Tag: Football

Lee Johnson summed up the Capital clash in one simple statement: "I'd love to see the ball in play. The ball must have been in play for 25 minutes. That is what it felt...

There was bags of passion from both sets of fans at sun-kissed Tynecastle. There was also full commitment from both Hearts and Hibs in a bruising battle and the ball got off lightly as Lee Johnson, Hibs' manager,...

Steven Naismith acknowledged the enormity of the cinch Premiership clash with Hibs at Tynecastle on Saturday (12.30) and said the club's home performances have been really good so far this term.Under his leadership, Hearts...

Hearts v Hibs on Saturday takes on huge proportions after Wednesday's full cinch Premiership card. There are now only two points between the sides after Hearts claimed a last minute leveller at Ibrox and Hibs...

One word sums up a major plus in the short time during which Steven Naismith has been in interim charge of Hearts, character.Hearts battled back from losing Peter Haring to a red card to...

The result reads Hearts 2, Aberdeen 1 but it does not tell the story of a compelling game and the implications are that the fourth-placed Tynecastle team edge to within two points of Aberdeen who...

Hearts square-up to Aberdeen in a key clash in the cinch Premiership on Saturday at Tynecastle and three points are a must if they want to maintain their ambition of finishing third in the...

Ice cool Lawrence Shankland slotted in the sixth minute of injury time to claim his 26th goal of the season and salvage a point for a Hearts side which was criticised by interim boss Steven Naismith...

 Heriot-Watt University Football Club has reached the highest level of British university football for the first time since the club was founded 78 years ago. They beat Leeds Beckett University 3-1 in a play-off and the...

Hearts can stall Celtic's bid to retain the cinch Premiership if they beat The Hoops at Tynecastle on Sunday, May 7 (14.15) in their first post-split game.Steven Naismith's men then travel to St Mirren...

Brogan Hay and Carrie McGorm collected the March 2022/23 Park’s Motor Group, Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) Player of the Month awards. Hay becomes the only SWPL player to ever win the award for a...

Youth will be given a chance to shine under the new regime at Heart of Midlothian. That's the assurance from interim manager Steven Naismith during a packed press briefing at The Oriam.The 36-year-old said he...

Steven Naismith described taking over from Robbie Neilson as a fantastic opportunity and he declared: "I feel that I’m well-equipped for the upcoming couple of months." The biggest thing the former Scotland international striker has...

Andrew McKinlay, CEO of Heart of Midlothian FC, has issued the following statement following the departure of manager Robbie Neilson.It reads: "On behalf of Heart of Midlothian Football Club’s Board of Directors, I’d like...

Some fans expressed the view during the last few days that Robbie Neilson was bullet proof at Tynecastle. Others wanted the former player out and a message sprayed outside the club's stadium last week...

Robbie Neilson is no long Hearts manager after Tynecastle bosses made what they called an "extremely difficult decision" to part company with the 42-year-old.Five defeats in six league games proved too much for the...

ScotRail is reminding customers to plan their journey in advance for the Scotland v Spain match at Hampden tomorrow night.Scotland take on Spain in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Hampden Park on Tuesday, 28...

New trophies for the top two leagues in women’s football have been unveiled by The Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL)Thomas Lyte, world-renowned silversmiths and goldsmiths, who are responsible for many of the world’s most...

Aberdeen moved to within four points of Hearts after beating the Tynecastle team 3-0 at Pittodrie in the cinch Premiership, all the goals coming inside the first 30 minutes.The victory enabled The Dons to move into...

Robbie Neilson, Hearts' manager, hopes to have some of his injured players, including skipper Lawrence Shankland, available for consideration for Saturday's tough trip to Pittodrie in the cinch Premiership.The Tynecastle team may have brushed Aberdeen...

The Scottish Women's Premier League have confirmed that a number of games will be on tv in the next few weeks.Hibs, who are fifth, play league pace-setters Glasgow City on Saturday, March 25, at 17.30 and...

Heart of Midlothian Football Club have confirmed that Tynecastle Park has been awarded UEFA’s highest stadium category.Tynecastle (pictured ahead of kick-off against Celtic in the Specsavers Scottish Cup on Saturday by Nigel Duncan is...

Celtic came from behind to secure a 3-1 win over much-changed Hearts as the Parkhead club celebrated manager Ange Postecoglou's 100th game in charge.The cinch Premiership pace-setters were stunned when Josh Ginnelly (pictured by Nigel Duncan) headed...

Hearts, boosted by their 3-0 win over St Johnstone at Tynecastle on Saturday, travel to Parkhead to square-up to the cinch Premiership pace-setters on Wednesday, a venue boss Robbie Neilson says is always a...

Katie Lockwood has scored four goals in six games since joining Hibs from a Swedish club half-way through the season and she admits she could have had more.The Huddersfield-supporting, English-born striker would love to bag...

Dean Gibson, Hibs women's manager, hopes the Capital Cup clash with arch city rivals, Hearts, supported by Baillie Gifford, does not to go a penalty shootout this time, but points are more important than silverware for the...

Robbie Neilson warned Hearts fans that his men would find it tough at Fir Park and so it proved as the Jambos skidded to a disappointing defeat in the cinch Premiership.The 2-0 victory was the Lanarkshire...

James Hill has a vision. The ambitious, on-loan defender desperately wants to play for England and the articulate player strongly believes Hearts are an ideal stepping stone towards that goal.The 21-year-old - he signed for Hearts...

Hearts have beaten Motherwell twice already this season, 3-0 at Fir Park in mid-September, and 3-2 at Tynecastle in early November, and the record books indicate that the last time the Jambos won three...

Hearts progressed into the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup with a 2-0 win over cinch Championship side Hamilton at the rain-soaked New Douglas Park thanks to goals from Stephen Humphrys and Cammy Devlin.Humphrys made it...