Football
Rangers administration: Ally McCoist urges fans to trust Duff & Phelps Picture gallery
ALLY McCoist has urged Rangers supporters to give administrators Duff & Phelps the benefit of the doubt amid concerns raised over their handling of the financial crisis at the Ibrox club.
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Craig Levein tips depleted Scots to flourish against USA in Florida heat
SCOTLAND manager Craig Levein has every faith in his players to return home with a positive result against the United States despite being without 11 players for the match.
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Hearts would welcome end to 11-1 split in SPL voting
HEARTS director Sergejus Fedotovas last night insisted Scottish football cannot be held to ransom by the Old Firm as he called for more democracy within the governing bodies charged with safeguarding the game’s future.
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Interview: Ian McMillan, Airdrie director and former Rangers and Airdrie forward
RELUCTANT star reflects on an enduring bond with Airdrie and life as a part-timer at Ibrox
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Rangers expected to submit CVA on Monday
RANGERS are expected to submit a proposal to their creditors next week which could see the Ibrox club move out of administration.
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Rugby
Matt Scott comes to fore as Andy Robinson sharpens Scotland attack
ONE OF the youngest players on the Scotland tour, Matt Scott, has declared himself ready to help Scotland try to uncover a new attacking edge.
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Tommy Bowe believes Scottish pro teams are closing in on Celtic cousins
IRELAND winger Tommy Bowe believes the Scottish professional teams have this year taken a step closer to the Irish and Welsh sides, but that the growth of supporters next season will be the true test of whether the pro game can belatedly take off in Scotland.
Rugby: Andy Robinson bullish ahead of Scotland tour
SCOTLAND head coach Andy Robinson encouraged his players to savour the experience of a first tour of the South Seas in 12 years as they flew out of Edinburgh last night.
8 commentsRobshaw aims to cap ‘surreal’ season with title triumph
Chris Robshaw is determined to sign off a remarkable season by leading Harlequins, the club that is in his blood, to their first Aviva Premiership title in today’s Twickenham final.
Wade called up to face Baa-Baas as England prepare for South Africa
Christian Wade will get a chance to press his claims for the Test series against South Africa after being named in a strong England team to face the Barbarians.
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Golf
Shades of Masters woe as Rory McIlroy crashes out
IT WON’T go down as a vintage week for Rory McIlroy. First, the world No 1 found himself being pilloried for a club-throwing incident here. Then, after going into freefall for the first time since his Masters collapse last year, he spectacularly crashed out of the BMW PGA Championship.
Scott Henry leads Scots’ challenge in Belgium
CHALLENGE TOUR: Scott Henry was the leading Scot at the Telenet Trophy in Belgium as the Clydebank man sat just four shots off the lead set by Marco Crespi, thanks to a three-under-par second round of 68.
Bovey double bogey puts Kerr in ninth
EUROPRO TOUR: A double bogey 6 at the 10th killed any hopes Edinburgh’s Mark Kerr might have had of winning the £10,000 first prize in this week’s PGA EuroPro Tour event at Bovey Castle, Dartmoor in Devon. But rounds of 66, 68 and 72 for a four-under-par total of 206 saw him finish joint ninth and collect a cheque for £800.
Booth one behind at halfway in Germany
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Carly Booth, bidding for a second win in three starts on the circuit, stayed in contention after the second round of the German Ladies Open near Munich.
Cricket’s loss is golf’s gain as James Morrison reflects on ‘easiest round’
JAMES Morrison started mixing cricket with golf at the age of 16. Within ten months, he’d got his handicap down to scratch and soon swapped his cricket bat for golf clubs on a permanent basis. He used a visit to Carnoustie to prove he could perform on the big stage and has never looked back.
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Tennis
Back problem lurks, but Andy Murray ‘feels good’ for French Open
Andy Murray battled through adversity to reach the semi-finals of the French Open 12 months ago, and he is ready to do the same again if necessary.
Tennis: Boris Becker advises Andy Murray to skip French Open
BORIS Becker believes Andy Murray might be better off pulling out of the French Open to let his back problem recover in time for Wimbledon and the Olympics.
Tennis: Heather Watson closes in on main draw at French Open
Heather Watson breezed through her first qualifying match at the French Open this morning against Canada’s Sharon Fichman.
