Tag: sport

Hibs twice came back from behind in a hard-fought Scottish Cup tie against Raith Rovers, but couldn't make it third time lucky as the Fife side went on to progress to the quarter-finals. The home...

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...

England Women's Head Coach Gary Street has made 13 changes to the team which ran out against France for Sunday's Six Nations second round clash against Scotland at Aberdeen Grammar (2pm). Only skipper Katy Mclean, Rachael Burford...

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...

Scottish Rugby is making the biggest single investment in its Murrayfield home since the stadium was reconstructed in 1994. A new hybrid grass pitch will be installed later this year to be ready for the...

Edinburgh University win the Annual Superbowl Varsity match at Meggetland   Edinburgh Napier Knights and Edinburgh University Predators met on Superbowl Day for their annual encounter at Meggetland. The teams both play in the British Universities...

Spartans continued their pre-season winning ways with a 4-3 victory over English Super League 2 side Durham at Ainslie Park. A brace from Sarah Ewens helped Spartans secure their second warm-up win against a strong...

(Inverness Caley Thistle  win 4-2 on pens) Hearts had an all too brief respite from their travails of league business with a League Cup semi-final against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Easter Road on Sunday. It...

The Edinburgh Pro-Am Darts Classic will take place on 26 April 2014 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. This is your chance to see four of the top players in the world competing against each other...

Boroughmuir take the points in a lacklustre encounter at Myreside.   The day started badly with the revelation that the programme named, but didn’t number, the players and faded away after that with a fairly dreary...

Cheltenham preview On Tuesday 11 March 2014 one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar will kick off, with the 2014 Cheltenham Festival set to thrill casual racing fans and hardcore followers alike. The...

Spartans pre-season campaign continues this Sunday when they welcome WSL2 side Durham to the Capital for a cross-border challenge match. The Ainslie Park side got off to a winning start last weekend with a 2-1...

SPFL, Wednesday 29 January 2014 – Tynecastle After finally reaching the positive points tally after last Saturday’s fine victory at Ross County, there was a degree of optimism at Tynecastle on Wednesday evening as Hearts...

Kyloe Cow gets a new Six Nations make over by local artist and Scottish Rugby fan, Chris Rutterford at Kyloe Restaurant at the West End. Kyloe Restaurant is a gourmet steak restaurant. The name Kyloe,...

Scotland women get their 2014 6 Nations Rugby Championship underway this weekend as they face current grand slam holders, Ireland. Hoping to improve upon last year’s wooden spoon, new head coach Jules Maxton has refreshed...

Great opportunity to watch the best in the sport this Sunday. Top quality fields for Musselburgh’s £140,000 John Smith’s Scottish Cheltenham Trials Day on Sunday  2 February 2014 will ensure a bumper crowd as...

Auld Reekie Roller Girls’ Home Season 2014: Leithal Weapons vs. Cherry Bombers Auld Reekie Roller Girls’ annual Home Season kicks off with a bang this Spring, as the three teams – the Leithal Weapons, Cherry...

A new community sport hub was officially launched this morning at Heriot-Watt University by the Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHta7IoewbU] The Edinburgh Reporter spoke to the Minister, the principal of Heriot-Watt...

Sports Minister Shona Robison will perform opening ceremony at Heriot-Watt University to launch the community sport hub.   She will be joined by Stewart Harris, Chief Executive of sportscotland, to perform the official unveiling of the...

Scottish driver Paul di Resta has secured his immediate future in racing by making a return to DTM, the German Touring Car series where he made his name in 2010. Despite recording an impressive 12th...

Giants fire seven past lacklustre Capitals at Murrayfield   The table topping Belfast Giants were the latest opponents for the Capitals at Murrayfield and cemented their place at the top with a comprehensive 7-2 victory. Coming...

A late brace from James Collins was not enough to snatch a point as Hibs went down 3-2 against an incisive St Mirren team. There was bad news for the home side even before a...

Hearts have announced that assistant manager Billy Brown is to leave the club. Brown, 63, is in his third spell at Tynecastle having assisted previous manager and close friend Jim Jefferies on two previous...

  Here is the timetable   Date Sport Contact 31st January Chair Skills John De’Courcy 7th February Chair Skills John De’Courcy 14th February Chair Skills John De’Courcy 21st February HOLIDAY NA 28th February Lothian Disability Badminton Lyndon Williams 7th  March Lothian Disability Badminton Lyndon Williams 14th   March Lothian Disability Badminton Lyndon Williams 21st March Lothian Phoenix Basketball Niall Ritchie 28th March Lothian Phoenix Basketball Niall Ritchie 4th April HOLIDAY NA 11th April HOLIDAY NA 18th April HOLIDAY NA 25th April Lothian Phoenix Basketball Niall Ritchie 2nd May Athletics Celia Peerless TBC 9th May Athletics Celia Peerless TBC 16th May Athletics Celia Peerless TBC 23rd May Winning...

Stingrays take the match on penalties to complete the Capitals’ winless weekend.   Coming off the back of a defeat to Nottingham, the Edinburgh Capitals were hoping for a better result against the Hull Stingrays on...

 London Scottish prove too powerful for Accies at Raeburn Place in the B+I Cup Round 5 of the British and Irish Cup saw the return fixture against London Scottish at Edinburgh Accies’ Raeburn Place ground....

Hearts plea to the SPFL to lift the signing embargo imposed on them will be heard by the Hampden suits early next week. Desperate times call for desperate measures and if anyone was in...

5 January dawned, and it was time for the battle of Bo'ness, with 150 riders battling for bragging rights to being King and Queen of the Dock, at Scotland's most popular cycle race -...

2013 was a miserable year for Hearts and their supporters. A host of experienced players left the club, there was great disappointment in losing the League Cup final to St. Mirren in March and...

10th place Capitals take the win over 9th place Flyers in the final EIHL match of 2013   With both teams at the foot of the EIHL league table, it was predicted to be a fairly even matchup...