By: Al Muthu The Netherlands survived a minor scare to kill Scotland’s hopes of appearing in the 2012 Cricket World Twenty-20 championships. Tom Cooper carried the Dutch to a vital three-wicket victory over Scotland at yesterday’s Twenty-20 qualifiers match. Abused by a smattering of injuries within the team, the Scots leaked 50 runs in the [...]
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 Nicola Dick Government plans for English Universities to charge £9000 for tuition fees by 2012 could have an impact on Scottish students according to Edinburgh East MP Sheila Gilmore. She believes that in doing so, there will be less spaces for Scottish students due to the attraction of lower fees: “I’m concerned that young [...]
by Leroy Carter The recent flooding in Dumfries and Galloway and north England has been high on the media agenda. Given the levels of coverage you could be forgiven for thinking that Armageddon was nigh. On the face of it looks like a national disaster. But is it really? One fatality. No towns swept away. Two weeks [...]
By Julia Bruce For the first time in British football history the England qualifier will be streamed live to viewers online across the UK. The move from television to online comes after the demise of the pay for tv sporting channel Setanta earlier this year. It was only a matter of time before we saw [...]
By Stewart Primrose Listen Here: Scotland coach Frank Hadden feels his side should have won their latest 6 nations encounter, this time going down 22-15 against Ireland. Scotland took a half time lead and were the better of the two sides but Ireland stepped up their game, only needing the 1 try to maintain their grand slam [...]
Pressure is increasing on the government to set minimum prices for alcohol in England, following the publication of Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson’s annual report. This follows similar proposals made by the Scottish Government earlier this month. According to Sir Liam: “Cheap alcohol is killing us like never before”. He hopes that setting a [...]
By Stewart Primrose The RBS Six Nations tournament kicks off this weekend and is set to be one of the most exciting since ever. Rugby at this time off year captures the imaginations of millions, whether they are fans of the sport or not. Although the Tri Nations has a higher quality of player, rugby [...]
By Ross Hart English cricket is in turmoil as captain Kevin Pietersen resigned and coach Peter Moores was sacked in dramatic fashion yesterday. Batsman Andrew Strauss will captain England for the forthcoming tour of the West Indies, which starts on January 25th with a warm up match against a St Kitts and Nevis Invitation XI [...]
By Graeme Macleod The Football League in England has voted to introduce a ‘home-grown players’ rule from the start of next season. At an extraordinary general meeting in Derby, the majority of league clubs voted in favour of the rule’s introduction. The new legislation will mean that a minimum of four players in a club’s 16-man matchday [...]
By Ross Hart The England and Wales Cricket Board have postponed England’s final one day matches against India in the wake of the terror attacks in Mumbai. 101 people, including six foreign nationals, are reported to have been killed in co-ordinated attacks by gunmen across the city, which was due to host a test match [...]
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