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SportGibraltar.com has recently been interviewed about the current situation regarding the Gibraltar Football Association's application to UEFA. The interview was made by an English reporter based in Madrid for the football magazine, When Saturday Comes. The article will be included in the December edition.

The aricle focuses on the perspective of Gibraltarians and the GFA about the continuing objections by Spain to Gibraltar's UEFA membership. The headline of the article is "Letter From Gibraltar - Aiming to become members of the international football community".

The magazine is available from most major bookshops in the UK and may be available from bookshops such as Sacarello's in Gibraltar.

Other Gibraltar Footballing news:

First Division results:
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21-Oct	6pm	Gibraltar United	0	V	0	Newcastle FC
21-Oct	8pm	Glacis United	3	V	4	Manchester United
28-Oct	6pm	Manchester United	0	V	0	Gibraltar United
28-Oct	8pm	St.Joseph's FC	1	V	2	Glacis United

Second Division Results:
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23-Oct	6.15pm	Glacis Res	3	V	0	Wanderers
23-Oct	8pm	College Cosmo	2	V	9	Newcastle Res
24-Oct	6.15pm	Gib Pilots	3	V	2	St.Joseph's Res
24-Oct	8pm	Lions FC	1	V	5	Gibraltar United Res
25-Oct	8pm	Laguna FC	2	V	2	Manchester United Res
30-Oct	6.15pm	Glacis Res	5	V	1	College Cosmo
30-Oct	8pm	Newcastle Res	6	V	4	Gib Pilots
31-Oct	6.15pm	St.Joseph's Res	7	V	0	Lions FC
31-Oct	8pm	Gibraltar United Res	1	V	0	Laguna FC
01-Nov	8pm	Wanderers FC	1	V	6	Manchester United Res

Third Division results
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Ladies' standings from the Juan Chipol 5-Aside tournament which was held on the 28th and 29th October 2006.

Team	Points	Goals
Manchester United	16	18
Wolves	14	15
Gibraltar United 'A'	13	14
St Josephs United	7	10
Lincoln Newcastle	7	6
Gibraltar United 'B'	3	5
Tunnel Tigers	0	3

Junior Lightning Tournament on the 30th December, clubs interested should contact GFA offices or Richard Manning at 58654000 for details.

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Sunday 5th November saw the culmination of the 2006 season for Med Golf when all the winners of their monthly competitions, the player of the year and top senior came together to contest the Masters event, which this year was sponsored by Aage Hempel Marine Electronics, Blue Sky Management and Aloha Bookies.

As in previous years, the season’s finale was held on the championship course at Valderrama, which just over a week ago hosted the final European Tour event, the Volvo Masters. Also joining the competition winners were invited corporate guests and representatives of the sponsors, who were playing for their own corporate trophy.

In all there were 28 golfers taking part and the winner of the Med Golf Masters for 2006 was Dan Aldridge, closely followed by Tom Parry in second place. Winner of the corporate trophy was Duncan Quigley.

Dan and Duncan were presented with their trophies at the Gala Dinner held in the Valderrama restaurant, where director Mike Goodson paid tribute all the sponsors who make it possible to play this event at Valderrama.

Med Golf members should note the new qualifying season for the 2007 Masters, which again will be held at Valderrama, continues at Estepona on Sunday 12th November, where Ibex Insurance are the sponsors. You can make sure of your tee time by ringing Johnathan Goodson on Spain (0034) 639 741 886 or e-mail him at jg@medgolf.gi

The full tournament schedule and information on the substantial green fee discounts available to Med Golf members is in the web site www.teetimespain.com

Clcik here: to view 2005-2006 rankings

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Werner Stoltz - Kayaking 16000 kms to prevent Aids in Africa Werner Stoltz is a remarkable young man who has taken the pledge to do something about HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Werner is attempting one of the most adventurous and dangerous expeditions, to raise awareness and money for HIV/AIDS. He is making a solo kayak trip from London to Durban - a total of 16 000km!

