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Uddingston man Jim becomes Scottish Rugby president

UDDINGSTON man Jim Stevenson is delighted that he turned his back on football as a young man, after being elected president of the Scottish Rugby Union. Read

John wins national Thai boxing title

HAMILTON teenager John Grainger was recently crowned Scottish Thai Boxing Association under-38kg champion at an event held at the University of the West of Scotland. Read

Dale is Scotland's top under-16 speedway star

LIBBERTON teenager Dale Lamb has been voted the best under-16 speedway rider in Scotland for 2007. Read

Top rally stars turn out to honour Colin’s memory

THE largest gathering of world rallying’s top stars ever seen in Scotland will be held in Perth later this year in honour of the late Colin McRae. Read

Hamilton cricketers limp to victory

HAMILTON Cricket Club scraped to victory against Maress at Hamilton Palace Sports Grounds on Saturday. Read

Ladies enjoy success at Clydesdale bowls finals

CLYDESDALE Sports Council’s Ladies’ 50+ Triples Bowls championship was this year won by Forth and Wilsontown. Read

Angling season now in full swing

THE slow start to the season has virtually been forgotten. This applies equally to the brown trout season, which opened in the middle of March, and the salmon season, which opened in February. Read

Bowls results from District 26 seniors

RESULTS from bowls matches in the District 26 seniors league on June 23: Read

Uddingston cricketers frustrated as rain stops play

TUNNOCK Uddingston Cricket Club suffered another blow to their Scottish National Cricket League Premier Division title aspirations when rain washed out Saturday’s fixture against Poloc at Shawholm. Read

Clyde Valley Falcons are Scottish champions

CLYDE Valley Falcons American Football club were crowned Scottish champions after winning the Tigers Tournament last week. Read

Uddingston stumped by the wet weather

TUNNOCK Uddingston were beaten by poor weather as their Scottish National Cricket League Premier Division clash against Heriots FP was rained off at Bothwell Castle Policies. Read

Bowls results

SOUTH Lanarkshire Leisure held their 2008 Hamilton District Bowling Championships at Hamilton Caledonian Bowling Club on Saturday, June 14. Read

Boxer Morrison battles to win back British title

BARRY Morrison will have to be at the top of his game to regain the British Light Welterweight title when he takes on David Barnes in Liverpool next week. Read

Race days at Hamilton Park

TWO events take place at Hamilton Park Racecourse over the next five days. Read

Crews head for the Dumfries forests

COUNTY crews will be eyeing up the chance of class honours as the Scottish Rally Championship resumes on Saturday when the RSAC Scottish Rally heads to the forests of Dumfries and Galloway. Read

Kids given lessons in golf

CHILDREN from Uddingston Grammar’s resource centre for visually impaired pupils were last week given lessons in golf at Hamilton Driving Range, thanks to South Lanarkshire Disability Sport and Scottish international blind golfer Mike Mayo. Read

Carnwath bowling results

WINNERS of games played at Carnwath Bowling Club last week were: Wednesday bonus ball - A. McNally; Friday night promiscuous - A. Cox and J. Girvan; Tote double - S. Fell. Read