Sporting Digest: Sailing

WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE First leg (Southampton to Punta del Este, Urug): Positions at 1455 BST yesterday, with miles to finish: 1 New Zealand Endeavour (Maxi) 2,626; 2 Merit Cup (Swit, Maxi) 2,657; 3 Galicia 93 (Sp, Whitbread 60) 2,622; 4 Winston (US, W60) 2,665; 5 La Poste (Fr, Maxi) 2,664; 6 Tokio (Japan, W60) 2,670; 7 Intrum Justitia (Europe, W60) 2,681; 8 Yamaha (Japan, W60) 2,742; 9 Dolphin and Youth (GB, W60) 2,869; 10 Brooksfield (It, W60) 2,902 (at 1000 BST); 11 US Women's Challenge (W60) 2,884; 12 Uruguay Natural (Maxi) 2,885; 13 Hetman Sahaidachny (Ukr, W60) 2,899; 14 Odessa (Ukr, W60) 4,794.

BT/RYA NATIONAL MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIP Final (Pwllheli): 1 A Beadsworth (Southampton); 2 S Childerley (Southampton); 3 I Budgen (Southampton).