ISSUE 03018 June 2007
Baker victorious Jamie Baker missed out on a third-round clash with Andy Roddick after
losing the all-British match against Alex Bogdanovic on Thursday (14
June) at the Artois Championships (9 - 17 June) in London, but made up
for it by beating top Australian seed Chris Guccione in the qualifier
stage of the Nottingham Open (18 - 23 June) on Sunday, and securing his place
in the competition. | |
European Championship success In the 2007 European Canoe and Kayak Slalom Championships in Liptovsky
Mikulas, Slovakia (13 - 17 June), several Scottish Institute of Sport
supported athletes gave great performances. | |
Murray breezes through Britain's top doubles player and Scottish Institute of Sport supported
athlete Jamie Murray and his American partner Eric Butorac beat
Britain's James Auckland and partner Stephen Huss 6-4, 7-6(7) in the
first round in Nottingham today (18 June). | |
Hole lotta trouble In the quarter-finals of the Ladies British Open Amateur Golf
Championship at Alwoodley Golf Club, Leeds, Scotland's last hopes,
teenager Michele Thomson and Scottish Institute of Sport supported
athlete Krystle Caithness, went down fighting. | |
Miley's golden touch Scottish Institute of Sport supported swimmer Hannah Miley finished off
a fantastic week by winning gold in the women's 400m IM at the Mare
Nostrum meet in Barcelona (13 - 14 June) in a new British record time
of 4:39.91. | |
Scots on a high Inspired by Scottish Institute of Sport supported mixed doubles pairing
Watson Briggs and Imogen Bankier, Scotland smashed the United States
3-0 in their Division Three play-off to finish 19th in the 48-nation
Sudirman Cup at Scotstoun, Glasgow (10 - 17 June). | |
British butterfly record smashed Scottish Institute of Sport supported athlete Hannah Miley broke her
second British record of the week today (14 June) when she took silver
in the final of the 200m IM at the Mare Nostrum Meet in Barcelona. | |
McClatchey strikes gold Scottish Institute of Sport supported swimmer Caitlin McClatchey won
her second individual medal with gold in the 200 metres freestyle, as
Britain's swimmers claimed a further three medals on the final day of
the Seven Hills meet in Rome (8 - 10 June), taking their overall tally
to 14. | |
Grainger's world cup win Britain's most successful female rower of all-time, Katherine Grainger
had stroked her Camelot-sponsored crew to a length and a half lead by
the mid-way point of the women's quadruple scull final at the Rowing
World Cup in Linz, Austria (1 - 3 June). | |
Coming up this week This week the following events include Scottish Institute of Sport supported athletes in action... | |
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