Disgraced former Pakistan Captain Salman Butt and promising 19-year-old sensation, Mohammad Amir, lost their appeals yesterday when the Lord Chief Justice dismissed their claims of disproportionate sentencing in the Lord’s spot fixing case. On November 3, Pakistan’s Butt, Amir and Mohammad Asif were convicted of spot fixing and sentenced to prison. Butt was given a [...]
Talking to yourself is not always bad, according to a recent study. Sports and exercise psychologist Dr David Tod, from Aberystwyth University, has found that positive self-talk has beneficial effects in sports performance. The study suggests overcoming one’s weaker self is not always easy, even if one regularly engages in sports. Many people often either [...]
Scottish Premier League Hibernian FC vs Kilmarnock- 19/11/11 at 3pm. Manager-less Hibs take on Kilmarnock at Easter Road in a bottom of the table clash on Saturday. Caretaker boss Billy Brown will be hoping for three points to help his campaign to become full time boss. Dundee United vs Heart of Midlothian- 19/11/11 at 3pm. [...]
Sepp Blatter, the man who runs FIFA as a part dictatorship – part clown college, is no stranger to controversy. Whilst his comments about dealing with on-field racism with a handshake are entirely unacceptable, they should not be entirely unexpected. The man makes Boris Johnson look like a safe pair of hands. Here are 5 [...]
by Al Muthu Peter Roebuck, noted cricket journalist leaped six storeys to his death from his room at the Southern Sun hotel in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. Police visited the 55-year-old former Somerset captain to investigate an allegation of indecent assault against him when he moved towards the window and jumped. A spokesperson announced [...]
by Kirsten Hayley Waller The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) is applying to Historic Scotland to place the symbol of the Olympic rings on Edinburgh Castle during August 2012. The rings will measure 8.5m in height and 18m in width, and will be displayed on the north-west rampart of the castle. LOCOG [...]
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Scottish FA Youth Cup – 3rd Round Hibernian 2-1 Heart of Midlothian (AET) Saturday 12th November 2011, Easter Road Stadium 7 points clear at the top of the under-19′s league table Hearts were the favourites to progress at the expense of local rivals Hibs. However failure to turn their dominance into goals proved to be [...]
Hats off to Andrew Richardson, managing director of The Scotsman Publications Limited who pulled off last weekends Scotland’s Outdoor pursuits 2011. Scotland’s landscape is a playground for adventurers and for the first time ever The Scotsman in association with Rat Race adventure sports decided to prove it by hosting Scotland’s Outdoor Pursuits 2011, a two day [...]
By Edoardo Zandona’ Since his arrival at Manchester City for £24 million pounds last summer, Italian striker Mario Balotelli has gained more attention for his off the field antics than for his performances on the pitch. The Sun reports today about his latest exploit. Apparently, the footballer tried to start a fight with Jenny Thompson, [...]
By Fearghus Roulston Northern Ireland will take on Serbia behind closed doors after violent troubles following the Serb’s October game against Italy. This hasn’t deterred fans from travelling however, with hundreds expected to make the trip. 200 Northern Irish supporters have been given special dispensation from UEFA to attend the game. The British minnows have [...]
by Ryan C. Gavan Being an impartial observer, spending time covering the Old Firm clash at Hampden Park yesterday was an experience in the very least. It was the first time the teams have met since the much publicised game two weeks ago, all eyes were watching. I went wondering whether the fans had taken [...]
by Tom Barry A brief round-up of the weekend’s top sports stories.
by Jane Bretin The pressure is on for the English rugby team as they are set to play their final game in the 6 Nations Tournament in a bid to win the Grand Slam this Saturday. The England team, that has not won a Grand Slam in eight years, is expecting tough resistance from the [...]
by Tony Garner In the SPL both Old Firm sides won at the weekend to keep the title race bubbling almost as high as the bad blood between them. Goals from Kris Commons helped Celtic beat Hamilton 2-0 on Saturday, while Kyle Bartley was Rangers’ unlikely goal hero as they squeezed past St Mirren 1-0 [...]
by Patrick McPartlin The ripples from last Wednesday’s explosive Scottish Cup replay between Celtic and Rangers continue to spread, with former First Minister Henry McLeish requesting both teams to “put their house in order” on the eve of a summit at Holyrood. Representatives of both clubs, the Scottish football authorities and the police [...]
By Tony Garner After Wayne’s lunchtime wondergoal you could be forgiven for thinking that no other football took place over the weekend. But, bicycle related hyperbole aside, it was a fairly standard two days of action both north and south of the border. In Scotland, Celtic turned over the challenge of Dundee United with a [...]
by Blythe Harkins Touchdown! America football is here to stay in the UK. The United Kingdom just celebrated the 100th anniversary of when the first game was played in London on November 23, 1910. There are 45 teams that comprise the Division 1 and Division 2 teams as well as the 64 teams on the collegiate level [...]
Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has handed Edinburgh flanker Ross Rennie an international recall as one of five changes to his side that will face New Zealand at Murrayfield this weekend. Rennie, 24, won his solitary international cap against Ireland in 2008, where he came on as a replacement late on during Scotland’s defeat at Croke [...]
by Joel Sked Scottish horseracing has been given a boost after a meeting between Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore and representatives of The Friends of Scottish Racing Parliamentary Group (FoSR) at Westminster, over the recent controversy over horseracing levy revenues. The issue surrounds the Horseracing Levy, a tax bookmakers pay back into racing [...]
By Christopher Hall Scotland Manager Craig Levein has elected to hand three new players their first call-up in an international friendly against the Faroe Islands next Tuesday. With an average squad age of 25, youth appears to have taken precedence and no players over 30 year old will appear in the tie at Aberdeen’s Pittodrie [...]
Expenses MPs to be tried Three ex-Labour MPs involved in the expenses scandal, including Jim Devine of Livingston, have lost their final legal challenge to facing criminal trials. They had claimed they should not be tried as they were protected by Parliamentary privilege. Nigel Pleming QC, who represented Jim Devine, said had told the Supreme [...]
By Steven Robson Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel topped the time sheets of first practice in Abu Dhabi earlier today. The German driver, who is currently third in the overall championship dominated most of the session, which comes exactly one day before the qualifying run that will determine where the drivers will start the final Grand [...]
By Tony Garner An Indian businessmen has given assurances to fans of English Premiership football club Blackburn Rovers that he will put their interests first in his dispute with Venky’s, the Indian poultry conglomerate whose £46m takeover of Blackburn is expected to go through this month. Saurin Shah claimed that Venky’s had promised him that [...]
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