SPORTS today Gibraltar sports

Both GJFL sides through to quarterfinals

oth the GJFL sides participating in the 16th Edition of the Holland Cup have progressed through to the quarterfinal stages of this prestigious competition after Thursday's tough round of matches. The U16 side faced three games in the space of five hours which surely, after the round of results, proves the magnificent commitment and effort of both the players and the management team.

U16 10 Netherlands 0
U16 0 USA (1) 4
U16 3 USA (2) 1

This round of two wins and a defeat together with yesterdays win allows our U16 side to progress as the runner up of the group. Tomorrow they face a tough quarterfinal match against another American team. The Yankees have made terrific progress during the past years especially through their undoubted wealth which they are investing in their youth teams. For the past two seasons the Americans ahead dominated the senior competitions of the Holland Cup.

No doubt that our younger players did not want their elder colleagues to grab all the headlines and also progressed to the quarterfinals. Their two wins allowed them to progress to this stage.

U14 1 USA (1) 0

U14 8 Netherlands 0

Lets hope that luck is on our side and tomorrow we can confirm our two teams participation in the all important finals scheduled for Saturday.

GFA Football Coaching Clinic.

Week three of the Summer Sport & Leisure programme is offering a Football Coaching Clinic for all young players over the age of eight. Paul Holden who is a FA and UEFA advanced coach and top GFA coaches will head up the coaching clinic. Paul is a superb coach and manager and is presently accompanying the Gibraltar Football Association teams who are taking part in the Holland Cup.

The coaching clinic is a must for all young players who want to develop their football skills and tactics. The clinic will take place at the Victoria Stadium Small pitch from Monday 30th July to Friday 3rd August from 930am to 1230pm. The coaching course costs £20.00 and all young people taking part will receive an FA certificate of participation as well as the opportunity to win awards for best player, best team player and most improved player of the week in each age group. All funds generated will be invested in 10 The GFA junior development programme. To book a place contact Michelle sports DeveIopment Officer on 76522.

Introduction to Sailing.

The Gibraltar Yachting Association is running their second introduction to Sailing coaching course next week as part o[the summer pro~amme; both courses have been fully subscribed. The Association has recently invested in five Laser Pico boats and the restoration of several other club boats; this investment has been sponsored by existing members who are committed to the development of sailing in Gibraltar. If you are intereste~ in learning to sail please contact the association on telephone 48847. 

Swimming.

The Gibraltar Swimming Association is running fun swimming and water skills training camps for yo~.flg swimmers in Gibraltar. Rebecca Fortunato who specialised in swimming techniques as part of her sports science degree that she successfully completed two years ago is heading up the camps. There are still places left on the courses that run from Monday to Friday 3& July to 3rd August at either I 0 to 11am or 11.15 to 12 12pm. Swimming camps cOst £10.00 for the week. Please telephone Joe or JulIan on 72869 for further information.

Table Tennis.

Table Tennis coaching by newly qualified ETTA coaches is available every Saturday morning at the Victoria Stadium l0 am to 12 noon. Free of charge and no need to book. Just come along on a Saturday.

Sports for youngsters every weekday morning during the summer holidays.

Don't forget every weekday morning at Victoria Stadium there is sporting activities for 7 to 8 year olds, 9 & 10 year olds and 11 and overs No need to book just turn up with your parental consent form. For further information please contact Michelle on 76522.

Gib at Holland Cup

After an impressive opening ceremony held in Almere (just outside Amsterdam) The Netherlands both teams took the field. Our U14 team had two matches against Swedish and Italian opposition, and our U16 one match against a German side.

The Under 14 beat the Swedish convincingly by 4-1 but then lost by 3-1 against the Italians.

The under 16 side beat a tough German side by 3-2.

Today U16 side face a really tough schedule with three matches at 11.00, 2.00 & 3.00.

The U14 have two matches.

The highlight of the day being a trip to the Amsterdam Arena t watch Ajax V Milan and Liverpool V Valencia.

