Brazil beat Switzerland to qualify for knockout stage

Nov 28 2022

Brazil have beaten Switzerland 1-0 to join France as the second team to qualify for the knockout stages.

The game was very tight with both countries having opportunities to score the opener. Brazil were being there usual entertaining and free flowing selves whilst Switzerland were more structured and relied on catching Brazil out on the counter.

The first goal of the game finally came in the 83rd minute after Manchester United defensive midfielder perfectly placed his shot into the back of the net to delight the vast number of Brazil fans present in the stadium.

Brazil will now face Cameroon whilst Switzerland will be hoping for a good result against Serbia in order to also progress further in this years World Cup

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Janet Richard and Jeremy Zammit awarded ‘Athletes of the Year’

Nov 28 2022

Janet Richard and Jeremy Zammit were awarded ‘Athletes of the Year’ by Athletics Malta.

After a series of top level performances during the past months, Richard and Zammit, received the Association’s highest honour during an award ceremony held on Sunday evening.

This year, the long-jumper Jeremy Zammit of Pembroke Athleta broke a national record that stood for 17 years with a jump of 7.73m. He is also the first Maltese athlete in his category to reach the finals of both the World and European Under 20 Championships. Zammit has also obtained a prestigious scholarship at the D1 University of Auburn in the United States, where he will also continue his studies.

Janet Richard, of Pembroke Athleta was awarded this title for the second time after achieving a national record in 400m when competing in the European Championships in Munich, Germany where she achieved a time of 53.49s. Richard also formed part of another national record, in the 4x100m relay, with a time of 45.59s during the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham. She also won two gold medals for Malta in the European Championships of Small Countries.

Athletics Malta also awarded a number of other athletes in the different age categories. The winners include Claire Azzopardi, Beppe Grillo, Dillon Cassar, Bradley Mifsud, Mireya Cassar and Matthew Galea Soler.

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WATCH: Waves flood lower flat in Balluta due to heavy winds

Nov 28 2022

A video uploaded to Facebook by Steffie Cassar Torreggiani shows massive waves crashing into a balcony to a lower flat in Balluta.

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The apartment building is situated in Balluta, next to Barracuda. Waves could be seen smashing into the balcony’s glass pane and water accumulating in the balcony.

Torreggiani highlighted the gravity situation, pointing to the flaws in infrastructural planning. Hopefully no on was injured in the flooding.

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Government hasn’t done enough to stop femicide admits prime minister

Nov 28 2022

Speaking in an interview on ONE TV, Prime Minister Robert Abela admitted that not enough has been done to prevent domestic violence and femicide cases in Malta.

‘The state, the country and society did not do all that is required’ he said as 2022 saw three deaths of women in three separate cases. These women, he said, could have still been alive and therefore there needs to be more done to prevent such crimes.

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This is a first time wherein a governmental body, in this case the Prime Minister, admitted to a lack of attention to an issue. The admittance of such a mistake could be a good first step to encourage further work to be done on the issue, with full responsibility by authorities being taken.

The three women the Prime Minister is referring to are the recent Bernice Cassar, who was shot by her husband; Paulina Dembska, who was fund murdered on January 2nd by Abner Aquilina; and Rita Ellul, who was strangled to death by her partner.

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Source: ONE News