Category: Scottish Sport

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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Katie Archibald wins Gold Medal at Rio 2016

Katie Archibald of Scotland has won a Gold Medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as part of the GB womens cycling team pursuit. Team colleague, Laura Trott became the first British woman to win three Olympic gold medals as Great Britain’s women set a new world record to retain their team pursuit title in Rio. Trott, Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald clocked four minutes 10.236 seconds to beat the United States in the final. Article Source and full report at: >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36688104

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