Новости за 09.02.2016

Kurt Zouma will this week undergo knee surgery which will rule him out for the rest of the season and Euro 2016, Chelsea have announced. The France defender injured his anterior cruciate ligament in Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester United. A statement on Chelsea’s official website read: “Kurt will undergo surgery in the next 48 hours and is expected to be out for approximately six months.” Zouma landed awkwardly early in the second half of the drawn Premier League contest and was taken off on a stretcher. Читать дальше...

Cristiano Ronaldo has said he wants to see out his final two years at Real Madrid in the “best league in the world” before deciding where his next step lies. Ronaldo’s current deal with Madrid runs out in June 2018 and there has been plenty of speculation about where his future might take him, and even if he will call time on his Bernabeu stay early. However, the former Man. United forward – who turned 31 last week – has reiterated his desire to finish his contract with Madrid before then looking at what options are available. Читать дальше...

Disgraced world soccer president Sepp Blatter and the sport’s European head, Michel Platini, will be invited to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said yesterday. Blatter and Platini, the two men at the top of the world’s most popular sport, were banned by FIFA for eight years in December over a spate of corruption scandals on their watch that, among other things, raised questions about Russia’s right to host the tournament. Mutko told Russia’s R-Sport news agency... Читать дальше...

Serie A title rivals Napoli and Juventus extended their winning runs on Sunday but something must give next weekend when the pair meet in Turin in a much-anticipated showdown. In what increasingly looks like a two-horse title race, Napoli beat Carpi 1-0 for a club-record eighth consecutive league win, while Juve extended their own record winning streak to 14 games with a 2-0 victory over struggling Frosinone. Ahead of the meeting in Turin on Saturday, Napoli lead the table on 56 points, with Juventus hot on their heels on 54... Читать дальше...

Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta has urged reported Chelsea target Massimiliano Allegri to “think twice” about accepting any potential offer from the Premier League champions. The 48-year-old coach guided Juve to the Serie A title and the Champions League final last season and the Turin side’s prospects of winning multiple cups at home and abroad in 2015-16 are bright. Allegri’s growing reputation – he also steered Milan to the Scudetto in 2011 – has reportedly attracted the interest of Chelsea... Читать дальше...

BalzanEffiong 12; Micallef 9; Vujacic 5; Mensha 3, Da Silva Souza 3 (1 pen), Pedrinho 3; Zarate, Grioli, Darmanin, Focsa, Valero, R. Fenech. Red cards: Valero (vs Floriana), P. Fenech (vs Mosta). BirkirkaraPlut 8; Miccoli 6 (3 pens), Camenzuli 6; Liliu 4; Z. Muscat 3; Fenech 2, Scicluna 2, Temile 2, Agius 2; Sciberras, Vukanac, Mazzetti, Barraso, Mujanovic. Own goal: Sidibe (vs Qormi).Red cards: Mazzetti (vs Mosta); Zerafa (vs Floriana); Temile (vs Pembroke). FlorianaFontanella 10 (5 pens); Villa... Читать дальше...

German referee Felix Brych will be the Malta FA’s special guest at the annual winter seminar for match officials and referee observers, being held today and tomorrow at the Centenary Hall, the association’s refereeing department has announced. Brych, who is also a qualified sports lawyer, has earned a reputation as one of the leading referees in world football. Besides officiating at the London Olympic Games in 2012 and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Brych, 40, was also in charge of the first leg... Читать дальше...

Swansea City must learn to kill off teams by scoring at least two goals, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski said as the club seek to keep out of the Premier League’s relegation dogfight. Swansea, unbeaten in four games, are yet to lose in the league under new coach Francesco Guidolin but they are fifth-bottom of the table, four points above the relegation zone. “At the moment we are at the stage where I think we have to kill off the game rather than hold on to just the one goal,” Fabianski told British media. Читать дальше...

Scottish Cup: Favourites Celtic have been drawn at home to Greenock Morton in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, yesterday. The draw at Hampden Park also saw holders Inverness handed a tough tie with a trip to either Hibernian or Hearts. The winners of the Rangers and Kilmarnock replay at Rugby Park will take on Dundee or Dumbarton, who have to play again after a goalless draw, while Ross County host Dundee United with the ties to be played over weekend of March 5 and 6. Clement: Paul Clement has been sacked as head coach at Derby. Читать дальше...

