SPORT RESULTS

BOWLS

PERTH CAMPBELL TROPHY – Caley 52 (3) v Perth 43 (4) – J Duncan 22 A Mcclintock 8, D Marshall 16 J Sandilands 20, G Lennie 14 G Barclay 15. Balhousie 41 (4) v West End 44 (3) – A Barclay 15 G Wilson 13 G Brown 6 H Hutchison 20, D Nicoll 20 G Duff 11.

SIDLAW LADIES LEAGUE – Newtyle 18 Blairgowrie 36, Muirhead and Birkhill 38 Alyth 20, Rattray 28 Inchture 30.

CYCLING

Arnaud Demare doubled up as he edged out Caleb Ewan and Mark Cavendish to take victory on stage six of the Giro d’italia in Scalea.

The Frenchman had taken his first Grand Tour stage victory in two years on Wednesday and had to wait barely 24 hours more for a second as he followed up the win in Messina by beating Ewan in a photo finish as Cavendish faded to third, hitting his handlebars in frustration as they crossed the line.

The sprint finish meant there were no major changes at the top of the general classification, in which Juan Pedro Lopez holds the leader’s pink jersey.

Britain’s Simon Yates is the best placed of the main favourites in fourth, one minute and 42 seconds down ahead of three tough days to come which should shake up the standings.

FOOTBALL

PLAYED LAST NIGHT

Premier League – Tottenham 3 Arsenal 0 cinch Scottish Championship Play-off Final first leg – Queen’s Park 1 Airdrie 1

TONIGHT’S GAMES (7.45 unless stated) Sky Bet Championship Playoff Semi-final First Leg – Luton v Huddersfield. cinch Scottish Premiership Play-off Semi Final Second Leg – Arbroath v Inverness CT. cinch Scottish League 1 Play-off Final Second Leg – Annan Athletic v Edinburgh City. RJM SPORT - KFAFA – Played last night – Glendale Plastics Championship – St Monans Swallows 2 Strathmiglo 6. Alba Mortgage Solutions – Kinross Colts 5 Kirkcaldy Blues 1.

GOLF

Blairgowrie Golf Club is hosting the Bill Mclaren Golf Day on Tuesday.

The annual fundraiser, supported by Perth-based Carbon Financial Partners, will be played over the Rosemount Championship course.

Teams drawn from across the country are participating in an event which supports the charity created in memory of the legendary rugby commentator.

ARBROATH ARTISAN – Volkswagen Series Rnd 1 (Par 68) – Scr-10 – D Adam (8) 70, P Mather (9) 72, J Blake (+1) 73 bih. 11-36 – T Smith (17) 71 bih, D Masson (20) 71 bih, S Mckenzie (13) 71 bih.

BLAIRGOWRIE – Piper Cup (60+) (Rosemount) – A Robb (21) 63, G Mitchell (8) 66, G Crines (6) 68, R Hands (20) 69. Extra Medal (Rosemount) – Div 1: G Murray (07) 67, T Goudie (9) 68, G Campbell (+1) 68. Div 2: E Donaldson (11) 63, C Kinnear (10) 67, A Bell (10) 68. Div 3: T Taylor (18) 68, R Titheridge (17) 68, S D Reid (17) 68.

BRECHIN LADIES – 9 hole Stableford – K Cons 17pts, N Stewart 17, C Kelaher 16. Medal & 1st Rd Limefield Cups – Div 1 – MA Turriff (18) 74, C Kelaher (13) 75, S Crighton (16) 75. Div 2 – N Mackinnon (35) 72, MR Harkin (26) 72, M Stewart (37) 76.

GRANGE AND BROUGHTY – George Fox Stableford Eclectic Round 1, Medal Course Stableford – Div 1 - I Mattew 38pts, J Sturrock 37, Andy Gibson 36, L Grubb 35. Div 2 – C Knight 36, P Durkin 35, S Assiph 35, D Docherty 35. Div 3 – S Narsapur 34, B Williams 33. Ashludie Course Stableford, All in one division - S Craig 39pts, G Watt 39, S Funai 37.

SQUASH

Montrose squash player Lisa Aitken will face an ultra-familiar opponent when she meets Donna Lobban in the first round of the World Championships in Cairo later today.

The Australian became an adopted Scot after marrying Scottish number one Greg Lobban, with whom Aitken won a bronze medal at last month’s World Doubles Championships in Glasgow. The two left-handers are closely matched on paper with Aitken equalling her career-high ranking of 32 earlier this month, while Lobban slipped seven places to number 37. The 35-year-old was ranked as high as 13 in 2011.

TENNIS

Defending champion Iga Swiatek recovered from a poor start to defeat Victoria Azarenka and reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open in Rome. The world number one, who is bidding for a fifth consecutive title, began the match with a slew of errors and trailed 3-0 but battled back to claim a 6-4 6-1 victory.

In the men’s event, second seed Alexander Zverev defeated Alex De Minaur 6-3 7-6 (7-5) while Stefanos Tsitsipas fought back from a set down to see off Karen Khachanov 4-6 6-0 6-3.