Team Malta is currently in Montenegro to take part in the 18th edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe. Expectations are high that the Maltese athletes could improve on the haul of 29 medals won in San Marino two years ago. Stay with us to follow all the latest results and achievements of the Maltese athletes in Montenegro.

Team Malta won six medals on the opening day of the 2019 Montenegro GSSE.

Jeremy Saywell won the team's first medal in judo after claiming silver in the 66kg category.

For the 25-year-old this was his fourth silver medal in a GSSE.

The biggest haul of medals came from the swimming team who secured two silver and three bronze.

Harry Stacey won two silver medals. He first placed second in the 100 metres freestyle and then teamed up with Andrew Chetcuti, Matthew Galea and Dylan Cachia to place second int he 4x100 metres free.

Mikhail Umnov took bronze in the 200m fly while Maya Azzopardi placed third in the 200m Individual Medley when she clocked a new national record of 02:21:59 which was three seconds faster than the previous best.

Azzopardi then teamed up with Francesca Falzon Young, Martina Valletta and Michelle Van Rooyen to place third in the 4x100 relay.

The men's basketball team opened their campaign with a 93-81 win over Cyprus but their female counterparts lost to Iceland 61-35.

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8.45pm That's it for today. We will be again back tomorrow with more results and hopefully more medals from our athletes here in Montenegro. Good night.

8.30pm It's all over the Malta basketball men's team have beaten Cyprus 93-81 in Bar.

It's a morale-boosting victory for Roberto Ricchini's men who were making a return in the Games after a ten-year absence.

The men's selection will now be in action tomorrow when they face Iceland.

8.15pm Malta looks to be on their way in basketball as the men team are seven points clear with only 40 seconds to go - 88-81.

8pm The men's basketball team are closing in on victory against Cyprus. They are holding a four-point lead against the Cypriots - 82-78.

7.15pm A pleasant day for Team Malta in the Swimming events as the Maltese swimmers managed to take home two silver medals and three bronze medals.

The men's quarter formed by Matthew Galea, Harry Stacey, Andrew Chetcuti and Dylan Cachia placed second in the 4x100m freestyle race, in a time of 3:28.67.

Meanwhile, their fellow female colleagues in Maya Azzopardi, Francesca Falzon Young, Martina Valletta and Michelle Van Rooyen finished third in a time of 3:57.61.

Elsewhere, Azzopardi recorded a time of 2:21.59 in the 200m individual medley to finish third and claim the bronze medal. 

6.30pm Judoka Jeremy Saywell won Malta's first medal of the Games when taking silver after losing his gold medal final to Montenegro Jussuf Nurkovic.

We have a short clip on the final seconds of the bout.

6pm The men's basketball team are currently in action against Cyprus. The match was forced to start later than planned as the Cypriots took the court with the same colours as the Maltese.

That failed to derailed the Maltese players who have made a bright start and are leading the Cypriots 16-9.

5.30pm Unfortunately, Isaac Bezzina missed the chance to add a medal to the three that Malta currently has after losing against Iceland's Por Davidsson in the Judo final.

5.25pm Meanwhile, Judoka Isaac Bezzina is currently contesting the bronze medal as he is taking on Por Davidsson of Iceland.

4.40pm Team Malta has added a couple of medals to its tally, as Harry Stacey finished second in the 100m freestyle while Mikhail Umnov placed third, in the 200m butterfly race. 

4.35pm Jeremy Saywell has just won Malta its first medal at the Montenegro GSSE, after finishing second in the 66kg category final of Judo.

In the final, he lost to Jussuf Nurkovic who is representing the host nation of Montenegro. 

4pm Team Malta are set to collect their first medal of these Games as Jeremy Saywell will take on Jussuf Nurkovic of Montenegro in the Judo final.  Will the first medal be gold or silver?

3pm The afternoon session is set to provide some emotions for Team Malta as Jeremy Saywell is gunning for gold in judo while team-mates Isaac Bezzina and Clive Camilleri are fighting for a bronze medal.

1.35pm Tennis matches have yet to get under way as all matches have been unable to get under way to the rain that is falling down on Budva. Should the weather conditions fail to improve the organisers could face of calling off the event as they don't have an indoor facility here.

1.15pm So a small recap on the situation at Judo. Team Malta is in line to win three medals this afternoon. The best result was attained by Jeremy Saywell who both his matches and will contest the final for the gold medal.

Isaac Bezzina will play for the bronze medal after he went down bravely to Pantic, of Montenegro. The home judoka was always going to be a tough cookie for Bezzina as he is ranked among the top 50 in the world.

Clive Camilleri is also in contention for a bronze medal in the 81kg category.

Francesco Aufieri could have also contested the bronze medal final but lost to Barboni of Luxembourg.

12.45pm A heavy defeat for the Malta basketball girls who go down to Iceland 61-35.

12.30pm Jeremy Saywell is just one win away from winning Malta's first gold medal of the 2019 Montenegro GSSE.

He has just beaten Luxembourg's Andrea Fritsch and will contest the final at around 4pm.

Isaac Bezzina lost to Montenegro's Pantic and will contest the bronze medal final also in the afternoon session.

12.15pm Francesco Aufieri lost his 90kg judo bout against Nicolas Grinda, of Monaco, by an Ippon.

12.05pm The women's table tennis selection opened their commitments in the team event in some style when they beat Iceland 3-0. The Maltese line up is formed by Viktoria Luchenkova, Anthea Cutajar and Sasha Genovese.

11.50pm Finally some positive news for Team Malta. In judo, Isaac Bezzina and Jeremy Saywell won their first matches in Cetinje.

In the 100kg category, Bezzina beat Franck Vatan of Monaco while Saywell had the better of Joel Rossert Fort, of Andorra, via an ippon

11.40pm The basketball girls are heading to a defeat. They are trailing by a mammoth 25 points at the interval as Iceland leadd 41-16. Huge task for Angela Adamoli to lift her girls and turn the match around in the last two quarters.

11.30am It has not been the best of mornings for Team Malta so far. In judo, Kataryna Esposito lost to Alda Babi Choopojcharoen, from Andorra, while Lara Castillo was beaten by Yamina Sara Allag, of Montenegro. Both these bouts were from the 52kg category.

11.20am First quarter has just finished and Iceland are leading by 11 points 19-8. Their start player Sversdottir has bagged eight points, the highest so far in the match

11.15am The basketball girls have made a slow start and are trailing Iceland 17-6 with less than a minute to go to the end of the first quarter.

11am Malta's basketball girls are up and running in their match against Iceland.

10.45am Maltese judokas will also be involved in the individual competitions.

Lara Castillo and Kataryna Esposito will compete in the women's 52kg class. Jeremy Saywell will be after a medal in the 66kg category while Clive Camilleri takes part in the 81kg.

Francesco Aufieri, bronze medallist in San Marino two years ago, will be in action in the 90kg category.

Luca Montebello and Isaac Bezzina will represent Team Malta in 100kg class.

10.30am The women's basketball national team will start their commitments with a tough match against Iceland in half an hour's time.

Angela Adamoli's girls won the gold medal in San Marino two years ago after winning all their matches but will have their work cut out when facing superior opposition in Iceland, Luxembourg and hosts Montenegro.

10.15am Malta's female beach volley team were early starters this morning when they were up against Monaco.

Melissa Sue Cheviron and Dominika Dworniczak battled bravely but were beaten by the Monegasque pair 21-19, 21-19.

10am Good morning everyone and welcome to the first day of competition at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe here in Montenegro. Team Malta will be in action in six disciplines on Tuesdsay, with judo and swimming taking all the attention as 15 gold medals will be won in these two events.