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The Swimming Association and the University of the Faroe Islands have launched a new project aimed at making Faroese swimmers even faster.

KÍ´s fiery coach Mikkjal Thomassen was given marching orders in the first half of their 0-0 draw with lowly Skála in a Betri Divison (premier division) game yesterday.

The Faroese national handball team will play in group 8 alongside Denmark, Ukraine and Montenegro at the EHF Euro 2020 qualifiers.

The Faroe Islands Under-16 Boys lost all three games in the four-team international development competition in Northern Ireland. In the first game, Luxembourg eased past the Faroes 1-0 thanks to a strike from Alessio Curci.

Faroese Jóhan á Plógv, who plays for the Danish handball national team, impressed in the Golden League tournament last weekend.

The Faroe Islands Under-16 Boys and the Faroe Islands Under 16-Girls are set to participate in UEFA development tournaments that will be staged in venues across Northern Ireland over the next couple of weeks.

33-year-old cross country skier Pætur Niclasen won the bronze medal in the standing category of the men's cross-country 10-kilometer classic at the national Greenlandic championships in cross-country skiing, which took place in Nuuk over the weekend.

27-year-old Faroese Grandmaster Helgi Dam Ziska, who represents Havnar Telvingarfelag (Tórshavn Chess Club), has retained the Faroese Chess Championship today after playing a draw in the last round.

When Faroe Islanders have competed in the Olympics, they have done so under the Danish flag. The Faroe Islands have now reignited a 40-year-old campaign to compete as an independent country at the Olympics.

The Faroe Islands national football team recorded an impressive win as they beat Liechtenstein 3-0 in a friendly match in Marbella in Southern Spain today.