Unfortunately for Werner and for the reputation of Gibraltar Werner was treated disgracefully by a staff member of one of Gibraltar’s marinas. So much so that he was forced to return to Spain under inhospitable conditions. Read what Werner had to say about the incident:

I was really looking forward to cross from Gibraltar to Africa and seeing the place. However, on my arrival the weather had turned for the worse and I was really wet and cold. Only wearing a shirt and no rain coat I was near hypothermic and had been in the kayak for more than 7 hours. The mist had moved in and a strong westerly wind had picked up creating some real messy water. I decided to keep going to Gib as I knew I would get out there and take cover...on my arrival the weather dropped a bit and I pulled into the first marina to my right (Queensway Quay) once you get into Gib, that’s the one when you come in from morocco's end. It is the smaller one of the marinas.

To my surprise, this guy came out and told me that he can not help me as they have never dealt with a kayak and in order for me to go through customs I have to get a birth...a birth is where the big sailing boats go and stay. This is the first marina, all the way from London that said this. I could easily have just pulled it up where the slip was and done what I needed to do. When I asked what to do next, he suggested paddling across the bay back into Spain, even though you could not see anything. It then started raining again and I asked him if I could just get out and get a rain jacket out of my kayak, but he insisted I am not allowed to get out of the kayak as I have no birth and if I step out I need to go through customs, but cant do so without a birth. I explained that I have been in the kayak all day and am tired and cold. I just need to get out and get warm and out of the rain and then leave. He would not allow it. I mean it is not like I wanted to run away or anything. Where is there I can run to in Gibraltar??????, so I set off and went across the bay, well half way then turning back because I nearly got hit by a ferry. From there I went to La Linea in Spain, where they were more than happy to help me. From there I decided to go to Tarifa instead where I am still now recovering from a cold and fixing my kayak. Just waiting for the weather to clear ,then I should be away.

The thing is that according to some info I got from a sailing man: when the weather is bad there is no marina that can tell you that you are not allowed to land or seek shelter... but I guess I did not fit the profile of the rich... it's sad because I will never in my life like to go back there just because of one person who was too lazy to do some paper work and afraid of the rain. Just wish I had his name, I would like to mention him in my book when I am done... Sorry if you feel I am a bit harsh for judging a whole country one one bad experience.

SportGibraltar.com would like to take the opportunity to apologise on behalf of the Gibraltarian people for the incident that occurred. We are generally a very charitable and hospitable people and therefore warmly welcome you to return (using another marina) and enjoy our small nation’s hospitality. We hope that some if not many of our readers will take the opportunity to donate generously for what is a very noble and worthy cause.

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A young budding Gibraltarian was plucked by the prestigious BMW to engage in its costly scholarship.

Tom Gladdis, 15, was recently awarded a scholarship worth £35,000 to drive in the next seasons Formula BMW UK Championship. He was evaluated by a panel of judges, one of them including former Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell. Tom graduated in the 2005 Karting Championship in Spain and is now named as the new UK BMW Junior Drivers.

Being a high-quality attractive package, BMW handpicked over 24 skilled and selected drivers from over the world. Albeit Tom had the least driving experience, he excelled as the winner amongst his peers.

Financial backing is only one of the perks of this high-status award. Benefits such as driver coaching at each race, media and PR tuition and health and fitness training are supplied to Tom. The aim of the programme is to provide a concrete foundation for professional racing drivers.

The series within the UK is held over 10 meetings with 2 races taking place at each meeting. Races are held at the top UK circuits: Silverstone, Donnington, Brands, Hatch, Thruxton, Oulton Park, Croft and Knockhill in Scotland plus one round at the Southern Ireland circuit of Mondello Park.

BMW has a reputation for being fast, furious and sleek, appealing to the up and coming young male drivers. Therefore it is no surprise that Formula BMW skids its wheels around the world, within the roads of the 4 continents. At least 20,000 spectators are attracted to each round. The show is also broadcast live on satellite to 53 million homes around 14 different countries in Europe. It is also shown on the ITV Motorsport programme broadcast.

The main aim of BMW is to back motor racing at the grass-roots level by offering drivers the comprehensive training they need. Internationally applied sporting and technical regulations ensure that all participants compete against each other with identical equipment and in a fair competitive environment. That means nobody gains an advantage through financial or technical means, and that is the basis of an absolutely level playing field in the context of relatively limited budgets.

As a vital part of experienced racing teams the young talents get used to the atmosphere in a professional single-seater series. The effectiveness of this concept is proved by drivers such as Nico Rosberg, Ralf Schumacher, Christian Klien, Timo Glock and many more, who have made it from the Formula BMW into a Formula One cockpit.

Tom is currently undergoing intensive training in preparation for the 2007 Formula BMW season

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SportGibraltar.com has launched its own online petition , which is to be sent to the UEFA Executive Committee, in order to show its support for the Gibraltar Football Association's cause.

The signed petition will be e-mailed and mailed to:
UEFA Chief Executive: Lars-Christer Olsson
Deputy Chief Executive: Markus Studer, at the CEO office.

Please sign the petition and take your chance to make your voice heard:

To: UEFA Executive Committee The Court for the Arbitration of Sport has recommended that the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) should be admitted to UEFA on a provisional basis.

But the Spanish Football Federation continues to block the move, with the support of the Spanish Government. Gibraltar has failed in its previous attempts to join UEFA, in 2001, Spain managed to convince UEFA to adopt a new rule stipulating that only countries recognised by the United Nations (UN) as independent states could become members.

Spain claims sovereignty over Gibraltar, which was ceded to Britain under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. The court said the Gibraltar FA should be granted member status before the UEFA congress in Düsseldorf on January 25 and 25, 2007. This should have been granted at UEFA's executive meeting on October 4 and 5, Spain however managed to prolong UEFA's decision by arguing that Gibraltar's National Stadium is on disputed territory, a argument that has no political let alone sporting basis.

The petition will be sent to the UEFA Executive Committee, in order to show the Gibraltarian and international support for Gibraltar's right to be a UEFA member.

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It's "All systems go" for the opening ceremony of the 42nd Qubica AMF Bowling World Cup in Caracas, Venezuela.

The tournament will take place from 4th to 10 November in the 40-lane centre in Mampote, just outside Caracas. The final line up in Venezuela has beaten the record of 95 participating nations in Singapore 2004, with massive 102 countries entered.

Graham Coles & Julie Jackson will be representing "The Rock" this year, they will be accompanied by John Honeyman as Team Manager.

Graham has been Bowling very well this season and is averaging 200 in practice, let's hope he can maintain or even better this standard in Caracas, hopefully this will ensure him of a place in the top 24.

Both Julie and Graham have competed at International level in the past, having both attended World Cup events on 2 previous occasions.

A fund raising Raffle for the event was staged at Morisson's Forecourt on Sunday 29th October, and the winner was Mrs Helen Jones, with Ticket Number 138 Blue. She won the Luxury Christmas Goods Hamper. The GTBA would like to thank everyone who supported them and purchased tickets.

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The second series of games produced a mixture of results. On Devil’s Tower Road, in the Cue Ball, last year’s champions, barentertainment.net beat the Cue Ball team three frames to two with a black-ball game!

Yewhung Chin, the entertainer’s Man-of-the-Match, won against Dylan Alvez 71 – 9; including a 35 point break. Francis Becerra, after leading by some 40 points, just managed to win on the black ball, against Jonathan Collado, 59 – 49!!

Laurence Sisarello was beaten 26-47 by Chris Schimidzu while Julian McGrail beat Ernest Clinton 58-17.Sean Galligan was eventually beaten 38-60 by Lee Wheately, the Cue Ball’s starman. Four points to the entertainers.

At the top of town, on Flat Bastion Road, the Astoria Too beat Team Queensway three frames to two. Antonio Cavilla showed the value of practice beating Kevin Dobson 70-30; to become Astoria’s Man-of-the-Match.

