Euro Cycling Champs: Katie Archibald wins omnium for second title

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/37742452 RELATED LINKS: KATIE ARCHIBALD TWITTER: >> twitter.com/_katiearchibald KATIE ARCHIBALD WIKIPEDIA: >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Archibald British Olympic champion Katie Archibald won omnium gold at the European Track Championships, her second title in two nights in Paris. Archibald, 22, dominated the event, with Dutch rider Kirsten Wild second and Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky third. That came 24 hours after she won her third consecutive women’s individual pursuit title, having gained silver in Thursday’s elimination race. The Scottish cyclist won gold in the pursuit quartet at the Olympics in Rio. 21/10/16: European…

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Andy Murray wins Shanghai Masters

(Article by BBC Scotland) ARTICLE SOURCE: >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37670781 RELATED LINKS: www.andymurray.com ATP TOUR WEBSITE: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview Britain’s Andy Murray beat Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters and edge closer to Novak Djokovic in the world rankings. The Scot recovered from a stutter in the first set to win 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against the Spanish world number 19. Bautista Agut beat Djokovic in the semi-finals, but Murray ultimately eased to his sixth title of the year. Murray, 29, is 915 points behind the Serb for 2016, increasing…

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Slovakia 3 – 0 Scotland

BBC REPORT: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37538763 MATCH STATS: http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017743/index.html Scotland slumped to an emphatic defeat to Slovakia in a calamitous 2018 World Cup qualifier that intensifies the pressure on coach Gordon Strachan. The Scots – who drew with Lithuania on Saturday – fell behind when Robert Mak netted moments after the visitors felt Steven Fletcher was fouled in Trnava. Mak sidestepped Russell Martin for the hosts’ second before Adam Nemec rose unchallenged to head their third. Scotland now sit fourth in Group F, three points behind leaders England.

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Andy Murray Wins 40th Singles Title

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37601575 RELATED LINKS: ATP TOUR WEBSITE >> www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/beijing/747/overview ANDY MURRAY WEBSITE: >> www.andymurray.com Five singles titles in 2016. 40 career singles titles. Andy Murray did not drop a set at the China Open Andy Murray secured his fifth singles title of 2016 – and 40th of his career – by beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6 (7-2) in the China Open final. World number two Murray was seriously tested by his Bulgarian opponent but the Scot ended a near-faultless week in Beijing with the main prize. The British…

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Scotland 1 -1 Lithunia

ARTICLE SOURCE/MATCH REPORT: >> bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37527243 RELATED LINKS: SCOTTISH FA >> www.scottishfa.co.uk SCOTLAND RESULTS HISTORY >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team_2000%E2%80%9319_results Substitute James McArthur’s late header salvaged a draw against Lithuania to avoid a potentially major blow to Scotland’s World Cup qualifying hopes. Grant Hanley and Callum Paterson went close with first-half headers while Robert Snodgrass and Chris Martin also had chances before Lithuania struck. Fedor Cernych finished a slick move in the 58th minute with a powerful right-foot strike into the bottom corner. James McArthur’s late header salvages a draw against Lithuania.https://t.co/o7cTvdd3OY#bbcsportscot pic.twitter.com/gjsOdXS0ir —…

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Ricky Burns Wins Again

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/37594498 RELATED LINKS: MATCHROOM BOXING: >> www.matchroomboxing.com/boxers/ricky-burns RICKY BURNS WIKIPEDIA: >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Burns With his courageous win over Kiryl Relikh at Glasgow SSE Hydro, Ricky Burns provided the tonic that Scottish boxing needed following the shocking death of Dundee welterweight Mike Towell a week ago. A short walk from the hotel where Towell was carried from the ring on a stretcher after his ill-fated bout, the country’s top fighter again proved what makes him such a draw and, to its devotees at least, what makes the sport so…

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Rio Paralympics 2016: Gordon Reid wins gold in wheelchair tennis singles

Scotland’s Gordon Reid won Paralympics gold in the wheelchair tennis singles final. The 24-year-old beat GB team-mate Alfie Hewett 6-2 6-1 in 54 minutes to collect his second medal in Rio. On Thursday, Reid and Hewett had to settle for silver in the doubles event, losing out to French pair Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer. Reid won the inaugural singles title at Wimbledon this year as well as the Australian Open title. Article Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/37392066

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Callum Skinner wins gold at Rio 2016

Scotland’s Callum Skinner has won gold at the Rio Olmpics as part of the Team GB cycling team in the mens sprint event. Great Britain set an Olympic record to win a third straight men’s team sprint gold with a shock victory against world champions New Zealand. British trio Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner won in a time of 42.440 seconds. Article Source and More Info: >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37054904

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