Grange cruise through to European Club final

HOCKEY: Grange romped into the final of the European Club Trophy when they trounced Welsh side Whitchurch 4-0 in Cardiff yesterday.

After the Ukrainian side Olimpia whipped Roma 4-1 earlier in the day, Colin Clarke's charges knew that three points against Whitchurch would be the passport to the final, and goals from

Colin McIver, Nicky Lange, and two from Wei Adams ensured they made it

through to face Russian side Dinamo Elektrostal in today's final.

In the match with Roma, the Italians took the lead from the spot just before the interval, but Grange hit back straight away through Robert Barr's equaliser.

Meanwhile, Grove failed to make the knock-out stages of the inaugural women's EuroLeague when they went down 1-0 to the German side UHC Hamburg in Berlin.

Having already lost 3-2 to Barcelona in the opening fixture, Grove are consigned to the lower pool and now play the Russian side Volga Telecom, with a win crucial to Scotland's participation in next season's EuroLeague