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Jack Mizzi, who is 17 years old, set a new Maltese chess record when he won all nine games in the Malta Blitz Chess Championship on the 17th of September, joining the elite group of players who won a Blitz Championship with perfect scores. The Malta Blitz Championship is an annual tournament organised by the Malta Chess Federation, which saw the participation of 32 players from different countries including Germany, Türkiye, Serbia, and China. Unlike the traditional chess, where games usually  take more than three hours, in Blitz players are each allotted three minutes with two-second increments to make all their moves and each game is expected to last less than 10 minutes. Mizzi has been playing chess since the age of ten. At 13, he was the youngest person to win the Malta preliminaries. Last year Mizzi became Malta’s youngest-ever Candidate Master, which is a title awarded by [...]

L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports (GħĠS) bi pjaċir tikkonferma li se tkun qed torganizza seminar li se jsir nhar is-Sibt, 21 ta’ Ottubru 2023 bl-isem 'Training Women Sports Journalists / Reporters to work more at ease in the Sports Media industry’. L-għanijiet prinċipali ta’ dan is-seminar huma aktar nisa jitħajjru jidħlu fl-industrija tal-midja sportiva kif ukoll jgħin lil dawk in-nisa li qed jaspiraw li jkunu ġurnalisti sportivi sabiex jaħdmu f’ambjent aktar komdu. Uħud mill-aqwa ġurnalisti sportivi nisa Maltin flimkien ma diversi nisa Maltin oħra nvoluti fl-isport lokali se jkunu qed jaqsmu l-esperjenzi tagħhom f'dan is-semimar li hu l-ewwel wieħed tax-xorta tiegħu li qatt ġie organizzat f'pajjiżna dedikat għal dan is-suġġett. Fost il-kelliema barranin hemm Zsuzsa Csisztu li hija ġurnalista sportiva famuża fl-Ungerija, tikteb regolarment fuq 'Mandiner' u hija wkoll prezentattriċi regolari fuq l-istazzjon televiżiv 'Spiler Sports'. Csisztu hija wkoll avukat li tispeċjalizza fl-isport u tokkupa l-kariga ta' Membru Eżekuttiv fil-Kumitat Olimpiku [...]

The Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) is proud to confirm that it will be organising a seminar entitled 'Training Women Sports Journalists and Reporters to work more at ease in the Sports Media Industry'. This seminar will be held on Saturday, 21st October 2023. The main aims of this seminar will be to try and attract more women to become part of the sports media industry and to help aspiring sports journalists to work more comfortably in the sports media environment. Top local women sports journalists and women involved in sports will be sharing their experience in this first ever seminar of its kind being organised in Malta. International speakers include Zsuzsa Csisztu. Ms. Csisztu is a renowned Sports Journalist from Hungary and a leading author of 'Mandiner' and a regular host presenter of 'Spiler Sports' TV channel. She is also a lawyer specializing in sports and also holds [...]

L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports tagħmel referenza għall-artiklu ppublikat illum fil-ġurnal In-Nazzjon li ma kienx jitratta suġġett sportiv intitolat 'Ma' Alicia Bugeja ma' taħdimx' fil-ħarġa tat-Tlieta 3 ta' Ottubru 2023. Filwaqt li l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports temmen u dejjem kienet favur il-liberta' tal-espressjoni ma tistax taċċetta li ġurnalisti jattakkaw personalment ġurnalisti membri tagħha. Fl-artiklu msemmi s-Sur Mark Attard li għadu attiv fil-media sportiva b'kummentarji regolari fuq l-istazzjon sportiv tal-PBS, ġie attribwit lilu aġġettiv li fl-opinjoni tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports u tas-settur tal-media sportiva hu dispreġjattiv u ta' min jikundannah. L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kienet u se tibqa' favur ġurnaliżmu ħieles u ġurnaliżmu investigattiv u qatt mhu se tidħol fi kwistjonijiet ta' politka partiġjana, iżda l-anqas qatt mhu se taċċetta li membri tagħha jkunu attakkati personalment jew iktar minn hekk ikun hemm tentattiv biex dawn jiġu redikolati. Għaldaqstant l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport qed tistenna li b'mod immedjat tinħareġ apoloġija u kjarifika fil-konfront tal-membru tagħha u qed tirriserva [...]