Beadsworth stays in hunt

Sailing

Andy Beadsworth, Barry Parkin and Adrian Stead are progressing strongly in the elimination trials in San Remo, Italy, to find the 13 countries from Europe to contest the Soling class at the Olympics this year, writes Stuart Alexander.

They were fourth after six races with four left to sail. At the halfway mark in the Star eliminations on Lake Garda, Glyn Charles and George Skoudas have hauled themselves just out of the danger zone, lying 13th of the 15 who will qualify, but with five more races to run.

In Warsash the twins, Sally and Jessica Cuthbert, are second in the RYA Holt National Youth Championships by one point from Gillian Hooton and Jennifer Heeley after five races with two more on today's final day. The Cuthberts are the reigning world youth champions, with Sally looking for a fourth consecutive go at the title. The boys' 420 is led by Chris Draper and Daniel Newman, the Laser boys by Owen Modral and the Laser Radial girls by Briony Percy.