Bronze joy for young quartet

Scotland’s women curlers achieved the rare feat of winning a medal at their first major championships when they eased past Italy 9-5 to win the bronze medal match at the Le Gruyere European Championships in Östersund, Sweden.

It was an impressive performance by the young quartet of Rebecca Morrison, Gina Aitken, Sophie Sinclair and Sophie Jackson as they seized control of the match with a steal of three at the opening end.