Aidan smashes record on way to European title

Ireland’s Aidan Murphy, who won the Dutch Moors gold medal and broke the European record at the European Bowling Championships in Italy on Saturday.

The 14th European championships ended at a damp Fenile di Fano, near Pesaro, Italy with Ireland winning five individual gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

The big winners of the weekend were Aidan Murphy, with a gold in the Dutch Moors, and David Murphy, Carmel Ryan, Cian Shorten and Meghan Collins, who all won individual gold on the road yesterday.