round-up

ATHLETICS

DOYLE HEADS FIELD Kinross athlete Eilidh Doyle won her heat of the 400m hurdles to qualify for the final at the European Nations Cup in Lille, France,

writes our athletics correspondent.

Doyle led around the final bend and opened up a 10-metre advantage to the finish line reached in a season’s best of 55.76 seconds to head the list of qualifiers. It was a morale-boosting performance following her ninth place at the Rome Diamond League earlier this month.

Jack Green ensured the GB team had another 400m hurdles finalist, winning his heat in 49.96, fastest of the qualifiers.

Fastest 100m qualifier Harry Aikines-Aryeetey won his heat in 10.33.

Corinne Humphreys made her international debut qualifying for the women’s 100m final in 11.53, behind France’s Carol Zahi 11.34.

Dwayne Cowan, also making his GB debut, at 32, won the opening 400m men’s heat in 46.04. Davide Re (Italy) posted the fastest time in heat 2 (45.85).

Favourite Olha Zemlyak (Ukraine) eased her way to a winning 51.70 in the women’s 400m.

Fastest loser Mary Iheke claimed a place in the final, finishing fifth in her second heat clocking a season’s best 52.92.

Alicia Barrett, who tops the European U20 rankings, justified her place in the GB team by finishing third in her 100m hurdles heat in 13.32 and booking a place in the final.

The 2015 European U23 champion David Omoregie pulled off a surprise win in the opening 110m hurdles heat, posting a season’s best of 13.34 and beating Rio silver medallist Orlando Ortega (Spain).

Sam Miller continued the GB athletes’ progression to the finals, taking third in the 200m in 20.88.

Finette Agyapong’s 23.31 for fourth just made the final as the fifthfastest qualifier. SANDY SLITHER Coastal race from Lower Largo to the Ship Inn, Elie (6.1 miles): 1 E Sedman (RTC Warriors) 36.42, 2 S Fernando (Fife AC) 37.29, 3 A Brockie (Corstorphine) 37.33, 4 N Smith (Anster Haddies) 1st veteran 37.56, 5 G Malcolm (Fife AC) 38.19, 6 R Hall (Fife AC) 38.21, 7 J Peebles (PH Racing) 38.50, 8 T Knox (Anster Haddies) 39.53, 9 R Scott (Fife AC) 40.18, 10 D Millar (Ochil HR) 2nd veteran 40.55, 11 M McQuaid (Falkirk Vic) 1st over-50 41.08, 12 M McLaren (Leven Las Vegas) 41.29…16 C McKie (Anster Haddies) 1st junior 42.14, 37 A Marr (Anster Haddies) 1st over-60 46.07, 100 G Bennison (Fife AC) 1st over-70 65.00. Women: 1 H Rees 41.41, 2 J Spence 42.16, 3 J Cruickshanks 46.16 (all Fife AC), 4 A Cruickshanks (Anster Haddies) 1st junior 47.26, 5 J McEvoy (Calderglen) 47.40, 6 I Bracegirdle (Fife AC) 1st over-60 50.39, 7 G Easson (Fife AC) 1st veteran 50.52, 8 M Martin (Fife AC) 2nd over-60 51.07, 9 F Cruickshanks (Anster Haddies) 51.12, 10 S Lumsden (Falkland TR) 2nd veteran, 51.44, 11 K Smith (Falkland TR) 51.58, 12 G Smith (Fife AC) 3rd veteran 52.08.

BOWLS

FAIRFIELD LADIES – two-bowl triples: 1 M Barr/M Tyrell/B McMahon, 2 A Dewar/Y McCormack/ S Longmuir.

FOOTBALL

TODAY Fifa Confederations Cup Group A Mexico v Russia (4pm) New Zealand v Portugal (4pm) Friendly St Johnstone v Connahs Quay (2pm) TOMORROW Fifa Confederations Cup Group B Chile v Australia (4pm) Germany v Cameroon (4pm)

GOLF

EUROPEAN TOUR Leading second round scores and totals in the BMW International Open, Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich, Germany (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72): 135 Joel Stalter (Fra) 67 68, Joakim Lagergren (Swe) 69 66 136 Richard Bland 67 69, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 66 70, Thomas Detry (Bel) 65 71, Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 67 69, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 67 69 137 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 68 69, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 68 69, Matthew Southgate 67 70 138 Pontus Widegren (Swe) 69 69, Tommy Fleetwood 67 71, Andres Romero (Arg) 67 71, Eduardo De La Riva (Spa) 70 68, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 64 74, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 70 68, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa) 69 69 139 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 67 72, Jens Fahrbring (Swe) 72 67, Joost Luiten (Ned) 66 73, Jordan Smith 70 69, George Coetzee (Rsa) 69 70 140 Paul Lawrie 73 67 141 Scott Henry 69 72 Players missed the cut included: 144 Martin Kaymer (Ger) 72 72 145 David Drysdale 72 73, Stephen Gallacher 70 75 150 Scott Jamieson 71 79 153 Duncan Stewart 70 83 159 Marc Warren 74 85 ORR’S SENIOR DEBUT Gary Orr marked his debut on the European Senior Tour with a top-10 finish and being the leading Scot in the European Tour Properties Senior Classic at Linna golf course, Finland.

