hockey

The Scots duo Emily Maguire and Laura Bartlett played in Great Britain women's final build-up match prior to the start of the Olympic Games with a 2-1 victory over New Zealand in a friendly international at the Riverbank Arena in London, writes Craig Madden.

The No.4 seeds made all the early running and opened the scoring in 10 minutes through Reading striker Alex fine work down the right by Wales` Sarah Thomas, and her pass across the circle was swept home by Danson.

The lead was doubled by GB set- piece expert Crista Cullen, her trademark drag flick at a penalty corner flew into the net early in the second period. Although New Zealand hit back in the final encounters and managed to get a goal back, the GB defence stood firm against the No.6 seeds.

CYCLING

Scot Eileen Roe continued her run of outstanding from when she took silver in last night's British Women's Criterium Championship in Sheffield, writes Colin Renton.

Roe, who rides for the Dutch outfit Team Ibis, had posted a win the Wielerdag van Monster in the Netherlands last week, having recorded two podium finishes in the preceding days.

She continued her fine form last night when she was in contention for the win entering the closing stages, claiming the scalps of several Great Britain internationalists as she battled to second place behind Lucy Garner, the world junior road race champion.

golf

Barring slumps, it looks like Ryan Walsh (Kirkcaldy) and Greig Marchbank (Dumfries & Co) will be fighting out the destination of the Stephen Gallacher Foundation Scottish Under-18 boys' open amateur strokeplay championship at Cardross Golf Club today, writes Colin Farquharson.

They are locked together on five-under-par 137, three shots clear of the third-placed Ewan Scott (St Andrews) with Buckpool's Jake Scott and Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) a further shot back, sharing fourth place on 141.

One thing seems certain – the title will stay in Scotland although Ryan Shuttleworth (Workington), six shots off the pace in joint eighth place, may disagree.

Walsh, joint third in the Scottish youths championship after saddling himself with an opening 78, has been fast out of the traps in this one, opening with a par-matching 71 and then hitting the heights with a five-under 66.

Walsh, coached by Sandy Smith at Ladybank, got his only bogey out of the way at the first hole in his second round and covered the rest of the holes in six under with birdies at the second, short fifth, ninth, 11th, long 13th and 18th.

Marchbank had matched Walsh's 137 halfway aggregate with rounds of 70 and 67. He staged a grandstand finish of birdie-birdie-birdie to climb out of the pack.

A total of 44 players with aggregates of 149 and better qualified to play today's final 36 holes.

n Ayrshire teenage prospect Connie Jaffrey set a hot pace in the first round of the Scottish Under-21 girls' open amateur strokeplay golf championship at Blairgowrie Golf Club.

Connie, a member of Troon Ladies, shot a two-under-par 71 over the Lansdowne course to lead by one stroke from Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) with Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) and Germany-based Rachael Taylor joint third on level par 73.

Jaffrey, second seed in last week's Scottish U18 girls' matchplay championship but beaten in the quarter-finals, dropped only one shot, at the 12th. She birdied the long seventh, 16th and 18th in a fine finish.

McKechin matched the leaders bag of three birdies – at the long seventh, 12th and 13th, but had two bogeys, at the sixth and 10th.

Taylor had the most birdies – five – but she also had five bogeys in an up-and-down round. Macdonald had three birdies and three bogeys.

n David Law won the Buchan Firkin and a £400 first pro prize after a play-off – he sank a 15ft putt at the first extra hole – at Fraserburgh Golf Club's 36-hole open tournament.

Law, now attached to the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, and local amateur Andrew Hepburn tied on 143, Law scoring 70-73, Hepburn 69-74.

Another rookie pro from the Paul Lawrie Team, Peterhead's Philip McLean finished a stroke behind in third place.

Nicky Robertson (Fraserburgh) won the Town Council Trophy with the best net aggregate of 134.

snooker

Joe Jogia has been banned from snooker until the end of the 2014 World Championship after an investigation into suspicious betting patterns ahead of a shoot-out match, writes Rob Moir.

Jogia's game against Matthew Selt at January's event was investigated by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), and betting was suspended after a bookmaker reported it had been the subject of unusual betting patterns.

The 36-year-old was provisionally suspended and the WPBSA confirmed: "Joe Jogia was today banned from involvement in the game of snooker and billiards until the conclusion of the 2014 World Championship and ordered to pay £2000 as a contribution towards the cost of the hearing and investigation of the case."

n Perth teenager Scott Donaldson stayed on course for September's Shanghai Masters after another battling victory at the qualifiers in Sheffield yesterday, but Glasgow veteran Alan McManus bowed out, writes Lorin McDougall.

Donaldson withstood a strong fightback from China's Yu Delu to go through 5-3 and set up a third-round meeting today with 1995 world finalist Nigel Bond.

McManus missed out on a local derby with Hamilton's Jamie Burnett after letting a 4-2 lead slip against Preston's Ian Burns.