Football
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Stuart Bathgate: League format always rewards worthy winners
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Aidan Smith: Bricking it as the Holy Grail returns into view
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Interview: Jim Jefferies, manager of Dunfermline
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Stuart Bathgate: Unity in adversity at Hearts shows what might have been
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Tom English: ‘Every time Kenny Dalglish does an interview he looks a year older and is even more truculent’
Rangers takeover: Bill Ng’s ‘mission’ to see Euro glory back at Ibrox
AFTER weeks of speculation about the identity of those involved in the long-rumoured bid for Rangers from the Far East, Bill Ng, a director at private equity firm Financial Frontiers, has emerged in public to insist he wants to sit down with Ibrox manager Ally McCoist at the earliest opportunity.
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Scottish Cup: Rory Fallon eager for fresh taste of glory with Aberdeen
RORY Fallon’s hoping the Scottish Cup will make him as famous in Aberdeen as the World Cup did back in New Zealand.
Half of the striker’s six goals for the Pittodrie club have come in the competition this season including both in the quarter-final win at Motherwell.
Alan Stubbs: SPL success will earn Neil Lennon widespread recognition
ALAN Stubbs believes that Neil Lennon’s title success with Celtic will have made people sit up and take notice in England.
Everton 4 - 0 Sunderland: James McFadden return helps spark Everton rout
EVERTON warmed up for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool with a thumping of Sunderland at Goodison Park that lifted them four points clear of their city rivals – and saw James McFadden handed his first start since returning to the club in October.
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Norwich City: Canaries stun Spurs
NORWICH put a big dent in Tottenham’s Champions League ambitions with a deserved victory at White Hart Lane yesterday.
Rugby
Michael Bradley credits Edinburgh defence coach for toppling Toulouse
MICHAEL Bradley has been credited with transforming the fortunes of Edinburgh Rugby since he took over as head coach last May. But yesterday, the former Ireland scrum-half insisted it was defence coach Billy McGinty, not himself, who deserved the credit.
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Allan Massie: New dawn is emerging for Scotland after longest night
THOSE of us who have clung to the belief that professional rugby can take off in Scotland as it did more than ten years ago in Ireland may at last be no longer whistling in the wind.
Greig Laidlaw: It took time for players to buy into Bradley method
CAPTAIN Greig Laidlaw believes Edinburgh are flourishing on the European stage because head coach Michael Bradley’s methods have grown on the players.
Salary cap holding us back, insist Saracens
THE Aviva Premiership suffered a European whitewash at the weekend, with Saracens’ 22-3 defeat to Clermont Auvergne in the quarter-finals ending all English interest in the Heineken Cup.
Schools rugby: Yellow cards costs young Scots dear as England South cash in
TWO yellow cards either side of the half-time break did nothing to help Scotland’s cause as they lost their first match of the Wellington under-16 Festival in Berkshire at the weekend, going down 28-17 to England South.
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Golf
The Masters: Unorthodox it may be, but ‘Bubba golf’ proves its worth
HIS dad was hoping for a baseball player. The baby boy who popped out was football-sized instead, so chubby and pink that Gerry Watson needed all of ten seconds to nickname his newborn son “Bubba”. Instead of crashing into running backs, he grew up to overpower one of the most iconic golf courses in the game.
Greig Marchbank beats pain of rib injury for comfortable win
DOING his physiotherapist proud after she’d effectively told him to man-up over a pulled rib muscle, top seed Greig Marchbank played through the pain to record one of the biggest opening-day wins in the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Boys Championship at Murcar Links.
Masters 2012: Bubba Watson in Masters play-off win Picture gallery
BUBBA Watson saved par from the pine straw and won the Masters on the second hole of a play-off over Louis Oosthuizen early this morning.
7 commentsThe Masters: Lee Westwood knows only too well where to putt the blame
RORY McIlroy intends to take a couple of weeks to reflect on what went wrong at The Masters. But Lee Westwood does not need to – he knows what cost him yet another chance to win a major.
Schools golf: Clara North faces examination on and off course
CLARA Young (North Berwick High School) is the leading Scottish hope in the SLGA Under-16 Scottish Open Strokeplay Championship at Strathmore on Thursday and Friday.
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Tennis
Ferrer seals Spain’s passage into semi-finals
DAVID Ferrer beat Austria’s Jurgen Melzer yesterday to send defending champions Spain into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup and set up a meeting with the United States.
