Новости за 03.12.2021

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is certain misfiring striker Harry Kane is primed to end his barren run in the Premier League. Kane has found the net just once in 12 league games during the current campaign as he struggles to recapture the form that made him the English top-flight’s leading scorer last season.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk, the new sports website by Times of Malta

Veteran NBA star Patty Mills has won Australian sport’s highest honour, the Don Award, with the humble guard saying he hopes it inspires others to follow in his footsteps. The Brooklyn Nets shooter has been a cornerstone of the national team for over a decade and as skipper led them to their first-ever Olympic medal in Tokyo this year, scoring 42 points in the third-placed playoff victory over Slovenia. He was named as a guard in the FIBA All-Star Five representing the best players at the Olympics... Читать дальше...

Malta’s economic growth is expected to reach “pre-crisis level” next year, Edward Scicluna said on Friday evening. Addressing a dinner event organised by the institute of financial services, the central bank governor said the government’s economic aid package during the pandemic had been generous. “The rewards are there for all to see. Not just more tourists, but also low unemployment rates, higher consumer expenditure, and higher value added in most of all the other economic sectors”. Scicluna... Читать дальше...

Ben Camille met with Nationalist Party strategist Chris Peregin during this week’s edition of GAMEON. Peregin spoke about his decision to leave his managing post at LovinMalta to enter politics and join the Nationalist Party. During the interview, Peregin gave a few details on his journey and said that he always felt that he was an activist but said that he never wanted to do student politics from the perspective of SDM and Pulse. He said that he tried for two years to get the groups, including Pulse and SDM to join as one independent team... Читать дальше...

Malta’s One Racing Team, of Ignazio Cannavo, acquired the all-new Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO 2 2022 model. Squadra Corse built the car within Lamborghini, a pure race car. The car will be replacing a Lamborghini Gallardo the team used and had considerable success in the last ten years. Cannavo will test drive the vehicle before competing in the 2022 Italian Hillclimb Championship in the coming weeks. Duncan Micallef, president of the Malta Motorsport Federation, met with Ignazio Cannavo... Читать дальше...

Eddie Howe has urged Newcastle to make history by recovering from their winless start to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Newcastle have gone 14 games without a victory and sit bottom of the table heading into Saturday’s match against fellow strugglers Burnley. The struggling Magpies are just the fourth team to fail to win any of their first 14 games in a Premier League campaign. All of the previous three —  Swindon, QPR and Sheffield United — were relegated.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk... Читать дальше...

Shopping is an art – and a science. What makes people choose one particular brand and not another? What brand attracts loyal custom, how and why? What brand transforms shopping from a chore to an enjoyable experience?  There are long academic treatises about this – and various points of view. But at its core, brand loyalty is rooted in trust. Customers continually buy from one business because there is a relationship based on trust. And trust is not earned overnight – rather, it is a quality that... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich hope Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka can shake off a hip injury to feature in their Bundesliga showdown at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. “With Leon, the chances are 60/40, so it won’t be decided until tomorrow. There is a pain issue,” Bayern head coach Julian Nagelsmann said Friday. “I hope he plays, but the game is too big to let someone play who is not at 100 percent.” German league leaders Bayern are just a point ahead of second-placed Dortmund going into the match at Signal Iduna Park. Читать дальше...

This year's meteorological autumn was the wettest since 1999, according to the meteorological office.  Some 413.2mm of rainfall were recorded throughout the meteorological autumn, which spans from September to November, making it the wettest since 1999, when 473.1mm of precipitation were measured. Based on the climate norm since 1981, this means that Malta has already been hit by 83% of the total rainfall expected throughout the precipitation year that starts in September and ends in August. ... Читать дальше...

The Gaulitanus choir will bring to a close the ‘Year of St Joseph’ with the execution of the oratorio Ġużeppi ta’ Nazaret at Qala parish church on Tuesday, December 7, at 8pm. Ġużeppi ta’ Nazaret was penned by the late Bishop Nikol Cauchi and set to music by Colin Attard. The title role will be interpreted by Gozitan bass Noel Galea, for whom the role was originally conceived. Soprano Nicola Said will feature in the very high tessitura role of Mary, whereas mezzo-soprano Claire Massa will interpret the role of the Angel. Читать дальше...

Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick said he could not turn down the opportunity to manage one of the “world’s biggest clubs” as the German set his sights on potentially extending his stay in charge beyond this season. Rangnick has agreed to manage United until the end of the current campaign and is expected to remain at Old Trafford in a consultancy role after that. The 63-year-old held his first press conference on Friday after watching United’s 3-2 win against Arsenal from the Old Trafford stands the previous evening. Читать дальше...

One day before filming a Christmas music video, Maltese actor and dancer Giulia Rose learnt that she would be sharing a set with multi-award singers Sir Elton John and Ed Sheeran for their new music video Merry Christmas.  “It felt surreal," Rose, whose original surname is Xuereb, told Times of Malta. "It was an experience I will never forget.” Merry Christmas - a song that celebrates the festive season and pays tribute to the ‘ones who have gone’ this year - was released online on Friday afternoon. Читать дальше...

Lewis Hamilton, who will race in support of human rights and the LGBTQ+ community this weekend by wearing a rainbow-coloured helmet at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, found himself embroiled in another controversy on Friday.   The seven-time world champion has said he felt uncomfortable taking part in the potentially-decisive event at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, having made clear his opposition to “terrifying” laws that make same-sex relations illegal.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk... Читать дальше...

