Last updated on .From the section Winter SportsEve Muirhead is aiming to guide Team GB to next year's Winter OlympicsScotland continued their fine start to the World Women's Curling Championship with a 7-6 defeat of Germany. Eve Muirhead's rink sit joint top of the round robin with Switzerland's reigning champions, Olympic champions Sweden and the Russians. After beating United States 10-6 and Japan 10-5, the Scots faced a German team still with only three players because of Covid-19 protocols. "Take your hat off to Team Germany," Muirhead said. Silvana Tirinzoni's Swiss rink won the world title in 2019, beating Anna Hasselborg's Olympic champions from Sweden, and remain reigning champions after last year's event was cancelled.

Source: BBC April 30, 2021 19:28 UTC