David Cowan BBC Scotland Home Affairs Correspondent BBC Police lead away a man suspected of sexual communication with a 13-year-old girl It’s 07:35 in a smart suburban housing estate in central Scotland and the police are about to turn a family’s life upside down. Three detectives in plain clothes park their unmarked car near a...
ICC CWCL2 squad: Richie Berrington (capt) (Clydesdale), Charlie Cassell (Heriot’s), Matthew Cross (Heriot’s), Jasper Davidson (Grange), Olly Davidson (Carlton), Jack Jarvis (Grange), Mackenzie Jones (Essex), Michael Leask (Forfarshire), Finlay McCreath (Grange), Brandon McMullen (RH Corstorphine), George Munsey (RH Corstorphine), Liam Naylor (RH Corstorphine), Safyaan Sharif (Perth Doo’cot), Charlie Tear (Sussex), Mark Watt (Heriot’s) T20 squad:...
Captain Rachel Corsie “undoubtedly” believes the next generation of Scotland players have the “quality” to return to women’s major tournaments. The 35-year-old will retire at the end of this international window as the Scots close out their Nations League A campaign at home to Austria on Friday and away to the Netherlands next Tuesday, with...
Goalkeepers: Eartha Cumings (Rosengard), Lee Gibson (Glasgow City), Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Defenders: Jenna Clark (Liverpool), Rachel Corsie (unattached), Nicola Docherty (Rangers), Sophie Howard (Leicester City), Emma Lawton (Celtic), Rachel McLauchlan (Rangers), Amy Muir (Glasgow City), Kirsty Smith (unattached). Midfielders: Chelsea Cornet (Rangers), Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Lauren Davidson (Brann), Freya Gregory (Newcastle United), Brogan Hay...
Aberdeen-born Corsie started with Glasgow City in 2008 and won 13 major honours with Scotland’s then-dominant force before joining Notts County in 2014. A six-year stint in the NWSL in the United States – with Seattle Reign, Utah Royals and Kansas City Current – followed, though she enjoyed loan moves to Canberra United and Birmingham...
Kim Little doesn’t say much publicly. She doesn’t post much on social media. In truth, she doesn’t need to. A career of letting her feet do the talking means there are plenty of team-mates and coaches willing to shout from the rooftops about her greatness. A TikTok video of her Arsenal team-mates talking about her...
“Thank you, Scotland. Thank you for McTominay,” shouted a fan, sprinting toward the BBC Scotland camera in the heart of the Spanish Quarter. After gushing about the midfielder’s brilliance this season, she turned to rejoin the street celebrations—only to double back, shouting once more: “Thank you, Scotland!” before vanishing into the mist with her friends....
Rachel Corsie, Scotland captain Inevitably there has to be goals. While it’s hard to see any other outcome beyond Celtic winning against Aberdeen, especially when in Glasgow, there is always a tiny bit of optimism when it comes to fandom! That said, making it through extra-time and enjoying a couple of goals is the best...
Uefa says Euro 2028 joint-hosts England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland will have to come through qualifying to participate in the competition. Nine venues across the four home nations will stage the 24-team tournament. Unlike previous Euros that have seen the hosts qualify automatically, Uefa has had to alter its protocols given the...
“Since we had Craig, David Marshall and Allan McGregor, we haven’t quite had the same quality coming through. “It’s something we should have picked up on a few years ago. It’s probably an oversight. We had three goalkeepers of such quality all playing at the same time and you think ‘that will never end’.” Gordon...
Manager Steve Clarke has included seven uncapped players in the Scotland squad for June friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein. Hibernian striker Kieron Bowie and Sassuolo left-back Josh Doig join midfield trio Connor Barron, Andy Irving and Lennon Miller of Rangers, West Ham and Motherwell respectively. Goalkeepers Robby McCrorie and Cieran Slicker make up the uncapped...
Having been asked to bat first at Kampong Cricket Club, Munsey got Scotland off to a flying start despite losing opening partner Charlie Tear for just 12. The left-hander struck 12 fours and two sixes in his 56-ball knock and it set the tone for the entire contest. At the other end, McMullen batted with...
Scotland women’s cricket team were riding a high in December 2024. Just one month after their first appearance at a World Cup, they had been named as their nation’s team of the year. Less than six months on, they have no fixtures scheduled. Not one in the diary. In fact, they have not played at...
Latest scorecard from the one-day international tri-series match between the Netherlands and Scotland in Utrecht. Read full article at source...
There has been constant speculation regarding the striker after his scoring exploits last season, when he found the back of the net on 31 occasions for Hearts, with another two for Scotland added to the tally. Speaking after Hearts’ 2-1 home win over St Johnstone on Wednesday, Shankland refused to confirm if there were offers...