Malta

Three T20 World Cup European qualifiers cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

The T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier, due to be hosted in Canada between 17 and 23 July, involving the hosts, Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Panama and the USA, has been postponed due to government and travel restrictions

Vishnu Saravanan interview: 'I wanted to achieve what my father couldn't', says Tokyo-bound sailor on dreams, sacrifices and sweat

Vishnu has sailed 655 hours a year since 2018 to prepare himself for the nervy final moments of the thrilling qualifying race, his hardest till date in his own words, to qualify for the Games, a dream his father Saravanan Ramachandern could not fulfil for himself.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers: Netherlands beaten by Turkey, France held by Ukraine, Belgium cruise past Wales

The defeat was a dreadful start to the campaign for the Netherlands, who failed to qualify for either Euro 2016 or the 2018 World Cup, but are one of the fancied sides ahead of the delayed Euro 2020 finals this year.

Ocean Viking, rescue ship in Mediterranean Sea, declares emergency after six migrants attempt suicide

The ship, which is in limbo in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, has been waiting for over a week for permission from Italy or Malta to offload the migrants at one of their ports.

Euro 2020 qualifiers: Finland qualifies for first major finals after win over Liechtenstein; Sweden also seals spot

Finland qualified for the first major tournament in their history on Friday with a 3-0 win over Liechtenstein while Sweden sealed their place at the Euro 2020 finals following a victory in Romania.

Euro 2020 qualifiers: Alvaro Morata nets brace to continue remarkable revival as Spain see off Malta

Alvaro Morata's remarkable revival continued on Tuesday as he scored twice for Spain in a 2-0 victory over Malta.

Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma appointed head coach of Malta national cricket team

Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has been appointed the head coach of the Malta national cricket team for an ICC qualifying tournament.

After Italy and Malta refuse entry to migrants rescued off Libya, Spain opens territorial waters for their ship carrying hundreds

Spain on Saturday authorised a ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya to sail to its waters after Italy and Malta refused to receive them.

Italy's interior minister Matteo Salvini under probe for refusing Eritrean migrants permission to disembark on Catania port

Sicilian prosecutors are investigating Italy's interior minister Matteo Salvini after he refused a boat carrying Eritrean refugees to disembark in the port of Catania

French vessel Aquarius seeks help from Europe to find port for 141 rescued from Mediterranean; Italy, Malta refuse request

The Aquarius, which was left stranded with 630 migrants aboard in June after being turned away by Rome and Valletta, resumed rescue operations off the Libyan coast