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Edinburgh’s Water Polo teams secure BUCS progress »

The first week of February was pivotal for Edinburgh University’s water polo teams, as both the men’s and women’s first and second teams played their qualifying matches in the hope of getting through to the BUCS semi-finals. The men&...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Sally Abernethy | Read more »

Decline of the Tartan Ten »

The unexpected retirement of Dan Parks from international rugby prompted an entirely expected reaction from his adopted nation. Only Alex Salmond could rival Parks’ ability to polarize opinion. To some he was a kicking king, capable of dominating...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Plenty of needle as cycling's doping cloud clears »

If there was ever a sport which needed some good news, cycling is it. The affable Australian Cadel Evans aside, it seems there isn’t a recent winner of the Tour de France who hasn’t in some way been linked with doping. The cases of Alberto ...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Basketball: Edinburgh run out of gas against Leeds Met Carnegie »

Last Wednesday third-seeded Leeds Met Carnegie travelled to face fifth-ranked Edinburgh in the BUCS Basketball Premier League North. Leeds Met being a long established program in the league and 2010 BUCS champion, Edinburgh was never expected to win th...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Nicolas Gromotka | Read more »

Class Act »

Several players made bids to steal limelight on Super Bowl Sunday – from Wes Welker’s costly drop for the Patriots, to that catch by Giants’ Mario Manningham. The moment on which the game pivoted, though, was Chase Blackburn’s ...

Tue 14 Feb 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Edinburgh blunder as Glasgow keep the cup at Kelvin Hall »

Glasgow University retained their Scottish Universities Indoor Championships title by the narrowest of margins at Kelvin Hall last week. It was tough luck on runners-up Edinburgh University, who would have reclaimed the crown they surrendered last yea...

Fri 10 Feb 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Water Polo: UoE Women's Scottish Cup Odyssey »

Edinburgh University’s women’s water polo first-team ventured into the unknown on the 28 January when they travelled to Kirkcaldy in Fife for the National Scottish Cup semi-finals. It is not usually a pool where university water polo teams...

Thu 09 Feb 2012 by Sally Abernethy | Read more »

Predators see off Knights in Varsity Cup »

On Super Bowl Sunday, the Edinburgh University Predators comfortably beat the Edinburgh Napier Knights 28-10 at a packed Meggetland Stadium. Billed as this years largest student sporting event in Scotland, the hundreds of fans who braved the cold were...

Thu 09 Feb 2012 by William Gael Pakianathan | Read more »

City gear up for Battle of Britain »

Scottish Women’s Premier League champions Glasgow City will host treble-winning Arsenal Ladies in a Battle of Britain later this month. The pre-season friendly at Petershill Park, Springburn, on Sunday February 19, will bring together the two do...

Wed 08 Feb 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Strathclyde face tricky test »

Strathclyde University travel to the capital in less than two weeks time keen to be crowned student cricket champions of Scotland – but a tricky group draw could stand between them and a shot at glory. New skipper Nick Martin is set to lead the ...

Tue 07 Feb 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Club enjoys a Starring role »

Glasgow’s unsung sporting heroes had no idea of the impact their athletics club would have when it launched as an informal running group in 1990. A little over two decades on and Ian Mirfin and Janice Eaglesham found themselves in front of mil...

Mon 06 Feb 2012 by Stuart Findlay | Read more »

Breaking the ice »

In theory, all of the ingredients are there: sub-zero temperatures, a dose of tactics, and an acceptable level of competitive brutality. And, yet, ice hockey in Scotland, a country with a notorious predilection for at least one of the above, is afflict...

Thu 02 Feb 2012 by Brendan Timmons | Read more »

A nation waits in expectation »

Scotland return to international rugby this weekend hoping to overcome the frustration of throwing it all away last year. Andy Robinson’s side ended their 2011 Six Nations campaign on a high, defeating Italy to avoid the wooden spoon. It was th...

Thu 02 Feb 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

A new dawn for the Northern Hemisphere? »

The motto of this Six Nations seems to be out with the old and in with the new. Martin Johnson, Marc Lievremont/Dick Dastardly and Nick Mallet have all moved on, and Johnny Wilkinson, Shane Williams, Chris Patterson have been put out to pasture. There ...

Thu 02 Feb 2012 by Alex Clark | Read more »

UoE student takes to the pool in Poland »

University of Edinburgh student Nicholas Quinn, from Ireland, represented his home nation at the European Short Course Championships which were held in Szezecin, Poland from 8-11 December last year. Aged only 19, Quinn was the youngest of his teammates...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Sally Abernethy | Read more »

Failure to comply »

This week, homes across Scotland raised a toast to the life and works of Rabbie Burns, Scotland’s favourite son. As the bard himself said “the best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley” (roughly translating as 'the best laid pl...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Gary Paul | Read more »

Class Act »

On Sunday 7 September 2008, Andy Murray lost in straight sets to Roger Federer in the US Open Final. At 21, Murray looked destined for a glittering career, laden with Grand Slam titles. He had beaten Rafael Nadal in that year’s semi-final and it ...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Bung for your buck »

Harry Redknapp has had a tough few months. After having a heart operation before Christmas, he might have thought he was due for a rest. Instead, the Tottenham boss is currently pleading innocent in court against allegations that he accepted a £1...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Meadows Marathon set to expand for 2012 »

Serious athletes and wannabe runners alike will be making their way to the Meadows Marathon this year. Promised to be their biggest and best yet, 2012 sees a new race added to the circuit and expectations of raising record-breaking donations for charit...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Sport Shorts »

The D’joker foils Rafa’s Superhero efforts World number one Novak Djokovic proved his greatness by defeating Rafael Nadal in 5 sets to hold onto his Australian Open title. The first and second seeds – last year’s two best tennis...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »