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Gilmour likely to face former champion Yuan Gao at Yonex Scottish Nationals

BOTHWELL'S Kirsty Gilmour is on course for a semi-final clash with four-times champion Rita Yuan Gao at the Yonex Scottish National Championships this weekend.Read

Lanark swim ace picked to visit Olympic Trials.

LANARK Amateur Swimming Club member Jack McComish has been selected to visit the Olympic Trials in London from March 2-4.Read

Hamilton girl Rachel Hannen hopes for success at the Youth Olympic Games in Austria.

A BUDDING psychologist hopes to return from the Youth Olympic Games with a medal – which she says would be an ideal birthday present.Read

Uddingston man will represent Team GB at the 2012 Paralympics.

Motivated to help others with spinal injuriesRead

Young kart star meets his hero – and hopes one day to compete against him.

UP and coming karter Josh Armstrong met his F1 hero Paul Di Resta last week – and dreams of lining up against him on the track.Read

Bothwell badminton ace Kirsty Gilmour dumps English No 1.

BOTHWELL badminton ace Kirsty Gilmour has been urged to focus on qualifying for the next Commonwealth and Olympic Games – but warned that a lot of hard work is ahead of her.Read

High profile bout set for Ravenscraig

RAVENSCRAIG Sports Facility will host its most high profile boxing bout to date tomorrow (Friday) when Glasgow’s Willie Limond comes to face to face with Manchester’s Anthony CrollaRead

Larkhall man scoops top pool crown

LARKHALL cue ace Pat Holtz beat both of his best friends to scoop the Scottish Pool Championships in Cumbernauld.Read

County badminton trio hope to do well at the Scottish International Championships

THREE county players will be involved when the Scottish International Badminton Championships get underway in Glasgow next week.Read

Badminton:Bothwell’s Kirsty wins at Northumberland Under-19 Junior tournament.

BOTHWELL badminton star Kirsty Gilmour was a key figure as Scotland took three titles at the Northumberland Under-19 Junior tournament in North Shields last weekend.Read

Strutherhill trio hope to do well at Scottish Pool Championships

SCOTTISH pool legend Pat Holtz is desperate to knock Scott Gillespie off the No 1 ranking spot this weekend – but will probably drive him home afterwards.Read

Coach tips badminton player Kirsty Gilmour for Olympic success

BOTHWELL’S Kirsty Gilmour produced one of her best international displays to reach the women’s singles semi-finals at the Turkish Open in Antalya.Read

Motherwell lad wins Scottish badminton title

MOTHERWELL’S Alex Dunn pulled off one of the best results of his fledgling career when he took the under-15 boys’ singles and doubles titles at the Scottish Junior Badminton Championships last weekend.Read

Bothwell badminton star does well at Czech International

BOTHWELL badminton star Kirsty Gilmour and partner Jillie Cooper earned a fine set of results to reach the Yonex Czech International semi-finals in Brno last weekend.Read

Pirates BritBowl Match Report

HAVING lost out in the finals of both 2009 and 2010, East Kilbride Pirates made it third time lucky when they clinched the Division One championship of the British National Leagues in London last weekend.Read

Success for Lanarkshire Lightning Badminton Club

MEMBERS of the successful Lanarkshire Lightning Badminton Club have done well in recent competitions.Read

Hamilton teen windsurfer retains national title

HAMILTON teenager Natalie McWilliams ended her Bic Techno Fleet windsurfing career on a high by retaining her title as the fastest girl in the UK Windsurfing Association Inland Series.Read

Badminton Bonanza at Ravenscraig Sports Facility

THE first-ever Badminton Bonanza held in Lanarkshire attracted 92 players to the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell.Read

Emma wins bronze in the pool

EMMA CHRISTIE battled her way to bronze in the 200 metres backstroke final last Saturday – then admitted she had to beat a crippling bout of nerves just to make it poolside.Read