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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hockey: Pressure on Grange to shine in Zagreb
Grange have travelled to Zagreb for the European Club Champions Challenge eyeing up the promotion prospects in an effort to restore Scotland’s place in the elite EuroLeague.
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.
Strauss vows to keep up ‘hard graft’
England captain Andrew Strauss is determined not to let his side rest on their laurels as they seek an unassailable series lead when they face West Indies in the second Investec Test.
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.
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.
Pietersen fined for Knight attack
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined for comments made on Twitter about Sky television commentator Nick Knight.
Sweet home memories for Broad ahead of second Test
After claiming a hat-trick on his home ground last year, Stuart Broad is hoping to send Trent Bridge wild once again this week.
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.
Out-of-the-box thinking ensures a happy ending
They say more folk per head of population are involved in cricket in Aberdeenshire via the extended grades leagues than in Kent, Somerset and even Yorkshire.
Racing: Kempton win gives Kauto Star top rating
KAUTO Star has regained his crown as the top-rated steeplechaser in the annual Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications for the second time in his remarkable career.
Cricket: Dumfries building a challenge
They’re out in front already, albeit by the most slender of mathematical margins. Yet, with opening victories over Greenock and Clydesdale, ambitious Dumfries have hit the ground running in the newly-constituted Cricket Scotland Western Premier League.
Brian Watson – great loss to cricket
Scottish cricket has lost a footsoldier from its army of unsung heroes with the untimely passing of West of Scotland’s former bar steward and groundsman Brian Watson.
Oscar Pistorius on form as he targets Olympic history
OSCAR Pistorius geared up for his latest attempt to seal a historic Olympic place by maintaining his winning record at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester yesterday.
Pietersen pledges to keep on tweeting
Kevin Pietersen has brushed off concerns his latest Twitter outburst could land him in trouble with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Schools athletics: Bowie inspired by Olympic champion
It’s BEEN quite a month for Speyside High School’s Emma Bowie. She was one of four Scottish athletes to strike gold at the Sainsbury’s UK School Games in London and, on Saturday, she set a new personal best in the hammer at a Grand Prix Meet in Livingston.
Handicapper certain Frankel can improve
Dominic Gardiner-Hill believes Frankel is capable of taking his rating to even more astonishing levels after the British Horseracing Authority’s handicapper allotted the colt a mark of 138 for his victory in Saturday’s JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.
Organisers ‘embarrassed’ by hurdles howler in Jessica Ennis race
Organisers of the Manchester event in which Jessica Ennis was robbed of a personal best in the 100 metres hurdles by the failure of bungling race officials to put up the correct number of barriers have admitted their embarrassment at the blunder and taken responsibility for it.
Oscar Pistorius sets his sights on two Olympics
OSCAR Pistorius insists his year will not be defined simply by whether or not he competes at the London Olympics.
Cricket: Sensible batting got us home – Andrew Strauss
ANDREW Strauss paid tribute to Alastair Cook and Ian Bell’s “sensible batting” after the duo both registered half-centuries to help England record a five-wicket win over West Indies.
Cricket: Alastair Cook steers England to victory
ALASTAIR Cook and Ian Bell restored order in a century stand which guided England to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the first Investec Test.
Frankel proves his pedigree in fine style
Frankel reaffirmed his position as the best racehorse in the world with a mesmerising display in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.
Cricket: Jan Stander for Scotland, says George Ninan
STONEYWOOD-DYCE skipper George Ninan reckons Scotland chiefs would be mad to keep on snubbing Jan Stander.
Cricket: Sikander Butt makes most of dropped catch
THE old adage about catches winning matches was borne out again as Prestwick outgunned Poloc in their Western First Division tussle at Shawholm.
Cricket: Stuart Broad gets a perfect ten but England made to fight
Stuart Broad etched his name in Lord’s folklore yesterday – but England still had work to do to defy a West Indies fightback and clinch victory in the first Investec Test. They had Graeme Swann to thank for finally shifting Shivnarine Chanderpaul (91), just before tea on day four, after the previously immovable left-hander’s crease occupation reached 425 balls following his 87 not out first time round.
Cricket: Graeme Swann confident of Test victory
GRAEME Swann admitted Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s 91 for West Indies had frustrated England on day four of the first Test at Lord’s, but remains confident of victory.
Cricket: Sorry Saltires fail to sparkle in sunshine
SCOTLAND’s cricketers came a distant second as the first phase of their CB40 campaign ended in a comprehensive 89-run defeat to Hampshire yesterday.
Double celebration for Child
EILIDH Child wore a Hearts T-shirt to her Scotland team meeting on Saturday night – and followed it up with a hurdles win yesterday in the Loughborough International.
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Olympics: Jessica Ennis denied personal best by missing hurdle
Jessica Ennis hit out at the athletics officials at the Powerade Great CityGames as an embarrassing blunder denied her a personal best in the 100 metres hurdles today.
Olympics: Call-up joy for Laura Bartlett and Emily Maguire
There were mixed feelings among the Scottish quartet when Great Britain women’s head coach Danny Kerry announced his squad of 16 for the Olympic Games in London. It was joy for the Reading pair of Laura Bartlett and Emily Maguire who have made the final cut, frustration for Canterbury goalkeeper Abi Walker, who will be one of the two travelling reserves, and dejection for VWS Dundee Wanderers’ Vikki Bunce, who will miss out on the Olympic occasion altogether.
Frankel must bring ‘A-game’ to Newbury
Connections of Frankel believe the superstar colt will have to bring his “A-game” to the table if he is to land the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury today.
Cricket: Andrew Strauss blasts back at his critics
ANDREW Strauss silenced his detractors yesterday with his first Test century in 18 months.
Cricket: Dumfries planning to unleash sunshine
Dispiriting anti-climax was the overwhelming mood on the opening day of the eagerly-awaited Western Premier League. Only two matches survived the recent rains, and both were low-scoring, one-sided affairs. Optimism remains high, though, for Round 2, which throws up some intriguing clashes.
Hoffmann: Saltires must tame Katich
FORMER Scotland hero Paul Hoffmann reckons fellow Aussie Simon Katich will be the main danger man when the Saltires go into battle with Hampshire tomorrow.
Cricket: Craig Wallace hopes team will be home and dry
New Forfarshire skipper Craig Wallace is hopeful the weather in Broughty Ferry is kind and allows him to lead out his side against Aberdeenshire in the Cricket Scotland Eastern Premier Division this afternoon.
Prestwick must shape up warns Macdonald
PRESTWICK were handed a reality check last weekend when they marked their return to the national league scene with a home defeat by Weirs in the Western First Division.
Cricket: Emotions come to the fore for skipper Andrew Strauss
ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss made no attempt to hide his emotion after finally ending his 18-month wait for a 20th Test century.
Horse racing: Bonfire hot to trot in Derby
Andrew Balding’s Bonfire emerged as the most serious threat to Investec Derby favourite Camelot with an impressive comeback performance in the Betfred Dante Stakes at York.
Saltires stick with same CB40 squad
SALTIRES selectors last night named the same squad for the fourth CB40 match on the trot.
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