Asian communities in China, Japan, the UK, Malta and elsewhere ringed in the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey yesterday. People flocked to temples to pray for good health and fortune on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday in China. In Beijing, tens of thousands of worshippers yesterday visited the ancient Taoist temple to commemorate the start of Year of the Monkey. Revellers visited traditional fairs held in parks, as well as Buddhist and Taoist temples, offering song and... Читать дальше...

STELLINI. On December 30, 2015, at St Elizabeth’s, Boston, MA, to Chloe née Hili and Luke, a son – OTIS DAMIAN. Obituary AQUILINA. On February 6, at Mater Dei Hospital, ROSELLA, née Theuma, aged 69, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her beloved husband George, her children Nigel, and Lara and her husband Ian Casolani, her grandchildren Alexander, Ann, Emma and Sasha, her mother Mary, her dear cousins, other relatives and close friends. The... Читать дальше...

Wirt iż-Żejtun is tomorrow organising a cultural walk from Żejtun to Żabbar on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the elevation of the Żejtun parish to Parroċċa Matriċi (mother parish), following the establishment of the Żabbar parish. Commentary during the walk will be in Maltese. The walk will start off from the parvis of St Clement’s church at 9am. On the way they will be viewing buildings of historical and architectural importance, among others, Bishop Labini’s country house, the Chapel of tal-Plier... Читать дальше...

Architect Edward Said will be giving a talk at Din l-Art Ħelwa, 133, Melita Street, Valletta on Thursday at 6.30pm. The talk is entitled Sliema: Dreams, Losses and Changes. The speaker is a conservation architect and partner at Architecture XV, a researcher on Maltese architectural history and founding member of the Sliema Heritage Society. When it comes to losing sites of historic and architectural importance many will grimace and say that in all of Malta undoubtedly Sliema has fared the worst. Instinctively... Читать дальше...

Dear Joseph and Simon, there must be another way than this diehard rule, all or nothing, winner takes all, style of politics. People are exhausted by the news and the gladiatorial style of combat, which never seems to let up. Here are four suggestions that you can both easily agree on and which are needed to ensure we do not lose the positive democratic development we have experienced since Independence. The first suggestion is to nurture critics within political parties or movements as well as independent commentators. Читать дальше...

The United States Olympic Committee told US sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus should consider not going to the Rio Olympic Games in August. The message was delivered in a conference call involving USOC officials and leaders of US sport federations in late January, according to two people who participated in the call. Federations were told that no one should go to Brazil “if they don’t feel comfortable going. Bottom line,” said Donald Anthony, president and board chairman of USA Fencing. Читать дальше...

Falken Cynergi Virtus 97Floriana Café Del Mar 59 (25-14, 24-16, 21-11, 27-18) Falken Cynergi Virtus are on course to capture their third honour of the season after cruising to an emphatic 97-59 win over Floriana Cafè Del Mar in the first leg of the Louis Borg Cup final on Sunday. The champions will now take a 38-point advantage into the second leg, being played tomorrow at 4.30pm. While Virtus’s performance on Sunday showed that they have put their defeat to Gżira Athleta in the BOV Knock-Out final behind them... Читать дальше...

Hibs Electrofix 45Caffe Moak Luxol 51 (15-10, 10-17, 11-12, 9-12) Caffe Moak Luxol bounced back from their defeat to Hibernians in the St James Hospital Knock-Out final after beating their rivals 51-45 to take a slight advantage ahead of the second leg of the Louis Borg Cup final tomorrow. The first-leg match was balanced with the lead changing hands several times but Luxol produced the better finish to win by six points. After falling 3-1 behind, Hibs hit back to pot 13 points without reply. After a time-out... Читать дальше...

On January 30, during oneof Moira Delia’s popularprogrammes on TVM, Animal Diaries, a young vet wasinvited to explain what hip dysplacia meant. The vet was very knowledgeable and it was evident that he knew the subject very well. But I thought it wasn’t fair on the vet to talk about such a difficult matter in such a short time. I am afraid that in trying to simplify the subject there isa danger that oversimplification will result and the subjectwill be trivialised and made grossly misleading. The... Читать дальше...