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You’d have thought that someone who takes a stand against racism would be against discrimination in all its forms. After all, it’s just as bad to judge someone on their gender or sexuality as the colour of their skin, right?

Seemingly destined for gold, but ultimately forced to settle
for silver at the European short-course swimming championships in Glasgow last night, Duncan Scott insisted that strategic goals must trump the pursuit of instant gratification.

Duncan Scott will not depart this week’s European Short-course Swimming Championships in Glasgow without achieving something.

Bob Willis, the former England captain and cricket pundit, has died at the age of 70 after a long illness.

He’s been the talk of the town since he became unified world champion little more than five weeks ago, but Josh Taylor will very much be out of the limelight when this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year is held in Aberdeen.

Scott McLay rather enjoyed being the anchorman when the British swim team assembled in Gwangju last summer. No Ron Burgundy-esque figure of fun, he nearly became a headline act when his mixed relay squad bolted to within millimetres of a surprise world championship medal.

England captain Joe Root is convinced Jofra Archer’s career remains on an upward trajectory despite a challenging time for the paceman in the two-Test series against New Zealand.

T  he Cincinnati Bengals have their first win. They weren’t at their best in a 22-6 victory over the New York Jets, but a win is a win and they are no longer the sole team sitting with a duck egg in the W column.

North east Fife golfer Connor Syme has made a terrific start to his European Tour campaign.

Last month I was fortunate enough to attend the annual Leaders in Sport Conference at Twickenham, where the great and the good of global sport (plus me!) met to discuss the salient factors affecting the industry. Predominantly made up of sports clubs and federations, the main topics of conversation revolved around technology and storytelling.

Rory Burns insists Joe Root has the backing of everyone in the England camp after the pair both recorded centuries on day three of the second Test against New Zealand at 
Hamilton.

The BBC, in case you hadn’t noticed, are big on diversity right now. They love a bit of inclusivity. So when it was announced that 2019’s Sports Personality of the Year would be staged in Aberdeen I wondered if a North-East worthy might be sneaked onto the shortlist without too many people thinking this was contrived and smacked of tokenism.

What would Bal think about the documentary? I think she would probably just laugh!”

He walked into the party like he was walking on to a yacht. And that night Warren Beatty really did. Whether or not Carly Simon’s song You’re So Vain was inspired by Hollywood’s great lothario – and the debate rages to this day – the actor sashayed into the Tinseltown gathering and everyone swooned. Beautiful women fell at his feet. “Like flies round you-know-what,” laughs Ken Buchanan.

“If you’re at a club that’s like a Celtic or a Rangers, the fans expect you to win trophies and if you don’t do that, you will get the sack.”