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Nip and tuck, but Slateford pull through

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:09:05 GMT

Edinburgh champions Slateford have progressed to the second round of the Scottish Inter County Top Ten Championship with a fine show to beat Kingswood of Glasgow 8-0.

Holecko signs new Caps deal

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:59 GMT

Edinburgh CAPITALS  today announced the return of gritty Slovakian ice hockey  forward Peter Holecko for a third season with the club.

E&L weather the storm to beat Stirling

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:41 GMT

Edinburgh & Leith are back in business after battling both the elements and a competitive Stirling County East team to beat the visitors 124-112 in the Scottish Cities & Counties bowls match at Bainfield.

Basketball coach happy with Luxembourg trip

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:29 GMT

Scotland’s senior men’s basketball team played three challenge games against Luxembourg in Luxembourg over the weekend and emerged with one win, a narrow defeat and a lot of credit as they start to prepare for next year’s Euro C Championships against a  team who will contest Euro B.

Visconti masters the conditions in Giro d’Italia

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:29:42 GMT

Giovanni Visconti claimed his first-ever stage win on the Giro d’Italia after conquering the gruelling conditions that continue to blight this year’s race.

Hockey: Western reach play-offs in spite of defeat

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:39:30 GMT

Milne Craig Western qualified for today’s promotion play-offs despite losing 2-0 to Slavia Praha in the final pool match of the European Club Challenge II in Prague yesterday.

Vincenzo Nibali extends Giro lead

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:19 GMT

Mauro Santambrogio took the victory on stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia but overall leader Vincenzo Nibali was the big winner as the poor weather dominated the day.

Angling: Miserable day at Menteith

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:35:04 GMT

Cold, wet and windy conditions met the anglers at the Lake of Menteith when I arrived, writes STUART FRASER. Having been on the water 24 hours earlier I had an idea where the fish were and a rough idea what was catching.

Bowls: Gracie will be Top Ten boost for Slateford

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:20 GMT

SLATEFORD carry the Edinburgh banner in The Co-operative Funeralcare-sponsored Scottish Inter-County Top Ten Championship and launch their bid for the bowls title with home advantage against Kingswood of Glasgow in tomorrow’s first round (2pm).

Mark Cavendish wins again; Nibali retains Giro lead

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:56:19 GMT

Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in the 13th and longest stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday, and favourite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead to boost his chances of a first win in his home country’s biggest cycling race.

Elise Christie: Scottish Winter Olympics medal hope

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:31 GMT

THE sun is out in Nottingham, and it’s a day for skipping work, staying outside and basking in this teasing suggestion of summer.

Bowls: Beefed-up team for Edinburgh & Leith

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:33:45 GMT

EDINBURGH & LEITH set out to repair the damage of an opening-match defeat and hope to have beefed up the strength of their team with the introduction of Darren Hush (Carrick Knowe) and Derek Smith (Parkside) against Stirling County East in their Scottish Cities & Counties bowls game at Bainfield tomorrow.

Queensberry rules with an incredible win over Craigy

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:15:54 GMT

Queensberry have thrown an early spanner in the works by pulling off an incredible 7-2 victory over strong title favourites Craigentinny in last night’s second round of fixtures in Division 1 of the Alpha Trophies sponsored Edinburgh Bowling League.

Cycling: Drug test failure ‘silly mistake’ say AG2R

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:27:45 GMT

French AG2R rider Sylvain Georges’ positive test at the Giro d’Italia occurred because he mistakenly took a performance-enhancing drug, team director Vincent Lavenu said yesterday.

Cycling: Wiggins’ teammate Uran wins Giro stage

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:30:36 GMT

COLOMBIAN rider Rigoberto Uran won the first big mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterdday, and Vincenzo Nibali held on to the overall lead after the tenth leg.

Cycling: Armitstead targets Rio double

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:27:45 GMT

LIZZIE Armitstead, the first home medallist of London 2012, is keen to bid for a road and track double at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics of 2016.

Cycling: Purnell takes Team GB technical role

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:26:30 GMT

BRITISH Cycling has appointed Professor Tony Purnell as head of technical development for the Great Britain team.

Formula 1: Di Resta backs Pirelli on tyre pitstops

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:21:42 GMT

Paul Di Resta has defended Pirelli in the wake of the flak heaped on the tyre maker following the Spanish Grand Prix.

Boxing: David Haye out of Charr fight with injury

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:21:37 GMT

David Haye has pulled out of his heavyweight bout with Manuel Charr after suffering a hand injury in training.

Badminton: Coach Quinn quits Scots for England

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:26:44 GMT

BADMINTON Scotland has confirmed the departure of performance coach John Quinn, who is returning to Badminton England to take up a role of Head of England Performance.