Sporting Digest: Sailing

AUSTRALIA'S Peter Gilmour beat Denmark's Anders Myralf in the first semi-final race of the ACI Ronhill match-racing cup at Rovinj, Croatia, yesterday. In the other half of the draw Germany's Marcus Wieser of Germany beat the Swede Magnus Holmberg in their first race. Britain's Chris Law came last of the 10 to compete in the round-robin, scoring just two wins from nine races.

THE FINANCIAL services group Skandia Life has announced sponsorship of pounds 250,000 a year for Cowes Week for the next three years.