Maltese rugby needs your support to grasp a season victory

Apr 7 2022

Malta’s rugby needs your support as they are up to face Cyprus during their next match on the 16th of April for their season finale.

Malta are set to take on their rivals at the Tony Bezzina Stadium as the Rugby Europe Conference 1 South comes to a close. The Maltese team are currently in second place, but need your motivation to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat.

The team gave it their best, but the match ended at 7-3 for the Croatians. The Maltese will be regrouping to take on Cyprus very soon, and your support would give them the necessary boost needed on the pitch.

Sales for tickets for the next match are already up for grabs. The team have been practicing tirelessly for the past pre-season and season. Victory is within their grasp, and it could be made a reality through the backing.

You can buy your tickets here.

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Ex-Spider Man director would love to make a fourth film with Tobey Maguire

Apr 7 2022

The iconic Marvel director Sam Raimi, who was at the helm of the first classic Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, expressed interest in making a fourth instalment of the franchise after so many years.

The comments, which are sure to get Marvel and Spidey fans up in a frenzy, told entertainment outlets that he would love to continue telling the story of that Spider-Man universe.

Raimi is often considered the godfather of the modern superhero blockbuster following his work on the Maguire trilogy. And after the [SPOILER ALERT] appearance of Tobey Maguire in ‘No Way Home’, it seems as though some flames were rekindled.

He said that he loves Tobey, and that he loves Kirsten Dunst, who played Mary Jane in the original trilogy. ‘I think all things are possible’ he said.

Raimi is currently the director for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and expressed how directing in the MCU is like playing with the world’s best toy box. He said that following No Way Home and Multiverse of Madness, any team up is possible in the MCU.

He did admit that he had no story in mind as of yet for the fourth film, or whether or not Marvel is even interested. But a fourth film had been in the works following Spider-Man 3, so some material could be readily available.

No Way Home proved to be a massive success after it had the sixth-highest box office grossing of all time, bringing together current Spider-Man Tom Holland alongside Maguire and other beloved Peter Parker actor Andrew Garfield.

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Janice Chetcuti gives up casual election to make way for other PN candidates

Apr 7 2022

Nationalist Party candidate Janice Chetcuti has decided to drop out of the casual election race on the third district so as to allow other contestants a chance at a seat in parliament.

Chetcuti explained in a Facebook post that she would still make it into parliament through the gender quota and will therefore allow the seat vacated by Stephen Spiteri to be filled up by one of three remaining candidates. These are John Baptist Camilleri, Errol Cutajar or Carm Mifsud Bonnici. The PN has three MPs from the third district.

She explained how ‘out of loyalty to the Nationalist party and to all the constituents that form part of the third district, and after much thought I have decided not to contest the casual elections to maximise the use of votes in the third district as a party, thus electing three representatives.’

Chetcuti ranks at the top of the PN’s list of female candidates after getting the largest percentage of the quota. She will therefore be one of the six women to make it to parliament through the new gender parity mechanism. She managed to get 2,687 votes, which is around 75% of the quota.

At the last count, Baptist Camilleri had 1,634 votes, Cutajar had 476 votes and Mifsud Bonnici had 1,122 votes.

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Boris Johnson says transgender women should not compete in women’s sport

Apr 7 2022

The UK Prime Minister has sparked some outrage after he said that he does not believe transgender women should be able to compete in female sporting events.

He conceded that he knew many deemed this view controversial, with the resurfacing of the issue taking new charge after the case of transgender cyclist Emily Bridges.

Bridges was recently ruled as ineligible to compete in her first elite women’s race by cycling’s world world governing body. Speaking on several sex and gender related topics, Johnson made the following remark;

‘I don’t think biological males should be competing in female sporting events. Maybe that’s a controversial thing to say, but it just seems to me to be sensible.’

He went on to say that he thinks women should have spaces which are dedicated to them – whether they be hospitals, prisons or changing rooms. ‘That’s as far my thinking has developed on this issue.’

He went on to say that if this position puts him in conflict with some others, then ‘we have got to work it all out.’ Johnson emphasised that this does not mean that he is not sympathetic to people who want to change gender and said it is vital people are given maximum love and support through such decisions.

In response, LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall said that ‘Trans people deserve the same opportunities as everyone else to enjoy the benefits of sport and blanket exclusions on trans people participating are fundamentally unfair.’

‘Sport has the unique power to bring us together and it’s important trans people have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of sport without facing exclusion or abuse’ it concluded.

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