Malta begin title defense by beating San Marino

Aug 11 2021

Yesterday, the Maltese basketball team began their title defense of the FIBA Basketball European Championship for Small Nations. They beat San Marino 96-65 in what was considered a blowout victory for the Maltese players.

The coach Andrea Paccarie started David Bugeja, Aaron Falzon, Tevin Falzon, Kurt Cassar and 18-year-old Jack Zammit. This was Jack’s first ever start for Malta. Zammit’s main position is point guard and he plays for Starlites B.C . The Falzon brothers, Aaron and Tevin stole the show. Aaron scored 33 points and came up with 9 rebounds and 2 assists, whilst Tevin finished the game with a double-double scoring 20 points and rebounding the ball 9 times.

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This win must be considered a good step towards winning the competition, they won back in 2018. We wish the team the best of luck!

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Chris Fearne welcomes new Mater Dei outpatient block

Aug 11 2021

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne announced that the building of a new outpatient block at Mater Dei Hospital has been green lit by the Planning Authority. Rising to five storeys next to the hospital’s main entrance, the project is expected to cost €170 million. Replacing the disused helipad, an underground multi-storey car park will cater for around 700 cars and an underground bus terminus.

With the site totalling an area of 16,550sq., plans for the block were approved last March. The PA however had asked that the cart ruts on site be incorporated into the project. Featuring a cafeteria, two pharmacies, outpatient’s rooms for various departments, meeting rooms and other consultant rooms, Fearne welcomed the good news with open arms. The operations which normally occur in the existing outpatient block will be moved to the new building as the emptied up spaces will be occupied with more patient beds. A bridge connecting the main hospital to the block will be provide access to staff.

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Inter fans start removing Lukaku mural

Aug 11 2021

This summer, Inter fans have had to endure one of the worst transfer windows possible in terms of outgoings. After waiting 10 years for a Scudetto, the club have let go of coach Antonio Conte, speedy right wing back Achraf Hakimi and club hero Romelu Lukaku.

The departure of Romelu Lukaku has hit the fans the most. Before the season the Belgian goal-scorer started, confirmed multiple times his desire to stay in Milan and to regain the Scudetto under new coach Simone Inzaghi. The Belgian however decided to leave when an offer from European champions Chelsea came. This transfer will also see him earn double his salary at Inter. The Inter owners have also played a part in this, as instead of rejecting the offer, they accepted it and now will only reinvest 20% of it. Where the other 80% will go is currently unknown.

Inter’s Curva Nord sends
a message to Lukaku
“Dear Romelu, we’d have expected a different kind of behavior from you, more honest and transparent. Even though we’ve protected and welcomed you as a son, like one of us, you’ve proven to be like everyone else, falling for money.” pic.twitter.com/AO6Wkemx7L

— FootyToonz (@FootyToonz) August 10, 2021

The Curva Nord (Inter’s main supporter group) was not happy with this transfer, and they released many statements stating their disappointment about Lukaku and the board’s attitude. They have also started to begin painting over the mural a local artist painted in front of San Siro. As of now Lukaku is in Monaco, but is said to be in London this week to sign his contract with the blues. This deal will also make him the player with the highest collective transfer fees in history.

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Khaby Lame leaps to over 100 million TikTok followers

Aug 11 2021

Italian Khaby Lame keeps making strides in the social media game as he advances up to 101.3 million TikTok followers. Lame has not uttered a single word throughout his TikTok journey, simply communicating through a hand wave and shrug. His speciality is debunking useless ‘life hack’ videos which attempt to make life ‘easier’ but instead complicate things even more. Lame shows everyone why the everyday approach is usually the simplest.

@khaby.lame

We reached 100M😍Thanks to all my fans,thx for ur time and ur love and ur positive energy,every single thing I do is for u guys 🤲🏾❤️ #learnfromkhaby

♬ suono originale – Khabane lame

Khaby is still in TikTok second place however, as the top spot is occupied by Charli D’Amelio who boasts an impressive 122 million followers. Lame is catching up however, constantly upgrading his video quality and hilarious content. Thanking his fans for the support, many were quick to point out how he reached such a high follower count despite never saying a single thing.

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Photo Source: Twitter, Khaby Lame TikTok