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Bianconeri chase silver as the Azzuri rise again »

The resurgence of Italian football is happening. It’s not that long since their top league was dominated by one team whilst others fell foul of administrators, or when the game seemed steeped in scandal. With the Calcopoli affair in the past and ...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Underwater Hockey: Edinburgh Hippos stars represent Scotland »

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Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Andrew Clarke | Read more »

Haye/Chisora Debate 1 »

David Haye and Derek Chisora should be ashamed of themselves. They should realise that they have let down fellow boxers and fans alike. Boxing is a disciplined sport. It is an exercise in self-control, and the best boxers have always been those who le...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Dan Parks Interview - Edinburgh »

Professional rugby union is a game of fine margins. These margins can mean the difference between momentum and collapse, precision and misjudgement, glory and defeat. It is a fight. A physical fight balanced by intricate moments of skill and composure....

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Jamie Brotherston | Read more »

Sports Shorts »

Masters of the glorious failure…again Scotland left coach Andy Robinson ‘speechless’ with an incredible display of rugby that still ended in defeat. Taking a 10-0 lead through an impressive Stuart Hogg try, the Scots stunned their F...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Jamie Timson, Sean Gibson | Read more »

Cricket: Edinburgh men’s sixes success »

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Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Oliver Bunting, Sean Gibson | Read more »

Haye/Chisora Debate 2 »

At a time when heavyweight boxing is generally suffering from a dearth of talent and even any genuine character (should Dereck Chisora [15-2] really be getting a punt at Vitali Klitschko [44-2]?), the fact that the post-match set-to in Munich drew more...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

A Linderella Story »

The term underdog derives from the blood sport of bear baiting, where the ‘top-dog’ was trained to attack the neck of the bear and the ‘underdog’ the bear’s underside. Frequently the ‘underdog’ would die and th...

Wed 29 Feb 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Edinburgh looking to dot the i's and Lacrosse the t's on league challenge »

Leading by one with under a minute to play in a decisive BUCS contest in Aberdeen, Edinburgh’s Mens Lacrosse team did not go home with a win as the home team scored an improbable goal in the closing seconds. However, Edinburgh did not leave the G...

Wed 29 Feb 2012 by Jamie Timson, Alex Guy | Read more »

Class Act - Catalans Dragons »

Rugby League is well known in Great Britain as the bastion of the northwest, the great sides of St Helens, Bradford, Wigan and Leeds all hail from a very small part of the country. This brings with it, its own sense of rivalry and brutality to an alrea...

Wed 29 Feb 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Thistle secure safety net with new shirt sponsor »

Partick Thistle have unveiled their new shirt sponsor for the remainder of the season with Just Employment Law (JEL) set to back the Firhill club. The deal comes weeks after the collapse of Jags’ three-year partnership with Banff-based Sangs, ma...

Mon 20 Feb 2012 by Craig G Telfer | Read more »

Photos: BUCS Rugby - Edinburgh v. Manchester »

A strong offensive effort and rock-solid defensive line carried the University of Edinburgh's rugby firsts to a respectable victory over the University of Manchester during last week's BUCS Premier League showdown at Peffermill. It should perhaps have...

Mon 20 Feb 2012 by Alex Matthews, Chris Rubey | Read more »

Cricket: Edinburgh's Women clinch cricket sixes crown »

Having narrowly lost out on winning the previous two Indoor Sixes tournaments, Edinburgh University’s women headed to Grangemouth Sports Complex in search of that elusive victory. The round robin tournament consisted of four teams: Edinburgh Uni...

Mon 20 Feb 2012 by Helen Blair | Read more »

Basketball: Edinburgh set for relegation battle after narrow defeat »

Glasgow edge out Edinburgh 60-63 in overtime to win their first game of the season. Both teams still rooted at the bottom of BUCS Premier North Division with only one victory apiece. Given Edinburgh’s two-point win over Glasgow last November (th...

Sun 19 Feb 2012 by William Gael Pakianathan | Read more »

Rugby: Impressive Edinburgh leave Manchester well beaten »

Watching the first half of Edinburgh University Rugby Club’s match against Manchester University last week at Peffermill, one would never have guessed it was the squad’s first year in this BUCS Premier League. The team was dominating posse...

Sat 18 Feb 2012 by Alex Matthews | Read more »

Strath sure to Nick success in cricket 6s showpiece »

Strathclyde University Cricket Club are quietly confident of success at the Scottish Student Sport Cricket 6s finals in Edinburgh this weekend. The Glasgow side stormed through the West region qualifying group at Hutchesons Grammar School, and fancy t...

Sat 18 Feb 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Sport Shorts - 15/02/2012 »

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 »

‘Just a speed hump for the English'? »

Shane Warne, the Australian cricketing legend, casually dismissed England's recent dismal display as a simple blip in form, one which will be easily put right by returning to winning ways in the next Test match series against the less-feared Sri Lanka....

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Jak Purkiss | Read more »

Living the American Dream »

Before I came to Edinburgh, I spent time under the vast open sky of Montana, USA. I was lucky enough to be offered a scholarship to indulge my passion for football (soccer), at Montana State University, Billings. For an unforgettable year, I flew all a...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Jak Purkiss | Read more »

Indian summer for Fowler and co. »

Robbie Fowler is set to star in a new football league in India in March. Fowler, who is best remembered for his time at Liverpool during the 1990s, is to head up a set of iconic players and coaches who will kick-start India’s new sporting adventu...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »