrashing of rivals Leicester to open up a 13-point lead with a game in hand. This…

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Manchester United beat Newcastle 4 – 1

Anthony Martial scored twice as Manchester United hit back in emphatic fashion from a rocky start against Newcastle United to open their Christmas programme with a 4-1 victory at Old…

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic set to return for AC Milan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has accepted an offer to rejoin Milan and is due there in the coming days to finalise the move, according to several media reports. The Guardian reports that the 38-year-old…

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Gattuso earns first win with Napoli

Napoli ended an eight-match winless run in Serie A and gave new coach Gennaro Gattuso his first victory on Sunday when they came from behind to win 2-1 at Sassuolo…

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Photo Gallery – Liverpool ends 2019 as World Champions after winning FIFA Club World Cup

European champions Liverpool have capped off a successful football year in dramatic style by lifting their first FIFA Club World Cup trophy, with a nail-biting 1-0 victory in extra time…

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Violent incidents after El Clásico football match in Spain

Protesters have clashed with police outside a Barcelona and Real Madrid football match at Nou Camp in Spain. Thousands of fans inside the stadium held up banners urging the Spanish…

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UEFA Europa League 2019/20 round of 32 draw

General view of an electronic panel depicting the match fixtures during the UEFA Europa League 2019/20 round of 32 draw ceremony at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, 16 December…

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UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

General view of an electronic panel depicting the match fixtures during the UEFA Champions League 2019/20 round of 16 draw ceremony at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, 16 December…

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AC Milan celebrates its 120th birthday

A gala evening to celebrate 120 years of AC Milan was held on Sunday. The event celebrated the 120 years of its history with a a special night at the…

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Photo Story: Big crash during UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Australia

Riders crash during the women's Omnium Scratch race at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane, Australia, 15 December 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/DAN PELED

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Who can qualify after today’s group stages UEFA Champions League

Barcelona, Bayern, Juventus, Leipzig, Manchester City, Paris, Real Madrid and Spurs already qualified for the next round. Who will qualify ? In Group A - Paris and Real Madrid qualified Paris are through…

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Russia banned from all global sport including 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed a four-year ban on Russia from all global sport, including the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World Cup. WADA's executive committee took the…

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Ferrari’s duo under fire following Sunday’s disastrous race

Ferrari's wretched run continued with a debacle in the second-last grand prix of the season as Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc collided five laps from the end of the Brazilian…

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Italian pundit suggests Ancelotti to do a remake of ‘Christmas in Malta’ to solve the current issues at Napoli

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers win courtroom fight against woman accusing him of rape

Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers have won a courtroom bid against a woman who accuses the footballer of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009. Kathryn Mayorga, a former teacher and model,…

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Juventus, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain qualify for the next round of the Champions League

Bayern, Juventus and Paris are the first teams into the last 16 after the results obtained in this round of UEFA Champions League matches. Tuesday 5 November Group E: Liverpool…

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Diego Maradona insists he is not dying after daughter questions his health

Diego Maradona has denied claims by his daughter that he is "dying from the inside" and told his family he will not be leaving them any of his fortune when…

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Lewis Hamilton wins sixth driver’s world championship

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins 6th Formula One world title at US Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas won the United States Graad Prix ahead Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Valtteri Bottas,…

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South Africa win Rugby World Cup 2019

South African captain Siya Kolisi (C) holds the cup as the team celebrates winning the Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama,…

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Lewis Hamilton wins sixth drivers title

Lewis Hamilton triumphed in a nail-biting finale to the Mexican Grand Prix, brilliantly making an ambitious one-stop strategy work to win out from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and his Mercedes team…

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Verstappen stripped of Mexico’s GP Pole Position after ignoring Yellow Flag

Max Verstappen has been stripped of his Mexican Grand Prix pole position after the stewards handed him a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow for Valtteri Bottas’ Q3 crash.…

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Photo Story: Gotland Grand National Enduro Competition

Participants at the start of the Gotland Grand National 2019 Enduro Competition at Tofta airport, Gotland, Sweden, 26 October 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/SOREN ANDERSSON

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Photo Story: F1 driver Lewis Hamilton in exhibition match against boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez

British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (R) and Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez (C) participate in a boxing exhibition match in Mexico City, Mexico. The match was part of…

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Paralympic gold medallist Marieke Vervoort ends life through euthanasia

Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort has ended her own life through euthanasia. The 40-year-old - who had an incurable degenerative muscle disease - won gold and silver at the London 2012…

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Photographic highlights of the 40th edition of Rolex Middle Sea race

A series of photos by Stef Mizzi of the 40th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race that set off set off from the Valletta Grand Harbour in the weekend.…

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Artie III sailing team is back and ready to rumble

The new Artie III boat was launched at the Marina di Valletta ahead of the 2019 Rolex Middle Sea Race. The team has set high expectations for itself, by entering…

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Brigid Kosgei breaks women’s world marathon record

Paula Radcliffe’s world marathon record, which has stood imperiously for over 16 years, has been beaten by Brigid Kosgei at the Chicago Marathon. The 25-year-old Kenyan ran 2:14:04 to beat…

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Bottas wins Suzuka GrandPrix

Mercedes Valtteri Bottas beat Sebastien Vettel and Lewis Hamilton to secure the constructors championship for Mercedes. Ferrari failed to take advantage of front row lock-out With this victory Mercedes became…

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Mancini’s Italy qualifies for Euro 2020