Baker still on course for French Open appearance
Jamie Baker kept alive his hopes of joining Andy Murray in the men’s draw for next week’s French Open at Roland Garros by winning his first qualifying match yesterday, but James Ward and Josh Goodall bowed out.
Schools tennis: Perth in last eight in race for Scottish title
Perth High School took the plunge and entered the boys’ Scottish Schools’ Under-18 Tournament for a first time this season. And the quartet of Cameron Ritchie, Ryan Martin, Neil Robertson and Euan Holmes are now in the quarter-finals after a 6-0 win over Aboyne Academy. “The boys have grown up together and are all members of Kinnoull Tennis Club in Perth,” said Phil Coleman, the area’s Active Schools Sport Co-ordinator. “Coach Jane Morrison suggested they entered the schools’ event and it was a great win.”
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Horse Racing
Racing: Parish Hall trainer prays for double
Parish Hall attempts the first leg of a remarkable Classic double in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh today.
Horse Racing: Taste victory on the hoof
On THE HOOF hit the target for top golfer Lee Westwood and his agent Chubby Chandler when winning at Beverley recently and he can score again for the partnership at Musselburgh tomorrow night.
Time comes for Best Mate trainer Knight to step aside
Henrietta Knight is looking forward to the future, which will include a link-up with Mick Channon, after announcing her retirement from the training ranks. The three-times Gold Cup-winning trainer, 65, is giving up her National Hunt licence to spend more time with her husband, Terry Biddlecombe, who suffered a stroke last October.
Horse racing: Goldie’s Los Nadis can see off specialists
MUSSELBURGH stages the first of its popular summer evening meetings tonight – the Pentland Land Rover Race Night.
Racing: It has to be Minidress for Height of Fashion
MINDRESS can give Godolphin some respite following recent woes by winning the Height of Fashion Stakes at Goodwood.
Snooker
Snooker: Ace MacGillivray out to retain Scottish title
Granton snooker ace Craig MacGillivray will bid to retain the Scottish National Snooker Championship this weekend when he plays this year’s No. 1 ranked player James McBain (Glasgow) in the final at the Locarno Snooker Club in Edinburgh.
O’Sullivan in call for ‘compassion’
World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has accused snooker chiefs of lacking “compassion”.
Snooker: Ronnie O’Sullivan mulls quitting after world final
Ronnie O’SULLIVAN could follow Stephen Hendry into retirement tonight even if he wins the Betfred.com World Championship for a fourth time.
Break of 141 helps O’Sullivan take control in final clash with Carter
Ronnie O’Sullivan claims he has never known a Crucible campaign so gruelling but a fourth world snooker title should be his reward today for lasting the pace.
Carrot-fuelled Carter hares into the final
Ali Carter marched into the Betfred.com World Championship final and revealed his title charge is being fuelled by a ten-bags-a-day carrot habit.
Cricket
Cricket: West Indies duo stand firm at Trent Bridge
A DEFIANT seventh-wicket stand between Marlon Samuels and captain Darren Sammy dragged the West Indies back from the brink on day one of the second Investec Test against England.
Wallace backs Scotland to reach for the stars
DEFIANT wicketkeeper Craig Wallace has backed Scotland to kick start their CB40 campaign by snuffing out the challenge of star-studded Durham.
New signing Saeed set for Freuchie bow in Fife derby
FREUCHIE will take the wrappers off their newly-signed pro when they square up to Falkland in the mid-Fife derby today. Usman Saeed arrived in the country this week and spokesman John Anderson revealed there is a lot of anticipation in the club.
Nel ready for second debut as Watsonians host Heriot’s
Former Scotland seamer Dewald Nel looks set to make his ‘second debut’ for Watsonians against one of his former clubs this afternoon in the Cricket Scotland Eastern Premier League.
Dumfries skipper wary of riding wave of hype to Stirling
“We won’t get carried away”, insists Dumfries skipper Stuart Corbett-Byers, as the Western Premier League frontrunners announce an unchanged side for the tricky trip to Stirling County.
Boxing
Amir Khan secures title showdown with undefeated WBC champion Garcia
Amir Khan will again bid to prove he is the best light-welterweight in the world when he fights unbeaten WBC champion Danny Garcia on 14 July.