Davis Cup: Signs of hope for Smith despite Belgium defeat
Leon Smith tasted defeat for the first time as Davis Cup captain as Great Britain succumbed to the greater talents of Belgium in Glasgow, but he saw enough to believe there are better times ahead.
Davis Cup: Fleming and Hutchins take tie into last day with doubles win
Davis Cup captain Leon Smith lavished praise on Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins after the doubles pair kept alive Britain’s slim hopes of beating Belgium in Glasgow.
Davis Cup tennis: Britain off to a losing start at Braehead but Smith taking heart
Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith insisted the opening day in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie against Belgium had been a positive one despite the hosts trailing 2-0 at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena.
Dan Evans facing a tall Davis Cup order
DAN EVANS will again be a big underdog when he attempts to pull off another Davis Cup upset against Belgium’s Olivier Rochus later today – but for once he will also be the big man.
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Horse Racing
Horse racing: Shubaat shows his class in Musselburgh Gold Cup
ROGER Varian’s Shubaat triumphed in yesterday’s bumper Betfred Musselburgh Gold Cup.
Horse racing: Ballabriggs prepares for back-to-back wins, but it won’t be a one-horse race
THEY called him Mr National, and Aintree certainly won’t be the same place without Donald “Ginger” McCain, the trainer of National heroes Red Rum and Amberleigh House, who died last September aged 80, five months after watching his son Donald train Ballabriggs to win the Grand National.
McGonagall awarded race after Bear Behind wobbles
THERE was a controversial end to the big sprint race at Musselburgh yesterday when Hamish McGonagall ridden by David Allan was awarded the race in the stewards’ room.
Horse Racing: Champion heads for Musselburgh with Hawks Reef first ride
Champion jockey Paul Hanagan may have landed a premier job for Sheikh Hamdan al-Maktoum, but we will still see plenty of him on the northern tracks and he looks the man to follow at Musselburgh tomorrow.
Horse racing: Shabora can go the distance in Musselburgh’s Royal Mile
TODAY’s flat season curtain-raiser at Musselburgh is a mouth-watering prospect, with Shabora selected to take the showpiece Betfred Royal Mile Handicap.
Snooker
Tabb to referee Crucible final
SCOTTISH snooker referee Michaela Tabb has spoken of her pride after learning yesterday she is to take charge of the Betfred.com World Championship final at the Crucible for the second time in her career.
Snooker: Maguire pipped by Ebdon in final-frame China Open decider
Peter Ebdon held off a thrilling comeback by Stephen Maguire in the afternoon session to win the China Open final 10-9.
Stephen Maguire beats Ronnie O’Sullivan in dramatic re-spotted black decider
STEPHEN Maguire triumphed on a re-spotted black in the final frame to see off Ronnie O’Sullivan in the quarter-finals of the China Open in Beijing yesterday.
Snooker: Erratic Ronnie O’Sullivan edges out Marcus Campbell
RONNIE O’Sullivan dug deep to beat Scotland’s Marcus Campbell 5-4 in a deciding frame and reach the second round of the China Open yesterday.
Snooker: Scots all safely through in China
IT was a good day for the Scottish contingent at the China Open yesterday as Graeme Dott, Stephen Hendry, Stephen Maguire all won.
Cricket
Cricket: Pietersen the spark as England secure long-awaited Test victory
It took all winter but England finally won a Test match on the sub-continent and proved that they are capable of winning in all conditions and on all surfaces.
Cricket: England scent victory after Swann delivers late wickets
GRAEME Swann took two wickets in a dramatic penultimate over to raise England’s hopes of a series-levelling victory in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Cricket: Two wickets for Swann as England push for victory
GRAEME Swann claimed two key wickets in the afternoon session as England pushed for a series-levelling victory on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Cricket: ECB charge Westfield and Kaneria
Former Essex bowlers Mervyn Westfield and Danish Kaneria have been charged by the England and Wales Cricket Board in connection with the events which saw Westfield jailed earlier this year for spot-fixing.
Cricket: Kevin Pietersen feels umpires should not penalise attacking batsmen
KEVIN Pietersen had no complaints about the warning he received during his stunning 151 in the second Test against Sri Lanka, but has warned that umpires must be careful not to penalise attacking batsmen.
Boxing
McEwan’s keen to be back in title contention
There are plenty of Scots who would pinch themselves if they ended up in Hollywood swapping punches in the local gym with the actor Mark Wahlberg while Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan trained in the background.
