speedway
bspa premier league
edinburgh monarchs 56
plymouth devils 36
Craig Cook powered to 15 points as Monarchs cut down Devils at Armadale last night, writes Nigel Duncan. The Cumbrian-based racer, who was fourth in the British Final on Monday, was backed by the Dutchman Theo Pijper who collected 14 points. Mitchell Davey, the former Glasgow Tigers rider making his debut for Monarchs, scored five points. Todd Kurtz was best for Devils with nine points while their captain Mark Lemon, a regular guest at Monarchs, scored seven points.
n Glasgow Tigers officials have said that they will make an important announcement about the promotion tomorrow, writes Nigel Duncan. The Ashfield side entertain Leicester Lions who post a real threat to their unbeaten home record. Lions are led by the former Tigers racer Kauko Nieminen, who has just returned to the saddle after injury, and Kevin Doolan, the Australian who used to ride for Berwick Bandits. They also include the Dane Lasse Bjerre, younger brother of the former Grand Prix raced Kenneth.
bowls
Unseasonal heavy conditions led to some unexpected results across the country in the opening round of ties in the Scottish Cities & Counties Championship but Lanarkshire South, the holders, were among the winners in the South Section.
Edinburgh & Leith, beaten finalists last year, will be out to make amends for last week's defeat by Fife in the East Section, and will have home advantage, over the sleek Bainfield greens, against a Stirling East side full of confidence after their defeat of Midlothian.
In the West, Glasgow West, who have threatened for several years, made one of their best starts to a season with a 55-shot win over Stirling West and take on Lanark West at Overtown & Waterloo. Last year's section winners, Ayr North, have home advantage at Kilmarnock Portland against Clackmannan & Kinross.
cycling
James McCallum, the Rapha Condor JLT rider, will defend his Scottish Road Race Championship title in Alford, Aberdeenshire, tomorrow, writes Susan Swarbrick. He will compete in a field that includes David Lines (MG-Maxifuel), Craig Wallace (ASFRA) and Gary Hand (Herbalife-Leisure Lakes Bikes). Absent will be Evan Oliphant, Michael Nicolson, Ben Greenwood, Alex Coutts and Robbie Hassan who are racing for Scotland in the eight-day Ras Tailteann which begins in Ireland tomorrow.
Kayleigh Brogan (Breast Cancer Care Cycling Team) defends her title in a line up featuring team-mates Jane Barr and Laura Murray. Anne Ewing will miss the race through injury, with Eileen Roe to make a decision on whether she is fit to compete this morning. Also on the start list are Jay Burgess (Sandy Wallace Cycles), winner of the Scottish Cycling 10-mile Time Trial Championships last weekend, Julie Erskine (Granite City), Charline Joiner (MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling) and Fiona Duncan (Ythan CC).
It is the first time the event has been staged in the north east in 20 years, and the men will race over two laps on an 87-mile course and the women over 54 miles on the same circuit.
golf
Elliot Saltman was pipped for the £10,000 top prize in a three-man play- off for the Astbury Hall Classic title on the PGA EuroPro Tour event at the Cheshire venue, writes Colin Farquharson. The winner was the Yorkshireman James Hepworth who relegated Saltman and David Horsey to joint second place by sinking a 2ft birdie putt at the par-3 18th in the play-off. Saltman (67, 68, 69) and Horsey earned £3750 apiece.
n Kelsey MacDonald, the Stirling University student from Nairn, is chasing her first top-10 finish as a tour professional in the Kristianstad Women's Open in Sweden. She goes into the final round at Aahus, Sweden, in joint 10th place after scores of 74 and 76 for 150, seven shots behind the leader, the Swedish amateur Linn Andersson (68, 74).
ROWING
Side-by-side racing returns to the Clyde at Glasgow Green today when Clydesdale host their 156th annual summer regatta, writes Mike Haggerty. Most of Scotland's clubs will be competing in a mammoth programme of 125 races, which starts at 8.30am and continues without a break until after 6pm. In the only eights race of the day, the women of Edinburgh club St Andrew face a Glasgow Academy/Glasgow School composite.
shinty
Newtonmore aim to book a place in the first final of the 2013 season today, before traveling back 124 years to the roots of their formation, writes Kenneth Stephen. PJ MacKintosh's champions face Glen Urquhart this afternoon with a place in the televised Co-operative MacTavish Cup final on June 15 at Bught Park, Inverness.
Then, 24 hours later, a re-enactment of the 1889 match which gave rise to the club's birth will be staged at the Eilan. Badenoch and Brae Lochaber shared a 0-0 draw in a 16-a-side match which led to the formation of both Newtonmore and neighbours Kingussie. Fans are being asked to attend in Victorian dress, kilts or tweed and match snacks will be bread, cheese, oatcakes and whisky. The match is the climax of a two-year shinty heritage project in Badenoch and Strathspey.
triathlon
Fraser Cartmell makes his summer debut in Bilbao today aiming to step up his bid to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, writes Mark Woods. The 30-year-old finished 12th in Abu Dhabi earlier this year but bounced back to form in a series of low-key outings in Spain. He aims to use the Basque race as a final tune-up for his long-distance outings. "My focus for the summer is Ironman Germany on July 7 but I also have UK 70.3 on June 16 and Bilbao as lead-in races," he said. His training partner Ritchie Nicholls is in the Great Britain line-up for tomorrow's European Championships in Barcelona and is chasing selection for Glasgow 2014 over the 112km course.
