Karate is fastest growing sport for girls
The five fastest growing sports for girls in Scotland have been revealed in new statistics to mark the start of Women and Girls in Sport Week. Continue reading Minister encourages girls: get into sport
Tag: Sport
Game On: darts legends to hit bullseye for Poppyscotland
Six darting legends are set to showcase their skills in the name of charity when they descend upon the Kennoway branch of The Royal British Legion Scotland to raise money for Poppyscotland. Continue reading Game On: darts legends to hit bullseye for Poppyscotland
Scottish Thistles to join Quidditch Premier League
Scotland’s first national quidditch team, the Scottish Thistles, has been launched to compete in the 2018 season of the Quidditch Premier League (QPL). This comes after the QPL’s highly successful inaugural season where the West Midlands Revolution won the 2017 Championship – and were congratulated by JK Rowling! Continue reading Scottish Thistles to join Quidditch Premier League
Phenomenal demand for Climbing World Cup tickets
Organisers are reprting a huge demand for tickets for The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup and Paraclimbing Cup event which takes place on 23 & 24 September at Edinburgh’s International Climbing Arena at Ratho. Continue reading Phenomenal demand for Climbing World Cup tickets
Port Edgar to fly the flag for Great Britain
A team of young sailors from South Queensferry’s Port Edgar Yacht Club has qualified for the final of the European Sailing Champions League later this month – the only British team to do so. Continue reading Port Edgar to fly the flag for Great Britain
A home game: World of Football kicks off at Marine Drive
World of Football are delighted to announce the opening of their new state of the art flagship football venue at Marine Drive today. It’s a welcome return to the North Edinburgh area where the Demarco family first set up the Jubilee Ice cream and Fish & Chip shop in 1935. Continue reading A home game: World of Football kicks off at Marine Drive
ITV4 to screen every minute of OVO Energy Tour of Britain
Cycling fans will be able to watch every moment of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain live this September as ITV4 screen all eight stages – from start to finish – in their entirety for the first time. The event gets underway from Edinburgh on 3rd September. Continue reading ITV4 to screen every minute of OVO Energy Tour of Britain
Allan jumps into World University Games
Former Edinburgh College student Allan Smith is heading to Chinese Taipei to compete in the Men’s High Jump at the World University Games 2017 this month. Continue reading Allan jumps into World University Games
Level playing field: Scottish football clubs support LGBT charter
In a Scottish first, professional football clubs in all four of the SPFL divisions have teamed up to better include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people by signing up to the Scottish LGBT Sports Charter. Continue reading Level playing field: Scottish football clubs support LGBT charter
Spartans show support by sporting new CHAS kit
Saturday (29 July) saw Spartans FC 1st Team unveil its new kit, which proudly shows the clubs support for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS), during the first game of the season against Hawick Royal Albert. Continue reading Spartans show support by sporting new CHAS kit