Lyle 'regret' over Open withdrawal
SANDY Lyle yesterday confessed that if his father, Alex, the late teaching professional, had still been alive, he would have taken a dim view of the Scot's decision to wal

Obua on course for work permit
NEW Hearts signing David Obua is confident of obtaining a UK work permit to finalise his move to Tynecastle, although he may have to rely on an appeal to do so.

Andy Murray records straight sets win in Toronto
BRITISH number one Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the Rogers Cup with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Sweden's Thomas Johansson in the ATP Masters event in Toronto last

Rheingau 0 - 6 Hearts : Nice timing for a debut victory
A RESOUNDING victory which Csaba Laszlo couldn't have timed better given that it took place in front of his watching paymasters, Vladimir and Roman Romanov.

Revitalised Norman says he has another major in him
GREG Norman set his sights yesterday on hoisting the Claret Jug either at Turnberry next summer or in St Andrews the following year after producing the kind of performance i

'Triple Double' appeals to Watson at his adopted home
TOM Watson has achieved so much in his career – eight majors, five senior majors and 39 US PGA Tour wins – that it was hardly surprising to learn the five-time Open champion w

Murray gets the breaks to make winning comeback
BRITISH tennis No.1 Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the Rogers Cup with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Sweden's Thomas Johansson in the ATP Masters event in Toronto

Hleb wants fair play as Barca pair square up
BARCELONA hope to have Hibs and Dundee United chasing shadows tonight and on Saturday, and Alexander Hleb has also expressed a wish that their Scottish opponents end up kickin

Not chasing glory just the points
OFFER Hibs star David van Zanten the choice of a moment of glory in tonight's glamour clash with Spanish giants Barcelona or victory on the opening day of the SPL season a

Rheingau XI 0-6 Hearts: Hearts thrash German minnows
Rheingau XI 0 Hearts 6 Ksnavicius (5), Berra (11), Zaliukas (18), Kingston (43pen), Stewart (57), Makela (59)

Thomson knows it's time to stamp his authority on Rangers midfield
KEVIN Thomson is in the fortunate position of his greatest admirer as a footballer also happening to be his manager. Over the next few weeks, the Rangers midfielder will have

Mixu wants to put on a show against Barca
HIBS boss Mixu Paatelainen today insisted he won't allow tonight's glamour friendly with Spanish giants Barcelona to descend into farce – even although both sides will

Laszlo will not sacrifice discipline for happy Hearts
HEARTS manager Csaba Laszlo has vowed to put a smile back on the face of his players – but not at the expense of discipline.

Friendly will costa lot less for Scots-based Barca fans
TICKET prices may have been hiked up for tonight's friendly – but for some Barcelona fans the trip to Murrayfield for the clash with Hibs will prove far cheaper than a mat

Hibs reject Westerlo bid for Benjelloun
HIBS have turned down an offer from Belgian outfit Westerlo for Moroccan striker Abdessalam Benjelloun, it was revealed today.

Hleb won't take Hibs lightly
BARCELONA new boy Alexander Hleb knows too much about the revival of Scotland's national team to take tonight's friendly against Hibs lightly.

Murrays find their feet in Toronto doubles
SCOTLAND'S Andy and Jamie Murray teamed up to reach the second round of the doubles at the Rogers Cup in Toronto with victory over French pair Richard Gasquet and Nicolas

Thomson says Gers can cope without Barry
KEVIN THOMSON insists life goes on without Barry Ferguson – and has urged everyone else at Rangers to prove it.

My dad told me I must win call-up for All Blacks Test
MATT MUSTCHIN is using the fact his parents have already booked a flight across from New Zealand for Scotland's clash with the All Blacks at Murrayfield as inspiration

Flintoff offers backing to Pattinson
ENGLAND all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has played down the impact of Darren Pattinson's surprise inclusion in the team to play South Africa in the second Test at Headingley

Surprise package Sastre seizes lead
SPANIARD Carlos Sastre is not as glamorous as other riders in his CSC team but he showed yesterday why manager Bjarne Riis made him team leader by seizing the Tour de France

Aitchison out to maintain the welfare of Whitehill
WHITEHILL WELFARE have had a succession of high-profile managers in recent times, with the likes of former Hearts goalkeeper Henry Smith and, more recently, ex-Dundee United

Bathgate must speculate to accumulate, urges Love
BATHGATE THISTLE captain Graeme Love has urged the club's millionaire manager Willie Hill to splash the cash this summer to cope with the extra demands that will be placed

BOA chiefs not for turning over stance on drug cheats
BRITISH Olympics chiefs intend to stand firm on their controversial rule that imposes life bans on drugs cheats, the organisation's chairman Lord Moynihan has revealed.

Changing room chat
Idowu hoping to paint town red

Kerr eager to make it up to frustrated fans
BRIAN Kerr has conceded Hibernian let their fans down with their early exit from the Intertoto Cup this month but believes they can begin to repay them by matching up to the s

Clubs refuse to bow to Blatter pressure over Olympics
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says that clubs must release their eligible Under-23 players for the Olympic football tournament despite the claims of Europe's leading clubs

Holder Dunnett recovers to just scrape through
DEFENDING champion Andrew Dunnett scraped through into the fourth round of the West Lothian Bowls Masters but seeds George Sneddon, Raymond Logan and Stewart McMaster all fel

Ricco caught out by the co-operation of drug makers and testers
RICCARDO Ricco's blood doping case on the Tour de France was uncovered because of a molecule planted in the banned substance by the drug manufacturer, insists John Fahey,

Motherwell 1-1 Wolverhampton: Motherwell are held by Wolves
Motherwell 1 McGarry (4) Wolverhampton 1 Ebanks-Blake (20)

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