Britain favourites to be top of the world
Rowing In the year’s final World Cup regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, Great Britain finished the initial heats still in 13 of the 14 Olympic classes, making them favourites to win the World Cup for the first time in its ten-year history.
Andy Triggs Hodge led the men’s coxless four to a first-place finish while the women’s quad scull cruised home to book their place in tomorrow’s final.
Three Olympic-class lightweight boats — the men’s four and double scull and the women’s double scull — recorded first-place finishes in World Cup regatta heats, a first for Britain.
Clarke takes gold
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Athletics Chris Clarke won Great Britain’s second gold medal at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, yesterday. He added to the 100 metres success of Asha Philip on Thursday by winning the 400 metres in 46.74sec. James Kirani, of Grenada, and Vladimir Krasnov, of Russia, were second and third. Jordan McGrath, of Britain, was fourth in a personal best of 47.07.
Johanneson beaten
Boxing Carl Johanneson, from Leeds, was stopped in the fourth round of his European super-featherweight title bout against Leva Kirakosyan, the defending champion from Armenia, in Barnsley last night. Johanneson hit the canvas three times before succumbing to a right uppercut after one minute and 50 seconds of the fourth round. The bout was stopped without the need for a count.
England on song
Bowls England won six of their eight matches in the Atlantic Championships in Ayr yesterday, but the men’s triple, skipped by Graham Shadwell, lost to Andrew Atwood’s Wales trio and the women’s triple, skipped by Amy Monkhouse, were held to a 14-14 tie by Linda Brennan’s Scotland team.