A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Sir Mo Farah called time on his track career after the World Championships The Olympic Champion posted a video with his wife trying synchronised diving Farah was taking a break after claiming gold and silver at the championships The five-time world champion will now prepare for marathon running The 36-year-old has said he will run in the […]
Bhutan 1:0 Maldives — 2017 SAFF U -18 CHAMPIONSHIP — Bhutan Score first goal. Bhutan score the first goal against Maldives in ongoing tournament 2017 SAFF U -18 CHAMPIONSHIP
Baros Maldives is inviting guests to join in its survey to identify the many Manta Rays that can be seen at the Manta Ray dive spots close to the boutique island resort. The survey is being conducted by Divers Baros Maldives and has resulted in different Manta Rays being identified and entered into the first […]
Maldives has slipped 12 places in the global rankings issued by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The monthly rankings published by FIFA shows that Maldives is in the 154th position, a dip of 12 spots. India placed first in the rankings in the region, with Pakistan placed at the bottom in the region at […]
The national basketball team secured its first international win in the ongoing U-16 South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) basketball championship defeating the Maldives 63-54 in Nepal, yesterday. The team started in the championship with two consecutive losses against Bangladesh and the host, Nepal. Bhutan lost its first match to Bangladesh 117-43. However, the team put […]
6 Sep 2017 [embedded content] Video by Fitzgibbons International Sally Fitzgibbons has just landed in SoCal where the forecast is looking less than desirable for a World Championship event. Especially so considering she just got back from that last epic swell in the Maldives. Check out her compilation clip, but mute it then press play with […]
The Indian U16 men’s team won 152-17 against Maldives on the first day of the 2nd SABA U16 Zone Championship being held in Dashrath Rangshala Stadium, Kathmandu. Centre Princepal Singh from India led all scorers with 31 points while Captain Harshvardhan Tomar chipped in with 24. Overall, six Indian players scored in double digits. For […]
Oman’s Ahmed Mubarak ‘Kanu’ controls the ball during their Group D match of the Asian Cup third round qualifiers at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Tuesday. Photo – ISMAIL AL FARSI/Times of Oman Muscat: Oman returned to winning ways with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Maldives in a crucial Group D match of the […]
With Sri Lanka withdrawing the SABA U-16 Zone Championship for Men will be a five-team affair and the tournament will be played on round robin league from September 5 to 9 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The team with the best record at the end will qualify to the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship that will be […]