Eddie Bear showed dogged determination to catch up with, then beat Merv Padmose, 46-27, on the pink. Henry Bear was beaten 21-54 by Kevin Dalli, the Queensway’s starman and then Albert Goldwin showed the same skills beating Tom Rooney 46-40!! Dougie Cooper went down 27 – 41 to a lucky Nicky Correa.
Four points to the Astoria Too team.

On Zoca Flank, in the middle of town, St Bernard’s Catholic Social Club beat the Mediterranean Rowing Club, four frames to one.

Andrew Olivero won, 52-12, against Henry Vinet and Les Moore beat Peter Buttigieg 66-16. Mukesh Bakhru won by 62-14 against Peter Valarino and Adrian Wink, the saint’s Man-of-the-Match, beat Wilf Smart 67-11. Finally Henry Ward lost to the Med’s starman, Dion Mansfield by 7-55. Still five points to St Bernard’s.

Finally, down in Rooke, the GSP lost at home to the Astoria A team two frames to three.

Alfred Becerra was beaten 27-41 by Paco Rumbado, the Astoria’s Man-of-the-Match and Dylan Ballester beat Alaine Gatt 49-37 on the pink ball. Ivan Viñales lost 23-40 to Pepe Santos and Leslie Bruzon, the police starman, beat Keith Correa 63 – 44.

Only for Brian Garcia to get a walk-over.
Four points to the Astoria A team.

Round 2 : GBSA Team Snooker League
Today, Wednesday 1st November, the third round of the team snooker league takes place at four venues around Gibraltar.

All are welcome to come and watch, but please check with each venue about conditions of admission.

Game 1. The GSP take on barentertainment.net, at their home club in Rooke, on Queensway Road.

Game 2. Up on Flat Bastion Road the Astoria R&F Club sees the first ‘local’ derby of the season when the Astoria Team plays the Astoria Too.

Game 3. The Cue Ball, on Devil’s Tower Road, welcomes St Bernard’s Catholic Social Club.

Game 4. In the ‘new’ premises at Jumper’s Bastion, Team Queensway is at home to the Mediterranean Rowing Club.

There are still 19 rounds to go but all players must concentrate on their game. Any one can win a single frame; even against the best!
Captains are reminded that scoresheets must be returned to the association secretary on Thursday.

Team Registration Sheets.
All captains must make sure that their team registration sheets, containing names and contact telephone numbers of all their players must be with the GBSA Secretary by now! Technically no player can play in the league or enter for an open tournament unless they are registered with the secretary.
The St Bernard’s Open Snooker Tournament.

This competition, sponsored by Famous Grouse from Anglo Hispano, is the first ‘open, ranking’tournament of the season.

The tournament is open to any member of the Gibraltar Billiards & Snooker Association at the time of the draw.

All names, plus contact telephone numbers, must be entered on to the sheet displayed in St Bernard’s Social Club; by the player or his captain.

The organisers will attempt to contact each player with details and reminders but it is the responsibility of each and every player to know when and who they are playing. Postponements will only be considered at the request of both players. Any further information from Eddie Newton at St Bernard’s Social Club 78188.

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The following 16 players have been selected to represent Gibraltar in the forthcoming match against SV Vollmond (Selection of Switzerland from the Alternative Swiss League) on Saturday 4th November 2006. kick off at 4pm.

Click here to find out more about who SV Vollmond are and who their most recent international opponents were.

As can be noted from the squad selection, the goalkeeper J Chipolina has been selected, despite playing for Atletico Zabal who play in one of the Cadiz regional leagues. It is great to see that in this case the opportunity of playing for a Spanish side has not been detrimental to the player's selection for the GFA squad.

Zabal C F	J Chipolina.
Glacis United FC	K De Los Santos D Moreno D Desoisa K Laguea
St Joseph's FC	K Macedo
Newcastle Utd FC	D Duarte J P Duarte R Chipolina C Sanchez L Casciaro R Casciaro R Guilling
Manchester United FC	R Montovio D Duarte M Reoch

Other footballing news: The Disciplinary Committee of the GFA, has noted and welcomed the fact that since the beginning of the season there has only been one red card in all senior matches.

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