Maltese wonderkid Lucas Caruana set to join Serie A side Sampdoria

Jul 13 2022

Maltese youngster Lucas Caruana has reportedly agreed to a deal to join Serie A side Sampdoria. Caruana has been attracting interest from numerous clubs around Europe, but it was the Blucerchiati who managed to sway the local player to sign with them.

The local talent will fly to Italy this Wednesday and will form part of the primavera (youth) team of Sampdoria.

Throughout last season, and even before that, the young midfielder has had various trials with many European clubs such as Portuguese teams Boavista, SC Braga and fellow Italian teams AC Monza and AS Roma.

These past couple of weeks have been very good for Caruana as, just last week, he made his Champions League debut for boyhood club Hibernians. He came on in the dying minutes of the game as the Paolites were unfortunately losing 3-0. Last season also saw him make his BOV Premier League debut in Hibernian’s final match against Gżira United.

His outstanding talents have also been noted by Maltese national coach Devis Mangia who has invited the dynamic midfielder to training sessions with the senior team on numerous occasions.

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National Swimming Pool dressing rooms closed due to vandalism

Jul 13 2022

Taking to Facebook, Sport Malta Chief Executive Mark Cutajar expressed his disappointment at finding the National Swimming Pool dressing rooms in Qroqq vandalised.

The images showed everything from doors broken off their hinges as well as massive chunks of mirrors broken and dumped into sinks.

‘BeActive – SportMalta would like to show disappointment for the member or members who vandalised the dressing rooms at the National Pool Complex – Malta’ said Cutajar.

‘Our employees do all their effort to keep the pool up to scratch and these actions really put all of us down’ he said. ‘Dressing rooms will have to be closed until further notice.’

No information in regards to the people behind the vandalism has as of yet been released.

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Sam Ryder set to perform at one of Malta’s most beautiful locations

Jul 13 2022

This is your first sneak peek to where British singer and song writer Sam Ryder will be performing this Sunday. Everything is set and ready to go for a night of music!

The world renowned artist will be taking to the stage at the Fort Manoel at Manoel Island, where he will be blessing all concert goers with some of his biggest hits in recent years.

Ryder rose to prominence through TikTok after posting music covers during the first COVID-19 lockdown in March of 2020. He went on tho represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song Space Man, finishing first in jury vote and second overall.

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He will now be presenting his vast catalogue of music and songs to the Maltese public, accompanied by some of the biggest local artists. That’s right – Destiny, Kurt Calleja, Red Electrick and Ryan Hill will all be performing during the event!

Have you booked your spot yet? You can do so here.

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Heatwave could cause your dog to suffer from heatstroke

Jul 13 2022

As Malta experiences one of the hottest summers in history, with heatwave after heatwave, dog experts have reminded owners of the dangers that heatstroke can present to their furry companions.

Temperatures are set to hit 33°C and this means that taking out your dog for a walk or even a swim to a local beach can expose it to this deadly condition. Alan Grixti, who presented a petition to increase the number of dog friendly beaches in Malta to parliament, has also recommended that dogs be taken to the beach before 9am to avoid the worst hours of sunlight.

A spokesperson from the Kennel Store, one of the UK’s largest dog housing store, also said that “Heatstroke is a serious illness in which a dog begins to overheat and isn’t able to effectively lower its temperature,”.

A dog’s natural body temperature is normally around 38.6°C and if that temperature increases and the dog begins to overheat, they are in serious danger of becoming unwell. Symptoms of heatstroke may include panting, weakness, collapsing, confusion, vomiting and diarrhoea which may include blood, seizures and death.

Kennel Store also advised the public to make sure that an area of shade is always available to your dog and that if any of the symptoms are present in your dog’s day to day life to contact a vet as quickly as possible.

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