Wednesday 22 May 2013

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Levein's position un-tenable »

A late equaliser for Poland in Warsaw on Wednesday aside, there has been precious little for Scottish football fans to cheer about this past week. And even a sly laugh at our neighbours over the border feels a bit hollow when things are as grim as they...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Gary Paul | Read more »

SPL pricier than Bundesliga, BBC survey shows »

At a time when families up and down the country are struggling to make ends meet, the BBC's Price of Football provides an interesting insight into the cost of attending the UK's most lucrative of sports. Not least in Scotland where the entertainment o...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Hacker: Strictly no dancing »

I blame Phil Tufnell. Ever since his victorious stint on ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’, the sport star has been transformed on our small screens into a preening reality-TV personality. Tufnell is the epitome of such creations, ...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

The coming of the victory enthusiasts »

Saturday afternoon comes and I wait in anticipation in the pub. My eyes peeled to the Sky Sports projection, that chalk outline of a murdered pint-glass in the corner. It was the week of the last international break and due to either an administrative...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Matthew Dunne Miles | Read more »

Glasgow City reach another cup final »

Glasgow City reached the final of another cup with a 3-0 win over Hibernian Ladies at Ravenscraig. The Scottish champions went into the semi-final as overwhelming favourites having crushed the Edinburgh side 8-1 in a league match just four days earlie...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Hearts Squeeze Past Motherwell »

Hearts 1-0 Motherwell Grainger “14 Att: 11,572 Hearts beat Motherwell by a goal to nil today in a match which saw both teams have periods of dominance. Danny Grainger got the goal for Hearts in the 14th minute. He took a sweeping shot from 30 ...

Sun 21 Oct 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Scotland held by Spain on Hampden debut »

Scotland Women drew 1-1 with Spain Women in their Euro 2013 qualifying play-off at Hampden Park. The home side took the lead on 26 minutes as Arsenal star Kim Little converted a penalty after Erika Vazquez was handled in the box. Their lead lasted ju...

Sat 20 Oct 2012 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Heriot-Watt Ease Past Aberdeen In First Half Goal-Fest »

Heriot-Watt men’s 2nds dispatched the University of Aberdeen’s 2nds last week in a comfortable 6-0 win at the Heriot-Watt Sports Academy. There was no real urgency to get the game underway as the visitors slowly made their way out the chan...

Fri 19 Oct 2012 by Arran Ponton | Read more »

Napier overcome Edinburgh in thrilling derby »

Edinburgh Napier Men’s 1st team beat University of Edinburgh Men’s 2nds 2-0 this week in a derby match which saw both sides have moments of dominance. Napier was in control for most of the game, scoring both goals in the first half and looking comfort...

Sat 13 Oct 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Scotland downed by late Bale double »

A late brace from Gareth Bale condemned Scotland to a 2-1 defeat to Wales in their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. Scotland led 1-0 in Cardiff with 10 minutes to go after James Morrison had put Craig Levein's side ahead in the 26th minute but Wale...

Fri 12 Oct 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn at Cardiff City Stadium | Read more »

Not so 'American' football? »

In recent years, we have seen European football make the journey across the Atlantic Ocean and develop into a multi-million dollar, widely-followed sport despite the vast array of traditional American athletics which the natives cherish so dearly. How...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Michael Diamond | Read more »

Cabbage and Ribs need a lift »

Last season ended on a sour note for Hibernian. While they survived a relegation battle with Dunfermline and reached the Scottish Cup final, they found themselves on the wrong side of a 5-1 score to local rivals Heart of Midlothian. So what does this ...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Josh Greatorex | Read more »

Football managers vs video games »

Fancy following in the footsteps of Fergie or Mourinho? The new FIFA 13 game has every fan trying their hand at steering a team towards league success, but the real world of managers is having a most turbulent week. Not that the life of coaches is alw...

Sat 06 Oct 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Football: Hibs go top of SPL with win over Dundee »

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Sat 06 Oct 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Hearts eye SPL top spot »

Hearts manager John McGlynn is targeting the SPL summit as his side prepare to face Kilmarnock this weekend. After ending a poor run of games with a resounding 3-0 win against Dundee Utd last Saturday, Hearts underlined their return to form with a sol...

Fri 28 Sep 2012 by Ali Wollaston | Read more »

Scotland and Germany: a match-day appraisal »

Not long ago, it would have been difficult to replicate the atmosphere at Scottish football matches, with Hampden seeing attendances soar in to the 100,000s and fans that were renowned all over the world for their passion. The picture now, however, is...

Wed 26 Sep 2012 by Michael Diamond | Read more »

Some knocks you just can't shake off »

It is worth noting the disbelieving snort with which the writer begins this piece – dedicating column inch after column inch to subject matter the calibre of pre-match handshakes. The tedious persistence of the issue itself has proven almost as ...

Sat 22 Sep 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

The Premier League 2012/13 »

The season has just begun, but the race to the top of the table is still wide open. All bets are off as to who, come May, will be reining supreme or slinking down a league. Alex Neal takes a look at the teams’ strengths and weaknesses and predicts how ...

Fri 14 Sep 2012 by Alex Neal | Read more »

Edinburgh’s Zorro joins swashbuckling Scotland Seniors »

Believe it or not – Scotland are in a football World Cup. Neil ‘Zorro’ Irvine, a member of Edinburgh University AFC, has been selected to play for Scotland Seniors at a World Cup tournament in Thailand next month. The national stadi...

Wed 09 May 2012 by Jak Purkiss, Sean Gibson | Read more »

You heard it here first »

Dwain Chambers wins 100m Olympic gold Having scraped into the final, Chambers is out in lane 1. Usain Bolt in lane 5 runs so fast that he disappears into thin air after 40 metres – the trail of flames left by his feet engulfing Tyson Gay and Yo...

Wed 09 May 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »