Hamstring injury hampers Murphy as dispute mars Dutch Moors event

Defending European champion Robert Scholten of the Netherlands, Ireland’s Martin Coppinger and Germany FKV’s Daniel Heiken will have their fates decided by a jury

No stopping her: Dutch star Silke Tulke secured her bit of history by winning a fourth successive gold medal in Dutch Moors.

David Murphy looks almost certain to miss his chance of winning a fourth successive European senior road bowling gold medal after picking up a hamstring injury in today's Dutch Moors event at Kaltenhörn in northern Germany.

A savage wind off the North Sea battered the beautifully appointed course throughout the day, making conditions difficult for competitors and fans. The injury to Murphy, on his last shot in the second last score of the day, cast gloom over the Irish camp. Almost instantly this was overtaken by a bizarre rule dispute for the gold medal.