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Boxing: Ricky Burns defends WBO title

Ricky Burns and José González weigh-in at Glasgow's St Enoch Centre

Coatbridge star survived a tough fight as opponent José González retired before the start of the 10th round

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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 »

Higgins plays Trump card in Shanghai »

John Higgins came from behind in a close encounter at the final of the Shanghai Master’s tournament, winning it by ten frames to nine. Higgins was 5-0 down to youngster Judd Trump, having had minimal time on the table due to frame-winning breaks...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Alex Neal | 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 »

'Logistical nightmare' hits uni club CSE training »

Edinburgh University Athletics Club (EUAC) is unhappy at enforced changes to its training schedule at the Centre for Sport and Exercise (CSE), following recent complaints of overcrowding. The point of contention is the club’s use of the CSE&rsqu...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Sean Gibson | 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 »

Susie Wolff tests Williams F1 car »

Scottish driver Susie Wolff has become the latest woman to test a Formula One car. The 29-year-old Williams development driver ran 100km around the international circuit at Silverstone last week. Marussia test and reserve driver Maria De Villota was ...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

AG Barr becomes Commonwealth Games supporter »

Scottish soft drink institution A.G. Barr was unveiled as an official support of the Commonwealth Games on Monday. The Cumbernauld-based company whose brands include IRN-BRU, Rubicon and Strathmore water, has links to Glasgow which date back more than...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | 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 »

SFL Round-Up »

The Scottish Third Division has found a new level of interest recently as the lack of form of Rangers continues to be the talk of the SFL. The Glasgow side suffered their first defeat of the season away to second bottom Stirling Albion several weeks ag...

Thu 18 Oct 2012 by Arran Ponton | Read more »

Glasgow Warriors stunned by Saints Heineken Cup comeback »

Glasgow Warriors threw away a 15-0 lead as they lost their opening game of their 2012/13 Heineken Cup campaign to Northampton Saints. Tries from Josh Strauss and Sean Lamont gave the Scots a comfortable lead approaching the interval before Geo...

Sun 14 Oct 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Edinburgh Rugby mauled by Saracens at Murrayfield »

Edinburgh got their 2012/13 Heineken Cup campaign off to the worst possible start with a 45-0 thrashing at the hands of Saracens at Murrayfield. Last year's semi-finalists had no answer for their English opponents led by impressive former En...

Sat 13 Oct 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | 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 »

Sports Shorts: KP, Nadal, Khan and Skelton »

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 »

Sporting Spotlight: Edinbugh University Gliding Club »

University: Edinburgh Club: Gliding Society Competition: Inter-Universities Achievement: Came first The Edinburgh University Gliding Club has won the Inter-University competition by coming first in two events and second in another. The tournament was...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Robson top 50 hopes falter »

Following a successful summer in which the 18-year-old tennis star won a silver medal in the Olympics, the autumn has not started in such a positive light for Laura Robson. After crashing out of the China Open, her hopes of making the list of the top ...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Alex Neal | Read more »

Indoor cricket season returns in earnest »

Strathclyde University are confident of success as the Scottish Student Sport (SSS) Indoor Cricket 6s programme gets under way this month. The competition will again see three regional qualifying events as teams look to book their places in February&r...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Cycling's Wheels Are Falling Off »

The only option is to hop on your bike and keep on riding, your 20km or 200km route, it doesn't matter, keep going until it all melts away. Pace yourself, though, as there is a long road ahead in the rebuilding of this broken sport as the bad news just...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Orla O'Muiri | Read more »