Boxing: Amir Khan camp demand return of world titles
AMIR Khan last night called for the return of his WBA and IBF titles after claiming Lamont Peterson’s failed drugs test proves he was a “cheat”.
Boxing: City boxers given chance of GB funding
A TRIO of Capital boxers have the chance to be crowned the best in Britain at the GB Championships this month.
Boxing: Haye v Chisora bout sparks BBBoC threat
The British Boxing Board of Control has warned that all those involved in the impending heavyweight promotion between David Haye and Dereck Chisora will be automatically stripped of their licences.
Boxing: David Haye and Dereck Chisora set for London ‘grudge match’ Picture gallery
DAVID Haye vowed to inflict a “slow, concussive beating” on Dereck Chisora after their controversial all-British grudge match was confirmed on Tuesday.
Athletics
Jessica Ennis laughs at claim she’s ‘fat, with too much weight’
Former world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has laughed off reports a senior figure at UK Athletics has described her as fat ahead of this summer’s Olympics.
Edinburgh Marathon set to run with world’s elite
The potential to acquire a fast time has lured several overseas runners into the field for tomorrow’s Edinburgh Marathon, boosting the ambitions of its organisers to achieve elite status for an event that has squarely focused on attracting British talent since it was revived in 2003.
Paralympics final for GB footballers
Great Britain’s seven-a-side cerebral palsy football team secured a place in the gold medal final of this year’s BT Paralympic World Cup with a 7-3 victory over the Republic of Ireland yesterday at the Manchester Regional Arena.
Shoes fail to put spanner in Usain Bolt’s work
USAIN Bolt eased to victory in Ostrava last night, but his post-race reaction was unusual. The fastest man of all-time got off to a poor start in the 100 metres, but sharpened up over the closing 30m, finishing on 10.04 seconds.
Atheltics: Guy posts personal best
LASSWADE’S Scotland’s Guy Learmonth secured a superb victory in the 800 metres in a new personal best time of 1:47.65 at the Hyundai Grand Prix meeting at Oslo’s Bislett Stadium last night.
Motorsport
Fernando Alonso aiming for F1 title joy after banishing early despair
Fernando Alonso is convinced Ferrari can savour title-winning delight this season after admitting to starting the campaign in the depths of despair.
Formula 1: Jenson Button striving for greater consistency
JENSON Button believes he will only make an impact on what has so far been a mixed-up, crazy season if he cracks the consistency code so far eluding him.
Formula 1: Williams garage back on track after blaze
Williams will not be undermined this weekend by the fire that wrecked their Spanish Grand Prix triumph, but have implemented new procedures to ensure there will never be a repeat.
F!: Mercedes eye Di Resta for next season
Bathgate’s Paul di Resta is being lined up to replace seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher at Mercedes GP next season.
Adam is in the driving seat at the Nurburgring
MOTORSPORT: Kirkcaldy’s Jonny Adam powered his Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 to its first victory of the British GT Championship. The Fifer won the first race of the double-header at the Nurburgring in Germany. “That was an awesome race,” former BTCC racer Adam said afterwards, “and fantastic to give the Vantage GT3 its first victory too.”
Other sports
Bowls: McKendrick lifts Bainfield by slaying favourite Spalding
Danny McKENDRICK of Bainfield stole the show in last night’s last-16 play in the E&L Junior Singles for the James Fleming Trophy with a thrilling 21-19 victory over title favourite Josh Spalding of Craigentinny.
Paralympics: McGuires see off Czechs in World Cup
Great Britain’s Stephen and Peter McGuire made a successful start to their London Paralympics run-in with victory over the Czech Republic in their boccia international match at the BT Paralympic World Cup.
Bowls: Big home victory boosts Northern’s survival chances
Relegation-zoned Northern gave their prospects of survival in Division 1 of the Alpha Trophies Edinburgh Bowling League a massive boost by inflicting a 9-0 victory on bottom club Hillside in last night’s fourth round of fixtures.
Basketball: Rising Star plan move into different universe
Pentland STAR women’s basketball side have shown they are a force to be reckoned with after a season which has seen the club excel to a new level.
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Two major players were knocked out of the Singles in the Edinburgh District 11 national bowls championships last night – but not without a fight.
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