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Hockey: Scrappy start to match leads to victory

ON a wet and windy Newton Mearns hockey pitch, Clydeside’s season resumed on Saturday following the winter break.Read

Volleyball: Teams’ mixed fortunes

NORTH Lanarkshire Volleyball Club’s two teams had mixed fortunes at the weekendRead

Karate: Cameron strikes silver in his first contest abroad

QUARTER karate kid Cameron Gibbons showed his promising talent when he picked up a silver medal at the Belgian International Open in Leuven recently.Read

Badminton: Kirsty wins silver medal in Belgium

BOTHWELL teenager Kirsty Gilmour provided a glimpse of her increasing potential last week by reaching the women’s final at the Belgian junior badminton international tournament - despite being unseeded.Read

It’s all change for Alister as he faces Dakar test

ALISTER McRAE has become the second member of the famous Lanark rallying family to tackle the world’s toughest motorsport event, the Dakar Rally.Read

Bowman in Scots badminton squad for European team championships

BELLSHILL badminton player Andrew Bowman has been included in the six-strong Scotland team to contest the European Team Championships in Liverpool next month.Read

Heavy wind disrupts sailing regatta

STRATHCLYDE Loch Sailing Club held their annual Christmas Regatta on December 21.Read

Junior badminton contest will take place next month

HAMILTON Sports Council’s junior round-robin badminton championships will be held in Larkhall Leisure Centre on Sunday, February 1.Read

Only fixture to beat weather is festive cracker!

ONLY one game in the West of Scotland escaped the weekend’s cold snap - but it was a festive cracker, with Newmains United and Wishaw serving up an eight-goal thriller.Read

Contracts given tentative welcome by Hoffmann

FORMER Saltires hero Paul Hoffmann this week welcomed the news that Scotland’s cricket stars have been given professional contracts.Read

Search is on for the top sports performers in Hamilton

IT’S been a great year for sport at local, national and international level, and Hamilton Sports Council are currently seeking nominations for their 2008 Sports Performers and Team of the Year awards.Read

Christmas Handicap 5k race brings Harriers’ series to festive conclusion

HAMILTON HARRIERS held their annual Christmas Handicap 5k race, capping their Handicap and Grand Prix series.Read

Seager shows he’s still a class act as he returns to rallying after 15 years

EAST Ayrshire and Coltness Car Clubs recently organised a Rally Sprint at the Kames Motorsport Complex near Muirkirk, south of Strathaven.Read

Kirsty’s all set to net place in squad for Euro junior championship

BOTHWELL badminton player Kirsty Gilmour has been given a place in Scotland’s preliminary squad for the European Junior Championships in Italy in April.Read

Gosling: a firm favourite

EARLIER this month we reported on the death of New Lanark-born racing legend Tommy Gosling, the man who was jockey to Sir Winston Churchill. Readers asked us for more information about Tommy and here his son, Andrew, who lives in Harrogate, gives a more detailed account of the life of this remarkable man.Read

Dropping Millarvie was the most difficult decision I’ve had to make - boss Gilmour

TOP boxing promoter Tommy Gilmour said he made one of the most difficult decisions of his career when he terminated Ian Millarvie’s contract last week.Read

Hockey: Goal-fest as lads win in style

AFTER their last two fixtures were called off due to a frozen pitch, Clydeside hockey club were finally back in action on Saturday against visitors Clydesdale in a game that turned out to be a goal-fest.Read

Karate: Kids win 17 medals in open competition

YAMAKAI Karate youth squad attended the BASKA open karate championships at the Meadow Sports Centre in Dumbarton and returned with 17 medals – a great result, as most of the kids were attending their first open karate competition.Read

American Football: Pirates search for new players

EAST Kilbride Pirates held the second of their two rookie tryout days on Sunday as part of their recruitment drive for the 2009 season.Read

Volleyball: Sides are knocked out of Scottish Cup

BOTH North Lanarkshire volleyball teams were in action at the weekend in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.Read

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