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National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Duncan Micallef won the fourth IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2024, covering the months of July and August. On Friday 9th August, the Maltese Drag Racer Duncan Micallef was again confirmed as the fastest driver in Europe during the third round of the FIA Top Fuel Drag Racing Class in Tierp, Sweden. Micallef shattered his record and set a new European Record of an astounding 3.79 seconds, and the impressive European Speed Record of 321.4 MPH. Duncan Micallef led the Championship till the last race where he ended in second place only four points behind the Swiss driver Jndia Erbacher. Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer of IZI Group commented that the performances of Duncan Micallef are nothing short of extraordinary. “Supporting an athlete that continues to rewrite the history books in the [...]

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li Duncan Micallef rebaħ ir-raba' unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Lulju u Awwissu 2024. Nhar il-Ġimgħa 9 ta’ Awwissu, is-sewwieq Malti tad-Drag Racing Duncan Micallef ġie kkonfermat bħala l-aktar sewwieq veloċi fl-Ewropa fit-tielet rawnd tal-FIA European Drag Racing Championship li sar f’Tierp l-Iżvezja. Micallef kiser ir-rekord tiegħu, waqqaf rekord Ewropew ġdid ta’ 3.79 sekondi kif ukoll waqqaf rekord Ewropew b’veloċità ta’ 321.4 mili fis-siegħa. Duncan Micallef Micallef baqa’ jokkupa l-ewwel post tal-kampjonat sa qabel l-aħħar tellieqa, fejn spiċċa fit-tieni post b’erba’punti biss wara s-sewwieqa Żvizzera Jndia Erbacher. Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer ta' IZI Group kellu kliem ta’ tifħir dwar il-prestazzjoni straordinarja ta’ Duncan Micallef. “Inħossuna privileġġjati li qed nagħtu l-appoġġ tagħna lil Duncan li kompla jikteb l-istorja fl-FIA Top Duel Drag Racing Class. Huwa ta’ pjaċir kbir li ningħaqdu ma’ atleti li [...]

Sandro Micallef has stepped down as President of the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) citing personal and professional reasons. The announcement was made during the 2024 Annual General meeting which was held on Thursday. Micallef had been serving in the role of President of the MSJA for the past 7 seven years and his second term was due to come to an end in August 2025, however in the interest of the Association he decided to resign with immediate effect. He had been elected in the role of President on 10th July, 2017 and had been confirmed in the role 4 years later in the Association's AGM on 6th October, 2021. Previously he had also occupied the role of General Secretary of the Association and also served as an exco member in his early years in sports journalism. Mr. Micallef has also recently resigned from PBS where he worked [...]