Category: Sport

Celtic’s 2-1 defeat to Hibs at Parkhead leaves them six points off the pace in an increasingly dramatic title race.

Hearts top the Scottish Premiership. Scotland have beaten England and Wales in the Six Nations. For a brief, dangerous moment, Scottish sport is asking us to hope. I am trying not to fall for it.

The Scottish Cup Fifth Round is done, the Quarter-Final draw is confirmed, and the usual suspects have progressed. Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen — all through, all looking comfortable, all doing exactly…

There are victories, and then there are Calcutta Cup victories. Scotland beating England at Murrayfield on February 7th was the latter — the kind of win that makes you forget…

There’s no other football match in Britain quite like the Old Firm. Celtic versus Rangers isn’t just about the league table or bragging rights. It’s about history, identity, religion, politics….

I’ll be honest: I’ve spent too many Six Nations campaigns watching Scotland fall apart in the second half, watching us turn promising starts into familiar disappointments. But this year feels…

Tuesday 23 April Grab a cup of coffee and start puffing my lungs out for Scotland. I’ve had two and a half fags before the train leaves Queen Street. That…

Last Sunday’s coverage of the Edinburgh Festival in the Observer included this comment on the international book festival: ‘While every other festival venue is on a crazy Darwinian mission to…

Walter Humes Bob Cant Islay McLeod David Weinczok Robin Downie David Livingstone Bob Smith Last Saturday the Scottish football season opened in earnest with the first weekend programme of the…

The SR archive Kenneth Roy Gerry Hassan Walter Humes The Cafe Islay McLeod Arnold Kemp Alasdair McKillop Gary Dickson Jill Stephenson Kenneth Roy Islay McLeod Thom Cross Annika Sorenstam I…