Hibees mind the gap Wright fails to shine in Auckland
Hibernian Ladies closed the gap at the top of the Scottish Women’s Premier League 1 table after they took full advantage of Glasgow City’s first defeat of the season.
City lost 3-0 at home to Spartans, but Hibs, who play their home games at Broxburn’s Albyn Park, won by a similar scoreline away to Stirling Uni.
Emma Brownlie, Sarah Ewens and Lizzie Arnot grabbed the goals for Hibs, with the win seeing them close the gap on the league leaders to just five points with a game in hand.
That came just four days after Hibernian defeated Scott Booth’s side 2-1 to lift the SWPL Cup.
Meanwhile, the side have been given a bye into the round of 32 as they are set to embark on their first ever season in the Women’s Champions League.
In league action, Hibs host Forfar Farmington at Albyn Park. Kick-off is at 1pm. Livingston’s Peter Wright suffered quarter-final defeat at the hands of fellow Scot Gary Anderson at the Auckland Darts Masters event in New Zealand over the weekend.
The 45-year-old eased past local qualifier Warren Parry in the first round, winning 6-1.
But he came unstuck against the World Champion, losing 10-6 in the last eight.
Anderson went on to win the event, defeating Adrian Lewis 11-7 in Sunday’s final. In his first round clash, Wright was forced to take a share of the first two legs before rattling off five in succession to seal the win.
The Scots were tied at 3-3 in the second round, before Anderson stepped up another gear, winning four consecutive legs on his way to a comfortable win.
Next up for“Snakebite”is a trip to China with the next leg of the World Series taking place this weekend in Shanghai.
The final will again take place at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow in November.