Labour MP Ian Murray, who is fronting the fan-led group hoping to gain control of Hearts, held a webchat following the club’s announcement that it is to enter administration.

THE Scottish Rugby Union has declared 2013 to be a year of development at Test level and that international results will not affect the future of coach Scott Johnson.

STUCK in a Far North hotel room in midweek with a few hours to spare, I looked for something to read and came across Anthony Trollope’s 1875 satirical masterpiece The Way We Live Now.

JUSt three weeks after his powerful sprinter Kingsgate Choice won him the biggest prize of his career, tyro trainer Ed de Giles had to re-write his own personal record books when the horse won him an even bigger pot in the £70,000 William Hill Scottish Sprint Cup at Musselburgh yesterday.

IF THERE can be said to be a perk to this job, it is that sometimes you get to meet your heroes, and indeed I have met and enjoyed the company of Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori, the Benign Bishop Ken Oliver, and many more, not to mention having had the privilege of seeing and writing about equine greats such as Istabraq, New Approach, Sea The Stars, the nonpareil Frankel and my favourite horse of all time, Rock of Gibraltar.

A DECADE after the helicopter crash in Teviothead that killed Steve Hislop at 41, just miles from his Hawick home, this weekend’s British Superbikes meeting at Knockhill has been dedicated to the honour of the greatest Scottish motorbike rider since the legendary 1930s racer Jimmie Guthrie or, from the 60s, Bob McIntyre, the first man to average over 100mph at the TT.

HANNAH Miley made it six of the best at the Scottish Gas National Open Championships yesterday when she claimed the 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly at the Tollcross International Centre in Glasgow.

THERE are benefits to having your dad as one of your coaches, according to Scottish shooter Jen McIntosh.

INDIA’S Shikhar Dhawan consolidated his position as the leading run scorer in the 2013 Champions Trophy as the tournament favourites eased to victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in a rain-affected match at Edgbaston.

IT IS turning into a farce worthy of the stage. Assuming the forecast rain arrives in Cardiff today, England will be forced to cheer on Australia in their final ICC Champions Trophy Group A match against Sri Lanka tomorrow.

TOM Latham was barely out of nappies when his father Rod pulled on a Black Cap for the last time, the youngster more focused on learning to walk and talk than on his dad’s performances as a doughty top-order batsman.

ANDY MURRAY knew that the Aegon Championships semi-final would be a huge step for him in his comeback from a back injury – taking on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the world No.7, having played just three matches in the last month would be a challenge all right.

Roger Federer edged closer to his first tournament win of the season when he came from a set down to beat defending champion Tommy Haas 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and book a place in today’s Halle Open final in Germany where he will meet Mikhail Youzhny.

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Laura Robson will not be rushed into deciding whether Miles Maclagan will carry on as her full-time coach.

THEY only played each other once during their competitive careers but the fact it was the day John McEnroe became the first player to be disqualified during a match, giving Mikael Pernfors free passage into the quarter-finals of the 1990 Australian Open, still has a bearing on their “friendly” encounters.

PAUL Lawrie led the Scottish challenge at the US Open at Merion yesterday, lifting himself into the top 20 by breaking par for the first time this week.

Luke Donald and Justin Rose will aim to claim their first major titles and end a 43-year wait for an English winner of the US Open today - but doing so could make them the most unpopular men in America.

I’M not just saying this because he’s lost his job, but my favourite interview subject of last year – the guy who was insightful, provocative and funny, who displayed awareness of the world beyond his sport and revealed interesting personal hinterland, who told the saddest story I heard and then drove me right to my front door – was Kenny Shiels.

EVERY sport has its sweet spot, that moment of perfection, when it all clicks, and the parts – mechanical and mental – come together.

THE introduction of play-offs between the first and second tiers of the new Scottish Professional Football League could bring in up to £6 million in additional television revenue over the next four years.