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Hibs bring Celtic's winning streak to an end at Easter Road »

A catastrophic error by Celtic keeper, Artur Boruc, saw John Rankin’s speculative 45-yard effort give Hibs the lead at Easter road after 54 minutes. Colin Nish doubled the Hibees’ lead 15 minutes later to ensure the victory and condemn Celt...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Early Rodriguez strike sees Argentina win at Hampden  »

Maxi Rodriguez's goal in the 8th minute condemned an uninspired Scotland side to defeat at the hands of a technically superior Argentina. The final result of 1-0 may appear to be a positive sign for Scotland, however it fails to convey the one-sided na...

Sun 30 Nov 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Edinburgh's football men produce fighting display to see off Glasgow at Peffermill »

Glasgow's keeper had his work cut out as Edinburgh looked sharp on the offensive

Edinburgh moved a step closer to securing the prestigious Queens Park Shield for the first time in five seasons with an emphatic victory over rivals Glasgow. Scott Fusco opened the scoring with a powerful free-kick from the edge of the area, as Edinbu...

Mon 24 Nov 2008 by Tom Bristow | Read more »

Fighting spirit sees Hearts come from behind to beat Falkirk »

Hearts tightened their grip on third place in the SPL with a 2-1 win over Falkirk at Tynecastle. The spirited display was the fourth consecutive league victory for the home side following wins over Inverness, Hamilton and St Mirren. Goals from Bruno A...

Mon 24 Nov 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Hearts come out on top in uninspired encounter with Hamilton »

Hearts secured their first back-to-back victories of the season with a narrow 1-0 over Hamilton Academical at Tynecastle. Christian Nade put the home side ahead after only six minutes, sliding the ball under the helpless Hamilton goalkeeper, Tomas Cer...

Fri 14 Nov 2008 by Elliot Abrahams | Read more »

Edinburgh reserve side produces disciplined display to edge out Stirling  »

Edinburgh’s reserves ground out a solid performance to overcome an aggressive Stirling 3rd XI side at Pefermill on Wednesday. Dan Wardy’s 10th minute free-kick proved enough to secure victory for the Edinburgh side, his curling effort from 20 yards o...

Fri 14 Nov 2008 by Elliot Abrahams | Read more »

Hacker: a journey down the road to excess  »

At some time or another, everyone has picked up a book of amusing quotes from the world of sport and sat down, usually for the duration of a trip to the lavatory, flicking through the pages of insults, gags and commentary gaffes uttered by sporting per...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Edinburgh dominate 2008 'Burgh Varsity competition »

Rugby: Edinburgh pile on the points

The 2008 'Burgh Varsity competition proved to be a highly a one-sided affair with Edinburgh University dominating in four of the five events. In recent years, the Varsity has proved to be a close encounter, however, this year Edinburgh cruised to vict...

Sat 01 Nov 2008 by James Pope | Read more »

Celtic affirm champion status at home to Hibs »

Celtic secured a three point lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League after an impressive display against an offensive 4-3-3 Hibernian set-up. The wet and windy conditions failed to hold back Gordon Strachan's side, who sailed passed the Edinburg...

Mon 27 Oct 2008 by Elvira Kemp | Read more »

Aberdeen hold Hearts to 1 - 1 draw at Tynecastle »

Emotions ran high in near gale conditions at Tynecastle as Aberdeen held Hearts to a 1-1 draw.Backed by the emphatic vocal support of the away fans, the Dons deserved to take the lead in the 14th minute, when Andrew Considine's hopeful clearance found ...

Mon 27 Oct 2008 by Tom Bristow | Read more »

Weather ruins weekend of sport »

As most people in Edinburgh will probably have noticed, last weekend was not an occasion for outdoor pursuits of any kind.Although Edinburgh’s hockey men were able to play out the duration of a wet and windy encounter at Watsonians’ Tipperl...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Sports Results »

FOOTBALLScottish Conference Men’s 1AHeriot-Watt 1st 2 - 1 Glasgow 1stScottish Conference Men’s 3AStrathclyde 1st 1 – 0 Napier 1stScottish Conference Men’s Conference CupPool 1:Edinburgh 4th 1– 2 Robert Gordon 2ndPool 2:G...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Hearts confident ahead of Aberdeen game at Tynecastle  »

Come 3pm Saturday afternoon the Hearts players and coaching staff will be predicting, and indeed expecting a win on front of their home crowd at Tynecastle. Despite only winning one of their last five Clydesdale Bank Premier League games, the draw with...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Edinburgh derby ends in stalemate »

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With capital-pride at stake, the starting twenty-two came out to a packed Easter Road as the rain fell heavily across Leith. Both sides failed to capitalise on a host of chances as the end-to-end derby ended in a fair but frustrating draw. The home sid...

Mon 20 Oct 2008 by Elvira Kemp | Read more »

Hacker: Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kinnear »

Under pressure

Who would have thought that some 400 years after Shakespeare’s Richard III uttered the lines “Now is the winter of our discontent,” the quotation would serve to aptly reflect the feelings of the Newcastle United faithful in 2008? Okay...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Confident Edinburgh cruise into semi-finals »

Edinburgh University continued their promising run as they fought their way into the semi-finals of the Image Printers’ Cup with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Craigroyston. From the outset, Edinburgh looked the stronger side; committed in defence...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Tom Bristow | Read more »

Hearts suffer first home defeat of the season  »

Killie fans and players celebrate Bryson's winning goal at Tynecastle

Craig Bryson's impressive effort eight minutes from time secured a worthy win for a disciplined and hungry Kilmarnock side. Hearts failed to capitalise on chances in the final third and poor clearances gifted the away side space down the wings to captu...

Thu 09 Oct 2008 by Elvira Kemp | Read more »

Hazeldine double sees Edinburgh come up trumps »

Edinburgh University FC kick-started their campaign in the East of Scotland Premier Division with an impressive display against Easthouses Lily. Having secured a mid-week victory against Stirling, manager Dougie Samuel opted to rest a number of pla...

Sun 05 Oct 2008 by Tom Bristow | Read more »

Hearts sink as United turn on the style »

A thrilling 90-minute display by Dundee United marked a continued revival for the home side as Hearts suffered yet another drawback in the wake of financial difficulties at the club. Hearts manager, Csaba Laszlo, suffered the heaviest defeat of his Tyn...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Elvira Kemp | Read more »

Miller brace helps Ranger to victory at Hibs »

Former Hibernian forward Kenny Miller scored twice to move Rangers back into top spot and ignite the away fans at Easter Road. Rangers goalkeeper Neil Alexander's superb save had denied a powerful shot from Dean Shiels, with Sol Bamba's header cleared ...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Elvira Kemp | Read more »

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