Rangers unveil new away strip
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
RANGERS have launched a new away kit, which is predominantly white and comes with blue shorts and white socks. More...

Scott Brown may only be fit enough for one Scotland qualifier - Neil Lennon
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
CELTIC manager Neil Lennon claims skipper Scott Brown is likely to be fit for only one of Scotland’s two forthcoming World Cup qualifiers away to Wales and Belgium. More...

Fifa: Possible delay in Steven Naismith disciplinary decision
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
STEVEN Naismith might not find out until next week whether he is banned for Scotland’s World Cup qualifier against Wales next Friday. More...

Charlie Mulgew signs extended Celtic deal
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
CHARLIE Mulgrew has signed a new deal which ties him to Celtic until the summer of 2016, the Parkhead club have confirmed. More...

Formula One: Paul Di Resta crashes during practice at Suzuka
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
PAUL Di Resta suffered an awful session in second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. More...

Craig Bellamy left out of Wales squad to face Scotland
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
WALES manager Chris Coleman has left the door open for Craig Bellamy to still be added to his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Scotland and Croatia after initially omitting the Cardiff striker. More...

Fenlon warns Hibs not to take SPL basement outfit Dundee lightly
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
PAT FENLON today warned his Easter Road stars not to take basement outfit Dundee lightly as Hibs seek to get back on the winning trail after seeing their six-match SPL run come to an end. More...

James McPake recalled to Northern Ireland squad for Portugal match
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
HIBS skipper James McPake was today recalled to the Northern Ireland squad for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Portugal in Porto on Tuesday week. More...

Andy Murray through to semi-finals of Japan Open
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Andy Murray will be hoping his winning streak follows him to the semi-finals of the Japan Open, after a hard-fought victory Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka. More...

The Rumour Mill: Fridays football news and gossip
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
In today’s Rumour Mill: Charles Green calls for SPL to ‘take stock’; Third party in Fletcher-Levein talks revealed; Joe Ledley not concerned by Rangers; plus the rest of the day’s football news and gossip. More...

Joe Ledley not missing Rangers as rivals avoid cup clash
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
CELTIC midfielder Joe Ledley insists that Rangers are of no consequence to the Parkhead club this season as they pursue a domestic treble and Champions League success. More...

Oscar Pistoriuss Dunhill Links blog: This is all a completely different experience for me
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
We teed off at Carnoustie today and it was pretty nerve-wracking. Running in front of a big crowd is easy when I know what I’m doing but this is all a completely different experience for me – I was just hoping to get my drive past the ladies’ tee! Fortunately it was a decent tee shot, fairly straight and it carried some distance so that was a relief. More...

Racing: Footballers and jockey charged in race-fixing probe
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
NINE people, including Ipswich striker Michael Chopra and jockey Andrew Heffernan, have been charged in connection with race-fixing by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). More...

Manager of month Steve Lomas had faith in St Johnstone revival
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
ST Johnstone manager Steve Lomas maintained he was always confident his team would turn their form around as he collected the Clydesdale Bank Premier League manager of the month award. More...

South African rugby chief reveals Josh Strauss Scotland plan
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
THE CHANCE to live and play in Scotland for three years and then represent his adopted nation at international level has emerged as a greater motivating factor behind new Glasgow player Josh Strauss’s move than the player previously let on. More...

Martin ONeill hopes Steven Fletcher comes back from Scotland duty in good health
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
MARTIN O’Neill will send Sunderland’s goal talisman Steven Fletcher away on Scotland duty under strict orders to come back fit and well. More...

World Twenty20 Cricket: Sultans of spin send Sri Lanka into final
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
SRI LANKA’S spinners carried them through to the final of their home tournament, with a 16-run ICC World Twenty20 semi-final victory over Pakistan at the Premadasa Stadium. More...

Sir Clive Woodward stands down as BOA director of sport but stays with IOC
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
SIR Clive Woodward has announced he is to leave the British Olympic Association after six years with the organisation. More...

Comment: Ruthless Michael Schumacher will be sorely missed
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
SO the curtain is to come down on Michael Schumacher’s Formula One career for a second time and, on this occasion, there is a palpable sense of warmth towards the seven-time champion. More...

Changing Room Chat: Timbers fans get shirty with Kris Boyd
October 05, 2012 (15:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
KRIS Boyd, along with David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Landon Donovan are among the players with the best-selling shirts in Major League Soccer. More...

Rangers chairman praises positive EBT talks with former club owner David Murray
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
RANGERS chief executive Charles Green has revealed he held positive talks with Sir David Murray over co-operating on several issues.Murray, who sold Rangers to Craig Whyte 13 months before the club was consigned to liquidation, was the instigator of the controversial tax scheme that remains the subject of both a tribunal and Scottish Premier League inquiry. More...

Rangers 2 - 0 Motherwell: Gers deliver the knockout blow to abject Motherwell
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
IT IS the way of things in boxing that when a fighter loses his way and suffers a crisis in his career his next opponent is hand-picked by his management. More...

Horse racing: In-form Carlito can secure Perth glory
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
GORDON Elliot has another strong team in action at Perth today with his latest raiding party spearheaded by Carlito Brigante in the Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer Novices’Chase. More...

Snooker: OSullivan slips out of the top 16
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
THE latest World Snooker rankings have confirmed that world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has fallen out of the top 16 for the first time since breaking into it 19 years ago. More...

Maguire bids to raise bar at Glasgow 2014
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Irishman Stephen Maguire has openly admitted his new job as director of coaching for 
scottishathletics is “scary”. But it is a challenge he is clearly relishing because he has already raised the bar for Glasgow 2014. More...

