Tag: Edinburgh sports news
Field hockey – Scotland has talent and passion to succeed
Scotland's inability to see off Australia through a simple but crucial error in decision making and execution in the dying minutes of the 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final left a nation deflated.
Compare and contrast...
Speedway – Schlein is first name confirmed for Harrisons Scottish Open
Rory Schlein is the first name to be confirmed for the Harrisons Scottish Open speedway at Armadale on 31 March 2017 (tapes-up 7.15pm).
Nicknamed Roo-boy, the former Edinburgh Monarchs star is currently contracted to SGB Championship...
Ice hockey – Clan win boosts Capitals play-off hopes
Elite League: Braehead Clan 4, Manchester Storm 1
Edinburgh Capitals fans breathed a sigh of relief when Braehead Clan moved into fourth place in the ten-strong Elite League table when they beat Manchester Storm 4-1,...
Field hockey – Grange visit bottom club aiming to keep pressure on Kelburne
Grange can’t afford any mistakes in the Division One title race as they are only five points behind pace-setting Bromac Kelburne with a game in hand.
The Edinburgh side have 28 points from 11 games...
Fishing – free fly fishing basics courses start on Saturday
Orvis in Edinburgh start their free learn fly fishing basics courses this weekend - perfect for the opening of the trout season on 15 March 2017 - and they are designed for beginners of all...
Ice hockey – two former Edinburgh stars in World Championship squad
Two former Edinburgh Capitals stars have been included in Great Britain’s (GB) squad for a double-header against Poland which forms part of the build-up for the World Championship.
Dundee-born netminder Stephen Murphy and defenceman Mark...
Speedway – popular Harris joins top line-up in Ben Bonanza
Three-time British champion Chris Harris joins the star-studded field for the Allied Vehicles Ben Fund Bonanza at Ashfield on Sunday.
Harris, nicknamed Bomber, has ridden in several Bonanza and returns to Glasgow after scoring 14...
Ice hockey – defiant Johnston still hopes for play-off slot
Up-beat Jacob Johnston refuses to believe that Sunday's home defeat at the hands of Dundee Stars ended Edinburgh Capitals' play-off hopes.
The defenceman still believes the Elite League bottom club, who have 34 points, can qualify...
Ice hockey – Capitals hit play-off skids as Stars slip into play-off slot
Elite League: Edinburgh Capitals 1, Dundee Stars 5. Challenge Cup Final: Cardiff Devils 3, Sheffield Steelers 2
MIKAEL Lidhammar claimed a glory double as Dundee Stars last night whipped play-off rivals Edinburgh Capitals.
The 5-1 scoreline...
Ice hockey – Capitals stun Flyers faithful with comeback win
Elite League: Dundee Stars 4, Braehead Clan 1; Fife Flyers 3, Edinburgh Capitals 5; Belfast Giants 5, Manchester Storm 2; Sheffield Steelers 1, Coventry Blaze 4
BOTTOM club Edinburgh Capitals shocked mid-table Fife Flyers with...
Women’s basketball – Pride dented after Northumbria power to victory
Women's British Basketball League: Caledonia Pride 59, Team Northumbria 86
Caledonia Pride coach Bart Sengers was frustrated after Caledonia Pride slipped to a 59-86 defeat to Team Northumbria at Oriam.
The defeat followed a confidence-boosting first...
Roller Derby – six Edinburgh skaters picked for Scotland
Six skaters from Edinburgh's Auld Reekie Roller Girls have been named in Scotland's Roller Derby Team.
The six Edinburgh women battled through an intense six-month selection process which included international fixtures and assessments to secure...
Fishing – permit information for East Lothian Angling Association
East Lothian Angling Association's waters cover most of the River Tyne as it flows through East Lothian.
Permits allow anglers to fish for brown trout and, if they are lucky, for sea trout and salmon.
Catch...
Speedway – Clegg joins star-studded cast for Bonanza at Glasgow
Edinburgh Monarchs racer Max Clegg has been added to the line-up for The Ben Fund Bonanza at Glasgow on March 12.
Meanwhile, former Glasgow Tigers racer James Sarjeant is trying to stay positive in the...
