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National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Johan Attard won the third IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2024, covering the months of May and June. Blackball player Johan Attard became the first Maltese cueist to win an IPA Tournament on Sunday 19th May. Together with Clint Grima he was one of two Maltese players to take part in the back-to-back IPA Tournaments in Coventry, England. Attard reached the final for both tournaments. Against professional player Clint l’Anson, the Maltese player looked set for a famous win when he surged just one frame away from victory when leading 9-7. But the English player showed all his class to win the final three frames and secure a thrilling 10-9 win. Attard didn’t give up and reached the final in the second tournament. Attard produced an impressive performance with a 7-2 win over [...]

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li Johan Attard rebaħ it-tielet unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Mejju u Ġunju 2024. Il-plejer tal-blackball Johan Attard sar l-ewwel Malti li rebaħ tournament internazzjonali tal-IPA. Flimkien ma’ Clint Grima, huwa ħa sehem f’żewġ tournaments tal-IPA li saru f’Coventry fl-Ingilterra, f’Mejju li għadda u fit-tnejn li huma wasal sal-finali. Fl-ewwel finali, Attard kien minn fuq 9-7 kontra Clint l’Anson, iżda dan tal-aħħar rebaħ iż-żewġ frejms deċiżivi, bir-riżultat finali ta’ 10-9. Fit-tieni finali, li kienet il-Ħadd 19 ta’ Mejju, Attard kellu prestazzjoni eċċezzjonali meta għeleb lil David Addinali bl-iskor ta’ 7-2 u għolla t-trofew. Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer ta' IZI Group ikkumenta fuq ir-riżultati straordinarji miksuba minn Johan Attard. “Aħna ferm kuntenti u nagħtu l-appoġġ tagħna lejn il-ħidma kbira tal-atleti li bħal Johan Attard jagħtu kollox f’dawn l-avvenimenti prestiġjużi. Ir-riżultati miksuba minn Johan [...]

The World is today celebrating sports journalism. This day has been commemorated for several years, always on 2nd July, since it is the day when AIPS the Association of International Sports Media was founded. This year’s celebration is a special one because of the fact that AIPS is celebrating its 100th year anniversary since its foundation way back in 1924 during a meeting that was held in Paris. On this occasion, AIPS President, Gianni Merlo, wished that all that has been acquired in sports media will be sustained and renewed for the future. He made reference to the increased number of persons working exclusively on social media, the increase in use of artificial intelligence and the phenomenon of Content Creators. Merlo suggested that journalists need to embrace challenges and that no one should be afraid of change. This message was relayed during an online meeting to which was attended by journalists from [...]