Sport in Short: Bowls

MIDLAND BANK WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP (Preston) Men's singles first round: R Corsie (Sco) bt B Moseley (SA) 7-4 7-3 7-3; M King (Eng) bt B Boettger (Can) 7-3 5-7 7-5 7-3; D Gourlay Jnr (Sco) bt S Rees (Wal) 7-0 5-7 7-6 7-3; G Smith (Eng) bt I Hunter (Sco) 7-1 3-7 7-6 7-5; J Rabkin (Isr) bt P Rowlands (Wal) 7-4 3-7 7-2 7-2.