speedway
bspa premier league
edinburgh monarchs 56
plymouth devils 36
Craig Cook powered to 15 points as Monarchs cut down Devils at Armadale last night, writes Nigel Duncan. The Cumbrian-based racer, who was fourth in the British Final on Monday, was backed by the Dutchman Theo Pijper who collected 14 points. Mitchell Davey, the former Glasgow Tigers rider making his debut for Monarchs, scored five points. Todd Kurtz was best for Devils with nine points while their captain Mark Lemon, a regular guest at Monarchs, scored seven points.
n Glasgow Tigers officials have said that they will make an important announcement about the promotion tomorrow, writes Nigel Duncan. The Ashfield side entertain Leicester Lions who post a real threat to their unbeaten home record. Lions are led by the former Tigers racer Kauko Nieminen, who has just returned to the saddle after injury, and Kevin Doolan, the Australian who used to ride for Berwick Bandits. They also include the Dane Lasse Bjerre, younger brother of the former Grand Prix raced Kenneth.
bowls
Unseasonal heavy conditions led to some unexpected results across the country in the opening round of ties in the Scottish Cities & Counties Championship but Lanarkshire South, the holders, were among the winners in the South Section.
Edinburgh & Leith, beaten finalists last year, will be out to make amends for last week's defeat by Fife in the East Section, and will have home advantage, over the sleek Bainfield greens, against a Stirling East side full of confidence after their defeat of Midlothian.
In the West, Glasgow West, who have threatened for several years, made one of their best starts to a season with a 55-shot win over Stirling West and take on Lanark West at Overtown & Waterloo. Last year's section winners, Ayr North, have home advantage at Kilmarnock Portland against Clackmannan & Kinross.
cycling
James McCallum, the Rapha Condor JLT rider, will defend his Scottish Road Race Championship title in Alford, Aberdeenshire, tomorrow, writes Susan Swarbrick. He will compete in a field that includes David Lines (MG-Maxifuel), Craig Wallace (ASFRA) and Gary Hand (Herbalife-Leisure Lakes Bikes). Absent will be Evan Oliphant, Michael Nicolson, Ben Greenwood, Alex Coutts and Robbie Hassan who are racing for Scotland in the eight-day Ras Tailteann which begins in Ireland tomorrow.
Kayleigh Brogan (Breast Cancer Care Cycling Team) defends her title in a line up featuring team-mates Jane Barr and Laura Murray. Anne Ewing will miss the race through injury, with Eileen Roe to make a decision on whether she is fit to compete this morning. Also on the start list are Jay Burgess (Sandy Wallace Cycles), winner of the Scottish Cycling 10-mile Time Trial Championships last weekend, Julie Erskine (Granite City), Charline Joiner (MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling) and Fiona Duncan (Ythan CC).
It is the first time the event has been staged in the north east in 20 years, and the men will race over two laps on an 87-mile course and the women over 54 miles on the same circuit.
golf
Elliot Saltman was pipped for the £10,000 top prize in a three-man play-off for the Astbury Hall Classic title on the PGA EuroPro Tour event at the Cheshire venue, writes Colin Farquharson. The winner was the Yorkshireman James Hepworth who relegated Saltman and David Horsey to joint second place by sinking a 2ft birdie putt at the par-3 18th in the play-off. Saltman (67, 68, 69) and Horsey earned £3750 apiece.
n Kelsey MacDonald, the Stirling University student from Nairn, is chasing her first top-10 finish as a tour professional in the Kristianstad Women's Open in Sweden. She goes into the final round at Aahus, Sweden, in joint 10th place after scores of 74 and 76 for 150, seven shots behind the leader, the Swedish amateur Linn Andersson (68, 74).
ROWING
Side-by-side racing returns to the Clyde at Glasgow Green today when Clydesdale host their 156th annual summer regatta, writes Mike Haggerty. Most of Scotland's clubs will be competing in a mammoth programme of 125 races, which starts at 8.30am and continues without a break until after 6pm. In the only eights race of the day, the women of Edinburgh club St Andrew face a Glasgow Academy/Glasgow School composite.
shinty
Newtonmore aim to book a place in the first final of the 2013 season today, before traveling back 124 years to the roots of their formation, writes Kenneth Stephen. PJ MacKintosh's champions face Glen Urquhart this afternoon with a place in the televised Co-operative MacTavish Cup final on June 15 at Bught Park, Inverness.
Then, 24 hours later, a re-enactment of the 1889 match which gave rise to the club's birth will be staged at the Eilan. Badenoch and Brae Lochaber shared a 0-0 draw in a 16-a-side match which led to the formation of both Newtonmore and neighbours Kingussie. Fans are being asked to attend in Victorian dress, kilts or tweed and match snacks will be bread, cheese, oatcakes and whisky. The match is the climax of a two-year shinty heritage project in Badenoch and Strathspey.
triathlon
Fraser Cartmell makes his summer debut in Bilbao today aiming to step up his bid to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, writes Mark Woods. The 30-year-old finished 12th in Abu Dhabi earlier this year but bounced back to form in a series of low-key outings in Spain. He aims to use the Basque race as a final tune-up for his long-distance outings. "My focus for the summer is Ironman Germany on July 7 but I also have UK 70.3 on June 16 and Bilbao as lead-in races," he said. His training partner Ritchie Nicholls is in the Great Britain line-up for tomorrow's European Championships in Barcelona and is chasing selection for Glasgow 2014 over the 112km course.
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