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Allan Massie: Young talent lighting the way

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:55:27 GMT

THE old Windmill theatre, where girls posed naked but immobile as the law required and comedians sought laughs from men in mackintoshes waiting for the girls, used to boast that throughout the war years “we never closed”.

Glenn Gibbons: Reasons to fear for both supporters

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:24:47 GMT

Hibernian fans of a certain age are likely to tremble at the recollection of previous, immeasurably better equipped Easter Road sides than the present who have tried and failed to win Scottish Cup finals.

Simon Pia: Street of dreams beckons yet again

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:11:56 GMT

PROSPECTHILL Road has been a veritable Via Dolorosa for Hibs fans through the ages.

Wentworth: Scott Henry revels on big stage

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:03:21 GMT

THE man for the big occasion revelled on his first appearance on the biggest stage on the European Tour.

Tom English: Sergio Garcia’s humility genuine

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:32:33 GMT

Sergio Garcia didn’t have to utter an idiotic and borderline racist comment about Tiger Woods at an awards ceremony on Tuesday evening to make people believe that he’s a bit of a brat.

Rory McIlroy clears air with Graeme McDowell

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:04 GMT

THERE’S a danger of a golf tournament breaking out this morning. It will be refreshing after a week so far of verbal jousting between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods in which the Spaniard took a step too far with a perceived racist comment, as well as those one-time bosom buddies, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, needing to kiss and make up after a spat of their own.

Anchored putting: Peter Dawson urges acceptance

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:33:18 GMT

IT IS not a matter that has been taken lightly. A 32-page explanation of the “most controversial decision in golf for a long time” is proof of that.

Martin Dempster: Unity needed over anchoring ban

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:42 GMT

WHILE the outcome is surely inevitable, there is still a certain amount of intrigue surrounding today’s press conferences on either side of the Atlantic that will determine if “anchoring” is being consigned to the depths of the golfing seas.

Lions tour: James O’Connor holds key for Aussies

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:29:32 GMT

ROBBIE Deans is firmly of the opinion that a British and Irish Lions Test is no place to blood unproven players and his Wallabies squad reflects that belief in all but the position traditionally considered rugby’s most important – fly-half.

Alan Pattullo: Higdon evokes memories of the ‘Cobra’

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:53:00 GMT

IT was a real pleasure to meet with Keith Wright last week on a pre-Scottish Cup final promotional tour. After the main business of the day had been concluded, there was time for some self-indulgence, as I tapped Keith for stories about his partnership with Tommy Coyne at Dundee, when the Cobra and the Mongoose, as they were then termed, combined to terrorise Premier Division defences for an-all-too brief period in the late Eighties.

Timely recall for Hibs magician Russell Latapy

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:51:18 GMT

Attention pricked while surfing channels by the sight of Dwight Yorke picking his “fantasy XI”, I decided to watch on last Friday night, as the former Aston Villa, Manchester United and Sunderland striker scribbled distinguished name after distinguished name on a white-board with a black marker pen.

Swans fancied at 10-11 to end season flying high

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:31:17 GMT

THE curtain comes down on a fairly forgettable Barclays Premier League season, with the winners and two relegation spots confirmed in late April.

Glenn Gibbons: Rangers need fans more than ever

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:28 GMT

Sorely-tried Rangers fans in the past couple of years will surely have formed an understanding of the anguish with which the American writer, Dorothy Parker, would react to the chiming of the doorbell or the shrill of the telephone in her New York hotel room: “What fresh hell is this?”.

Heineken Cup underlines foreign players’ value

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:54:28 GMT

YESTERDAY, writing about James King’s early retirement from professional rugby, David Ferguson rightly drew attention to the toll the modern game takes on the body.

Martin Dempster: What’s next after Vijay then the Sawgrass war of words?

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:19:24 GMT

THE way things are going golf could be heading for an unusual nomination – alongside the likes of Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale in the “Soap” category at the next national television awards.

Stephen Halliday: Lennon’s ambition may outgrow Celtic’s arena

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:31:03 GMT

AS DISMISSIVE as he was publicly about the Celtic supporters’ current favourite chant about ‘ten in a row’ on Saturday, Neil Lennon will privately be fully cogniscant of just how potentially dominant a phase of Scottish football history his club have embarked upon under his guidance.

David Ferguson: Progress made despite Glasgow defeat

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:10:18 GMT

ONE pass lost into the air, a poor refereeing decision, a mistake under pressure and Glasgow’s attempt to reach a first RaboDirect PRO12 Final foundered, but that does not necessarily mean the Warriors’ season was a failure.

Anorak: City can win the cup and beat handicappers

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:09:28 GMT

Manchester City can beat Wigan and, more importantly to this column, beat the handicapper and win by two or more goals. Victory would give Roberto Mancini his second FA Cup in three years and enhance his chance of a fourth season at the Etihad, enabling him to pit his wits against incoming United manager David Moyes.

Allan Massie: Evans and De Luca face fight for place

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:15:47 GMT

THERE are implications in the composition of any touring squad, implications, and also players who may be thought unlucky to have been left out.

Lynsey Sharp: Mixed emotions on drug cheats

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:13:03 GMT

YOU always have conflicting emotions when someone in your sport fails a drugs test. Those emotions are all the stronger when it has a direct effect on your own results.