Montenegro’s parliament has voted to form an inquiry committee that will investigate the Enemalta wind farm project. According to a statement by the Daphne Caruana Galizia foundation, Branka Bošnjak, the vice-president of the assembly said the investigation is motivated by “the fact that this is a major international corruption scandal”. The Montenegro wind farm project has been mired in controversy ever since an Enemalta internal audit found due diligence omissions and a lack of professionalism in the deal. Читать дальше...

Borussia Dortmund legend Karl-Heinz Riedle says the Bundesliga club is ‘praying’ star striker Erling Haaland stays next season as they fend off interest from the Premier League. “We’re praying he will stay another year at Borussia Dortmund,” Riedle told international media on Friday. “It will be very difficult to keep him after this season, but he is a crucial player for us.” Haaland is set to feature on Saturday when Dortmund, who are second in the title race, host leaders Bayern Munich.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk... Читать дальше...

A United Nations' panel of experts has confirmed the involvement of Maltese companies in the smuggling of Libyan resources that violates UN sanctions, a court has been told. This was revealed in reports by the United Nations' sanctions committee, which were tabled in court by the chair of Malta’s sanctions monitoring board in proceedings linked to an extensive police investigation into international fuel smuggling.  The documents were exhibited in the ongoing compilation of evidence against Pier-Paul Debono... Читать дальше...

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Friday it would start the process of delisting its shares from the New York stock exchange and prepare a Hong Kong listing, shortly after US regulators adopted a rule that would allow them to remove foreign firms. Didi’s move comes in the wake of a sweeping Chinese regulatory crackdown in the past year that has clipped the wings of major internet firms wielding huge influence on consumers’ lives – including Alibaba and Tencent – and just months after its mammoth New York debut. Читать дальше...

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton made the early running on the new track in Jeddah as he clocked the fastest time in the opening practice session on Friday for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Hamilton posted a quickest time of 1min 29.786secs on the new street circuit with its series of high-speed swerves that appeared to get the thumbs-up from the drivers who were experiencing it for the first time. “This track is cool,” Valtteri Bottas told Mercedes engineers on his way to the third fastest time... Читать дальше...

The New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson’s return to NBA action will likely be delayed after what the team hopes is a small setback in his recovery from foot surgery. The 21-year-old had surgery in July and was aiming for a return to the court in December. But he was held out of practice on Thursday after he experienced soreness in his foot.   Continue reading this article on Sports Desk, the new sports website by Times of Malta

Fra Matthew Festing, the 79th Grand Master of the Knights of St John was laid to rest at the capital's co-cathedral on Friday. Carried on the shoulders of his sovereign brothers, Festing’s coffin was draped in the crimson embrace of the flag of the Order, as he was marched by his mourners to the altar against the backdrop of the cathedral’s gilded walls.  Knights occupied rows of pews, gathered in prayer to bid their final farewell to Festing, a sea of crisp white eight-pointed crosses emblazoned on their ceremonial black robes. Читать дальше...

Joseph Muscat will be filing an application to ask court to reopen his libel case against lawyer Christan Grima, after it was struck off on Thursday when the former prime minister failed to turn up.  The dispute revolves around a Facebook post on May 2 when, reacting to a video clip of Muscat’s wife Michelle, Grima alleged that the former prime minister “blew up” journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Eight days later, Muscat announced the libel suit on Facebook. He had said that while he did not believe in libel suits... Читать дальше...

Crowd trouble at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley could have led to tragedy if England had won the game, the stark findings of an independent review suggested on Friday. A 128-page report into the chaos at the showpiece game on July 11 concluded there were real fears thousands of ticketless fans could have stormed the ground had England beaten Italy. The author of the study called it a “near miss” that could have led to deaths or serious injury, blaming it on a reckless “horde” of 6,000 or more fans without tickets. Читать дальше...

An Italian man who wanted a coronavirus vaccine certificate without actually having the jab tried to play the system by presenting health workers with a fake arm, an official said Friday. Despite the realistic skin colour, nobody was fooled by the silicone limb, and the man -- in his 50s -- was reported to local police following the incident on Thursday night in Biella, northwest Italy. "The case borders on the ridiculous, if it were not for the fact we are talking about a gesture of enormous... Читать дальше...

A story in three parts, The Last Duel is a subjective narration from all those involved in France’s final official duel. Ridley Scott seems to be going through the motions as he tells the same story from several different eyes, repetition bogging down what could have been a simpler history.     Almost a year after its original scheduled release, The Last Duel puts an end to Ridley Scott’s four-year hiatus. Inspired by Eric Jager’s 2004 novel of the same name (minus the protracted subtitle), Scott’s... Читать дальше...

European equities wavered on Friday as dealers tracked Omicron news and awaited key US data, while oil prices surged after OPEC and other producers hinted at lowering output. London stocks added 0.2 per cent in late morning deals after gains in Asia, while Frankfurt and Paris fell 0.1 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively in early afternoon eurozone trade. World oil prices won 2.5 per cent, extending Thursday’s gains after the OPEC+ group opened the door to cutting crude output should Omicron fallout cut energy demand. Читать дальше...