Sporting Digest: Bowls

ATLANTIC RIM WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS (Sun City, Florida): Pairs, 11th round: Canada bt United States 24-16; England (G Daniel, N Shaw) bt Argentina 29-16; Guernsey (J Nicolle, A Simon) bt Wales (L Evans, B Morgan) 23-16; South Africa bt Ireland (B Cameron, P Nolan) 21-17; Jersey (M LeMarquand, S Syvret) bt Spain 29-17; Namibia bt Scotland (J Lindores, S McCrone) 22-15. Gold medal Ireland; silver England; bronze Namibia. Triples, 11th round: United States bt Canada 20-12; England (S Page, E Bessell, M Heggie) bt Argentina 24-9; Wales (M Davies, V Howell, R Jones) bt Guernsey (J Simon, E Thompson, S Paul) 23-17; South Africa bt Ireland (N Allely, C O'Gorman, F Elliott) 26-10; Spain bt Jersey (S Nightingale, V Stead, J Jones) 20-16; Scotland (S Gourlay, J Maxwell, F Whyte) bt Namibia 16-11. Gold medal Wales; silver England; bronze Guernsney. Overall team: 1 England; 2 Wales; 3= Ireland and Scotland.