Tag: England
Wadsworth stands out as Scots edge England under-21
Scotland, with a number of young players in their hockey squad, left it late but they finally saw off a dogged and talented England under-21 combine in an entertaining challenge clash at the well-appointed...
Eadie on Scotland’s next two EuroHockey games
Jennifer Eadie is one of Scotland's most experienced hockey players and she urged her team-mates to focus hard on their next two games in the EuroHockey Championship, A Division, in Monchengladbach, Germany.
They are now confirmed...
Howard treble sinks battling Scots
England star Tessa Howard claimed a glory treble as Scotland women slipped to their third straight defeat in Pool B of the EuroHockey Championships, A Division, in Monchengladbach, Germany, and they now enter crucial crossover...
Scotland look to bounce back
Scotland's women look to salvage some pride when they square-up to England in the EuroHockey Championships, A Division, in the German city of Monchgladbach on Tuesday (12.30).
That's after their disappointing 5-0 defeat to Ireland in...
Duncan up-beat ahead of key clash with Ireland
Scotland face Ireland in a crunch clash in Pool B in the EuroHockey Championships, A Division, in Monchengladbach on Saturday night and coach Chris Duncan remains up-beat despite a 4-0 defeat in their opener...
Coach Duncan praises side in defeat to England
Chris Duncan, Scotland women's head hockey coach, praised his squad for fighting back after being 3-0 down at half-time to England in the second of a Test double-header at Bisham Abbey.
Eventually, the Tartan Hearts...
Costello double as Scotland hockey draw with Auld Enemy
Coach Chris Duncan believes that Scotland's women's hockey squad can compete with the best following a 4-4 draw with England at Bisham Abbey in the first of two Test matches.
Edinburgh-based Duncan challenged his squad...
Scotland hockey women in Auld Enemy double-header
Scotland women ramp-up their preparation for the EuroHockey Championships in Germany next month (August) with a double-header against England at Bisham Abbey next Sunday and Monday.
The Tartan Hearts, ranked No 17 in the world, go...
Coronavirus – Lockdown roadmap: is the UK’s exit plan the right one? Three experts...
by Andrew Lee, University of Sheffield; Peter Sivey, University of York, and Zania Stamataki, University of Birmingham
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced the steps his government will take to end England’s lockdown over...
Rugby – Scotland v England, Women’s Six Nations
With Storm Ciara puting paid to Sunday's scheduled match at Scotstoun, a quick bit of rearranging by Scottish Rugby meant that could go ahead on Monday at BT Murrayfield. Whatever theprojected weather risks ...
Cricket – success-hungry Sharif eyes Pakistan
Safyaan Sharif kept his cool to claim the final English wicket in Scotland's historic six-run victory over The Auld Enemy at The Grange.
And the Huddersfield-born all-rounder said he backed his skills even under the...
Cricket – superMac the history-maker
Sunday is a day Calum MacLeod will never forget. The first Scot to score a 100 against England and a maiden victory by six runs over The Auld Enemy.
And the history-making result came before...
Cricket – Sharif stuns star-studded England
Scotland 371 for five wickets (50 overs); England 365 all out (49 overs) at The Grange.
They swarmed onto the pitch, they danced and even corporate and VIP guests hugged each other after Fife-based Safyann...
Cricket – Coetzer makes his mark
Captain Kyle Coetzer will play his 50th one day international when Scotland host England (start 11am) at The Grange, Edinburgh, on Sunday.
It's a special day personally for the Aberdeen-born batsman but also a special...
Scots’ players to wear black armbands bearing poppies at Wembley
Scotland players will defy FIFA by wearing black armbands bearing poppies during next Friday's World Cup qualifier against England at Wembley.
The news was broken on the SFA website yesterday in the following statement: "We...
Rugby – RBS U20’s 6 Nations
Young Scotland take impressive win at Broadwood.
Like the Women’s team, Scotland’s U20s had never beaten their English counterparts over the period of their Championships, but with several players carried over from last season, they...
Rugby – Scotland v England, RBS Women’s 6-Nations
England win but Scots do themselves proud.
32-0 might have been the final score, but Scotland’s women can be largely proud of their performance at Broadwood Stadium in their, very wet, opening 6 Nations match against the...
World Cup fixture list released by UEFA
UEFA have released the fixture-list following yesterday's Group draw in St Petersburg which pitted Scotland in Group F alongside England, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Malta
Scotland will face England at Wembley on Friday 11th November...
Scotland face the Auld Enemy in 2018 World Cup qualifying Group F
Scotland have been paired with England in 2018 World Cup qualifying Group F.
Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta complete the Group.
The draw took place in
St Petersburg at 5pm today.
Hosts Russia will qualify automatically. The winners...
England claim Calcutta Cup
England put themselves right back in the mix for claiming the Six Nations championship yesterday, with a somewhat unconvincing 25-13 win over Scotland at Twickenham.
With Scotland miraculously in front by 13 points to 10...
Football – World Cup preparations for England
As the preparation build for the World Cup there are more decisions loom for Hodgson
England boss Roy Hodgson named his 23-man squad for the World Cup before leaving for Miami with the countdown to...
Men’s Hockey – FIH 4 Nations Tournament
Belgium take the overall, while Scotland finish in fourth
Day three of the Men’s Tournament sorted out the play-off places and the final day sorted out the finishing order.
Against the run of play, Scotland...
Men’s Hockey – FIH 4-Nations Tournament
Belgium beats Argentina while England take the expected win over Scotland
Another two matches were played today (Saturday) under blue skies and warm sunshine. It was another fine display of hockey from all four Nations...
Men’s Hockey FIH 4-Nations Tournament
Argentina and England draw, while Belgium triumph over Scotland
The first two matches of the FIH 4-Nations Hockey Tournament took place at the new Glasgow National Hockey Centre (in Glasgow....). The four men’s teams taking...
Rugby – Scotland v England
Poor Scotland lose in a miserable encounter at Murrayfield
Fans will feel cheated out of their ticket costs as Scotland and England played out a miserable match at Murrayfield. Scotland had no chance – and...
Rugby – Scotland v England Under 20s
Young Scots outpaced by vastly more experienced England
Gala’s ground at Netherdale was the venue for the second round match of the U20 Six Nations between Scotland and England and it was England who went...
Scotland’s women ready for Rubislaw revival
Other than a few positional changes, Scotland Women head coach, Jules Maxton, has shown faith in the same 23 person squad, who lost to Ireland in the opening Six Nations tie, to take on...
Six changes made to Scotland team for Calcutta Cup
Dream start for Chris Fusaro
Scotland have made three changes to their starting XV and three more changes to their bench for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against England at Murrayfield.
There’s a new cap...
England name unchanged side to face Scotland at Murrayfield
England have chosen the same XV and replacements' bench that turned out against France last weekend for Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland at Murrayfield (5pm, live on BBC Sport).
The 23 on duty at Stade de...
Lineen makes changes to meet England U20s at Netherdale
Head coach Sean Lineen has made a number of changes to the side that took on their Irish counterparts in Athlone last weekend, for the team to meet England at Netherdale on Friday (7...
