Hall eyes Euro hat-trick

England’s Lisa Hall set her sights on becoming the first three-time winner on this season’s Ladies’ European Tour after taking the halfway leads at the Dubai Ladies’ Masters but Laura Davies was hard on her heels at the Emirates Golf Club.

Hall, the 40-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent, had half a dozen birdies in a 69 to stand on eight under par 136, while Davies birdied the last three holes for a 70 and finished one shot back on seven under.