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1 First-time cup semi-finalists last year after a 24–4 upset of Scotland , father of the seven-a-side game , Canada will again have a particularly strong representation with World Cup coach Ian Birtwell in charge .
2 THE Ulster veteran 's ladies chances of recapturing the Interprovincial crown were dashed in Cork last night with a 4–1 defeat against holders Leinster .
3 ENGLAND 's women had no problem retaining the Triple Crown when they followed the 13–2 defeat of Scotland last week with a 10–0 victory over Wales at Birmingham on Saturday .
4 SCOTLAND moved into joint second place in their World Cup qualifying group last night with a 3-0 win over Malta in front of 35,000 fans at Ibrox .
5 Swindon Town ended their dismal run of four defeats last night with a two nil win over Tranmere .
6 Lane , delighted to be hitting top form again with his Ryder Cup debut less than three weeks away , shot 64 in the Canon European Masters third round for a 16 under par total of 200 .
7 A TOT was fighting for his life last night after a 999 ambulance went through a red light and smashed into his gran 's car .
8 In doing all of this , we were in good or maybe bad company depending upon how you view it , for example Halla Burton had special charges last year of a hundred and eighty seven million dollars which compared with a hundred and eighty two million dollars of special charges the previous year and Baker Hughes similarly had charges of eighty million dollars and sixty million dollars .
9 John Byrne , 64 , of Cleveland Avenue , Trimdon Village , was comfortable in Bishop Auckland General Hospital last night after a two car crash in Spennymoor yesterday .
10 OIL and shipping giants , Shell , mark their centenary anniversary next week with a seven day exhibition at Liverpool 's Albert Dock .
11 Scotland 's Sarah Gourlay , from Prestwick , gave Scotland their first victory in the women 's world indoor singles championship in Guernsey last night with a 3–1 final win over defending champion England 's Mary Price .
12 STEVE DAVIS reached the semi-finals of the £150,000 Humo European Open in Antwerp last night with a 5-1 victory over Steve Lee .
13 Meanwhile , Olympic champion Michael Carruth turned in a solid performance in Dublin last night with a 19–7 win over Ulster champion Eddie Fisher .
14 Hamilton , like the other Scottish courses , bucked the national trend of falling attendances last year with a 15 per cent increase .
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