#ROWING: Anthony English won through to the quarter-finals of Henley Royal Regatta today in the prestigious Diamond Sculls. The 26-year-old former Ireland international was over two stone lighter than his opponent, Larry Wells, who took a considerable lead in the early stages as the two sculled into a headwind. But Mayo man English, who competes for Nottingham, kept going and won well at the end.
Henley Royal Regatta, Day Two (Selected Results; Irish interest)
Prince of Wales Challenge Cup (Men’s Quadruple Sculls, Intermediate): Tyrian Club and Thames RC bt Queen’s University (G McKillen, A Boreham, T Oliver, C Beck) 3l, 7:17.
Double Sculls Challenge Cup (Men, Open): Three Castles (D Neale, E Grigalius bt Roy Roy (C Owen, J Hale) 3l, 8:08.
Diamond Sculls (Men’s Single, Open): A English (Nottingham) bt L Wells (Thames) easily, 9:15.