Italy booked their spot in UEFA EURO 2020 after two second-half goals sunk a youthful Greece side. The hosts failed to manage a shot on target in the first half,…

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Ferrari secures first two places on grid in Japan’s GrandPrix qualification

Mercedes appeared to be the team to beat after Friday practice at Suzuka, but Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel caused a shock as he delivered a lap so sweet, he chose to…

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Photo Story: Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon mark by 20 seconds

Eliud Kipchoge, Kenyan marathon world record holder, celebrates with the flag of Kenya in front of the finish line after the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria, 12 October…

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England football fans in violent clashes with police in Prague

England fans have been involved in violent clashes with police in Prague, with several supporters arrested. Thousands travelled to watch England take on the Czech Republic in a Euro 2020…

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The battle against cancer is harder than one could hope for but results are positive – Gianluca Vialli

Former Italian footballer Gianluca Vialli is in Italy together with the Italian National team which this weekend should get the mathematical qualification for Euro 2020. For a long time there…

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F1 cancels all Saturday running due to Typhoon Hagibis

Organizers of Japan’s Formula One Grand Prix have cancelled all practice and qualifying sessions scheduled for Saturday due to the approach of Typhoon Hagibis. Originally scheduled to take place at…

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Former boxing champion Jeff Fenech has successful six-hour heart valve surgery

Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech, who is of Maltese descent, has undergone surgery on a blocked heart valve in a Bangkok hospital as he continues to battle pneumonia. The 55-year-old…

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Former boxing champion Jeff Fenech to undergo heart surgery

Retired Australian professional boxer Jeff Fenech, who is of Maltese descent, remains in a Bangkok hospital where he will be undergoing a heart operation on an infected valve The three-time…

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FIFA and UN kick off healthy living campaign, to harness global game’s ‘huge potential’

At a ceremony held in Geneva on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, announced that they are teaming up to raise awareness of the…

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Former boxing champion Jeff Fenech fighting for his life

Australian former triple world-boxing champion Jeff Fenech, who is of Maltese descent, is battling for his life, in a Thailand hospital after his health deteriorated during a training camp. Fenech,…

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Picture Story: The Wales Rally 2019

Andreas Mikkelsen of Norway drives his Hyundai i20 WRC during the Wales Rally Great Britain 2019, on the 05 October 2019, in Llangurig, Wales. Photo: EPA-EFE/Reporter Images

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The Champions Scenes – ePublication

Barcelona won their match against Internazionale (2-1) at the Camp Nou, the holders Liverpool won against Salzburg (4-3). Bayern Munich beat Tottenham (7-2) and Juventus won their match against Bayer…

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FIFA orders Cardiff to pay Nantes for Emiliano Sala

FIFA has ordered Cardiff City to pay Nantes €6m (£5.3m) over the transfer of Emiliano Sala. The Argentinian footballer died in a plane crash in the Channel and never appeared…

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Hamilton and Bottas register a 1 – 2 victory for Mercedes in Sochi

Lewis Hamilton successfully battled his way to victory in the 2019 Russian Grand Prix, his fourth career win in Sochi and his ninth victory of the season. He finished ahead…

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Buffon breaks Maldini’s record

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon broke the record for the most senior appearances made by an Italian footballer on Saturday afternoon, competing in his 903rd professional match. Buffon returned to Italy…

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Leclerc wins fourth straight pole a first for Ferrari since Schumacher ‘01

Sochi has been a Mercedes fortress since it joined the F1 calendar, but Charles Leclerc breached their defences in qualifying for the 2019 Russian Grand Prix with a scintillating lap…

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Injured F2 racer Correa to undergo major surgery to avoid amputation

Formula Two driver Juan Manuel Correa will undergo over 10 hours of surgery on his right leg on Sunday in order to avoid amputation, four weeks after being injured in…

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Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp was named FIFA Manager of the Year 2019

Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp was named FIFA Manager of the Year 2019 after winning the Champions League. Klopp has this year already received a “Goldene Henne” – Germany's top…

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Artie sailing team gearing up for new season

Team Artie is working around the clock to get its new yacht ready for the Rolex Middle Sea Race next month. The HH42 model is only one of five in…

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Wembley Stadium to host 2023 Champions League final

Wembley will host the 2023 Champions League final. St Petersburg will host the 2021 final, and Munich was awarded the 2022 final. The national stadium has been chosen to stage…

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Messi, Rapinoe and Klopp win FIFA ‘The Best’ Awards

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and the USA World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe have been crowned players of the year at Fifa’s The Best awards, held at the stunning Teatro alla Scala. With…

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Vettel wins Singapore Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel emerged as the surprise winner of the Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday night (Sept 22), after he pipped Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc to the chequered flag…

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Leclerc takes Pole Position in Singapore GranPrix

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc put himself back in the hunt for pole at Singapore, the Monegasque topping the final practice session before this evening's qualifying. Leclerc came out of the blue…

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Champions League – Napoli beat holders Liverpool, Chelsea lose against Valencia while Inter held draw by Slavia Praha

On Tuesday, the UEFA Champions League group stages took off. Napoli stunned Holders Liverpool with a 2 - 0 win at the San Paolo stadium. Inter were held to 1…

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Italian police arrest Juventus ultra-groups members for extortion, money laundering and violence

Italian police on Monday arrested 12 hardcore 'ultra' fans of Serie A champions Juventus in relation to a probe by Turin prosecutors, sources quoted by ANSA said. The suspects are…

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