Football
The Rumour Mill: Tuesday’s football news and gossip
Fines for Whyte and Rangers, Miller emerging favourite to take helm at Ibrox and Lafferty in bust up with McCoist.
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Rangers fans consider Hampden protest over SFA punishment
THE Rangers Supporters Trust will meet to discuss a series of protests and boycotts after accusing the Scottish Football Association’s judicial panel of attempting to “cripple” the club.
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Olympics football: Great Britain men drawn against Uruguay, United Arab Emirates and Senegal
GREAT Britain’s men have been drawn against Uruguay, the United Arab Emirates and Senegal in the Olympic football tournament for the London 2012 Games.
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In full: Stewart Regan’s 24 April statement on Rangers
Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan has issued the following statement after Rangers were last night fined £160,000 and handed a 12-month transfer embargo.
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In full: Rangers administrators’ 24 April statement
RANGERS administrators Duff and Phelps issued the following statement today after the club was last night fined £160,000 and handed a 12-month transfer embargo by the Scottish Football Association.
Rugby
Edinburgh star aiming to emulate Blair
EDINBURGH RUGBY star Matt Scott has revealed how he will go into Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final with Ulster looking to draw on close-up lessons illustrating what is required to be a winner in the Northern Hemisphere’s blue riband club competition.
Scotland a threat, says Scrivener
Former Edinburgh Rugby interim coach Nick Scrivener is to assist his native Australia alongside supremo Robbie Deans and has been quick to warn Wallabies of the threat posed by Scotland, who tour this summer.
Heineken run is perfect end to Edinburgh spell for Blair
THERE could be a sense for Edinburgh’s Mike Blair that he is leaving the party just when the entertainment is arriving, but the international scrum-half does not view it that way.
Scott not fazed by tough exams
THE element of surprise around Edinburgh’s Heineken Cup run is perhaps most obvious in the incredible demands heaping upon the shoulders of their young centre Matt Scott.
O’Connor may miss Scots Test
Melbourne Rebels and Australia star James O’Connor is in doubt for the Test matches against Scotland and Wales in June due to a lacerated liver.
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Golf
R&A; voice concern over future of BBC as a major player in golf
A DRASTIC reduction in its coverage of live golf and the decision to use a cricketer as part of its team at The Masters earlier this month has left the R&A “concerned” about what may lie ahead in its long-standing relationship with the BBC.
1 commentEmotional Curtis wins first title in six years
Former Open champion Ben Curtis registered his first PGA Tour victory in six years by holding off a pair of pursuers down the stretch to claim an emotional two-stroke victory at the Texas Open in San Antonio late on Sunday evening.
BMW drives Shanghai Masters on to Tour
The event in which Rory McIlroy grabbed the biggest first prize in golf last October – £1.24 million – will become part of the European Tour later this year.
Golf: Open chiefs ‘concerned’ by BBC cuts
OPEN Championship chiefs have expressed concerns over the BBC’s drastic reduction of live golf coverage.
2 commentsIndonesian Masters: Lee Westwood hangs on after marathon last day
LEE Westwood beat fatigue for his first victory of the year and 38th career title with a successful defence of the Indonesian Masters.
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Tennis
Tennis: Laura Robson shows mettle but GB fail to halt Swedes’ progress
GREAT Britain were condemned to defeat in their Fed Cup tie against Sweden after a creditable singles debut for Laura Robson ended in defeat to Sofia Arvidsson.
Monte Carlo Masters: Novak Djokovic survives difficult test while Andy Murray falters
NOVAK DJOKOVIC dropped serve four times before beating Robin Haase 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals last night, saying he had thought about pulling out of the event following his grandfather’s death.
Monte Carlo Masters: Andy Murray lauds Tomas Berdych after Monaco exit
ANDY Murray’s challenge at the Monte Carlo Masters ended in disappointment yesterday as Tomas Berdych took advantage of a wayward performance from the Scot to win a gruelling quarter-final clash 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-3.
Benneteau injuries hand Murray win
Andy Murray will play Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters after his last 16 opponent, Julien Benneteau, was forced to retire with a fractured elbow before the end of the first set.
