Sport in short: Table Tennis

ENGLAND scored a double European victory last night, the men beating the Netherlands 4-0 in Amsterdam and the women beating Italy 4-1 in Naples.

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE Super Division: (Naples): Italy 1 England 4. (Italian names first): A Arisi bt A Gordon 21-18 21-11; M Merenda lost to L Lomas 16-21 9-21; L Negrisoli lost to A Holt 11-21 21-19 12-21; Aresi and Merenda lost to Holt and Lomas 13-21 11-21; Aresi lost to Lomas 17-21; 20-22. (Gdansk): Belgium 4 Poland 1. (Polish names first): A Grubba bt P Saive 21-14 21-10; P Skierski lost to J-M Saive 13-21 22-20 20-22; L Blaszczyk lost to T Cabrera 21-12 17-21 11-21; G and L Kucharski lost to J-M Saive and Cabrera 18-21 16-21; Grubba lost to J-M Saive 18-21 14-21.

EUROPEAN MEN'S LEAGUE Super Division: (Amsterdam): the Netherlands 0 England 4. (English names first): Chen Xinhua bt T Keene 14-21 21-13 21-16; C Prean bt D Heister 21-10 21-11; M Syed bt M de Bruin 21-14 21-14; Prean and Chen bt Keene and Heister 21-14 18-21 21-11.