Wright clinches bowls title

BEXHILL-based Charles Wright won the Hastings Open Bowls Tournament's men's singles title with a 21-12 win over Frank Blackford at White Rock Gardens.

Wright, representing White Rock, had trailed 8-4 at the ninth end of the final but chalked up 13 shots over the next four ends. He also took the President's Cup awarded to the local player going farthest in the competition.

The 47-year-old said: "After losing at the Bexhill Open recently I visited a sports psychologist, Stefan Japeski, who has an uncanny knack of being able to turn the most complicated situation into a simple one. He helped me soar with the eagles and hoot with the owls. Stefan helped rid me of doubt and fear."