Football
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Inside Sport podcast: Scottish Cup final preview
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Win Hibs tickets to the Scottish Cup final
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Past five capital duels: Hibs 2 - 1 Hearts; 10 March, 1979
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Past five capital duels: Hearts 1 Hibs 2; 13th February 1971
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Tom English: ‘If this verdict stands it is going to be an indelible stain on the history of Rangers’
Kenny Dalglish sacked as Liverpool manager
LIVERPOOL boss Kenny Dalglish has had his contract terminated with the Anfield side.
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England Euro 2012 squad: Roy Hodgson picks John Terry over Rio Ferdinand
ROY Hodgson insisted that he is focused on footballing matters as he explained the selection of John Terry and the omission of Rio Ferdinand in his England squad for this summer’s European Championship.
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Scotland in race for Euro 2020 but viability of bid is a ‘concern’
SCOTLAND have formally joined forces with Wales and Republic of Ireland to declare an interest in co-hosting the 2020 European Championship finals.
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Mrowiec wants to give Hearts fans Cup as parting gift
HEARTS midfielder Adrian Mrowiec today admitted he wants to say goodbye and thank you to the Tynecastle support by giving them the Scottish Cup after the biggest ever Edinburgh derby.
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The Rumour Mill: Wednesday’s football news and gossip
In today’s Rumour Mill: Neil Lennon targets £5m-rated Leicester defender; Graeme Souness distances himself from Charles Green’s Rangers consortium; Craig Beattie confident of starting for Hearts; plus the rest of the day’s football news and gossip.
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Rugby
Scotland rugby squad: Tim Visser among new additions for summer tour
HOLLAND-born Edinburgh wing Tim Visser is one of five uncapped players included in Scotland’s summer tour squad.
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Steven Shingler ruled ineligible for Scotland
SCOTLAND will not be able to call upon Steven Shingler to play Test rugby after the International Rugby Board’s council ruled that he was ineligible.
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All Blacks head list of Scotland’s Autumn Test opponents
Scotland’s rugby team will play internationals against world champions New Zealand, South Africa and Tonga this November, it has been confirmed.
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Rugby: Graham the man to take Edinburgh forward
Edinburgh Rugby bosses were today urged to waste no time homing in on former Scotland back-room boy and ex-international prop George Graham to fill a vacancy created by the departure of forwards coach Tom Smith.
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Rugby: SRU announces two-year BBC deal
Scottish Rugby today announced a new two-year broadcast deal with the BBC that will have this year’s three Autumn Tests shown live on terrestial television.
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Golf
Golf: Jane Turner tames Tain wind to lead by two
CRAIGELAW’s Jane Turner spreadeagled the field with a two-over-par 75 and only five players broke 80 as a half-gale blowing in from the north-west played havoc with the scoring in the first qualifying round of the 98th Scottish Women’s Championship at Tain.
David Patrick is poised for Wentworth chance
THE Scottish contingent in next week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth looks set to rise to 13 after Tartan Tour player David Patrick was put on standby last night for the European Tour’s flagship event.
Paul Lawrie set to clock up his 500th Tour appearance
REJUVENATED Paul Lawrie will join an exclusive golfing band later this week when he becomes only the 22nd player to clock up 500 appearances on the European Tour.
Kelsey MacDonald starts favourite in ladies event
TWO years after fighting out an epic semi-final at Craigielaw, Kelsey MacDonald and Laura Murray aim to set up a rematch in the Scottish Ladies’ Championship starting today at Tain.
Hopes high that crowds will flock again to ‘special venue’
ORGANISERS of the Senior Open Championship are hoping to get close to the record attendance for the event at Turnberry this summer.
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Tennis
Birthday boy Andy Murray battles past David Nalbandian
ANDY Murray was pushed to the limit by former Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian before booking his place in the third round of the Rome Masters with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win.
Federer gives Berdych blues with fightback win
TENNIS: Roger Federer left a lasting impression on the Madrid Open’s controversial blue claycourt when the Swiss maestro ground out a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Czech Tomas Berdych to match Rafa Nadal’s record of 20 Masters titles yesterday. Spaniard Nadal was one of the most vocal opponents of the new surface, which he said was dangerously slippery, but Federer proved better able to adapt to the testing conditions and secured his fourth title of the season, and the 74th of his illustrious career, after edging a gripping final at the futuristic Magic Box arena. American Serena Williams, meanwhile, collected the ladies’ title after thumping top seed Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3.
Djokovic and Nadal blame exits on clay
TENNIS: World No 1 Novak Djokovic followed No 2 Rafa Nadal out of the Madrid Open when he was upset by Serbian compatriot Janko Tipsarevic 7-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals on the heavily-criticised blue clay courts.
Tennis: Serena Williams wears down Caroline Wozniacki
Serena Williams overcame a lethargic start to upset fellow former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki yesterday, setting up a quarter-final meeting with old foe Maria Sharapova at the Madrid Open.
Top seeds advance in Madrid Open
TENNIS: The top two seeds advanced to the Madrid Open second round on Sunday when Victoria Azarenka dispatched Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 6-4 and Maria Sharapova crushed Irina-Camelia Begu 6-0 6-2.
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Horse Racing
Hoof It looking grand for Duke of York
David Easterby, assistant trainer to his father Mick, feels Hoof It is the horse to beat in today’s Duke of York totepool Stakes on the Kanvesmire.
O’Brien won’t risk Ernest Hemingway
Aidan O’Brien has warned Ernest Hemingway will only run in Thursday’s Betfred Dante Stakes at York if conditions are deemed suitable.
