Bowls pair move top of their group

Julie O'Connell and Teri Blackbourn have moved to the top of their group in the para women's pairs B6-B8.

O'Connell and Blackbourn won a third set tiebreaker to beat Mary and Pauline Wilson of Scotland 3-4, 7-1, 1-0 in the final game of the day. The victory means they're now unbeaten in three matches and are the only team still undefeated in their group.

The New Zealand men's pair of Tony Grantham and Ali Forsyth didn't have quite the same fortune. They, too went to a tiebreaker but it went the way of Northern Ireland's Adam McKeown and Gary Kelly.

New Zealanders will be sick of Kelly. He was the bowler who put paid to Shannon Mcilroy in the men's singles competition.

The Irishmen beat Grantham and Forsyth 3-2, 3-5, 1-0.

The New Zealand men's pair's defeat means they now sit in the middle of their group and will have their work cut out winning it, so they can advance to the semi-finals.

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