He was joint ninth on four-under 212.

Orr was six shots behind winner Santiago Luna of Spain. ARBROATH ARTISAN – seniors’ Friday morning sweep (CSS 68): J Barr (12) 65, S Cadger (11) 68, I Scott (27) 69. BLAIRGOWRIE LADIES – gold and silver medals/McPherson Quaich rd 1 (CSS-75): Div 1 – J Cameron (18) 73, V Pringle (11) 74, S Arbuckle(6) 75; Div 2 – A Rooney (30) 77, M Walker (22) 77, C Ogilvie (26) 78. CALEDONIA LADIES, CARNOUSTIE – Ben Hogan Trophy rd 1: Y Heap (18) 83, G Watson (16) 84. Burnside Stableford: J Craig (17) 25, J Hall (33) 19. CRAIL LADIES – Craighead Links (CSS 73): C Carstairs 38ptpt bih, S Madeiros 38, C Jamieson 34. Craighead Links, nine-hole competition: H Brown 16, K Cassels 14, E Surtees 12. DRUMOIG – Summer Medal: Div 1 – S Martin (winner, 69), 2 I Rice; Div 2 – 1 G Moonlight, 2 L Sinclair. DRUMOIG LADIES – Summer Medal: 1 A Clark (72), S MacCrimmon, L Smith. ELIE AND EARLSFERRY LADIES –July Medal: S Harris (12) 73, S Robertson (17) 74, I Murray (16) 76. Nine-hole, Baird Course: J Drysdale (29) 19, D Harris (20) 16, F Thomson (32) 14. FORFAR – Thursday Medal (CSS 68): Div 1 – L Welsh (12) 64, M Angus (9) 65, R Stewart (12) 65; Div 2 – B Marnie (19) 63, K Robertson (14), 65 R Balneaves (14) 65. KING JAMES VI – ladies’/senior gents’ greensomes: P Short/N Barlass (23.8) 63.2, L Mailer/J Smith (17.6) 63.4. KINGHORN LADIES – Glamis/ Cunningham/Brown rd 1: silver – B Doig (20) 63 bih (winner), F Rollo (15) 63; bronze – J Noble (35) 66, C Thomson (31) 68. KIRRIEMUIR – championship: quarter-finals: scratch – B Taylor bt F Clark, R Christie bt R Caldwell, R Millar bt E Matthew, A Taylor bt D Cattanach; hcp – K Edward bt R Gibb, S Kopel bt S Peters, D York bt A Taylor, G Paterson bt B Sutherland. LADIES PANMURE MONIFIETH – Medal: A Williams 80, A Chree 81. Ashludie: F Fraser 34 R Meldrum 34, S Taylor 34. Ashludie (13): D Scott 27. M Cameron 21. LETHAM GRANGE LADIES – Glens Course. Summer Stableford: I Johnstone (20) 37pt, B.Stirling (25) 35, A Crabb (9) 33. MONIFIETH LADIES – Centenary Trophy/Extra June Medal rd 2 (CSS 75): Div 1 – J Brown (5) 78; Div 2 – R Moir (27) 70. Trophy: J Brown 154, K Lowden 165. MONTROSE LINKS – Veterans’ Open, Broomfield Course (CSS 62): C Alexander; I McIntyre (17) 54, W Clarkson (26) 58, N Bartonowicz (22) 62 bih. PITLOCHRY – McQueen Shield/ Thursday Medal (CSS 67): K Putnam (26) 63, C Ross (13) 66, M Fertacz (17) 67 bih. Spaces are available in the senior gents’ pairs scramble on Monday.

VOLLEYBALL

FINE START FOR SCOTS Scotland made the perfect start to the European Women’s Volleyball Championship Small Countries Division finals in Luxembourg, beating Iceland 25-21 25-19 20-25 25-22.

Mhairi Agnew was top Scottish scorer with 14 points, with Thelma Gretarsdottir leading the scoring with 19 points for Iceland.

The Scots face Luxembourg and favourites Cyprus today before finishing off against the Faroe Islands tomorrow.