SPORTS DIGEST

MacTavish Juvenile Cup: Final - Kilmallie 1, Skye Camanachd 2.

Glenmorangie Camanachd Cup: Second round replay - Inveraray 1, Kyles Athletic 1 (Inveraray won 2-1 on penalties).

Strathdearn Cup: Second round - Fort William 1, Glengarry 3.

Marine Harvest: Premier division - Glenurquhart 4, Oban Camanachd 3.

Division One North - Beauly 5, Lochaber 3; Lovat 1, Caberfeidh 1. Division two - Kingussie 6, Lovat 2. Division three - Strathglass 3, Caberfeidh 1.

South Division One - Ballachulish 3, Strachur 1; Bute 1, Glenorchy 3; Strathclyde Police 8, Taynuilt 0; Tayforth 1, Oban Celtic 1. Division two - Lochside Rovers 8, Glasgow Mid Argyll 0; Oban Celtic 4, Ballachulish 2.

Speedway

EDINBURGH Monarchs snatched a last-heat win over Hull in their KO Cup match at Armadale. Monarchs won 47-43 to get their cup campaign off to a flying start. Kenny McKinna was top Monarch with 13 points and Robert Eriksson picked up 12 in a terrific match. Monarchs scorers - K McKinna 13; R Eriksson 12; J Kosonen 9; B Campbell 7; P Gould 4; B Scott 2.

GLASGOW Tigers defeated the Sheffield rivals 60-30. Scores:

Glasgow - N Collins 15; M Powell 14; S McDonald 13; S Courtney 11; W Beveridge 6; G McDonald 1. Sheffield - R Kessler 9; S Smith 8; R Aas 7; D Keats 3; P Boast 2; J Birkinshaw 1.

Lacrosse

CLYDE Caledonia, who have completed their National League programme (35 points from eight games), now share the leadership with last season's champions Edinburgh Thistle (35-7) whose 13-4 victory at the Grange Club, Edinburgh on Saturday over sixth placed Stirling University (13-7) included hat tricks by world cup players Emily Salvesen and Lucy Stevenson. Results:

National League - Edinburgh Thistle 13 (Barr 4, Salvesen 3, Stevenson 3, Reid 2, Pollock), Stirling University 4 (Swanne 2, Gardiner, Shelton): at Grange Club, Edinburgh.

Current Placings - Edinburgh Thistle 35pts (7 games); Clyde Caledonia 35 (8); *Edinburgh University 24 (7); *St Andrews University 14 (6), *Glasgow University 14 (7); *Stirling University 13 (7); *Aberdeen University 3 (6); *Capital Cradlers 3 (6); *Capital Catchers -2 (6).

*Denotes points deducted for rules infringements.

Fencing

Home International at Irvine - Scotland 4, Wales 1; England 5, Northern Ireland 0; England 3, Scotland 2; Scotland 4, Northern Ireland 1; England 5, Wales 0.

Yachting

AFTER a third place yesterday in Class Two sailing Thirtysomething, Duncan Munro now needs only a top three finish in next week's final race to win the class at Kip Marina Spring Series.

Iain Laidlaw won yesterday in his Sonata Rhythm Stick when the wind filled in again for the second half of the race to favour the smaller boats.

In Class One, John Corson's Salamander is on course to win the series after the 13-minute victory over Angus Spence's J80 Jailbird yesterday. Results:

Kip Spring Series: Race 4 - 1, Salamander (J Corson) 2hrs 20mins 9secs; 2, Jailbird (A Spence) 2-33-25; Class Two - 1, Rhythm Stick (I Laidlaw) 1-32-14; 2, Puildobhrain (D Wilson) 1-35-19; 3, Thirtysomething (D Munro) 1-35-47.

Cycling

BILL Stewart Memorial 10 Mile Time Trial at Forres - 1, A Pirrie (Moray Firth) 22 mins 42 sec; 2, M Van Der Vlies (Moray Firth) 23 min 32 sec; 3, N Skeene (GS Corsa) 23 min 44 Sec. Veterans - A Washington (Caithness) 27 min 46 sec. Handicap: D Lawrie (Nairn Wheelers) 20 min 05 sec.

12-Mile two-up Time Trial at Westferry - 1, D Nicholson and R Forsdick (Thistle RC) 26 min 36 sec. 2, A Holmes (Velo) and C Riise (Shetland Wheelers) 26 min 45 sec. 3, D Miller (Veteran), C Baird (Veteran) (V C Astar) 28 min 28 sec.

Thistle 10-Mile Time Trial at Westferry - 1, J Gladwell (Edinburgh BC) 21 min 32 secs. 2, I Spence (Edinburgh BC0 21 min 45 sec. 3, D Nicholson (Thistle RC) 21 min 49 sec. 4, D Gibson (GS Modena) 22 min 03 sec. Women - L Rowe (Edinburgh BC) 26 min 22 sec. Veterans - J Reid (Glasgow Wheelers) 24 min 58 sec. Juvenile - I McCrae (Royal Albert) 33 min 11 sec. Team - Edinburgh BC.

Triathlon

Bruce Series (3rd and final meeting): Run 6000m/Cycle 15km/Swim 400m at Cowdenbeath - 1, P Gallagher (Bruce Tri) 58.45; 2, A Wishart (NE Fife) 63.20; 3, K Berry (Bruce Tri) 64.06. Veteran: P Saddler (Edinburgh) 69.45. Women - 1, S Gilchrist (Edinburgh) 76.42; 2, N Potter (Carnegie) 90.11.

Overall Series Winners: Men - 1, A Wishart; 2, S Bizzari; 3, K Galsgaard (all NE Fife). Veteran - P Saddler (Edinburgh) Women - 1, S Davies (Edinburgh); 2, N Potter (Carnegie); 3, E Sinclair (Unattached). Veteran - J Taylor (NE Fife).

Men's Hockey

Saturday: Men's National League Div 1 - Edinburgh Univ 0, Ciba Kelburne 4; Grange 3, MIM 3; Insights Menzieshill 3, Watsonians 5; Inverleith 2, Torbrex Wanderers 7; Western Grasshopper 4, D and T Gordonians 1. Div 2 - Dunfermline Carnegie 2, Pender Uddingston 1; Grove DHS 1, Clydesdale 2; Hazlehead 1, Harris 3; Perthshire 1 Aberdeen GSFP 3; Stepps 3, Dundee Univ 2. Div 3 - Devol Greenock 5, Ellon Gordon 0; East Kilbride 0, Stirling 6; Grangemouth 2, Inveresk 1; Morgan 4, Clydebank 2; Westcars Motherwell 3, Giffnock 3. Div 4 - Cochrane Park 2, Waverley 1; St Andrews Univ 4, Kirkcaldy 0. Div 5 - Highland 5, MBC Ruthrieston 1.

Yesterday: National League Div 1 - Ciba Kelburne 7, Insights Menzieshill 1; Edinburgh Univ 1, Western Grasshopper 5; Torbrex Wanderers 1, MIM 2.

Saturday: Women's National League Div 1 - Royal High Gymnasts 1, Western Klick Photopoint 5; Western A 0, Edinburgh Ladies 6. Div 2 - Boroughmuir 0, Kelburne 4; Hillhead 0, Melrose 2. Div 3 - Hyndland 0, Trinity 3. Div 4 - Giffnock A 2, Perthshire 5.

Yesterday: Div 1 - Hyndland Grasshopper 0, Royal High Gymnasts 4. Div 2 - Grange 1, Grove A 0. Div 3 - Vale of Leven 2, Gymnasts A 0; Watsonians 1, Giffnock 4.

Tennis

Inter-District Tournament at Kilgrafton High School: Group 1 - North-East beat Borders 14-6; Midlands beat West 13-7; Midlands beat North-East 15-5; West v Borders 16-4; Midlands beat Borders 18-2; West beat North-East 14-6. Group 2 - Ayrshire beat Central 14-6; East beat Highland 18-2; Central beat Highland 15-5; East beat Ayrshire 11-9; East beat Central 14-6; Ayrshire beat Highland 17-3. Play-offs: Places 7/8 Borders beat Highland 13-7, Places 5/6 Central beat North-East 11-9; places 3/4 Ayrshire beat West 11-9. Places 1/2 Midlands beat East 11-9.

Stirling Winter Grand Prix: Women: Quarter-finals - M Brown (Kirkcaldy) beat S Schmidt (Stirling) 6-2, 6-2; L Davidson (Middlesbrough) beat K Webster (Stirling) 6-4, 6-3; E Baltacha (Perth) beat K Paterson (Thistle) 7-5, 6-3; N Payne (St Andrews) beat F Gordon (Newlands) 6-1, 6-1. Semi-finals - Payne beat Baltacha 6-3, 6-3; Brown beat Davidson 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. Final - Payne beat Brown 6-3, 6-2.

Men: Quarter-finals - J Harne (Stirling) beat O Hadden (Stirling) 6-0, 6-2; R Matheson (David Lloyd) beat G Gordon (Newlands) 6-0, 6-2 ; J Barnet (Cults) beat G Smith (David Lloyd) 6-1, 6-1; M GIlmour (Dunfermline) beat T Mabbitt (Stirling) scr due to injury. Semi-finals - Barnet beat Gilmour 6-1, 6-1; Matheson beat Harne 6-1, 6-2. Final - Matheson beat Barnet 7-5, 6-7, 6-2.

Volleyball

IAIN Grubb led City of Glasgow Ragazzi to their fifth successive league and cup double after a five-set win over Rucanor Jets in the cup final at Meadowbank yesterday.

Grubb had not trained in the weeks preceding the final but played a vital role in holding off a superb Jets challenge, especially in a tense fifth set, which he finished with a powerful smash as Ragazzi won 10-15, 15-4, 15-7, 11-15, 15-12.

After winning the first set, largely through the power of John Gaughan and Bryan Banks, Jets seemed to lose their concentration and lost the next two sets while posing little challenge. They rediscovered their form to win the fourth and force a deciding fifth set.

Jets looked on course to create a major upset as they built a 9-5 lead in the final set, but Glasgow hit back, finally took the lead at 13-12, and closed Jets out.

In the women's final, Coors Hazlehead edged out Troon in another five-set final. Troon, the first Division Three side to appear in the final, recovered from the loss of the first set to take a 2-1 lead with Jenny Ellis and Christine Low in outstanding form.

The more experienced Aberdeen side hit back, however, to win 15-4, 9-15, 13-15, 15-11, 15-7 and lift the cup for the first time.

Rugby

THE Adrossan Accies Sevens are not usually noted for setting the rugby world alight, but Saturday winners Kilmarnock created their own little piece of history by not giving up a single point on their way to winning the trophy.

Kilmarnock opened the competition by defeating Greenock Wanderers 24-0 and proceeded to beat Paisley 49-0, Garnock 17-0 and then Cumnock 55-0 in the final. This meant Killie had scored 145 points whilst conceding none.

A spokesman for Adrossan said: ''I can't recall anything like this ever happening here. Indeed, I don't think this has ever happened at any of the major sevens in recent memory.''

Women's football

Premier Division - Aberdeen 1, Grange Athletic 1; Cove Rangers 13, Kemnay 1; Maryhill 0, Cumbernauld 7.

East of Scotland League - Livingston 1, Bonnyrigg 0.

Inter-Region Cup - Aberdeen Accies 0, Glasgow Uni 3; Tynecastle 1, Hamilton 1; GSC St Johnstone 1, Ayr United 7.

Motorsport

ABERDEEN'S Brian Lyall stamped his authority on the Scottish Championship when he stormed to victory in his home event, the Granite City Rally, to make it three wins out of three in this year's title race.

The Subaru Impreza driver dominated the international field in the two-day event, joint counter in the Scottish and Mintex National Championships, to win by 75 seconds from fellow Aberdonian Sandy Dalgarno (Ford Escort Cosworth).

Dalgarno, who celebrated his 49th birthday yesterday received an early gift when he capitalised on the misfortune of Andy Horne (Inverness), whose Metro 6R4 ground to a halt with gearbox problems within sight of the end of the final stage.

