Michael Van Gerwen has set his sights on claiming victory in the Gibraltar Darts Trophy later this month, after continuing his great run of success by winning the World Cup of Darts.
The 25-year-old Dutch star has followed up January's World Championship victory and his rise to number one in the world rankings by partnering Raymond van Barneveld to victory in the World Cup pairs event in Germany last weekend.
The Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority (GSLA) wishes to publicly show its appreciation to all the Sports Associations, their participants, coaches and their multitude of volunteers for the fantastic support received for the recent Strait Games.
During a close match against Malta, played in Gibraltar’s current home stadium in Faro yesterday evening, the Gibraltar National Team took home their first victory, with Kyle Casciaro scoring the only goal of the match in the 66th minute.
Scott Wiseman has been released from the Gibraltar National Squad for the game against Malta. Wiseman has reportedly had “an extremely tough season” and in conjunction with Preston North End FC, the Gibraltar FA have released him to allow him to properly recover from an injury he has been carrying for some time now, which has not fully healed.
The Sainsbury's School Games in the UK has thrown down the challenge to Gibraltar's best young athletes inviting them to compete in this year's Games in Manchester in September. The School Games are an annual, major, multi-sport, Olympic/Paralympic-style event involving 1,500 young people from across the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories taking part in a variety of sports over 3-4 days.
