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Scots miss out as Gatland unveils first Lions test team
Maitland is a substitute, but his Scottish colleagues are sidelined.There is a surprise at loosehead prop, where British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland revealed that Alex Corbisiero's superior scrummaging resulted in his selection ahead of Mako Vun
Celtic and Groningen in defender talks
The two clubs held talks this week in the Netherlands after the Scottish champions reported offering around £2m, some way short of the £3.4m fee coveted by their Dutch counterparts. Those disparate positions came closer together after a summit but Hans N
Goian interest from Championship clubs
The Romanian defender is expected to return to Scotland for pre-season training later this month after his loan spell at Italian Serie B side Spezia ended, but the Ibrox club are eager to get the former Steaua Bucharest centre-back off their wage bill. W
Comment: Now is surely the time to embrace some of the fans' more radical solutions
We have a new league structure ready to emerge from the shadows and the intriguing prospect of seeing how a new governing body emerges, who will lead it and, more importantly, how it will be led.
Postponing Celtic game for friendly is 'ridiculous', insists Goodwin
When the fixtures for the forthcoming season were released yesterday, the Paisley side were slated to face the champions at Parkhead on August 10 but instead will have a free week after Celtic were given permission to cancel the game. Dundee United suffe
Arts News
Although the building, which boasts distinctive art deco stylings, has been part of the Glasgow music scene since the 1920s, it was relaunched as the O2 Academy Glasgow in 2003. Up to four winners will be chosen by a judging panel which includes Franz Fe
The Bottom Line: Herald Business Diary
HARRY Brown, the affable managing director of Glasgow-based jeweller Chisholm Hunter, travels widely to source gems for his stores, with Belgium, Israel and India among his regular ports of call. The Bottom Line appreciates persistent international trave
DWF hires corporate lawyer trio
Paul Pignatelli joins as a partner with Tom Maxwell becoming an associate and Gemma Gallagher a solicitor.All three will be based at DWF's office in Glasgow. Mr Pignatelli has spent more than 20 years in corporate finance and was head of DLA's sports pra
Aberdeen investment chief Richards offloads more shares in funds house
Ms Richards, Aberdeen's finance director Bill Rattray and its Asian investment chief Hugh Young all used options to acquire shares, the Scottish company announced yesterday. But Ms Richards, whose job is to guide the company's thinking on the direction o
SeaEnergy commercial director adds more roles
The Aberdeen-based company said Chris Moar had stepped down as finance director and company secretary with immediate effect, by mutual consent, and was leaving SeaEnergy. Mr Bertram joined the company in 1986, nine years after it was founded as an oil an
Independence camps take their message to the Royal Highland
Following last year's sodden event that caused chaos with parking arrangements, the organisers have invested heavily in improving car park drainage. This year's show is to be used by both the yes and no camps in the independence debate to win support fro
Stirling is highest ranked Scottish university
Stirling University was the top-ranked Scottish institution in the international league table, coming ninth in the UK and 61st in the world. Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh, came 63rd in the global rankings and tenth in the UK, while Strathclyde Uni
Cost cutting the priority as administrator moves swiftly
The accountancy firm BDO have been put in charge of the company that operates the club, and cost cutting will be among their initial acts as they attempt to stabilise the finances to buy time for a rescue package to be pulled together. The administration
Manager Johnston returns for interview
Allan Johnston, the Queen of the South manager, is to hold more talks with the Rugby Park club upon his return from a family holiday but is just one of several managers in the frame to replace Kenny Shiels. Both Henning Berg, the former Blackburn Rovers
Fifers one step closer to finding their feet
A vote was held yesterday, with creditors holding more than 50% of the company's total debt agreeing to allow Bryan Jackson of the accountancy firm BDO to try to deliver an acceptable CVA offer. A further creditors meeting will now be held on July 12, at
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