 

GJFL Travel to the Netherlands

The Gibraltar Junior Football League Under 14 & Under 16 selections departs tonight from Malaga Airport to Almere, The Netherlands, in order to compete in the 16 th edition of the Holland Cup. The Holland Cup is the largest tournament of its kind to be hosted in the Netherlands and is one of the most prestigious F.I.F.A. approved international tournaments in Europe. The committee of the GJFL has been busily involved in fundraising activities to finance this trip. During the past two editions the Under 16 side have lost in the final and we are all eager to see the cream of our youngsters going one better this year. Well-known junior committee member Richard Manning heads the expedition. The squads are as follows:

Under 14
N.Manasco S. Hendrick D. Lopez A. Collado 
D. Bonavia D. Chaippe K. Casciaro N. Rumbo 
G.Lopez B.Perez S.Bonavia A.Martinez
N.Frendo K.Chiara J.Dalli S.Felice L.Adnet N.Cortes

Management: J.Lopez D.Lopez K.Eagle

Under 16
D.Ochello N.Pecino A.Payas J.Fortunato Y.Santos A.Anes A.Cardona C.Barbara R.Montovio P.Davitt M.Casciaro R.Casciaro A.Lopez K.Macedo B.Tosso B.Chiappe A.Lopez W.Asquez

Management: L.Asquez A.Sayers J.Pecino

The 16 th edition of the Holland Cup will attract 300 teams from 25 different countries. The tournament will kickoff on Wednesday 25th July and the finals disputed on Saturday 28th July. The youngsters are in for a treat due to the fact that apart from the different events organised by the hosts that will visit the majestic Amsterdam Arena, home of mighty Ajax FC, to watch the match between treble winners Liverpool and Spanish giants Valencia FC. The main sponsors of the event are Coca-Cola, Nike, Ola and ABN AMRO Bank NV.

We will be bringing updates on our youngster's participation through our website www.panorama.gi


BADMINTON
The Gibraltar Badminton Association their season a couple of weeks ago after having completed some rescheduled matches. The Doubles League First Division was won by Elite made up of Chris Gomez, Graham Olivero, Michael Chevasco, Charles Avellano (jnr) and Linda Alvarez. They showed great consistency throughout the whole season and ended up as worthy champions. Autosport A were runners up this season proving a good challenge to the eventual champions. Autosport is made up of the more veteran players in the Association, Francis Viales, Patrick Gabay, Maurice Montegriffo, Charles Avellano (snr) and Mal Green.
The Second Division was won by The New Chemist who proved to be the strongest team by far. They are comprised of some of the junior players, Ken Wong, Mathew Brown, Francis Carreras and Anthony Roper. No doubt they will be looking forward to playing in the first division next season. Gibralflora B were Runners Up in Division Two.
The National Squad returned from the controversial Sudirman Cup (world team championships) in Seville where they played for the first time. The World Cup is divided into seven different groups which are then subdivided into Groups A and B. This way teams will only play against others of a similar standard and try to seek promotion to a higher group. It is the biggest tournament in the IBF Calender where teams can measure their standard against that of other Associations. Some of the teams that Gibraltar have played before in the Island Games were also present, i.e. Greenland and Faroe Islands. The results went as follows:

Gibraltar 0 Luxembourg 5
Gibraltar 0 Mexico 5
Gibraltar 2 Morocco 3

The GBA is now awaiting the court case which should take place in August and they are hoping for a positive outcome. They were unable to take part in the Isle of Man Island games because both tournaments were only five weeks apart and the finances did not allow for participation in both events. In 2003 the Sudirman Cup will take place in the Netherlands early in March and they will hopefully be able to attend both the Sudirman Cup and the Island Games in Guernsey. They have already started a new training programme and fund raising for both events. The GBA would like to thank the following local companies for sponsoring them in the 2001 World Cup.

Royal Bank of Scotland
AM Capurro and Sons
Rope Access Works (RAW)

Ladbrokes expects UK boom
Ladbrokes in the UK is to take on an extra 1,900 staff by the autumn. The drive is in anticipation of a surge in high street betting when tax is cut in October.
It is anticipating the return of people from betting offshore to punt in the UK when the Government abolishes the 9% betting tax.
A spokesman said, “There will be a lot of people that used to bet by telephone through offshore centres such as Gibraltar who will come back to the UK.”

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