Following the end of season tour to the Middle East in April, Gibraltar Rugby have announced their first international friendly of the 2018/2019 season.

The Gibraltar Cricket Board has selected the National Squad for the ICC T20 Europe Qualifier to be held Rotterdam, Netherlands from the 29th August to 3rd September.

After much consideration and several months of training, the Gibraltar Cricket Selection Committee, headed by National Team Coach Simon Guy, has announced the National Squad for the upcoming ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier taking place in the Netherlands from 29 August to 3 September.

The Government is planning to attract international sporting teams to the Rock to use the new facilities at Europa Point for pre-season training and competitions.

Local cricket umpire, Sunil Chandiramani, has been appointed to officiate in the ICC 2020 Under 19 World Cup Qualifier (Europe Region) in Essex, England which will be taking place next week.

Matt Hunter has been appointed Gibraltar Cricket National Captain for the upcoming ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier taking place in the Netherlands.

The Government has congratulated local open water swimmer, Nathan Payas, on becoming the first Gibraltarian swimmer to complete Open Water Swimming’s Triple Crown – he has now swum the Catalina Channel in California, the English Channel and the Twenty Bridges Challenge around Manhattan. Nathan has also swam to Africa and back across the Strait of Gibraltar when, as part of his training he completed a double swim round the Rock passing through ‘jellyfish alley’ twice.

Bland Group International will become an official partner of the Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games XVIII. The event, which will take place in Gibraltar, will be held from 6th to 12th July 2019 and will see 2,500 talented athletes from 24-member islands compete across 14 different sports.