Boxing: Golden boy Craig McEwan in city debut
ALEX Arthur will stage the first of three planned promotions in Edinburgh this year at Meadowbank Sports Centre on Saturday, 14 April, and the bill will feature a first professional bout in the capital for Craig McEwan, who has boxed in the United States for Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy stable.
Craig takes cue from Kenny
Middleweight Craig McEwan will compare notes with fellow Edinburgh boxer Kenny Anderson before he makes his first professional appearance in his home town.
Boxing: Paulin and Atkin out to give Meadowbank double glory
The Amateur Boxing Scotland Senior Championships Finals at Meadowbank tonight offer 12 exciting bouts ranging from flyweight to super-heavyweight – and ringside fans might also see history made.
1 commentChanging Room Chat: Craig McEwan set for Wester Hailes workout
TOP Scottish boxer Craig McEwan wants to repay his young fans in Wester Hailes and show them that hard work can help them fulfil their dreams.
Athletics
Athletics: Holligan gets off to a flying start with sprint double
Commonwealth Youth Games 200 metres gold medallist Tom Holligan (Edinburgh AC) surprised even himself with a speedy sprint double at the Lothian club trials at Meadowbank Stadium.
Glasgow 2014: Games on track says CGF after inspection
THE Co-ordination Commission (CoCom) of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has said it is “delighted with the progress” being made by organisers of the 2014 Games in Glasgow.
Changing Room Chat: Saudis back out of Olympic move
A SAUDI Arabian newspaper says the ultraconservative kingdom will not send women to the London Olympics, weeks after saying it would.
Financially-stricken Greece forced to suspend athletics
Greek athletics has suspended all operations because of funding cuts, a month before the country hosts this year’s Olympic flame-lighting ceremony.
Changing Room Chat: ‘Flying Housewife’ back on Tube map
FANNY Blankers-Koen will be getting her name on the London Underground’s Olympic Legends Map after all.
Motorsport
Schools karting: Broken cable puts brakes on title hopes
IT was a real roller-coaster ride for the Stewart’s Melville trio of Oscar Ball, Kieran Murphy and Colin Noble in the final of the British Schools’ Karting Championships at Milton Keynes.
Formula One: Damon Hill voices fears for Bahrain grand prix
DAMON Hill today expressed concern at the prospect of visiting Bahrain for next month’s grand prix.
Hill was particularly vocal a year ago at a time when the season-opening event was postponed in the wake of anti-government protests that resulted in a number of deaths prior to it being cancelled completely.
Changing Room Chat: Knockhill bow for young Di Resta
STEFAN di Resta, the 22-year-old brother of Formula 1 driver Paul, will make his race debut on Sunday at Knockhill in Fife.
Mikko makes the most of truncated rally
Mikko HIRVONEN has taken the overall lead in the Vodafone Rally de Portugal after the final three stages were cancelled on day two.
Formula One: Narain Karthikeyan hits out at ‘cry baby’ Sebastian Vettel
NARAIN Karthikeyan has continued his war of words with Sebastian Vettel this week by accusing the double world champion of acting like a “cry baby”.
Other sports
Basketball: Brave City knocked out
Holders City of Edinburgh are out of the Scottish Chairman’s Cup after going down 80-78 after overtime in a nail-biting basketball semi-final at the Beacon Sports Centre, Aberdeen.
Goal king MacKintosh willing to abdicate
SHINTY: Glen MacKintosh would happily trade his title of top scorer for another league and Cup double with Newtonmore in 2012.
Blantyre come out on top in thrilling final
BOWLS: The Whiteinch club in Glasgow wasn’t for the faint hearted on Saturday with the final of the Robert Horn Jewellers Scottish Knock-out title decider going right to the very last bowl before Blantyre edged the verdict 70-69 in an enthralling climax.
A case of so near and yet so far again for Scotland’s curling men
Tom Brewster’s Scotland team came agonisingly close to landing the World curling title in Basel, Switzerland, yesterday afternoon, but his final shot in the tenth end of a tense final was an inch out and he nudged out one of his own stones as well as his Canadian target.
2 commentsScots forced to take long route to final
Scotland just failed to take the direct route to today’s final at the World Men’s Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland, as they went down to a 6-7 extra end loss to Canada in yesterday’s play-off game. As a result, they now face Sweden in the semi-final.
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Tuesday 10 April 2012
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