ADMITTEDLY, it was a tweet and then a retweet between two players who had no part in the fiasco at Pittodrie last Saturday evening but it was instructive nonetheless, adding weight to the view that, within the wider Scotland rugby squad, there is a softness and an excuse-making culture that needs...
A PROPOSAL to abolish the Europa League and double the size of the Champions League to 64 clubs is among a number of changes to European competitions being considered by Uefa. More...
A FOOTBALLER in Swaziland has pleaded with his club’s supporters to give him back his boots after they were taken while he was fleeing furious fans following a 5-1 loss at the weekend. More...
FORMER Open champion Paul Lawrie has added his voice to the chorus of criticism over the changes currently being made to the Old Course at St Andrews ahead of the 2015 Open. More...
THREE Scots – Gary Orr, George Murray and Callum Macaulay – are in card-winning positions heading into the final round of the European Tour Qualifying School in Girona. More...
British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland would have no hesitation in leaving his tour captain out of the Test side in Australia next summer. More...
Andy Flower and Ashley Giles are about to form a partnership they hope will work for the good of English cricket for the foreseeable future. Flower has spent the past four years in sole charge, with increasing levels of responsibility, of England in all three international formats. More...
The Scottish Football Association’s Professional Game Board hopes further common ground on the issue of league reconstruction can be established between the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Premier League. More...
Rafael Benitez was booed off instead of on to the field last night after Chelsea produced a second straight bore draw in the west London derby against Fulham. More...
Australia lock Sitaleki Timani has been suspended from Saturday’s international against Wales in Cardiff after pleading guilty to striking an opponent. More...
Robin van Persie struck after 33 seconds as Manchester United edged past West Ham at Old Trafford. But it turned into a nervy evening for the Barclays Premier League leaders, who were well below their best. More...
KEVIN Pietersen has been named in England’s one-day international squad to face India. More...
Williams are adamant they have not committed financial “hara-kiri” by axing Bruno Senna and replacing the Brazilian with Valtteri Bottas. More...
THREE of the last five majors falling to players wielding a long putter may have been a factor, but golf instructors encouraging youngsters to use such implements is the main reason why “anchoring” is to be outlawed in golf, it was claimed yesterday. More...
New Zealand hooker Andrew Hore was banned for five weeks – but just two competitive matches – for striking Wales lock Bradley Davies. More...
RYAN Giggs turns 39 today and insists he has now got used to playing alongside team-mates who were not even born when he made his debut. More...
INDUCTED into Dunfermline’s hall of fame earlier this month, the Hungarian remains a legendary figure in the eyes of the East End Park faithful. More...
Always a highlight of the rugby calendar, this evening’s Brewin Dolphin Cup finals on the international pitch at Murrayfield look set to maintain the quality of competition that has made them such enjoyable occasions in past seasons. More...
GARETH Bale scored a stunning free-kick and set up Aaron Lennon with a wonderful solo run to bring Liverpool’s eight-match unbeaten run to an end at White Hart Lane. More...
Scotland Under-16s can claim a joint share of the Sky Sports Victory Shield tonight if they can beat England at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton-on-Trent. More...
CELTIC returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion tonight, cruising to a 4-0 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle to move a point clear at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League. More...
SCOTRAIL passengers will see fares increase by 3.9 per cent from January. More...
ALMOST £1million of illegal drugs have been seized in the Highland and Islands over the past 18 months. More...
SCOTLAND’S biggest force faces allegations its officers “abused, threatened with violence and assaulted” a man being driven to a station, following a Supreme Court ruling. More...
HIGH-FLYING Linlithgow face a testing away trip to Arthurlie as they bid to stay on course for a fifth Emirates Scottish Junior Cup triumph. More...
North Merchiston under-17s are through to the SPORTSassist South East Region Cup semi-finals after a 5-2 victory over Leith Athletic at Meggetland – despite playing the majority of the second half with ten men. More...
THE majority of doctors in Scotland have voted to take part in industrial action - and could now go on strike on December 12th. More...
Rafael Benitez has refused to bow to pressure to apologise for his controversial comments about Chelsea as he prepared to run the gauntlet with their fans again. More...
AROUND 3,500 homes remain without gas in Clackmannanshire as engineers continue to repair a major leak. More...
SCOTLAND now has 2,000 fewer nurses working in the NHS than when the SNP came to power, new figures show. More...
A BAN on multi-buy special officers for alcohol in Scotland has had a “negligible impact” on wine sales and may even have encouraged some shoppers to buy more, industry research has claimed. A survey of 50,000 wine drinkers found that the decision to outlaw the popular “three for £10” deals has led...
AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would face tough economic choices once North Sea oil runs out, the head of an influential economic think-tank told members of the Lords yesterday. More...
A MASSIVE new tree nursery in the Highlands may help to slow the spread of ash dieback, the disease that is ravaging our native woodlands. More...
THE head of Holyrood’s education and culture committee, Stuart Maxwell, yesterday revealed he was thwarted in an attempt to force senior BBC representatives to give evidence to an inquiry into broadcasting. More...
SCOTLAND’S new Kiwi recruit Sean Maitland has endorsed his old coach Todd Blackadder as an ideal candidate to replace Andy Robinson, but does not believe that the SRU would succeed in luring him back, writes David Ferguson. More...
Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne has made a proposal to wipe almost £6 million off the club’s debt in a share scheme. More...
NEIL Lennon has re-stated his long-term commitment to achieving sustained success as Celtic manager and admitted his weekend threat to resign was borne simply of frustration and raw emotion. More...
Scotland will be represented by five athletes in Team GB & NI at the European Cross Country Championships in Hungary next month. More...
ALTHOUGH he has been named on the 12-strong shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Sir Chris Hoy will not be at the ExCel in London on 16 December for the show. More...
FOLLOWING two defeats on the bounce and, with a derby match looming, Hibs know they need to get back to winning ways. A week which could help define their season, it will either go a long way to reinforcing the idea that this side is a more resilient upgrade from last season’s strugglers or end up...
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