Lyall's win not only extends his lead in the Scottish Championship over Dalgarno, but also opens his account in the Mintex after he failed to complete the opening round in Bournemouth last month. Results:

Granite City Rally: Aberdeen (Scottish Championship 3rd round, Mintex National Championship, 2nd round) - 1, B Lyall, J Bennie (Aberdeen, Subaru Impreza) 1-15-26; 2, S Dalgarno/M Forrest (Dyce, Ford Escort Cosworth) 1-16-41; 3, N Dougan/A Cook (Ayr, Ford Escort Cosworth) 1-16-50; 4, M Grierson/S Merry (Dalbeattie, Subaru impreza) 1-16-52; 5, J Burn/S Quirk (Hamilton, Metro 6R4) 1-17-11; 6, P Vassallo/R Pullen (Hexham, Subaru Impreza) 1-17-34; 7, S Hill/J Rabbett (Oxford, Mitsubishi Lancer) 1-17-38; 8, J McRae/C Paterson (Lanark, Porsche Carrera) 1-17-53; 9, C Birkbeck/M Corner (Saltburn, Ford Escort Cosworth) 1-18-36; 10. S Smith/J Kitson (Northallerton, Lancia Delta Integrale) 1-19-13.

q COLIN McRae sets out to get his World Rally Championship bid back on track in Spain today knowing the problems which forced his Subara Impreza to grind to an embarrassing halt in Portugal a fortnight ago has been identified.

McRae starts the three-day tarmac event as favourite, a position strengthened after his engineers identified the problem over the weekend which forced the Impreza's timing belt to skip a tooth during a gear change in Portugal. Perhaps a more significant boost came when they also exonerated him of any blame.

McRae's biggest Spanish problem over the 1357km and 18 special stages, is again likely to come from Liatti, winner earlier this year in Monte Carlo, as well as the resurgent Tommi Makinen. The defending world champion won in Portugal to open up a five-point gap over the Scot, but McRae is only too aware how fickle the Finn's lead is.

Athletics

BRITISH Ultra-Distance International Willie Sichel of Moray Roadrunners had to withdraw from the Rodenbach 100km road race in Frankfurt due to sinus congestion.

Running as preparation for his race with the British team in the European 100km Champoionship in Florence next month the Orkney rabbit farmer was fourth in the field of 1250 runners at 60km when forced to retire from the race.

REsults: 1, R Stronski (Poland) 6 hours 43 min 24 sec. 2, D Amborn (Germany) 6-48-36. 3, D Aderhold (Gernmany, Veteran) 7-06-49.

q SCOTTISH Motor Neurone Charity Road Races at Motherwell: Four miles - 1, P Russell 22 min 03 sec. 2, M Halleron 23 min 30 ,sec. 3, A Leghorn 23 min 47 sec. Women - L Russell 27 min 23 sec. Six Miles - 1, B Millar 33 min 05 sec . 2, G Eadie 35 min 23 sec. 3, R Watson 36 min 32 sec.

q SCOTTISH and North-West League (First match): Div 1 at Wishaw - 1, Ayr Seaforth 1077 pts. 2, Falkirk Victoria 1025. 3, City of Glasgow/Shettleston 943.5. 4, Irvine 911.5. 5, Giffnock North 903. 6, Victoria Park 836. 7, Kilbarchan 835. 8, Cumbernauld 696.

Division 2 at Dumfries - 1, Nithsdale 1095.5. 2, Annan and District 1075. 3, Law and District 999. 4, Scottish Borders 974.5. 5, East Kilbride 902.5. 6, Airdrie 797.5.

Division 3 at Dam Park, Ayr - 1, Kwikfit Corstorphine 993. 2, Harmeny 837. 3, Cockermouth 833. 4, Avonside 810. 5, Lochgelly 797.5. 6, Girvan 762. 7, Springburn/Strathkelvin 657.5. 8, Edinburgh Woollen Mill 489.

Division 4 at Coatbridge - 1, City of Edinburgh 1045. 2, Kirkintilloch Olympians 927. 3, Livingston and District 787. 4, Lasswade 770. 5, Whitemoss 742. 6, Larkhall 722. 7, L&L 714. 8, Penicuik 712.

Wrestling

SCOTLAND headed the Spanish hosts to win the nine-nation European Celtic Nations Championships over the weekend in Leon, with middlweight Brian Long, from Drumchapel, being voted the tournament's best wrestler.