GOLF: Spain's Rafael Cabrera Bello holds a three-stroke lead over England's Jamie Elson going into the weekend of the MAN NÖ Open at Adamstal Golf Club in Austria after following his spectacular opening 61 with a two-under-par 68.
Cabrera Bello lies at 11-under-par 129 as he chases his first title since joining the professional ranks last December.
St Margaret's-based John Kelly was the only Irish player to make the cut after a second round 68 for 141.
French pair Gwladys Nocera and Sophie Giquel claimed the joint first round lead yesterday at the Catalonia Ladies Masters.
Both players carded three-under-par 69s on a scorching day at Golf D'Aro on Spain's Costa Brava, to lead by a shot over England's Kirsty Taylor, Australia's Sarah Kemp and Virginie Auffret, another Frenchwoman.
Rebecca Coakley is 10 shots off the pace after a 79 that included a double bogey at the first in an outward half of 41 and a home run of 38.
