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After an absence of two years due to the pandemic, the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) together with the Malta Football Association (MFA), the Malta Football Referees Association (MFRA) and the Malta Football Coaches Association (MFCA), will join for the traditional boxing day football tournament, which has been organised for several years. This tournament traditionally sees football teams made up of sports journalists, coaches, referees, and MFA staff battling it out for a good cause. The Boxing Day Football Tournament will be held on Monday 26th December 2022, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Centenary Stadium, Ta’ Qali. H.E. President of Malta George Vella will be attending and will kick off the second set of matches at 10:00 a.m. As is customary, tournament participants will pool their funds in a collective donation for the national fund-raising activity Istrina. The general public is welcome to attend and contribute with a donation [...]

Wara nuqqas ta’ sentejn minħabba l-pandemija, l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports (GħĠS) flimkien mall-Malta Football Association (MFA), il-Malta Football Referees Association (MFRA) u l-Malta Football Coaches Association (MFCA), se jerġgħu jingħaqdu għat-turnament tradizzjonali ta’ Boxing Day, li kien ilu jsir għal diversi snin. Dan it-turnament kwadrangolari isir bejn it-timijiet tal-futbol magħmula minn ġurnalisti sportivi, kowċis, staff tal-MFA u referis. Dan it-turnament, se jiġi organizzat nhar it-Tnejn 26 ta’ Diċembru 2022, mit-8:30 a.m., fis-Centenary Stadium, f’Ta’ Qali.  L-E.T. il-President ta’ Malta George Vella se jkun qed jattendi għal din l-attività u se jagħti l-kick off tat-tieni sett ta’ logħbiet fl-10:00 a.m. Bħalma hija d-drawwa, se jinġabru donazzjonijiet minn dawk preżenti b’risq l-Istrina. Il-pubbliku in ġenerali huwa wkoll mistieden sabiex jattendi u jagħti d-donazzjoni tiegħu.

Nicholas Muscat has been awarded the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for the month of November 2022. Young bowler Nicholas Muscat, aged 17, won the U23 National Championships and his second personal U23 title. He also helped his team OKMalta.com to win the national league Division 1, for the seventh consecutive time. In September, Muscat made history as he became the first Maltese to ever make the final of the European Youth Championships (EYC) Masters event after winning two bronze medals individually (All Events) and alongside his national team-mates (Team Event). He earned a silver medal in the Boys’ Masters Event – arguably the most prestigious championship with the top 24 bowlers from the entire EYC. The trophy for the November 2022 Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month, together with the sports apparel voucher, were presented to Nicholas Muscat by Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer of Atlas [...]

Nicholas Muscat ingħata l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Novembru. Il-bowler żagħżugħ Nicholas Muscat, li għandu 17-il sena, rebaħ il-Kampjonat Nazzjonali ta’ taħt it-23 sena. Huwa wkoll għen lit-tim tiegħu OKMalta.com sabiex jirbaħ l-ewwel diviżjoni tal-kampjonati nazzjonali għas-seba’ darba konsekuttiva. F’Settembru, Muscat rebaħ żewġ midalji tal-bronż (waħda mat-tim tas-subien u u l-oħra fil-kategorija tal-“All Events”) u sar l-ewwel Malti li wasal fil-finali tal-European Youth Championships (EYC) fejn rebaħ il-midalja tal-fidda. Il-kategorija tal-Masters li kkonsistiet mill-aqwa 24 atleta fil-kampjonati,  hija meqjusa bħala l-iktar kampjonat prestiġjuż, peress li fiha l-aqwa bowlers mill-Ewropa kollha. It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Novembru 2022 kif ukoll il-voucher ta’ abbiljament sportiv abbinat ma’ dan il-premju ġew ippreżentati lil Nicholas Muscat minn Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ Atlas insurance. L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kienet irrappreżentata mill-President Sandro Micallef u l-Amministratur Stephen Azzopardi. Dan il-premju ta’ kull xahar jingħata b’inizjattiva konġunta tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports u Atlas Insurance. [...]