Tag: sport
Ice Hockey – Edinburgh Capitals v Braehead Clan
Braehead Clan put seven past struggling Capitals at Murrayfield
Edinburgh Capitals continued their current run of defeats with a 7-3 loss at Murrayfield to the Braehead Clan. In spite of being 3-2 up at the...
Buses to Musselburgh Races on New Year’s Day
Musselburgh Racecourse is laying on a First Foot Special bus service to ferry race goers to and from the track for its New Year Day meeting.
With a reduced public transport service on 1 January the...
Football – Heart of Midlothian 0 Kilmarnock 4
There was precious little Christmas cheer in Gorgie on Boxing Day as Hearts gave a decent impression of a turkey preparing for Christmas with an abject display before a somewhat muted Hearts support at...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Glasgow
Just over 10,000 watched Edinburgh dominate their home match in the latest 1872 Cup series, only to come away wondering how they managed to lose.
Glasgow were first on the board with an early penalty...
Football – Celtic 2 Heart of Midlothian 0
SPFL, Saturday 21 December 2013 – Celtic Park
One has to admire those Hearts supporters who travelled through to the east end of Glasgow on Saturday. Their team is cut adrift at the foot of...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Leinster
A very wet and windy Murrayfield played host to the Round 10 match in the 2013-14 RaboDirect PRO12 season between Edinburgh and Leinster. The current champions were clear favourites to win, but with Edinburgh’s...
Opinion – It’s all about the winning – or is it?
by Dr Tony Westbury
In another year of incredible sporting feats – from Andy Murray winning Wimbledon to the Lions triumphing in Australia – it was a story about an under-10s team that grabbed me.
For...
Golf sales to tee off next summer at Bonhams
GOLF SALES COMING HOME TO BONHAMS SCOTLAND
Bonhams is to hold golf memorabilia sales in Scotland starting in June 2014.
The sales will take place twice a year at the Bonhams saleroom at 22 Queen Street,...
Edinburgh College training broadcasters for Commonwealth Games
Edinburgh College hosts training day to prepare broadcast students for Commonwealth Games work experience
Edinburgh College has been hosting training for students involving state-of-the-art outside broadcast equipment for a scheme that will give some the...
Balerno to get new 3G pitch
Christmas is coming early for young people across Scotland including those living in Balerno following a £1.43m boost from the Scottish Government’s Cashback for Communities to build a new, full-sized 3G pitch there.
The fund...
Heart of Midlothian 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2
SPFL, Saturday 14 December 2013 – Tynecastle
Hearts' hopes of producing the great escape by clawing back their 15 point deduction imposed at the beginning of the season and thereby avoiding demotion look increasingly forlorn...
F1 – Di Resta out at Force India
Paul di Resta looks to be out of a drive for the 2014 Formula One season after Force India yesterday confirmed the signing of Sergio Perez.
One seat had already been filled, with German Nico Hülkenberg...
Heineken Cup Rugby – Edinburgh v Gloucester
Gloucester too strong for Edinburgh in their Heineken Cup win at Murrayfield
A strong Gloucester side coupled with a mistake ridden Edinburgh, resulted in the Edinburgh fans trudging off into the winter gloom following...
Hibernian 1-1 Partick Thistle: Late goal from Collins rescues point for Hibs
Hibs today ensured that new manager Terry Butcher is still unbeaten in his short time in charge at Easter Road thanks to a late injury-time strike from James Collins.
Partick Thistle took the lead on...
Red Bull Speed skating event at Murrayfield this week
Red Bull Crashed Ice Scottish Qualifier will take place at Murrayfield Ice Arena, Edinburgh on Friday 13 December. Competitors from across the UK and Europe will take part in the action-packed race, speed skating...
F1 – Di Resta still unsure over future
Scotland's Paul di Resta might be forced to look elsewhere in order to continue with his motorsport career, as the F1 driver market begins to heat up.
Pastor Maldonado, along with his significant financial backing...
Foxlake to host Scottish Cyclocross Championships
On 8 December 2013 the Tri Centre Edinburgh and Edinburgh Road Club are hosting the Scottish Championships of the fastest growing cycle-sport in Britain: Cyclocross! Dunbar’s premier outdoor venue Foxlake will be the stage...
Heart of Midlothian 2 Ross County 2
SPFL, Saturday 23 November 2013 – Tynecastle Stadium
Ahead of Hearts SPFL game with Ross County on Saturday, I wrote on these pages that, given the tendency for late comebacks in this fixture, fans would...
F1 – Vettel takes pole in rainy qualifying at Interlagos
Sebastian Vettel made it nine poles for the season with a storming drive in wet conditions to take first place on the grid for tomorrow's Brazilian Grand Prix. Q3 was delayed because of the...
F1 – Vettel takes historic win in Austin
Sebastian Vettel yesterday set the record for most consecutive race wins in a season with eight victories on the trot, surpassing the benchmark of seven set by Alberto Ascari and Vettel's fellow German Michael Schumacher....
Graham & Sibbald sponsor Commonwealth Games swimming hopeful
Swimmer Craig Benson sponsored by Graham + Sibbald
Graham + Sibbald Rising Star grant for Commonwealth Games young sportsman
Scottish property company helps swimmer with vital accommodation requirements
Scottish surveying firm Graham + Sibbald today handed young...
South Africa ease past Scotland
Scotland suffered their first defeat of the Autumn Test Series, when they were outclassed by South Africa at Murrayfield earlier today. The Springboks certainly lived up to their position as the second seeds in...
Dario Franchitti retires after horror Indy crash
Bathgate's Dario Franchitti has confirmed his retirement from motorsport on medical grounds. The four-time IndyCar champion suffered two fractured vertebrae, a broken ankle and a concussion in a high-speed accident at the Houston Grand Prix...
F1 – Di Resta still focused on 2013
Paul di Resta is still very much focused on ending the 2013 Formula 1 season on a high despite concerns over his future in the sport. The Scot is currently 10th in the Drivers'...
Craigroyston High School go full throttle in Austin
Students from an Edinburgh high school have been representing their country for the past few days at the World Finals of F1 in Schools in Austin, Texas. Pupils from Craigroyston Community High School, whose...
Heart of Midlothian 0 Wolfsburg 0
Friendly, Wednesday 13 November 2013 – Tynecastle Stadium
Hearts took a break from the battle of trying to avoid relegation from the SPFL with a friendly game against German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg at Tynecastle on...
The Edinburgh Reporter’s Weekly Sports Roundup
All eyes will be on Easter Road today with Hibs’ fans awaiting news of a managerial appointment to replace Pat Fenlon. Elsewhere well done Hearts following a dramatic comeback at Pittodrie and congratulations to...
Aberdeen 1 Heart of Midlothian 3
SPFL, Saturday 9 November 2013 – Pittodrie
Not too long ago, Aberdeen couldn’t score against Hearts, far less win a game against them. Today, some bookmakers were offering odds of 6/1 for a Hearts win...
Hibs 0-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle: Goalless run stretches to four games
Hibs' miserable run of form continued as two early goals from visitors Inverness saw the Easter Road side soundly beaten in a performance that would have shown Terry Butcher just exactly how much work...
Business as normal as Hibs prepare to face Inverness
Hibs player/coach Alan Maybury has insisted it's business as normal for Hibs as they prepare to welcome Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Easter Road this afternoon. With speculation surrounding the vacant manager's position at Easter...