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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 »

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Managing in the Premier League is a walk in the park As the battle for survival in the English Premier League intensifies and managers began to fall at the wayside, the latest example being Brian McDermott at Reading this week, spare a thought for poo...

Tue 19 Mar 2013 by Adam Gordon | Read more »

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Irish cricket boosted by Mooney Ireland’s cricket team will begin a tour of the United Arab Emirates on 12 March with all-rounder John Mooney back in the squad. The player has been out with a hand injury and will be joined in the team by James S...

Mon 18 Feb 2013 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

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Laura Robson at Wimbledon

Robson beat by Williams protégé Laura Robson left the Australian Open last week after a shoulder injury weakened her play during her contest with American Sloane Stephens. Robson, who was treated by a medic halfway through the match, was...

Wed 23 Jan 2013 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

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Ravenhill redevelopment The home of Ulster Rugby in East Belfast will undergo major work to reconstruct the stands by summer 2014. The new capacity at the venue will rise from 11,400 to 18,000, surpassing the threshold requirements for hosting a Heine...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

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Scots Athletes Get A Funding Boost Government body Sportscotland has boosted funding given to athletes with a new ‘Athlete Personal Award Scheme’. Over 45 athletes have received between £3,000- £10,000 this year, with the award...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

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England cricketer Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen in England comeback Cricketer Kevin Pietersen has been confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to have agreed a new contract. Pietersen has been out of international cricket since he was caught sending texts to South African ...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

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Women without Work Great Britain’s Women’s football team took a large hit as five of its players found themselves without a club following the collapse of the 2012 Women's Professional Soccer League in the United States of America. Leading...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Sean Gibson, Jamie Timson | Read more »

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Gary Speed dies Wales football manager Gary Speed was found hanged at his home in Huntington, Chester on the morning of Sunday 27 November, having apparently committed suicide. Speed had a long, distinguished playing career, winning the league title ...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

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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 »

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BUCS football season taking shape The Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh university first-teams have kept pace with one another at the top of the Men’s Scottish Conference 1A, making it two wins in two games so far this season. While Edinburgh were beat...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Jamie Timson, Sean Gibson | Read more »

Glasgow students fail to turn out for badminton contest »

A lack of communication, short notice and more pressing priorities have been pinpointed as the principal factors behind the under-representation of Glasgow-based students in a nationwide badminton tournament. Only ten students from universities and co...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

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  Masters of the heroic failure Scotland’s unblemished record of never missing a Rugby World Cup quarter final has been lost. Needing a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knockout stages, Scotland for ...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Sean Gibson, Jamie Timson | Read more »

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Murrayfield is final stop for Sevens The final leg of this season’s HSBC Sevens World Series takes place in Edinburgh at the end of this month. Last season’s Edinburgh Sevens Plate winners Scotland have been handed a tough assignment in Po...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

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Scottish and FA cup finals decided On a feisty weekend for football, Manchester City and Stoke booked their places in the FA cup final. While north of the border, perennial finalists Celtic will meet a Motherwell side taking part in their first Scotti...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

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Gunners gunned down at Murrayfield As their Scottish counterparts Glasgow complete an historic European away victory over the weekend, Edinburgh stumble to another Heineken Cup defeat against Cardiff at Murrayfield. Five defeats out of six games make ...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Jamie Timson, Sean Gibson | Read more »

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Rejoicing at the Stretford End: As Wayne Slob has benefits cut, Wayne Rooney is granted what he (and agent Paul Stretford) wanted all along: loadsamoney! Birthday Suits You Sir: Doncaster Rovers go all Women’s Institute for a nude NSPCC ca...

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