Sporting Digest: Bowls

MANCHESTER UNITY ENGLISH INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Melton Mowbray): Pairs, second round: I and G Clouting (Ipswich) bt R Dougal and J Knox (Concordia) 20-19; B Vickers and G Smith (Cyphers) bt L Storer and R Cooper (Leicester) 19-16; N Hodgson and J Moulds (Hull and District) bt J Forman and W Hobart (Boston) 21-20; M and R Newman (Whiteknights) bt M Rosso and W G Ward (Avon Valley) 24-21; M Hughes and G Cochrane (Tilbury) bt J W Smith and D Wood (Beccles) 26-13; D Williams and K Renwick (Preston, Brighton) bt M Tomberry and A Tidby (Dorchester) 21-18; D Bell and G Harlow (City of Ely) bt R Billington and M Horsman (British Cellophane) 25-10; G Smyth and S Halmai (Paddington) bt G Hufton and J Mills (South Forest, Nottingham) 21-20. Quarter-finals: D Williams and K Renwick (Preston, Brighton) bt N Hodgson and J Moulds (Hull and District) 18-15; M and R Newman (Whiteknights, Reading) bt M Hughes and G Cochrane (Tilbury) 25-14, D Bell and G Harlow (City of Ely) bt G Smyth and S Halmay (Paddington) 18-17; B Vickers and G Smith (Cyphers) bt I and G Clouting (Ipswich) 21-15. Semi-finals: Newman and Newman bt Williams and Renwick 22-13; Vickers and Smith bt Bell and Harlow 19-9.

Singles, first round: A Allcock (Bentham) bt I Boyle (Richardsons) 21-7; P Barnicott (Mote Park) bt A Theobald (Gateshead) 21-14; G Stacey (Whiteknights, Reading) bt A Bryant (Watchet) 21-13; P Lawson (Picketts Lock) bt G Hatherall (Westlecot; Swindon) 21-20; P Bennett (Bodmin) bt J Kilyon (Charnwood, Loughborough) 21-9; D Ross (Tilbury) bt L Miller (March) 21-17; P Hobday (Victory, Portsmouth) bt P Briscoe (Paddington) 21-15; D Williams (Preston, Brighton) bt A Easy (City of Ely) 21-8.

MAZDA INTERNATIONAL (Tweed Heads, Aus): Section A: R Corsie (Sco) bt D Shaw (Aus) 9-8 9-7; R Parrella (Aus) bt T Morris (Aus) 9-5

9-5; G Lawson (NZ) bt T Morris (Aus) 1-9 9-3 9-8. Section B: A Thomson (Eng) bt M McMahon (HK) 9-2 6-9 9-8; D Stockham (Aus) bt M Johnston (Irl) 9-7 9-8; C Curtis (Aus) bt D Stockham (Aus) 9-4 9-6.