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Everything is set for the first edition of VisitMalta Cup that is going to take place on Saturday 10th August, in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; a match between Tottenham Hotspur and the German team of Bayern Munich. Earlier this year, in March, the Malta Tourism Authority advised that there was a deal with the English club of Tottenham Hotspur, for the VisitMalta Cup to be organised for the first time. The main aim of this cup is to increase the flow of sports tourism, both from United Kingdom as well as from other countries. Present in London, on the eve of the match between Tottenham and Bayern Munich, the management of the Malta Tourism Authority together with the Chief Executive Officer, Carlo Micallef, said that the main aim is to make use of football to attract more quality tourists to Malta, especially during Winter months. Micallef added that the [...]

Kollox jinsab lest sabiex is-Sibt fit-Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tintlagħab l-ewwel edizzjoni tal-VisitMalta Cup li ser tlaqqa’ lil Tottenham Hotspur u lit-tim Ġermaniż ta’ Bayern Munich. Kien propju f’Marzu li għadda li l-Awtorità Maltija għat-Turiżmu ħabbret li kienet waslet fi ftehim mal-klabb Ingliż ta’ Tottenham Hotspur sabiex għall-ewwel darba tiġi organizzata l-VisitMalta Cup. L-għan ewlieni ta’ din it-tazza huwa li jkompli jiġi ġġenerat aktar turiżmu sportiv kemm mir-Renju Unit kif ukoll minn pajjiżi oħra. Preżenti f’Londra, lejlet il-partita bejn Tottenham u Bayern Munich, it-tmexxija tal-Awtorità Maltija għat-Turiżmu bil-Kap Eżekkutiv Carlo Micallef isostni li l-għan aħħari huwa li tintuża l-logħba tal-futbol sabiex jiġu attirati aktar turisti ta’ kwalità lejn Malta speċjalment fix-xhur tax-xitwa. Micallef sostna li l-emozzjonijiet li toffri l-logħba tal-futbol iwasslu għall-udjenzi u viżibilta qawwija tal-prodott Malti f’kull età. Il-partita bejn Tottenham Hotspur u Bayern Munich hija l-aħħar partita ta’ ħbiberija għaż-żewġ timijiet qabel il-bidu tal-kampjonati domestiċi. Fil-fatt l-ewwel impenn [...]

by Sandro Micallef from Paris Maltese Judoka Katryna Esposito was eliminated by Baasankhuu Bavuudorj from Mongolia in the women’s under 48kg category at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. Esposito started off very well and came out on the Tatami with no fear. Her opponent Bavuudorj found it very difficult in the first two minutes of the match to keep up with the Maltese Judoka. After 47 seconds, the Mongolian athlete scored a Waza-ari – Kata-guruma and after a minute and a half she received a Shido. At the 35-second mark, Esposito also received a Shido for Grip avoidance, just like Bavuudorj. With 20 seconds left in the four-minute match, Judoka Baasankhuu Bavuudorj, the World Champion of 2024 and the Asian Champion, scored a Waza-ari – Undetermined nage-waza, securing her victory hence advancing to the final 16. Throughout the match, Esposito’s opponent received two penalties. Katryna Esposito participated in the [...]

Malta's Men U16 Water Polo Team and Katrina Micallef (Sailing) are the winners of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for June. Malta's Men U16 Water Polo Team participated in the World Aquatics U-16 Championship, which was held in Malta between the 18th and 24th of June. This tournament featured young talents from around the globe and the Maltese youths showed dedication and determination to secure the 17th place in the World Championship. Playing in Group H, the Maltese youths started with overwhelmingly defeating Kazakhstan 16-6 but then lost against Romania 12-11 and Greece 8-4. In the classification matches, the Maltese team won against South Africa 16-9, Türkiye 8-4, and Israel 11-8. Meanwhile, Katrina Micallef, aged 16, won a historic bronze medal for Malta at the ILCA 4 World Championship, held in Portugal, between the 22nd and 30th of June. Micallef triumphed in a field of 150 athletes [...]