Monte Carlo Masters: Andy Murray through to quarter-finals after Julien Benneteau quits
ANDY Murray secured his place in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters after his opponent, Julien Benneteau, was forced to retire hurt before the end of the first set.
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Horse Racing
Perth provides the big attraction for trainers
The Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer Perth Festival, which takes place at Perth Racecourse from Wednesday to Friday, will welcome runners from all corners of the British Isles.
Scottish Grand National: Merigo win gets racing smiling again
RACING needed a good news story after the fall-out from Aintree last week, and the home victory of Merigo in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr provided a real shot in the arm.
Shropshire looks likeliest lad to land handicap honours at Pontefract
SHROPSHIRE made a fine start to his campaign when successful at Kempton at the end of last month and rates a good bet on his return to turf at Pontefract this afternoon.
Favourite Edgardo Sol fails to take hurdle in stride
THE chief supporting race to the Coral Scottish Grand National was the Isle of Skye Blended Whisky Scottish Champion Hurdle, which proved a disappointment to favourite-backers as Edgardo Sol ran his race the way a fish bicycles.
Scottish Grand National: Majestic Merigo makes it a double video
JUST when racing needed a massive fillip in the wake of all the controversy over the Aintree Grand National, its Scottish counterpart provided a remarkable story for all the right reasons.
Snooker
Brecel on high despite Maguire loss
Stephen Maguire put an emphatic end to Luca Brecel’s first Betfred.com World Championship campaign yesterday.
‘Idiot’ Allen may face ban, says Hearn
MARK Allen has been warned he could be banned for his “unacceptable” claim that Chinese snooker players lack integrity.
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Snooker: Stephen Hendry sets up John Higgins meeting
AFTER rolling back the years to make a 147 on the opening day of the Betfred.com World Championship on Saturday, Stephen Hendry last night set up a first-ever Crucible meeting with fellow Scot John Higgins as he put the finishing touches to a comprehensive 10-4 first-round victory over Stuart Bingham.
Snooker: Liang Wenbo allows John Higgins back into frame
DEFENDING snooker world champion John Higgins took a narrow lead into last night’s concluding session of his first-round clash with Liang Wenbo at the Crucible – but it was almost a very different story.
Snooker: Stephen Hendry back with a bang
STEPHEN Hendry shrugged off the effects of a 10,000-mile round trip to China as he fired in a thrilling 147 maximum break on day one of the Betfred.com World Championship.
Cricket
Hill blasts astonishing century in first match
CRICKET: Glasgow Academy pupil Lyle Hill scored a magnificent 179 runs in the first cricket match of the season for the school’s first XI on Saturday. The innings by the player who was the Scotland under-17 captain last year lit up New Anniesland and helped the Academy to a 213-run victory over Lomond School from Helensburgh.
Heriot’s skipper hits 70 as Ferguslie are sent packing
Heriot’s cricket captain Steve Knox led by example to help his side to victory in their opening Scottish Cup group match of the season on Saturday.
New skipper MacLeod happy with Uddingston’s cup start
CALUM MacLeod was left satisfied after Uddingston opened the defence of their Scottish Cup title with an emphatic win over Fauldhouse Victoria.
McKenzie storms to six wickets
THE Scottish Cup may have a new look with coloured kit and a pink ball but the game’s showpiece knockout tournament proved as susceptible as ever to the old problem of poor weather.
‘Jazzed-up’ Scottish Cup launches domestic cricket season
A NEW domestic cricket season gets underway with a new-look Scottish Cup this afternoon.
Boxing
Boxing: Josh Taylor falters in Trabzon
Boxer Josh Taylor came up short in Trabzon today at the Olympic qualifying tournament – but it was already mission accomplished for the Prestonpans man.
Boxing: Forsyth plots next chapter in his Capital boxing saga
He may have just won his first Scottish amateur boxing championship title, but already Brian Forsyth is raising the bar with aspirations for bigger and better things – including starring for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
Turkish delight as Josh Taylor nets Olympic place
PRESTONPANS amateur boxer Josh Taylor was today hailed for his “four years of hard work” after securing qualification for the GB Boxing team for this summer’s Olympics in London.
