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Scotland’s cricketer Denness dies aged 72 Former England cricket Captain Mike Denness has died of cancer aged 72. Born in Belshill, Lanarkshire but brought up in Ayr, Denness was the only Scotland-born England Captain. Although dabbling in rugby...

Wed 24 Apr 2013 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Sir Chris Hoy announces retirement »

Chris Hoy

Edinburgh lad Sir Chris Hoy announced his retirement at the age of 37 from cycling last week in a move which sees him out of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Hoy is Britain’s most successful Olympian with six gold medals under his belt. The ...

Sun 21 Apr 2013 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Britain gets great haul of cycling medals »

Becky James faces the media at the UCI world championships

Great Britain are brimming with confidence in their form for the start of this seasons Track Cycling events, convincingly topping the medals table in Belarus. Performance director Dave Brailsford can accept more plaudits for this result as he continue...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Orla O'Muiri | Read more »

Rowing loses Olympic medallist Nethercott »

Tributes have swarmed in following the death of Team GB rower Acer Nethercott. The 35-year-old died on 27 January having been diagnosed with brain cancer, though the cause of death remains unknown. The cox had won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing O...

Wed 06 Feb 2013 by Alex Neal | Read more »

Murray's form impresses despite loss to Djokovic »

Andy Murray lost his third Australian Open final in Melbourne

The start of the new year means one thing for tennis fans – the start of the Australian open. It has become increasingly popular in recent years with greater TV and online coverage and a reported increase in betting on the event over the last few...

Tue 05 Feb 2013 by Jack Guthrie & Jak Purkiss | Read more »

Strathclyde launches biomedical engineering degree »

University of Strathclyde

The University of Strathclyde have launched an undergraduate engineering degree in Biomedical Engineering. The Department of Biomedical Engineering reconnects two essential aspects of health technology teaching and research, after the establishme...

Mon 04 Feb 2013 by Émer O'Toole | Read more »

Grainger collects Glasgow University gong »

The lauded Olympic gold medalist Katherine Grainger MBE has been given the University of Glasgow’s prestigious Young Alumnus of the Year Award 2012. The award, which was presented in December, is accorded to graduates who have made a major cont...

Mon 21 Jan 2013 by Hollie Jones | Read more »

Murray proves his doubters wrong »

Murray dominated tennis' major tournaments this summer

He’s done it. At last. It has been a long and painful road, but at last Andy Murray has done it. Not only has he become the first British male tennis player to win a grand slam title since 1936 but he has also managed to shut people up. At leas...

Wed 26 Sep 2012 by Stuart Findlay | Read more »

Homecoming parade for hero Hoy »

All smiles at the parade

Thousands braved the rain and wind to cheer on Scotland’s Olympic medallists this Sunday afternoon. The open topped bus may not have been the most practical form of transport given the blustery weather conditions but it did give the crowds linin...

Sun 16 Sep 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Glasgow to host London 2012 heroes parade this week »

Glasgow will recognise the achievements Scotland's Olympic and Paralympic heroes with a homecoming parade on Friday. The parade begins at Glasgow's iconic Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and will head though the west end and city centre, ending up ...

Wed 12 Sep 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Olympic hero Jamieson's glorious Glasgow homecoming  »

Michael Jamieson

Glasgow-born swimmer Michael Jamieson won silver in the 200m breaststroke at the London 2012 Olympics, breaking three British records in the process. Visiting the Glasgow Club Scotstoun Swimming Pool as part of the British Swimming Heroes Tour he spent...

Wed 12 Sep 2012 by Olivia Pires | Read more »

Edinburgh University to host GB Swimming team »

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Thu 10 May 2012 by Katie Richardson | Read more »

Class Act »

Alexander Dale Oen

One of the gold-medal favourites for this summer’s Olympics, Alexander Dale Oen, died last week of a suspected cardiac arrest at the age of 26. Attending a high-altitude training camp at Flagstaff Arizona in the United States, Dale Oen’s sudden passin...

Wed 09 May 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Sculptor to the Stars »

Dame Kelly Holmes and Louise Giblin at Hospice Torchlight Dinne

"I’m impressed by people who commit to goals with determination, as this makes them powerful," said world-leading body cast sculptor Louise Giblin, who last weekend presented two of her Body Casting Olympians at the Glasgow Art Show. The display...

Wed 28 Mar 2012 by Katharina Dziacko | Read more »

Judy Murray: Andy will be ready to shine at Olympics this summer »

Judy Murray in action at Dunbar Tennis Club

Her son is arguably the greatest tennis player Britain has ever produced and now thanks to Judy Murray, the women in British tennis are making a name for themselves. After impressive victories over Portugal, Holland, Israel, and Austria in the Federat...

Thu 15 Mar 2012 by Martin Owens | Read more »

Sport in 2012 - London Olympics »

Britain’s hopes stretch far beyond the list of names that we can all reel off. In track and field, 20 year-old pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale has grown rapidly in stature over the past year to the point where she could be a strong medal prospect. ...

Mon 16 Jan 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Fourth-place glory for Edinburgh swimmers at BUCS »

Edinburgh brought their A-game to the BUCS championships

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Fri 25 Nov 2011 by Sally Abernethy | Read more »

Sport Shorts »

Fury defends Commonwealth title Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s first title defence was a successful one, as he stopped Canadian Nevan Pajkic last Saturday night in his native Manchester. The technical knockout came in round 3 &n...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

London beckons for Britain's swimmers »

Hannah Miley, Team GB (right)

Earlier in the Summer than Daegu’s track and field athletics equivalent, Shanghai hosted the Aquatics World Championships. Amidst the sparring of established talents like Lochte and Phelps and the explosive arrival of young talents such as the U...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

On your marks, get set – bananas! »

Preparing for the 200m

The recent IAAF World Championships in Daegu threw up plenty of talking points; with the London Olympics looming there was intrigue and anticipation in abundance. All that, however, was rather overshadowed by one jumbo hot topic. Yes folks, it is tim...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

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