A statue for Ken Buchanan?
At the reception last night at the City Chambers we met Owen Smith (on the right above), one of the founders of the Ken Buchanan Foundation. The Foundation wants to put up a statue...
Basketball – Kats eye triple crown season
City of Edinburgh Kats have a series of matches on today and tomorrow and opened the weekend with matches at Portobello High School and the Mariner Centre in Falkirk last night.
Ahead of the match...
Women’s basketball – Pride have Northumbria in their sights
Caledonia Pride entertain Team Northumbria at The Oriam on Sunday (tip-off 1pm) looking for revenge after a late defeat when the English side called recently.
Scotland's first women's professional basketball squad believe they can earn...
Hearts Great Alex Young has died
One of Hearts greatest players, Alex Young, has died less than a month after his 80th birthday.
Young was born in Loanhead, Midlothian in February 1937 and began his football career with neighbouring Newtongrange Star...
Speedway – Wolbert feeling left out of Monarch plans
SPEEDWAY: Kevin Wolbert has expressed his disappointment at not being included in Edinburgh Monarchs’ team plans for this season.
The popular German, who has also ridden for Glasgow Tigers, will now ride for Leicester Lions...
Fishing – casting around on The Avon
Book free coaching on the canal
More big names confirmed for Glasgow Angling Centre open weekend
Fishing articles in The Edinburgh Reporter are reaching out and The Avon Angling Club (ACC) in South Lanarkshire have...
Fishing – Paul Buchanan discusses the art of fly selection
International angler and coach, Paul Buchanan, from Livingston says: "As a fly fisherman, it is understandable that you need to place a certain level of importance on the subject of flies but, as you...
Speedway – Ricky Wells to race at Ashfield
Ricky Wells will be the first Edinburgh rider in action in the UK this summer after being named in the Ben Fund Bonanza fund-raiser at Ashfield on Sunday 12 March 2017 (2pm).
California-based Wells said: “It’s...
Indoor Hockey results from Lithuania
EURO INDOOR HOCKEY: EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy (in Siauliai, Lithuania)
DUNDEE Wanderers women gained promotion to A Division yesterday (SUN) thanks to an outstanding performance in the EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Siauliai, Lithuania.
The Tayside...
Hockey – Grange close the gap
EDINBURGH side Grange closed the gap on Division One pace-setters Bromac Kelburne to two points yesterday thanks to a 4-1 win at Western Wildcats.
Grange led 2-0 at the break and ran out 4-1 winners,...
Ice hockey – Edinburgh Capitals have to make up six point gap
Edinburgh Capitals slim play-off hopes dipped after Sunday's Elite League results.
The Murrayfield men have a six point gap to make up on Midlands strugglers Coventry Blaze who are now ninth.
Dundee Stars have now slipped...
Basketball – Caledonia Pride celebrate first win
Caledonia Pride are celebrating after winning for the first time in the Women's British Basketball League.
The women bounced back after their narrow 73-71 defeat at Cardiff Met Archers on Saturday, Sarah Wagstaff scoring 23...
Fishing – Paul Buchanan looks at tackle maintenance
International fishermen Paul Buchanan continues his fishing series with a look at tackle maintenance.
He said: "I always intend to be more active in the tackle maintenance department but it is the same every year...
Fishing – Q & A with Scottish international Paul Buchanan
Fishing coach, Paul Buchanan, continues his series and this time he looks at common issues raised by anglers.
Q: I can never get near a rising fish – they always seem to stop rising before...
Curling: University champions return to Scottish competition
In Perth this weekend Edinburgh curler Bruce Mouat is looking to capitalise on his outstanding year during which his team won at the World University Winter Games.
Team Mouat, comprised of Gregor Cannon (University of Strathclyde), Derrick...
Ice Hockey – Capitals win on penalties against Dundee
Elite League: Dundee Stars 2, Edinburgh Capitals 3 (after penalty shots).
RED-HOT Russian Pavel Vorobyev has been inspirational for bottom club Edinburgh Capitals so far this season.
And the 34-yar-old, former Chicago Blackhawks right-wing, kept his...