Horse racing: Lucayan on money in French Guineas
Lucayan, trained by Francois Rohaut, came out on top in a desperately tight finish to the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, the French equivalent of the 2000 Guineas, at Longchamp.
Main keeps up unbeaten sequence despite jump up in class
Main Sequence was ticketed for the Investec Derby after justifying a jump up in class to extend his unbeaten sequence to four under Ted Durcan with a cosy success in the Betfred Derby Trial.
Horse racing: Longer trip is made to measure for Goldoni on all-weather track
AN Epsom Derby trial staged on the Lingfield all-weather is a curious concept, but that should not put anybody off from supporting Goldoni.
Snooker
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.
Snooker: Cool Ali Carter closes in on final spot as Stephen Maguire toils
ALI Carter was considering retirement at the turn of the year, but now a second appearance in the World Championship final beckons for the 32-year-old from Tiptree.
Cricket
Cricket; Everything’s Peachey for Marchmont
Will COLLIER and Sam Peachey led the way with the bat as Marchmont notched up their second win of the East One season at Cavalry Park on Saturday.
Cricket: Blain predicts a bright future as West impress
WEST of Scotland have been described in recent times as Scottish cricket’s sleeping giant but the signs are that something is stirring at Hamilton Crescent.
Durham edge Somerset in final over
IN the other match in Group B, Durham secured a 14-run win against injury-hit Somerset at Chester-le-Street.
Cricket: Frustration as fired-up Saltires hit by washout
SALTIRES skipper Gordon Drummond expressed his frustration last night after his side’s hopes of back-to-back CB40 wins were dashed by the rain.
Few weather the storm
SCOTTISH cricket’s new domestic structure yesterday ran up against a familiar old problem when rain played havoc with the opening-day card.
Boxing
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.
Former Olympic champ Spink dies
BOXING: Terry Spinks, the youngest Briton to win an Olympic boxing gold medal, has died at his home in Essex following a long illness. He was 74.
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Athletics
Athletics: Sharp move from Lynsey in Games bid
Lynsey SHARP (Edinburgh AC) will make her much-anticipated season’s debut over 800 metres, not at the Loughborough International on Sunday but in a British Milers Club grand prix meeting in Manchester’s Sports City on Saturday night.
Athletics: Eilidh Child ready to run for Scots at weekend
Olympic hopeful Eilidh Child will pull on a Scotland vest for the Loughborough International match this weekend.
Murray wins Glasgow 10k to end long Scottish wait
ATHLETICS: Freya Murray underlined her form heading into next month’s Olympic trials by winning the Ignis Asset Management 10k in Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park.
Twell’s gamble fails to pay off in Doha
ATHLETICS: Steph Twell ended up 13th in her first Diamond League outing for two years last night in Doha after her brave gamble to go for broke over 3,000 metres failed to come off. The 22-year-old Scot went with the pacemaker to build a lead of 30 metres over a world-class chasing pack.
Athletics: Capital duo picked for Loughborough event
Capital stars Emily Dudgeon and Tom Holligan (both Edinburgh AC) have won been rewarded for their bright early season form by being named in the British Junior team to contest the annual Loughborough International at Loughborough a week on Sunday.
Motorsport
F1: Tyre problem lets Di Resta down . .
Bathgate’s Paul di Resta endured a difficult Spanish Grand Prix as his Sahara Force India car struggled to get the maximum out of his Pirelli tyres.
Maldonado’s maiden victory ends long drought for Williams
Pastor Maldonado ended Williams’ long wait for a Formula One victory by taking a historic chequered flag in yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Formula One: Williams celebrations up in smoke after garage fire
PASTOR Maldonado turned from grand prix winner to hero as Williams’ celebrations for his debut victory went up in flames.
Formula One: Hamilton stripped of pole position
LEWIS Hamilton lost his Spanish Grand Prix pole position for breaching Formula One rules on Saturday, giving Pastor Maldonado first place on the starting grid for what is shaping up to be another unpredictable race.
Formula One: Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Spanish Grand Prix
MCLAREN driver Lewis Hamilton will start the Spanish Grand Prix at the front having denied Venezuela’s Pastor Maldonado the chance to grab his first pole position in F1.
Other sports
Bowls: Ranking holds nerve to give Musselburgh Top Ten win
Willie Rankin was the ace in the pack for Musselburgh as the Midlothian bowls champions turned up trumps with a thrilling 6-2 away win over their Glasgow counterparts Croftfoot in the prelim round of the Inter County Top Ten sponsored by The Co-operative Funeralcare.
Bowls: Midlothian skip to a derby win over rivals East Lothian
Midlothian bowlers caused an upset in the opening match of the Cities and Counties Championship (East section) when their depleted team scored a commanding 127-103 victory over defending champions East Lothian at Port Seton.
Basketball: Robert Archibald prepares for an Olympic swansong
After more than a decade at the top, with highs on both sides of the Atlantic, Scotland’s greatest basketballer has decided the end is nigh. Robert Archibald has confirmed he will hang up his over-sized boots after this summer’s Olympic Games in London, ending a career that has taken in some of the sport’s most iconic courts.
Schools basketball: City of Edinburgh celebrate after clean sweep
BASKETBALL: With six players in Scottish National squads, the City of Edinburgh under-16 team made history this season by winning the Scottish Cup, Scottish National League and Scottish National League Play-offs. Over the three competitions, the side didn’t lose a game.
Edinburgh & Leith edged out in opening-day thriller
Edinburgh & Leith, despite carving out an early advantage, lost by two shots against West Lothian in a thrilling opening match in the East section of the Cities & Counties bowls Championship at Pumpherston.
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Wednesday 16 May 2012
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