Sport in Short: Bowls

WOOLWICH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Worthing): Singles: Third round, section A: Canada bt Cook Islands 25-23; England (T Allcock) bt United States 25-23; New Zealand bt Norfolk Island 25-23; Swaziland bt Japan 25-16; Zambia bt Kenya 25-22; Wales (W Thomas) bt Zimbabwe 25-23. Section B: Argentina bt India 25-12; South Africa bt Australia 25-13; Ireland (S Adamson) bt Thailand 25-4; Israel bt Singapore 25-10; Namibia bt Papua New Guinea 25-16; Scotland (R Corsie) bt Botswana 25-17. Fourth round, section A: England bt Jersey (D Le Marquand) 25-12; Norfolk Island bt Guernsey (M Smith) 25-22; New Zealand bt Wales 25-19; Cook Island bt Swaziland 25-18; Zambia bt Japan 25-12; Zimbabwe bt United States 25-19. Section B: Namibia bt Argentina 25-14; Australia bt Botswana 25-20; Hong Kong bt Thailand 25-6; South Africa bt Ireland 25-16; Singapore bt Papua New Guinea 25-18; Scotland bt Fiji 25-22. Fours: Third round, section A: Bostwana bt Cook Islands 22-20; Kenya bt Canada 20-17; England (J Ottaway, R Cutts, A Thomson, J Bell) bt Australia 24-20; Guernsey (A Welch, K Mellor, P Ingrouille, M Nicolle) bt Fiji 27-18; Ireland (V Dallas, J McCloughlin, S Allen, E Parkinson) bt Jersey (A Syvret, A Quemard, F Hambly, M Coutouly)

35-11; South Africa bt Singapore 30-4; Zimbabwe bt Japan 36-12. Section B: Namibia bt Hong Kong 17-16; Israel bt Thailand 39-5; New Zealand bt United States 23-20; Argentina bt Papua New Guinea 26-14; Scotland (G Robertson, A Blair, W Wood, A Marshall) bt India 33-13; Wales (R Weale, S Rees, J Price, S Wilshire) bt Swaziland 18-13; Zambia bt Norfolk Island 18-14. Fourth round, section A: Botswana bt Singapore 25-15; Canada bt Japan 44-8; England bt Jersey 20-14; Fiji bt Cook Islands 18-15; South Africa bt Australia 24-14; Zimbabwe bt Guernsey 22-18. Section B: Hong Kong bt India 23-14; Israel bt Namibia 21-7; Papua New Guinea bt Norfolk Island 24-10; Swaziland bt Scotland 25-23; Wales bt United States 32-14; Zambia bt Thailand 24-18.