{"id":31125,"date":"2013-02-22T00:03:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T00:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2013\/02\/bowls-ao-trophy-to-be-close-by-golden-girls\/"},"modified":"2013-02-22T00:03:44","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T00:03:44","slug":"bowls-ao-trophy-to-be-close-by-golden-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2013\/02\/22\/bowls-ao-trophy-to-be-close-by-golden-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowls : AO trophy to be close by golden girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"newsimage\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/img.ghanamma.com\/uploads\/2013\/02\/446e240x_mg_etjv40yml2_images112.jpg\" onclick=\"javascript:window.location='\/GhanaHome\/image_preview.asp?which=2&amp;menu_id=2&amp;id=NDQ3MTQ0';\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"bodytext\">                    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Recently crowned World Championships pairs gold medallist Kelsey Cottrell and Jackaroo captain Lynsey Armitage have booked themselves a berth in the women&#8217;s pairs final of the $136,000 Australian Open, after being pushed to near breaking point in today&#8217;s semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>The number three seeds had their work cut out for them in the semi-final, challenged all the way to the final bowl in a three-end tie-break by 18 year-old twins from Gin Gin, Bolivia and Cassandra Millerick.<\/p>\n<p>The Millerick sisters had been building a strong reputation for themselves in the tournament; 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