Boxing: Josh Taylor qualifies for London 2012 Olympics
Josh Taylor was today celebrating a historic milestone in his boxing career after it was confirmed that he has qualified for 2012 Olympics in London.
Taylor in last-round flurry
jOSH TAYLOR began his campaign to qualify for the British Olympic boxing team in sound fashion when he beat Miroslav Serban of the Czech Republic 15-6 on points.
Athletics
Scottish rivals are throwing hammer and tongs at London 2012 place
SCOTTISH hammer throwers will have to break the national record to stay in contention for an Olympic place.
Hallissey takes last spot in Olympic marathon
Great Britain’s latest Olympic call-up Claire Hallissey has graduated from chopping up tonsils to joining world record holder Paula Radcliffe in the marathon for London 2012.
Marathon star Murray faces anxious wait over Olympics
Capital distance runner Freya Murray enjoyed a brilliant debut in the Virgin London Marathon when she covered the classic distance in two hours 28 mins 10 seconds to go straight to second place on the Scottish All-Time list for the event behind the legendary Liz McColgan, whose best of 2:26.52 was set 15 years ago.
Winner Weir’s Tanni tribute as he crosses line
BRITAIN’S David Weir yesterday hailed the influence of Tanni Grey-Thompson after equalling her record of six Virgin London Marathon wheelchair titles.
Olympics: Susan Partridge hunts taste of Games
CONFRONTED with an almost impossible athletic choice, Susan Partridge admits she will act on instinct this morning rather than pre-determine her fate.
Motorsport
Stewart hails Raikkonen’s resurgence in Bahrain
Sir Jackie Stewart believes Kimi Raikkonen defied his critics on Sunday in the wake of a performance that proved he remains good enough to compete in Formula 1.
Di Resta drives superb race to equal his best F1 finish
While double world champion Sebastien Vettel won his first grand prix of the year for Red Bull, Bathgate’s Paul di Resta delivered a flawless drive at the dusty Sakhir circuit to finish sixth in the Bahrain Grand Prix, writes JIM McGILL.
Bahrain Grand Prix: Victory for Sebastian Vettel as McLaren falter
TEAM principal Martin Whitmarsh was left to put a consoling arm around one member of his McLaren team in the wake of what he described as a “classic bad day at the office”.
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Sixth-placed Di Resta delighted as two-stop strategy pays off
PAUL Di Resta delivered a flawless drive at the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday to finish sixth, equalling his best-ever Formula 1 finish at Singapore last year.
Formula One: Sebastian Vettel takes pole position for Bahrain Grand Prix
SEBASTIAN Vettel is back on pole position for the 31st time in his Formula One career after grabbing top spot on the grid for today’s controversial Bahrain Grand Prix.
Other sports
Moss wins Bainfield title for third time
Craig MOSS is celebrating his third title success in the Singles championship at Bainfield Indoor Bowling Club, having whipped up a whirlwind late run to storm to a 21-15 victory over Paul Millar in the 24-end final played at the Hutchison Crossway stadium.
Kool Kats into play-off final despite second-leg defeat
Despite losing their semi- final second leg at home to local rivals Polonia Phoenix, Edinburgh Kool Kats are through to the final of the Scottish Women’s League play-offs.
Lovat boost chances in ‘tightest race in years’
SHINTY: Lovat manager Allan MacRae reckons this year’s Orion Premiership could be the tightest ever, so he was delighted to see his side hold on for a superb win over a newly-promoted Kinlochshiel side who have made an outstanding start to the campaign and sit behind leaders Newtonmore.
Victory for Rocks ahead of Plymouth play-off
BASKETBALL: Glasgow Rocks ended the BBL’s regular season with an 87-66 win over bottom side Durham Wildcats, and the final standings handed the Kelvin Hall outfit a clash with Plymouth in the play-off quarter-finals – with the first leg in Devon on Thursday.
Ice Hockey: McKenzie bids farewell to the Capitals
Rising Scottish ice hockey star Bari McKenzie has left the Edinburgh Capitals, opting instead to sign a one-year deal with last season’s Play-off runners up the Cardiff Devils, and the Dumfries-born forward admitted the deal was just too good to refuse.
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