Scotland Sport News

Lafferty apologises after being hit with 10-match ban

Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty has apologised for any "distress caused" after he was handed a 10-match ban by the Scottish FA following their investigation into his alleged use of sectarian language.

Rugby-World Cup quarter-final spots up for grabs in final round of pool stage

(Reuters) - England, New Zealand and Canada are already assured of quarter-final spots at the women's Rugby World Cup, leaving five remaining berths up for grabs in the final round of pool matches this weekend.

Canada beats Portugal, Hong Kong to clinch playoff berth at mixed curling worlds

Canada's Jean-Michel Ménard defeated Hong Kong's Jason Chang 8-3 on Wednesday to cap a two-win day at the world mixed curling championship in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Soccer-Adams strike lifts Southampton out of relegation zone

BOURNEMOUTH, England : Che Adams’s first-half header earned Southampton a 1-0 victory at local rivals Bournemouth on Wednesday as they won for the first time in six games to move out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Abada with a brace and also the provider as Celtic thrash Motherwell

Liel Abada scored twice and had a hand in another two goals as Celtic eased into the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals with a 4-0 victory at Motherwell.

Russell left out of Scotland squad as Ritchie named captain

Russell omitted by Scotland for autumn internationals

Flyhalf Finn Russell has been omitted from Scotland's squad for November's internationals and Stuart Hogg stripped of the captaincy as flanker Jamie Ritchie was named to lead the team in tests against Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina.

Stormers prop has 3-week ban for dangerous tackle overturned on appeal

Stormers prop Sazi Sandi is free to play after an appeal to overturn his three-week ban following a red card in the United Rugby Championship (URC) was successful.