Update 2: Abramovich in search of manager number eight
Roman Abramovich was today searching for his eighth Chelsea manager in eight years after after giving Andre Villas-Boas just eight months in charge. Villas-Boas became the latest Blues boss to be...
View ArticleFive men arrested
Five people have been arrested, three following drug finds and two for attacking police officers. The police said that a 37-year-old man from Valletta and a 49-year-old man from Zejtun were arrested...
View ArticleUpdate 2: Bologna bounces back
Bologna 1 Novara 0 Bologna bounced back from last week's defeat to Udinese with a 1-0 triumph over struggling Novara. The 3-1 loss to Udinese was Bologna's first defeat of 2012 but they got back on...
View ArticleUpdate 2: First home defeat for Tottenham
Tottenham 1 Manchester United 3 Manchester United moved two points from the Barclays Premier League summit after condemning Tottenham to their first home defeat since August with a brutal display of...
View ArticleLeave Sunday work-free - Bishop Grech
Sunday should be left work-free except for cases where it was absolutely necessary, Gozo bishop Mario Grech said today. In a statement, he appealed to the people to cooperate with the European Sunday...
View ArticleWorld record attempt successful
Diver Sean McGahern has broken a previous world record for a cold water open sea dive, staying underwater for 12 hours and 34 minutes. The previous record was of 11 hours 46 minutes. Mr McGahern, dived...
View ArticleBirkirkara complete first phase with victory
Birkirkara 3 Ħamrun Spartans 1 A well-taken double by Jorge and Shodiya's second goal for the club enabled Birkirkara to complete the first half of their 2011-2012 trek with 35 points, par with Sliema...
View ArticleSultana wins Welsh Junior Open
Colette Sultana has obtained yet another superb result when this weekend she managed to beat three better ranked players to win the Welsh Junior Open in the Under 17 girls age group. This is Sultana's...
View ArticleIndustrious Floriana hold Valletta
VALLETTA-1, FLORIANA-1 Floriana produced a gallant performance to take a point from their derby with bitter rivals Valletta at the National Stadium. The 1-1 draw was a fair outcome as there was little...
View ArticlePutin wins election
Vladimir Putin has won Russia's presidential election, according to exit polls. Putin tallied 59% of today's vote, according to a nationwide exit poll conducted by the VTsIOM polling agency for Channel...
View ArticleMass grave found in Libya
Libya has unearthed a mass grave with 157 bodies of rebel fighters and civilians in an eastern town that was a major battleground during the country's 2011 civil war. It is the largest grave yet to be...
View ArticleBenedictine Torch lit
Archbishop Paul Cremona this evening lit the Benedictine Torch during Mass at St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta. The Benedictine Order chose Malta for the annual event of peace, hope and fraternity....
View ArticleAid reaches fleeing Syrians
Red Cross teams today handed out food, blankets and medical kits to desperate Syrians in central Homs province. The humanitarian group was trying to help families who fled Baba Amr after a month-long...
View ArticleMUMN calls off meeting with minister after 'panic' decision
The MUMN has called off a scheduled meeting with the Minister of Health after the Health Department over the weekend invited nurses in the primary sector to work in new wards at Karin Grech Hospital....
View ArticleMonitor says Russian election was flawed
The head of the major international election observer mission in Russia has said there were "serious problems" in the vote that returned Vladimir Putin to the presidency. Tonino Picula said "there was...
View ArticleArson suspected in Bugibba car blaze
The police are investigating possible arson after a car was damaged by fire in Tourists Street, Bugibba, this morning. The fire was reported at about 3 a.m. Another car was similarly damaged in the...
View ArticleSheep shearing for the Olympics?
Competitive sheep shearing is hugely popular in rural areas of a handful of Commonwealth countries, and many are calling for the sport to accepted as an Olympic event. AFP TV reports
View ArticleChannel 22 becomes TVM 2
PBS has assumed full responsibility for Education 22, which will start transmissions as TVM2 from March 8. The state broadcaster said TVM2 will focus on educational and cultural programmes together...
View ArticleMan dies in record attempt
A man has died after trying to set a world record for the longest time spent buried alive. Janaka Basnayake, 24, buried himself over the weekend with the help of family and friends in a 10ft deep...
View ArticleWoman, 81, hit by car
An 81-year-old woman is being treated in hospital after she was hit by a car in Naxxar this morning. The police said the incident happened at 21st September Avenue at about 7 a.m. Her injuries are not...
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