[0] Sports Update: FOSTER FAILS TO HIT TARGET IN SHOOT-OUT.WORLD champion Paul Foster Paul Foster may refer to:
The Troon bowler bounced back from 5-3 down to take the opening set 6-5 but Harlow won the second by the same margin to push the second-round match into a sudden-death decider. Foster looked poised for victory when he lay shot but Harlow drew an inch behind the jack with his last delivery and Foster failed to alter things with his final bowl. The Scot said: "It could have gone either way but that's the way it goes in deciding-end shoot-outs. "I'm disappointed but Greg played well and his last bowl was a great one considering the pressure he was under." No.3 seed John Price survived a real scare before edging out New Zealand's Steve Posa on a tie-break. Posa took the opening set 5-3 and lost the second 7-4 on an extra end before Welshman Price took shot with his final bowl of the match to edge through. Former world champion Robert Weale Robert Weale (Born 3 April, 1963) originally from Presteigne and educated at John Beddoes School, is a Welsh Bowls player. Weale lives in Clehonger, Herefordshire, where he is a key member of a high-flying (nine-pin) skittles team called the Tattibogoes. , the No.5 seed, coasted through to the quarter-finals with a 12-0 8-3 win over South Africa's Johan du Plennis. East Lothian East Lothian (lō`thēən), council area (1993 est. pop. 85,640), 262 sq mi (677 sq km), and former county, SE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of East Lothian became (1975) part of the new Lothian region, stretched their lead at the top of the East B section of the Seniors league following their 85-41 home win over Bainfield yesterday. Perth went top of the East B section with an 85-51 victory against Falkirk, while in the North A section Garioch crushed Inverness 100-36. Dundee now lead the North B section after dumping Stonehaven 101-33. ATHLETICS: Scot Tom Hanlon (Mizuno) has been rewarded for his fine form in the cross country relays this autumn by being named reserve for the British team for the Ekiden Relays in Chiba, Japan, on November 23. BADMINTON: Common-wealth Games champion Kelly Morgan Kelly Morgan (born May 22, 1975) is a Welsh badminton player born in South Wales. Morgan played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Lenny Permana of Australia in the first round but losing to Zhang Ning of China in the round of 16. of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. heads a strong line-up for the Bank of Scotland Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a history dating to the 17th century, it is the oldest surviving bank in what is now the United Kingdom, and is the only commercial institution created by the Parliament of Scotland to Scottish Open There have been events known as the Scottish Open in several sports:
Scotland's leading contenders against opposition from 15 other countries will be former Chinese star Rita Pickering and Commonwealth medallist Sandra Watt in the women's doubles and Craig Robertson and Alastair Gatt in the men's event. Scottish champions Bruce Flockhart and Susan Hughes play in the singles. SQUASH: Harry Leitch from Edinburgh finished runner-up in the Boys' Under-17 singles at the Belgian Junior Open in Antwerp. Lauren Gray took bronze in the Under-17 girls event. HOCKEY: Dundee Stars yesterday snapped up former London Knights ace Scott Kirton, subject to a work permit being granted. Kirton, who has recently been playing in Canada, will join the Findus League pace-setters once he gets clearance. SPEEDWAY: Glasgow Tigers
The Glasgow Tigers are a BCAFL team located in Scotland and consisting of players from the University of Glasgow. last night stepped up their hunt for a No.1 for next season. Co-owner Alan Dick revealed they were in talks with a number of British riders but said: "We won't break the bank for him. "Realistically, there are only six out-and-out No.1s in the league and the competition will increase as Somerset and Rye House are likely to be joining the Premier League, giving us 17 teams. "If we can't get our No.1 then we'll look at doing what other sides have done and that's being really strong right through the team." |
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