Something in the water as players fall ill
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
THE brand of bottled water provided to players in the World Twenty20 has been changed after some complained of stomach ailments and one even needed hospital treatment. More...

Broad confident his batsmen can deal with trump card Narine
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Stuart Broad is confident 
England will carry no mental scars into their ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match against West Indies today. More...

Cricket: English-born quartet join Scotlands touring side
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
A NEW era in Scottish cricket began yesterday with the naming of four English-born players in the squad to tour South Africa next month. More...

Glasgow coach Townsend to gamble against Zebre
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
GLASGOW coach Gregor Townsend has taken the first significant gamble of his tenure by making 13 changes to the side that clinched a first home win of the season. More...

Double lock shock is setback for Edinburgh
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
EDINBURGH have been dealt a double blow to the heart of their pack, with locks Perry Parker and Steven Turnbull both ruled out of action until after the opening rounds of the Heineken Cup. More...

Rob Moffat calls on schools to cast net wider to improve Scottish rugby
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
AFTER returning to the schools game where he started out, former Edinburgh coach Rob Moffat has urged more schools and youth clubs across Scotland to move out of their comfort zone to improve Scottish rugby. More...

Capital One Cup: Fletcher helps steer United through
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Darren Fletcher completed the full 90 minutes on his first start in 10 months as Manchester United eliminated Newcastle from the Capital One Cup with a 2-1 third-round victory at Old Trafford last night. More...

All-clear for Sheedy after cancer op
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Former Everton and Republic of Ireland midfielder Kevin Sheedy has been given the all-clear after undergoing surgery following his recent diagnosis with bowel cancer. More...

Mancini hits out over clash with Lambert
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini has expressed frustration at the treatment he receives from rival managers following a touchline altercation with Paul Lambert during Tuesday’s Capital One Cup defeat to Aston Villa. More...

Terry poised to learn his fate in FA race case
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
John Terry will return today for a fourth and perhaps final day of his disciplinary hearing into a charge the Chelsea skipper used racist language on the pitch. More...

Celtic fans get chance to own medal won by club legend Willie Maley
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
A SCOTTISH Cup winner’s medal awarded to the longest-serving manager in Celtic’s history will go under the hammer in an online auction tonight. The 14-carat gold medal was presented to Willie Maley after his team won the trophy in 1937, the year he celebrated his 40th year in the post. More...

No worries for Esson as Caley wait for first win
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
PENALTY hero Ryan Esson insists Tuesday night’s brush with a massive cup shock will not worry the 
Inverness players as they patiently await their first SPL win. More...

Brown makes apology for Dons victory
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
ABERDEEN made it through to the last eight of the Scottish Communities League Cup last night and, while manager Craig Brown said credit should go to his players for coming through such a tough test, he also apologised to Dunfermline boss Jim Jefferies, admitting that his side had been fortunate. More...

Amazing team-mates help Ambrose settle
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Efe Ambrose has praised his new Celtic team-mates for helping him settle in quickly. More...

Agent warns Ryan McGowan may be forced to seek move
September 27, 2012 (11:00) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
HEARTS defender Ryan McGowan’s agent fears he will be left with no option but to initiate a fresh move for the player unless progress can be made over contract talks. More...

Annan Athletic 0-0 Rangers: Rough ride on the road for Rangers
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
IT’S NOT yet become a crisis, but a few folk down Ibrox way must be feeling a tad uncomfortable at Rangers’ current inability secure a victory on the road in their new Third Division surrounds. More...

St Johnstone 2-1 Celtic: Vine time for saints to win
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
IN the wake of this gobsmacking victory for the SPL’s bottom team – their first in 13 league games – over the insipid champions, Neil Lennon trained his guns on his players and, by God, he did not miss them. More...

Third division roundup: Elgin 2 - 0 Peterhead
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Elgin hit the top of the division with a good win over Peterhead. More...

Inverness 1-1 Aberdeen: Two goals, two reds as Caley remain winless
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
TERRY Butcher looked like a man in need of the services of a public bar after being put through the wringer again in a controversy-strewn draw with Aberdeen. More...

Dundee 1-2 Motherwell: Michael Higdon brace keeps Well at the top
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
A PAIR of late goals by Michael Higdon, one bundled in at the second attempt, the other a ferocious header, yesterday maintained Motherwell’s position at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League. More...

St Mirren 2-0 Hearts: Problems mount for John McGlynn
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
INTO the famous last words category must be placed John McGlynn’s pre-match assessment. His Hearts team were sound in defence and midfield, he said, it was just in attack that they required improvement. More...

Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock: Kenny Shiels cries foul over Hibs penalty
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
IT WAS the goal which separated the sides. It separated them in terms of the scoreline and it definitely separated then when it came to their opinion of the Ryan O’Leary challenge on Paul Cairney which gave Hibs the decisive penalty, converted by Leigh Griffiths. More...

Shinty Camanachd Cup Final: Inveraray 5 - 6 Kyles Athletic
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
From Fort William’s Jim Clark to Kingussie’s Ronald Ross, the Camanachd Cup final has a habit of throwing up immense match-winning performances that remain lodged in the memory. More...

Tom English: Between a rock and a qualifying place
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Craig Levein wants the media to stop picking holes. So maybe he should start picking goalscorers… More...

Sunderland 1 - 1 Liverpool: Steven Fletchers light fantastic
September 17, 2012 (23:50) [ Indexed from Scotsman.com ]
Manager Brendan Rodgers ended a difficult week on a positive note as Liverpool fought back to claim just their second point of the season at Sunderland. More...