Tag: Commonwealth Games
Seven up for Scotland men in last Commonwealth Games outing
Ninth/tenth place play-off: Scotland 7, Ghana 2 (at The University of Birmingham)
Scotland men claimed ninth place in the ten-team Commonwealth Games men's hockey tournament with a 7-2 win over tournament debutants Ghana.
Four goals in seven, fourth-quarter minutes...
Scots missing from T20 Commonwealth Games tournament
Sri Lanka's captain Chamari Athapaththu stood in the mixed area at Edgbaston and bravely batting back direct questions after her side had been smashed by ten wickets by South Africa in the Commonwealth Games T20 cricket...
Scotland women anxious for more experience against top level hockey sides
Scotland's vice-captain Katie Robertson admitted she is relishing the prospect of a fifth/sixth play-off in the Commonwealth Games with Canada, ranked No 15 in the world, two places above the Tartan Hearts.
The Fife-born midfielder admitted...
Costello recovering after bruising battle with Aussies
Amy Costello emerged battle-scarred as Scotland were booked a fifth/sixth play-off game in the Commonwealth Games despite a 2-0 defeat by Australia.
Coach Chris Duncan's squad accumulated six points from four Pool B games after beating South...
Forsyth urges his men to move on after being blitzed by Australia
Scotland captain Alan Forsyth urged his squad to move on after they were beaten 12-0 by the ruthless Australian side in their second Commonwealth Games clash in Birmingham.
The Blue Sticks square-up to South Africa...
Brave Scots edged by physical Kiwis in key Commonwealth Games clash
The scoreline confirmed that Scotland’s women were edged 1-0 by New Zealand in a bruising battle in Birmingham, but it does not tell the whole story in a Commonwealth Games encounter in which the...
Scotland’s women receive new kit ahead of Commonwealth Games 2022
Scotland's women's hockey team were presented with their Commonwealth Games 2022 team shirts ahead of their departure for Birmingham.
Jim Aitken, director of sport and exercise for The University of Edinburgh, did the honours at...
Bex Condie says goodbye to international hockey
Bex Condie believes this is the right time to retire from international hockey despite being named as one of five reserves for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The Birmingham-based player collected 76 caps and scored...
Forsyth captain of Scotland’s Commonwealth Games squad
Great Britain international Alan Forsyth skippers Scotland in his fourth Commonwealth Games as the Blue Sticks face Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan in an Pool A in Birmingham.
Left out are Kenny Bain,...
Exciting Scotland squad picked for Commonwealth Games
The squad is captained by Borders-born Olympic bronze medallist Sarah Robertson and is a blend of experience and youth with nine players making their Commonwealth Games debut alongside nine players who played at Gold...
Sarah Robertson is Scotland’s new hockey captain as part of a new long-term strategy
Olympic bronze medallist Sarah Robertson (pictured by Duncan Gray playing for Scotland) has been confirmed as Scotland's new women's hockey captain as the build-up continues towards the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July, and the...
Testing triple-header for Scotland’s hockey squad in Belfast
Scotland women face a testing triple-header against Ireland from Saturday as they continue to prepare for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July and the EuroHockey Championships qualifier in Dunkirk in late August.
Chris Duncan,...
Letter from Scotland
The birth of Dolly the Sheep at the Roslin Institute on the outskirts of Edinburgh in 1996 was one of the major breakthroughs in genetic engineering because Dolly was an exact clone of her...
Letter from Scotland
This week Scotland passed on the Commonwealth baton to Australia’s Gold Coast. Our flag was first into the arena for the opening ceremony on Wednesday, gracefully carried by hurdler Eilidh Doyle. She was bringing...
Amy an inspiration to netball stars
Scottish netball stars are going for gold in the Commonwealth Games cheered on by one of their bravest fans.
Nine-year-old Amy Reid who lost a kidney to cancer was treated to a VIP tour of...
Table tennis – Craig Oz bound for third Games
Craig Howieson travels to the Gold Coast for his third Commonwealth Games backed by good wishes from headteacher John Wilson plus pupils and staff at Edinburgh’s Broughton School.
He also travels thanks to the efforts...
Letter from Scotland
We are just about at the end our harvest season. It’s been two weeks later than usual this year because of the wet summer. But farmers are reporting pretty good yields of wheat and...
Letter from Scotland
So, the Clydesiders have delivered. The final accounts are in. The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow managed to stay within budget, by a safe £37m according to the Auditor General. This was in happy contrast...
Letter from Scotland
“At this time of the rolling year I suffer most,” says the ghost in Dickens’ ‘Christmas Carol’ as he compares the world around him with the kinder, gentler world he wishes for. And there...
Letter from Scotland
I’ve been watching the Commonwealth Games from a TV screen in the corner of the staff tent at a Scout Jamboree in Blair Atholl. Both events have been showing Scotland at its sun-blessed best....
Capability Scotland’s song for the Games
Capability Scotland Musicians hit the right note
Fifteen talented musicians from Capability Scotland services across the country, have created their own song to celebrate the ‘friendly games’.
The disability charity received £10,000 from the Big Lottery...
Lord Provost wishes Edinburgh athletes good luck
The Lord Provost has wished all Edinburgh born athletes the very best for the Commonwealth Games which open this evening.
The Rt Hon Donald Wilson has sent this letter to a select band of people...
Letter from Scotland
For the next fortnight Scotland will be on show to the rest of the world. It’s a frightening thought. What will the big wide world, with its teeming millions, make of our Commonwealth Games...
VIDEO – Queen’s Baton Relay
The Edinburgh Reporter followed the baton down the High Street to Holyrood where Lynne McNicoll took the baton into the Debating Chamber at the Scottish Parliament.
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Weather for the Queen’s Baton Relay
Meteorologists from the Met Office are forecasting an improving outlook over the weekend as the Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay arrives in Edinburgh today
Although Saturday is set to start off somewhat...
Five things you need to know today
Queen's Baton Relay batonbearers - The Route - Tryathon and the School Run - Diving - The Concert
Today the Queen's Baton comes to Scotland for the first time and it starts off its journey across...
Five things you need to know today
Robbery - 100 days - Queen's Baton Relay - Morningside Library - Raise the Baton concert
Thieves on Friday made off with an estimated £1m of jewellery from Hamilton & Inches shop on George Street.
Police...
Commonwealth Games – Song for the Commonwealth
Capability Scotland is hoping to hit the right note with its Commonwealth Games celebrations.
The disability charity has been awarded Celebrate it funding from the Big Lottery Fund to write a Song for the Commonwealth.
The...
Tower Bank pupils help launch Edinburgh route of Queen’s Baton Relay
The Queens's Baton Relay will take place around a 36 mile route around Edinburgh starting on 14 June 2014.
Over 100 baton bearers have already been nominated on the basis of their work in sport,...
Edinburgh is the first stop on Scottish leg of Queen’s Baton Relay
EDINBURGH REVEALS THE GLASGOW 2014 QUEEN’S BATON RELAY ROUTE
Edinburgh will be the first port of call in Scotland for the baton on Saturday 14 June 2014
A programme of celebrations will include chance to see...
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