http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=6980 The latest breaking Scottish sports news from the newspaper plus Scottish football, Scottish rugby and golf news. en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk TS http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=6980&format=rss Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:56:23 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/TS_rss.gif http://thescotsman.scotsman.com 281 70 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/39No-easy-games39-but-.5886894.jp EVERYONE needs the luck of the draw from time to time. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/39No-easy-games39-but-.5886894.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Mowbray-to-ditch-open-approach.5886911.jp CELTIC manager Tony Mowbray has revealed his family have been concerned about the negativity which has surrounded him since taking over the Parkhead job in the summer. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Mowbray-to-ditch-open-approach.5886911.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Nine-in-a-row-snipers.5886892.jp THEY may have been the team which cemented his place as one of Rangers' greatest managers, but it appears the legend of nine in a row is wearing just a little thin for Wal http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Nine-in-a-row-snipers.5886892.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Nish-pins-success-of-Hibs.5886895.jp STRIKERS are often accused of being greedy and as he sits in the players' lounge at Hibernian's training centre, Colin Nish admits to wanting more. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Nish-pins-success-of-Hibs.5886895.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Tom-Lappin-Manchester-and-West.5886878.jp WEST Ham supporters like to think the Blitz spirit retains a little race memory in the stands at Upton Park. There's a certain mordant stoicism in a fan-base that delights http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Tom-Lappin-Manchester-and-West.5886878.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Interview-Mark-McGhee-football-manager.5886914.jp IT IS just as well that Mark McGhee is not the type to lie back and cogitate, since he might never leave his bed for the crippling whirl of 'what if?' which could acc http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Interview-Mark-McGhee-football-manager.5886914.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Scarlets-16--17-Edinburgh.5886877.jp EDINBURGH last night proved small can be wonderful among the big beasts of modern rugby as half-backs Greig Laidlaw and David Blair gave the hosts a precious Magners League vi http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Scarlets-16--17-Edinburgh.5886877.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Glenn-Gibbons-Reminisces-of-past.5886897.jp IF, AS LP Hartley suggested, the past is a foreign country where things are done differently, perhaps it only appears that way because people often look at it with a squint. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Glenn-Gibbons-Reminisces-of-past.5886897.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Allan-Massie-Andrew-misses-target.5886900.jp I ALWAYS liked Rob Andrew as a player, despite that infamous moment in the 1994 Calcutta Cup match when his errant hand secured England a match-winning penalty. He was a very http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Allan-Massie-Andrew-misses-target.5886900.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Meade-glad-to-celebrate-90.5886888.jp THE grand old lady of Coatbridge, Albion Rovers' Cliftonhill Stadium, is 90 years old this month and while chairman Frank Meade is keen to celebrate this milestone, he has http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Meade-glad-to-celebrate-90.5886888.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Ulster-13--25-Glasgow.5886904.jp GLASGOW played the filthy Belfast weather beautifully last night to record an excellent away win against a good Ulster team, putting them top of the Magners League. Dan Parks http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Ulster-13--25-Glasgow.5886904.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Fond-memories-of-a-fine.5886907.jp FORMER Scotland cricket captain Craig Wright pays tribute to his international team-mate Asim Butt, who died this week at the age of 42 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Fond-memories-of-a-fine.5886907.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Scots-set-for-battle-as.5886891.jp INTERNATIONAL Championship curling returns to Scotland today when the Le Gruyere European Curling Championships get underway in Aberdeen. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Scots-set-for-battle-as.5886891.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Chalmers-insists-Melrose-ready-to.5886901.jp WHILE focus has tended to centre on Currie and Ayr trying to outdo each other at the top of the Premier One table, Melrose have been quietly tagging along in third place. Coa http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Chalmers-insists-Melrose-ready-to.5886901.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Nicholls-hoping-for-another-Magic.5886886.jp PAUL Nicholls is confident Twist Magic can maintain his fantastic record in the Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown this afternoon. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Nicholls-hoping-for-another-Magic.5886886.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Dreamers-at-Hearts-cause-Laszlo.5886909.jp HEARTS manager Csaba Laszlo has warned the club against living in dream-land as the January transfer window approaches, and has provided a vivid illustration of the problems a http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Dreamers-at-Hearts-cause-Laszlo.5886909.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Heavy-losses-mar--start.5886889.jp SCOTLAND will face Wales in the quarter finals of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens Bowl competition today after finishing a disappointing last in their group yesterday at th http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Heavy-losses-mar--start.5886889.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Arthur-looks-to-restore-reputation.5886915.jp ALEX Arthur will begin the process of trying to re-establishing himself as Scotland's foremost boxer at Newcastle's Metro Arena this evening in the knowledge that ther http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Arthur-looks-to-restore-reputation.5886915.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/USA-draw-recalls-Belo-Horizonte.5886906.jp WHEN England meet the United States of America in next summer's World Cup finals, the match will mark the 60th anniversary of one of the most infamous results in English f http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/USA-draw-recalls-Belo-Horizonte.5886906.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Win-or-bust-for-Kingussie.5886881.jp THE closest finish in the history of shinty's Premier League will finally be resolved today, ending a saga which has shunted along controversially for weeks. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Win-or-bust-for-Kingussie.5886881.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Appleby-shrugs-off-winds-to.5886898.jp STUART Appleby defied strong winds to post a second consecutive 66 and lead the Australian Open by six shots as more than half the field failed to complete their second rounds http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Appleby-shrugs-off-winds-to.5886898.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/McGhee-gives-Dons-39licence-to.5886885.jp MARK McGhee has given his Aberdeen players "a licence to lose" today's Clydesdale Bank Premier League game at Celtic. Visiting manager McGhee is looking to take th http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/McGhee-gives-Dons-39licence-to.5886885.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Final-curtain-Andy-Robinson39s-last.5886893.jp RICHARD Andrew Robinson would undoubtedly have played more matches for England had he not come into his prime on the openside flank at a time when the pre-eminent player in th http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Final-curtain-Andy-Robinson39s-last.5886893.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Wasps-braced-for-Premier-panel.5886883.jp ENGLAND'S Premier Rugby has confirmed they will meet on Monday to discuss the cancellation of Sale's Guinness Premiership clash with Wasps. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Wasps-braced-for-Premier-panel.5886883.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Metcalfe-hopes-Scotland39s-new-crop.5886910.jp FORMER Scotland full-back Glenn Metcalfe believes the current crop of young international players have a great opportunity to be around the squad for a number of years and rea http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Metcalfe-hopes-Scotland39s-new-crop.5886910.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Levein-tells-squad-to-handle.5886899.jp DUNDEE United manager Craig Levein has challenged his players to prove they can handle the pressure of being fancied to beat St Mirren in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League to http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Levein-tells-squad-to-handle.5886899.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Kyle-not-the-only-threat.5886903.jp ST JOHNSTONE manager Derek McInnes claims there is more to Kilmarnock than Kevin Kyle – even though the giant striker was the difference between the two sides in their last me http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Kyle-not-the-only-threat.5886903.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Smith-stands-firm-in-ruling.5886887.jp WALTER Smith has indicated he will not be moved from his already firmly stated intention not to return for a second spell as Scotland manager. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Smith-stands-firm-in-ruling.5886887.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Veteran-Bullen-relishes-best-of.5886905.jp FALKIRK coach Lee Bullen feels like the "luckiest man in the world" after being handed an unexpected reprise to his playing career at the age of 38. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Veteran-Bullen-relishes-best-of.5886905.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/-First-division.5886882.jp PARTICK THISTLE entertain Dundee this afternoon looking to close the gap at the top of the league. The Firhill side have, however, struggled for consistency of late and have n http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/-First-division.5886882.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT