Sporting Digest: Golf

LISELOTTE NEUMANN and Annika Sorenstam, both of Sweden, and Britain's Laura Davies have secured their places in the European side who will defend the Solheim Cup against the United States in October. The team will be announced after next week's Waterford Dairies English Open at Tytherington.

SOLHEIM CUP STANDINGS: 1 L Davies 1,068pts; 2 A Sorenstam 849; 3 L Neumann 817; 4 H Alfredsson 565; 5 H Wadsworth 498; 6 L Fairclough 480; 7 F Dassu (It) 440; 8 C Nilsmark 417; 9 A Nicholas 405; 10 T Johnson 389.