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52 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 13 APRIL 2014 FOOTBALL HORSE RACING Sport ON Friday the 28th of March, Inter Club Malta organized a 'Maltese Night' event in honour of famous local singer, Ira Lo- sco. She was greeted with great enthusiasm upon her arrival by all those present at the club. President John Zammit thanked Ira for her presence and brief ly explained the main func- tions and activities of the club. On behalf of the committee and members he congratulated her for the enormous success she is obtaining, both locally and abroad. Members present had the opportunity to have a chat and take photos with the Maltese star. Ira Losco was pre- sented with a commemorative plaque and a cake with her own image, prepared for the occasion by Markett Caterers. She ended her visit by signing the Club's Visiting Book and a final round of applause. Ira Losco honoured at Inter Club Malta Positive results for Valletta FC Youth Nursery in Tunisia VALLETTA claimed positive results in the Mediterranean Cup in Tunisia. Valletta were the most active Nursery amongst the Maltese with three cat- egories. In the category of the Under 17 the Citizens finished in third place af- ter they lost the first match against SS 2-0. They won the second match against A.S.Z.S -0 to advance to the semi final but lost 4-2 after penalties. In the game of the third and fourth place they defeated T.H.S. 2-0. The Under 15 came second with some fine displays. They won 2-1 against F.C.Z and 2-0 against T.F.A. In the semi final they won 3-1 against E.S.K after penalties but lost the final 1-0 against E.S with a goal in the last minute. In the category of the Under 11, Val- letta also finished second after they defeated E.S.S 4-2 and E.S.H.S 4-1. In the semi final they defeated E.S.K 3-2 but had to fall prey to the best team in the tournament T.F.A a team who scored 25 goals in the tournament in the final when they lost 4-0. Meanwhile Valletta FC Youth Nurs- ery would like to advise that they are accepting applications from qualified coaches wanting to join their coach- ing staff for season 2014/2015. Those wishing to apply can contact the Nursery's Secretary Stewart Said on 79951255, send an e-mail on stewart- said3@gmail.com/ vallettafcyouth- nursery@gmail.com or collect an ap- plication from the Nursery's premises at the Salinos Grounds in Valletta. BOV it-Tazza l-Kbira – Semi Finals THE semi-final phase of the BOV it- Tazza l-Kbira 2014 will be held today with 29 horses competing in 3 races that will determine the 12 finalists competing for the Tazza l-Kbira on 27th April. 5 heats were held on 30th and 31st March from which 30 horses quali- fied for the semi finals. One of the owners opted not to race his horse and did not put him in the draws on Monday thus one of the semi finals has one horse less. The 29 participants are made up of 13 French, 12 Swedish, 2 German and one each Italian and Danish. Four of these are mares and another four where making their debut race on the island during this competi- tion. The three semi finals will be the highlight of the programme due to the high level of the competitors and these will be the 4th, 6th and 8th race of the programme being held on Sunday 13th April 20014 at the Marsa Race Track, the races starting at 15:00, 15:50 and 16:40. At the moment, the Malta Racing Club is making last minute prepara- tions so that everyone celebrates in style the 80th Anniversary of this prestigious trophy. The draws for the final will be transmitted live through the TV programme 'Sal Gister' on ONE TV on Wednsesday 16th April 2014 in the presence of Malta Racing Club President Dr Matthew Brincat, BOV CEO Charles Borg and the owners and drivers that will make it through to the final. Eriksen earns Tottenham draw in amazing comeback A review of Saturday's action in the Barclays Premier League. CHRISTIAN Eriksen scored an inju- ry-time equaliser as Tottenham com- pleted a remarkable comeback from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at West Brom. The Baggies had looked like boosting their survival hopes as they raced into a 2-0 lead at The Hawthorns through goals from Matej Vydra and Chris Brunt inside the first four minutes. Ben Foster then saved a penalty from Spurs' Emmanuel Adebayor before Stephane Sessegnon added a third for West Brom. But Tottenham were not finished, pulling one back as Jonas Olsson de- flected a Kyle Naughton cross past Foster before the break and Harry Kane then headed home. Spurs still had 20 minutes to find an equaliser and Eriksen provided it in the fourth minute of injury time to deny West Brom a first home win un- der Pepe Mel. Barclays Premier League strugglers Fulham and Cardiff boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation with im- portant 1-0 wins on Saturday. Hugo Rodallega hit the winner for Fulham as the Londoners edged their battle with another side in the scrap at the bottom, Norwich, at Craven Cot- tage. Rodallega struck five minutes be- fore the break with Norwich having threatened when Robert Snodgrass hit the crossbar from a free-kick. The result tightened the table just outside the relegation zone, leaving Norwich - who spurned numerous other opportunities in their first game since parting company with manager Chris Hughton - just two points above 18th-placed Fulham. Juan Cala was the Cardiff hero, scor- ing the only goal of the Welsh side's victory at Southampton. Cardiff were on the back foot for much of the game, not least when a de- flected Gaston Ramirez shot crashed back off the crossbar. But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men, who remain 19th, held firm and picked up the three points when Cala struck from just outside the box in the 65th minute. Those results cut Sunderland four points adrift at the bottom of the table after Gus Poyet's men went down 1-0 at home to Champions League hope- fuls Everton. The Wearsiders had a number of good chances but failed to take advan- tage and they were caught out after 75 minutes as Gerard Deulofeu's cut- back was diverted into his own net by Wes Brown. Everton's victory took them above Arsenal, who were in FA Cup action, into fourth. Christian Eriksen scored an injury- time equaliser as Tottenham complet- ed a remarkable comeback from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at West Brom. The Baggies had looked like boosting their survival hopes as they raced into a 2-0 lead at The Hawthorns through goals from Matej Vydra and Chris Brunt inside the first four minutes. Ben Foster then saved a penalty from Spurs' Emmanuel Adebayor before Stephane Sessegnon added a third for West Brom. But Tottenham were not finished, pulling one back as Jonas Olsson de- flected a Kyle Naughton cross past Foster before the break and Harry Kane then headed home. Spurs still had 20 minutes to find an equaliser and Eriksen provided it in the fourth minute of injury time to deny West Brom a first home win un- der Pepe Mel. Crystal Palace claimed another three crucial points in their survival battle as Jason Puncheon secured a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Selhurst Park. Puncheon fired in off the post 14 minutes from time after Cameron Jerome had earlier squandered a fine chance by hitting the bar from close range. Puncheon hit the woodwork late on as Villa suffered their fourth succes- sive defeat, leaving them with work still to do to secure their top-flight status. Newcastle were also beaten for a fourth straight game as they went down 1-0 to Erik Pieters' strike at Stoke. Pieters appeared to be crossing when he found the top corner after 42 min- utes, a goal that proved the only one of the game. Tottenham came from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with West Brom