Commonwealth Games
Scottish independence: BBC pledge £5m despite cuts
BBC Scotland is to spend £5 million on a new range of TV and radio programmes geared to the run-up to the independence referendum and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.
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Glasgow 2014: 1000 youth volunteer roles revealed
ONE thousand training and volunteering places are to be made available to young jobless Scots as part of a Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy scheme, Alex Salmond announced today.
3 commentsMaguire excited to see Glasgow 2014 hopefuls
The Irishman who will lead Scotland’s track and field team at Hampden next summer in the Commonwealth Games takes charge of a number of the athletes for the first time for competitive business this weekend.
Badminton: Bankier steps up Commonwealth Games bid
As A world championship silver medallist in 2011 and an Olympian last year, it would be easy to assume that Imogen Bankier’s return to Scotland at the end of last year marked the start of a career wind down. But not so.
British Athletics chief quits after 7 months
BRITISH Athletics head coach Peter Eriksson is devastated to be leaving his “dream job” after just seven months, admitting there is no better role in the athletics world.
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games ‘huge’ for athletes
LEADING Olympians expect Britain’s top athletes to make Glasgow 2014 a priority next year and Scotland’s athletes to follow London’s success and surf a wave of home advantage.
Commonwealth games: 2002 chief gets Glasgow role
The Scot who chaired the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester has been appointed as an advisor to Glasgow 2014 bosses.
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Scots athletes get funding ahead of Glasgow 2014
Potential Commonwealth and Winter Olympic Games medalists will receive individual funding to help them reach their goal next year, it has been announced.
Swimming: Craig Benson making early bid for 2014
IT’S not the existence of an average teenager. Craig Benson is getting up for his first training session of the day as most lads his age are getting home from a night out.
Glasgow Barras: Will Games fund save the Barras?
GLASGOW’S faltering Barras heart is to get a £3.5 million boost ahead of the Commonwealth Games but is this just a short-term sop to make it look better for the tourists, or a jolt back to life?
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Commonwealth Games chief sets goals for Scots team video
MORE medals than ever before. More gold medals, in particular, than ever before. And a bigger team than ever before.
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