SPORTRESULTS

BOWLS

DUNDEE AND DISTRICT WEDNESDAY BOWLING ASSOCIATION – Killacky Pairs – Longforgan BC 18 Strathmartine BC 15, Lochee BC 18 Fairfield BC 15, Maryfield BC 18 v Broughty Ferry BC 17 (after extra end), Broughty BC 24 v Barnhill BC 10. Millar Triples – Craigie BC 20 Broughty BC 7, Longforgan BC 17 Balgay BC 7, Lochee BC 20 Muirhead & Birkhill BC 8, Maryfield BC 12 Invergowrie BC 9.

Ferguson Singles semi-finals draw – Longforgan BC v Craigie BC at Balgay BC, Strathmartine BC v Balgay BC at Fairfield BC. Killacky Pairs - Maryfield BC v Lochee BC at Balgay BC, Longforgan BC v Broughty BC at Fairfield BC. Millar Triples – Longforgan BC v Maryfield BC at Balgay BC, Craigie BC v Lochee BC at Fairfield BC. Guthrie Fours – Muirfield & Birkhill BC v Fairfield BC, Dudhope BC v Longforgan BC at Fairfield BC.

CURLING

Forfar curler James Craik and his Scotland team reached tomorrow’s semi-finals with a game to spare after trouncing hosts Sweden 11-4 at the World Junior Championships in Jonkoping last night.

The Scots lost an extra-end thriller to Canada on Wednesday – their only defeat all week – but they bounced back yesterday to crush Norway 9-2 before returning later to confirm their last four spot with that demolition of Sweden. Having already qualified, they now face Switzerland in today’s final round-robin fixtures.

Fay Henderson’s women’s team, with Perth teenager Holly Wilkie-Milne playing first, needed to beat Korea to stay in the competition but instead exited the tournament after losing 9-8 at the first extra end.

FOOTBALL

Juniors – Newburgh play their penultimate Conference B game tonight and face a long trip to take on Peebles Rovers at Whitestone Park. Things have picked up under the new management team for the Fife outfit and they will want to end the season in a positive manner to give them something to build on next season in Division Two. Burgh are likely to travel with the same squad that beat Stirling Uni but the starting Xi will be a late selection.

Luncarty can relax as they host Burntisland Shipyard, as the Perthshire side have already confirmed their First Division place for next season.

However, tonight’s visitors need two points to confirm their place, although Heriot-Watt need to win both of their games with Shippy losing them both. Luncarty boss Robbie Holden has a couple of injury concerns and will leave his selection late while Burntisland should have the same squad that were impressive winners at Lochore Welfare last week.

There are a couple of enticing League Cup quarter-final clashes tonight, none more so than the clash at Prestonfield where Linlithgow Rose host Craig Ness’s high-flying Kirkcaldy and Dysart. The Fife side booked their last eight place with an excellent win over Bo’ness Athletic at Alex Penman Park.

Kirkcaldy will travel with no fear and have nothing to lose which makes them a very dangerous opponent for a Linlithgow side that have flattered to deceive this season.

Ness will leave naming his side late, but they are expected to be along the same lines as the side

that won 3-0 at Dalkeith last week. Crossgates Primrose will be looking to add the League Cup to the Alex Jack Cup as they host Penicuik Athletic at Humbug Park.

The visitors will be looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing out on the Premier Division title to Tranent while Primrose beat Blackburn United 1-0 at home. Primrose boss Alan Campbell is unlikely to stray far from the side that won a week ago.

GOLF

GRANGE AND BROUGHTY – George Fox Stableford Eclectic Round 2 – Medal Course Stableford – Div 1 - G Goodwin 38pts, S McLachlan 37, JJ Stewart 37. Div 2 – R Funai 37, D Findlay 37, G Martin 36. Div 3 – E Manderson 41, M Fender 34. Ashludie Course Stableford, All in one division – S Funai 34pts, M Wood 33.

TENNIS

ATP Gonet Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland Quarter-Finals: Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Kamil Majchrzak (Pol) 6-2 6-4, Joao Sousa (Por) bt Ilya Ivashka (Blr) 7-5 7-5, (4) Reilly Opelka (USA) bt Tallon Griekspoor (Ned) 6-4 3-6 6-3, (2) Casper Ruud (Nor) bt Thanasi Kokkinakis (Aus) 6-4 7-6 (7-3).

ATP Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon Lyon, France. Quarter-finals: (1) Cameron Norrie (Gbr) bt (7) Sebastian Baez (Arg) 6-4 4-6 7-5, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (Den) bt Manuel Guinard (Fra) 3-6 6-3 6-4, (4) Alex De Minaur (Aus) bt Yosuke Watanuki (Jpn) 6-4 ret, Alex Molcan (Svk) bt Federico Coria (Arg) 6-3 6-2.

Madras Ladies hockey team added the Knockout Cup to their Midland League Championship following a 2-0 win in the final against Grove Menzieshill III. Goalscorers were Jade Milne and Harriet Fleetham.