Hmmm. The Scottish National Party appears to have had the substantial backing of the Iranian government. At least it sure seems that way. How do we know? Dozens of the most prominent pro-SNP X accounts that accounted for about 250,000 pro-Independence posts on X all went silent at once–on the day Israel started bombing the...
Getty Images A total beamer – a fan deals with Scotland’s elimination from a football tournament The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words – with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 new entries. There is also a listing for Scotland’s shoogly subway trains – not the kind of place where passengers...
A Scottish wingsuit flyer has died during a jump in the Swiss Alps. British champion Liam Byrne, 24, was critically injured on the Gitschen mountain on Saturday after taking off from 7,874ft (2,400m). Mr Byrne, from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, featured in a recent BBC documentary called The Boy Who Can Fly. He was described as a...
Champions Celtic begin the defence of their Scottish Premiership crown at home to St Mirren on Sunday, 3 August. Kilmarnock against newly promoted Livingston is the only 15:00 BST kick-off on Saturday, 2 August, with Rangers visiting Motherwell in the early evening. Falkirk, back in the top flight after an absence of 15 years, host...
Alongside the impressive raw statistics, Coetzer – who captained Scotland for nine years – praised Sharif’s character and his desire to step up in high-pressure scenarios. “It was a pleasure to captain Saffy,” Coetzer said. “He would be willing to bowl the hard overs and those are the characters you want in your team. I...
AEK Athens are interested in Rangers forward Cyriel Dessers, 30. (Record), external Free agent Kwame Poku, 23, is a possible target for Rangers after most recently playing for Peterborough while fellow wingers Nedim Bajrami and Ross McCausland could be moved out of Ibrox. (Sun), external Rangers are one of a number of clubs interested in...
Rangers are tracking Westerlo forward Matija Frigan, 22, while a move for Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Dor Turgeman, 21, remains on. (Record), external But Rangers have been told to up their £4m offer for Turgeman. (Football Scotland), external St Mirren are set to sign Jamaica defender Richard King, 23, after agreeing a fee with his...
One man not in the running is former Scotland forward Steven Naismith, who has been out of management since being sacked by Hearts in September. “For me to go back in, it needs to be the perfect job for me because of family life,” he told Sportsound on Sunday. “If when Wimmer got the job,...
Igor Tudor, who has become permanent Juventus head coach after being interim boss, has targeted two wing-backs for his 3-5-2 formation – Dan Ndoye from Bologna and Josh Doig from Sassuolo, who value the 23-year-old Scot at £12.6m. (Sport Mediaset via UltimateJuve), external Celtic have joined Lille in making contact with Rio Ave about Turkey...
Sturm Graz would be looking for a transfer fee of around £3m before parting with Scotland full-back Max Johnston. (The Scotsman), external Dundee United have agreed a fee to sign 22-year-old Moldova centre-half Iurie Iovu from Croatian club Istra 1961. (Daily Record), external Kilmarnock are battling with Livingston over the signature of versatile defender Jamie...
World number one Scottie Scheffler has confirmed he will play in this year’s Scottish Open at The Rennaisance Club in East Lothian from 10-13 July. It means the top five players in the world rankings – and seven of the top 10 – will all be using the tournament as final preparation for The Open...
PAOK have made an official offered a two-year deal, with a further year option, to out-of-contract Greg Taylor on a significantly improved salary than the 27-year-old Scotland left-back currently earns with Celtic. (Sportal), external Celtic target Youssef El Kachati has reportedly rejected a move to Hannover 96, with the 25-year-old striker, who is out of...
Today is day one of a new transfer system designed to revolutionise the development of young Scottish footballers, but how will club cooperation agreements work? Read full article at source...
Russell Martin is set to become the Rangers manager while Aberdeen join the race for a striker… Russell Martin is on the brink of becoming Rangers manager after fresh talks with new Ibrox bosses. (Scottish Sun), external. Former Rangers loanee Vaclav Cerny appears to have closed the door on the prospect of a permanent move...
Dundee want to speak to Linfield boss David Healy about their managerial vacancy at Dens Park. Last month the Dark Blues sacked Tony Docherty one day after securing their Scottish Premiership status for next season in the final game of the campaign. Healy, who is the Northern Ireland men’s team’s record goalscorer, has been in...