Defending champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open in the third round on Thursday with the record 10-time Rome winner complaining of a recurring foot problem after a shock 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat by Canadian Denis Shapovalo...

Veteran windsurfer Paul Ellul will be boardsailing to Sicily on Friday – four decades after he participated in the first-ever event of its kind at the age of 19. The first Malta Sicily Windsurf Crossing was held in 1982 and grew ...

A man, whose tour-operating business allegedly went bankrupt following a decision by the Central Bank of Malta, had a personal juridical interest to pursue his breach of rights claim, the Constitutional Court has declared.  This pro...

The education authorities are investigating an incident that took place last week involving a savage assault on a student and three teachers at the Naxxar Middle School.  Sources said the incident involved a “troublesome” 12-yea...

The ex-leader of the Franciscan Friars has issued a stinging rebuke of his own order over the “despicable” demolition of a religious retreat house to make way for a “monumental eyesore”. Richard Stanley Grech, former Minister...

The Cannes Film Festival has a strong stomach.  Having handed its top prize, the Palme d’Or, to the blood-soaked Titane last year, there is more horror on the slate for the 75th edition that kicks off on May 17.  Among the most a...

Shame on us May 7, 2022 will be remembered by all people of good will as a very sad and painful day. It was the day when Porziuncola Retreat House was completely demolished. It is a despicable thing to do that helps one understand qu...

Sergio Aguero admitted he was grateful to Manchester City as his former club prepared to unveil a statue celebrating their record scorer’s most famous goal. Aguero memorably netted the stoppage-time strike against QPR that sealed C...

‘The role of the child as citizen: Constructing childhood through agency and activism’ is the theme of the 16th Child and the Book conference, convened by Dr Giuliana Fenech, from the University of Malta’s Department of English...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured early on Friday after falling off his bike in Attard. The police said the accident happened at 00.15am on Triq l-Imdina. The 28-year-old from St Paul's Bay was rushed to Mater Dei. Police investi...

We are the smallest member of the European Union and, out of all the thousands of islands in the Mediterranean, we are the most advanced. In the United Nations Human Development Index, we rank 27 out of 189 countries of the whole wor...

Nadur Youngsters needed a last-gasp penalty to edge Għajnsielem 3-2 and win the GFA Cup for the ninth time in the club’s history to complete an incredible treble for season 2021-22.  Nadur has won all the three major honours this...

OBITUARIES GALEA. On May 10, at the Imperial Residence, Sliema, CHARLES, aged 91, formerly of Tal-Ibraġ, Swieqi, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He will be greatly and sadly missed by his beloved wife D...

A sculpture by Edgar Degas sold Thursday for $41.6 million at Christie's in New York, the highest price paid at auction for a work by the French artist, while a bronze by Pablo Picasso also broke a record. The Degas sculpture – Pet...

A late Birkirkara goal rescued their league unbeaten streak to wrap up their successful 2021/2022 MFA Women’s League run with a draw against Swieqi United. Mġarr United and Raiders Lija beat San Ġwann and Kirkop United respective...

‘We want grown-up politics.’   These words were spoken by a newly elected politician not in Malta (where they would immediately resonate) but in my country of birth, Ireland.  They were spoken by Alliance Party member Patricia...

The wedding season is back in full swing, and it appears to be busier than ever, as businesses fit in two years’ worth of postponed events into the already busy peak months. Tailors, florists, caterers, photographers, venues, plann...

Caffe Moak Luxol       52 Hibernians                  49 (9-10, 10-13, 19-9, 14-17) Caffe Moak Luxol survived a late Hibs comeback to tie the finals series at 1-1, thereby surely extending this best-of-five series to at ...

The use of electronic tagging in the criminal justice system, which is also a form of digital incarceration, has both good and bad aspects. It can help in the rehabilitation of offenders, reduce the prison population and avoid remand...

Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed six million. The Russian invasion has a...